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Game Recap
BUF3
MIN2
BUF beat MIN 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.82 expected goals to 2.95. H. Jokiharju led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 30 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 3rd 0:39BUFC. Mittelstadt0.09 xG
- 3rd 4:02MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.23 xG
- 3rd 11:21MIND. ChisholmPP0.04 xG
- 3rd 19:23BUFD. Cozens0.66 xG
- OT 1:29BUFH. Jokiharju0.17 xG
Team Stats
BUFMIN
28Shots on goal32
2.82Expected goals2.95
48Shot attempts54
175v5 shots on goal24
0/3Power play1/4
18Hits21
10Blocked shots8
8Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways5
6Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.82 xGMIN 2.95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:57 | 2:43 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:57 | 2:05 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:56 | 2:11 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:05 | 2:23 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 17:56 | 1:57 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 2:07 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 1:53 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 2:11 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:12 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:44 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:57 | 0:44 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 30:47 | 3:32 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 18:31 | 0:12 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:10 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 59:47 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:59 | 3:50 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:12 | 3:50 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:59 | 2:10 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 2:33 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:26 | 4:07 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:28 | 3:58 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 2:11 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 1:54 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 0:00 |
| D. Chisholm | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 2:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 26:28 | 4:16 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:13 | 0:04 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:07 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 61:29 | OT loss |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |