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Game Recap
BUF4
NJD5
NJD beat BUF 5-4, with the chances close: 3.00 expected goals to 2.49. NJD outshot BUF 39 to 27. E. Haula led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). V. Vanecek stopped 23 of 27.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NJD | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 6:11BUFJ. Peterka0.10 xG
- 1st 7:41NJDA. Holtz0.23 xG
- 1st 15:42BUFT. Thompson0.38 xG
- 1st 16:11NJDJ. Bratt0.27 xG
- 2nd 13:47NJDE. HaulaSH0.03 xG
- 2nd 17:32BUFR. Dahlin0.05 xG
- 3rd 2:09NJDJ. HughesPP0.05 xG
- 3rd 12:35BUFD. Cozens0.01 xG
- 3rd 14:17NJDE. Haula0.10 xG
Team Stats
BUFNJD
27Shots on goal39
2.49Expected goals3.00
52Shot attempts68
205v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play1/4
16Hits14
21Blocked shots12
24Penalty minutes19
4Giveaways9
1Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.49 xGNJD 3.00 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 | 2:36 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:09 | 2:35 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 2:16 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:07 | 1:46 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:45 | 1:44 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:57 | 0:01 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:32 | 1:04 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:53 | 0:17 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:36 | 1:22 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:49 | 1:57 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26:39 | 2:51 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:18 | 1:18 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23:56 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:13 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20 | 4:28 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 29:46 | |
| U. Luukkonen | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 28:08 | Loss |
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Haula | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:03 | 1:31 |
| J. Hughes | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:05 | 6:13 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:01 | 6:11 |
| T. Meier | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:11 | 5:08 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:40 | 0:00 |
| A. Holtz | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:52 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:19 | 1:56 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:22 | 6:21 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:15 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:07 | 0:54 |
| N. Hischier | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:11 | 1:45 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 9:01 | 0:32 |
| L. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:33 | 6:31 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:41 | 0:42 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 0:00 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:15 | 2:01 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | 0:13 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |