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Game Recap
BUF2
NJD7
NJD beat BUF 7-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.21 expected goals to 0.94. NJD outshot BUF 37 to 12. T. Toffoli led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). V. Vanecek stopped 10 of 12.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NJD | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
- 1st 1:31NJDA. Holtz0.15 xG
- 1st 11:09NJDT. Toffoli0.28 xG
- 1st 15:20NJDN. Hischier0.35 xG
- 1st 18:27NJDO. Palat0.19 xG
- 2nd 1:53BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.15 xG
- 2nd 2:44NJDT. Toffoli0.05 xG
- 3rd 0:50NJDD. Mercer0.14 xG
- 3rd 3:55BUFK. OkposoPP0.09 xG
- 3rd 5:38NJDL. HughesPP0.08 xG
Team Stats
BUFNJD
12Shots on goal37
0.94Expected goals4.21
30Shot attempts72
105v5 shots on goal32
2/2Power play1/1
16Hits42
19Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes6
0Giveaways12
4Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 0.94 xGNJD 4.21 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:00 | 1:11 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:56 | 1:11 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:15 | 1:11 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:10 | 0:20 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:29 | 0:20 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 0:00 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:20 |
| J.Kulich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:53 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:20 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:13 | 1:11 |
| I. Rosen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 27:59 | 0:20 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 26:08 | 1:11 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25:01 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:27 | 0:00 |
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mercer | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:25 | 0:00 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:44 | 0:14 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:00 | 0:14 |
| N. Hischier | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:14 |
| O. Palat | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:00 |
| A. Holtz | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Hughes | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 20:09 | 0:14 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:06 | 0:00 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:00 |
| L. Hughes | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:14 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:15 | 0:00 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 16:30 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:40 | 0:00 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:19 | 0:00 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:03 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 59:24 | Win |
| A. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |