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Game Recap
BUF3
MIN2
BUF beat MIN 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.11 expected goals to 3.23. BUF outshot MIN 40 to 32. U. Luukkonen stopped 30 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 10:11MINJ. Merrill0.04 xG
- 2nd 8:05BUFD. Cozens0.09 xG
- 2nd 19:04MINK. Kaprizov0.10 xG
- 3rd 12:03BUFM. Pysyk0.16 xG
Team Stats
BUFMIN
40Shots on goal32
3.11Expected goals3.23
61Shot attempts54
325v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play0/2
20Hits23
8Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes4
1Giveaways15
6Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 3.11 xGMIN 3.23 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 1:28 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:32 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:39 | 2:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:08 | 1:56 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:19 | 1:56 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:30 | 2:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:15 | 1:28 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:32 | 0:04 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:27 | 2:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:04 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:54 | 0:36 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 25:45 | 2:09 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:47 | 1:51 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:00 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:11 | 1:56 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 64:24 | Win |
| M. Subban | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:11 | 2:56 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:33 | 2:56 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:24 | 2:56 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 | 2:44 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:20 | 1:04 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 1:16 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 1:04 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:18 | 0:00 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| V. Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19:42 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:36 | 2:45 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:09 | 1:04 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 24:41 | 1:15 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 40 | 38 | 2 | .950 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| K. Kahkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |