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Game Recap
BUF4
FinalThu, Dec 2, 2021Every game that night
FLA7

FLA beat BUF 7-4, and the chances backed it up: 5.98 expected goals to 2.97. FLA outshot BUF 45 to 31. J. Huberdeau led the way with 5 points (1 G, 4 A). S. Knight stopped 19 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF3104
FLA0347
  1. 1st 3:21BUFV. Hinostroza0.18 xG
  2. 1st 7:41BUFD. Cozens0.16 xG
  3. 1st 14:25BUFV. Hinostroza0.18 xG
  4. 2nd 9:57FLAL. Carlsson0.09 xG
  5. 2nd 11:16BUFC. Mittelstadt0.06 xG
  6. 2nd 12:32FLAS. Reinhart0.08 xG
  7. 2nd 15:40FLAA. Ekblad0.28 xG
  8. 3rd 1:07FLAA. EkbladPP0.16 xG
  9. 3rd 8:05FLAA. Lundell0.21 xG
  10. 3rd 18:37FLAJ. HuberdeauEN0.95 xG
  11. 3rd 19:55FLAA. LundellEN0.50 xG

Team Stats

BUFFLA
31Shots on goal45
2.97Expected goals5.98
54Shot attempts73
205v5 shots on goal35
0/3Power play1/3
15Hits16
20Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes8
17Giveaways17
2Takeaways14

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 2.97 xGFLA 5.98 xGGoal

01234561st2nd3rdBUF goal, 3:21BUF goal, 7:41BUF goal, 14:25FLA goal, 9:57BUF goal, 11:16FLA goal, 12:32FLA goal, 15:40FLA goal, 1:07FLA goal, 8:05FLA goal, 18:37FLA goal, 19:55

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

BUF30 on goal, 4 scored
FLA44 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. CozensC112221+1014:201:32
V. HinostrozaC202301+2011:400:05
C. MittelstadtC101302-3019:024:23
K. OkposoRW011101-2215:031:19
R. AsplundC0113000014:450:00
C. EakinC011010+1011:070:05
J. SkinnerLW000410-3019:154:52
T. ThompsonC000401-3018:494:23
V. OlofssonLW000201-4018:365:06
Z. GirgensonsC0002310016:251:03
B. MurrayLW000000+1011:330:05
M. JankowskiLW000001+1010:450:00
R. DahlinD011120-1025:145:41
H. JokiharjuD011203+1416:060:05
C. MillerD0000010019:181:32
M. PysykD000222-2219:050:00
R. HaggD000023-1018:150:00
J. BrysonD0002220017:130:19
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Dell43385.88458:15Loss
U. Luukkonen000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HuberdeauLW145320+2219:503:40
S. ReinhartC134210+3018:003:40
C. VerhaegheC0221000016:461:14
A. LundellC202502+2015:590:00
S. BennettC000411+2019:143:40
R. LombergLW0002000017:100:00
E. LuostarinenC0001010216:440:00
P. HornqvistRW000000-1213:421:14
M. MaminC000100+1011:370:00
F. VatranoRW0005100011:171:24
O. TippettRW000410-109:142:15
J. ThorntonC000100-208:001:14
A. EkbladD213602+3228:513:29
M. WeegarD022634+2030:011:14
L. CarlssonD112221+1014:500:00
R. GudasD0000430016:590:00
B. MontourD0001000016:391:25
M. KierstedD000111-209:230:01
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky1284.66731:13
S. Knight191901.00028:44Win