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Game Recap
BUF5
MTL3
BUF beat MTL 5-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.16 expected goals to 2.85. J. Skinner scored 4 for BUF. C. Anderson stopped 29 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| MTL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 3:41BUFJ. Skinner0.09 xG
- 2nd 1:11MTLM. Hoffman0.03 xG
- 2nd 10:15BUFJ. Skinner0.02 xG
- 2nd 11:13MTLJ. Petry0.03 xG
- 2nd 16:09MTLJ. Armia0.25 xG
- 2nd 18:24BUFT. ThompsonPP0.06 xG
- 3rd 8:16BUFJ. Skinner0.06 xG
- 3rd 18:14BUFJ. Skinner0.16 xG
Team Stats
BUFMTL
32Shots on goal32
2.16Expected goals2.85
46Shot attempts56
305v5 shots on goal27
1/3Power play0/3
19Hits24
15Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways15
2Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.16 xGMTL 2.85 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. Skinner | LW | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:32 | 1:50 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:45 | 1:51 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:25 | 1:53 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:51 | 1:32 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 0:38 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:37 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:40 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:22 | 1:50 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:03 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:16 | 0:57 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:16 | 0:39 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:46 | 2:19 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 1:51 |
| J. Armia | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:18 | 1:32 |
| P. Byron | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:00 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:43 | 2:10 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:38 | 2:07 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:16 | 2:05 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:44 | 1:48 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:51 | 1:35 |
| J. Petry | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:23 | 1:45 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:20 | 0:03 |
| C. Schueneman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 0:18 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 | 0:08 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:08 | 2:05 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:35 | 0:04 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 58:18 | Loss |
| A. Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |