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Game Recap
BUF5
LAK3
BUF beat LAK 5-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.29 expected goals to 3.37. J. Peterka led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). D. Levi stopped 37 of 40.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| LAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 2:55LAKA. Kopitar0.10 xG
- 1st 5:01BUFJ. Peterka0.01 xG
- 1st 5:24LAKA. Kempe0.07 xG
- 1st 9:44LAKP. DuboisPP0.08 xG
- 2nd 8:22BUFJ. Peterka0.14 xG
- 2nd 10:30BUFJ. Quinn0.09 xG
- 3rd 5:49BUFA. Tuch0.08 xG
- 3rd 8:54BUFD. Cozens0.03 xG
Team Stats
BUFLAK
37Shots on goal40
2.29Expected goals3.37
71Shot attempts70
315v5 shots on goal32
0/4Power play1/3
16Hits26
13Blocked shots23
6Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways9
7Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.29 xGLAK 3.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Peterka | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 18:51 | 2:35 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 16:35 | 2:44 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:53 | 2:27 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:24 | 5:27 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:39 | 4:25 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:37 | 5:46 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 | 6:07 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 1:21 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:26 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:01 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:00 | 5:42 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 23:54 | 2:27 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:36 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:33 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Levi | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 60:00 | Win |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kempe | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:34 | 2:58 |
| A. Kopitar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:43 | 3:43 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:14 | 3:03 |
| A. Laferriere | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:27 | 1:39 |
| P. Dubois | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:17 | 0:59 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 18:33 | 3:38 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 17:36 | 2:32 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 15:58 | 1:04 |
| J. Anderson-Dolan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
| T. Lewis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:00 |
| S. Fagemo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:50 | 0:00 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:36 | 3:11 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 21:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Clarke | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:42 | 1:31 |
| V. Gavrikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:41 | 0:01 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 20:14 | 0:00 |
| A. Englund | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 37 | 32 | 5 | .865 | 57:24 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |