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Game Recap
BUF2
LAK3
LAK beat BUF 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.32 expected goals to 1.56. LAK outshot BUF 34 to 24. A. Kopitar led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Quick stopped 22 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| LAK | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- 2nd 3:07BUFR. AsplundSH0.21 xG
- 2nd 7:39BUFV. Olofsson0.15 xG
- 2nd 8:39LAKC. Grundstrom0.38 xG
- 3rd 4:50LAKA. KopitarPP0.11 xG
- 3rd 13:41LAKA. Iafallo0.12 xG
Team Stats
BUFLAK
24Shots on goal34
1.56Expected goals4.32
35Shot attempts62
215v5 shots on goal23
0/2Power play1/6
20Hits17
12Blocked shots8
17Penalty minutes9
1Giveaways2
3Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 1.56 xGLAK 4.32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Asplund | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:11 | 2:39 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:07 | 2:17 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:49 | 1:09 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:17 | 2:51 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 1:21 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:34 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:17 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:16 | 0:21 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:06 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:17 | 0:48 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:16 | 1:09 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 | 2:17 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 19:55 | 1:09 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:34 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:34 | 0:34 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 59:25 | Loss |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:18 | 5:33 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:13 | 4:52 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 4:24 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:05 |
| D. Brown | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:25 | 5:28 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | 4:14 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 3:48 |
| L. Andersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 1:38 |
| R. Kupari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:32 | 4:05 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:29 | 4:04 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | 0:06 |
| B. Lemieux | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7:02 | 0:01 |
| T. Bjornfot | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:47 | 0:05 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:55 | 6:09 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:10 | 4:19 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:58 | 0:31 |
| A. Edler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:40 | 1:07 |
| O. Maatta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:01 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Quick | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 59:23 | Win |
| C. Petersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |