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Game Recap
BUF5
NSH3
BUF beat NSH 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.04 expected goals to 3.26. NSH outshot BUF 41 to 33. R. Johansen led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 38 of 41.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NSH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 11:37BUFJ. Skinner0.15 xG
- 1st 15:23NSHR. JosiPP0.03 xG
- 2nd 2:05BUFD. Cozens0.09 xG
- 2nd 8:58BUFV. OlofssonPP0.10 xG
- 2nd 15:10NSHJ. Lauzon0.05 xG
- 2nd 15:50NSHR. Johansen0.07 xG
- 3rd 6:43BUFK. OkposoSH0.10 xG
- 3rd 16:49BUFJ. Quinn0.16 xG
Team Stats
BUFNSH
33Shots on goal41
4.04Expected goals3.26
58Shot attempts69
265v5 shots on goal27
1/4Power play1/3
14Hits36
18Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways7
12Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 4.04 xGNSH 3.26 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. Quinn | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:22 | 2:30 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:29 | 4:06 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:51 | 2:34 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:46 | 3:53 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:20 | 3:16 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 14:38 | 3:24 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:27 | 2:44 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:00 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:31 | 4:09 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:31 | 2:26 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 25:21 | 4:13 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 9:36 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 41 | 38 | 3 | .927 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Johansen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:55 | 2:13 |
| J. Parssinen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:02 | 2:13 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:19 |
| C. Glass | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:19 | 2:08 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:19 | 2:28 |
| M. Duchene | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:16 | 2:28 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:37 | 2:09 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 15:46 | 2:13 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 |
| T. Novak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:26 | 2:13 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 9:51 | 0:00 |
| R. Josi | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 26:31 | 2:36 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:05 | 2:05 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 0:00 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:20 |
| R. McKeown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 57:32 | Loss |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |