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Game Recap
BUF4
EDM2
BUF beat EDM 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.76 expected goals to 6.18. EDM outshot BUF 48 to 24. E. Comrie stopped 46 of 48.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| EDM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 4:00BUFR. DahlinPP0.10 xG
- 1st 4:23EDMD. Nurse0.04 xG
- 2nd 0:44BUFT. Thompson0.16 xG
- 2nd 5:15BUFJ. Peterka0.08 xG
- 3rd 18:27EDMR. Nugent-Hopkins0.18 xG
- 3rd 19:55BUFA. TuchEN0.93 xG
Team Stats
BUFEDM
24Shots on goal48
3.76Expected goals6.18
43Shot attempts78
155v5 shots on goal34
1/4Power play0/3
16Hits28
13Blocked shots11
10Penalty minutes12
11Giveaways18
12Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 3.76 xGEDM 6.18 xGGoal
Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.
Shot Map
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:09 | 3:10 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:00 | 2:43 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:08 | 2:43 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:30 | 2:46 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:48 | 2:17 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:06 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:06 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:25 | 3:10 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:06 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:42 | 3:12 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:51 | 3:13 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:21 | 3:05 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:41 | 3:04 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:45 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:18 | 0:39 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:36 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 48 | 46 | 2 | .958 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
EDM Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. McDavid | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:52 | 5:10 |
| L. Draisaitl | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:22 | 5:10 |
| R. Nugent-Hopkins | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:01 | 5:10 |
| E. Kane | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:48 | 3:43 |
| Z. Hyman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:25 | 1:45 |
| K. Yamamoto | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:00 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:37 |
| R. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:29 | 0:51 |
| W. Foegele | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:31 | 0:00 |
| D. Shore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 | 0:00 |
| D. Holloway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:47 | 0:46 |
| D. Nurse | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:40 | 0:50 |
| C. Ceci | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 0:17 |
| T. Barrie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:09 | 5:08 |
| E. Bouchard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:33 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| R. Murray | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 |
| M. Niemelainen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:45 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Skinner | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 58:04 | Loss |
| J. Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.