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Game Recap
BUF2
NJD6
NJD beat BUF 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.82 expected goals to 2.92. BUF outshot NJD 38 to 30. T. Tatar led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). V. Vanecek stopped 36 of 38.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NJD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
- 1st 11:42NJDJ. Boqvist0.28 xG
- 2nd 1:06NJDJ. Siegenthaler0.03 xG
- 2nd 6:55BUFJ. Skinner0.08 xG
- 2nd 9:28NJDM. Wood0.16 xG
- 3rd 7:10NJDT. Tatar0.14 xG
- 3rd 13:15BUFM. Samuelsson0.01 xG
- 3rd 17:28NJDT. TatarEN0.94 xG
- 3rd 18:15NJDJ. HughesEN0.88 xG
Team Stats
BUFNJD
38Shots on goal30
2.92Expected goals4.82
76Shot attempts51
285v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play0/2
14Hits19
10Blocked shots22
4Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways10
6Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.92 xGNJD 4.82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:28 | 2:23 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:55 | 2:05 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:09 | 2:17 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:02 | 2:16 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 16:47 | 2:06 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 16:09 | 1:31 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:54 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:26 | 1:43 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:31 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:28 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:52 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:03 | 1:37 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 25:36 | 2:25 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 22:03 | 0:13 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:34 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Levi | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 58:03 | Loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Tatar | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:20 | 1:47 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:11 |
| N. Hischier | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:06 | 1:52 |
| M. Wood | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 13:44 | 1:57 |
| J. Hughes | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:58 | 2:02 |
| T. Meier | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:32 | 2:02 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:05 | 1:54 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:11 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:11 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 1:47 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 | 1:38 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 18:00 | 1:47 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:00 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 19:46 | 0:17 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:59 | 2:13 |
| L. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:11 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 59:53 | Win |
| M. Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |