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Game Recap
BUF1
FinalThu, Dec 30, 2021Every game that night
NYI4

NYI beat BUF 4-1, with the chances close: 2.98 expected goals to 3.01. M. Barzal led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). S. Varlamov stopped 36 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF1001
NYI1214
  1. 1st 12:35NYIM. Barzal0.06 xG
  2. 1st 19:00BUFK. OkposoPP0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 6:45NYIK. Bellows0.12 xG
  4. 2nd 11:25NYIA. LeePP0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 11:43NYIN. Dobson0.05 xG

Team Stats

BUFNYI
37Shots on goal32
3.01Expected goals2.98
52Shot attempts50
285v5 shots on goal29
1/2Power play1/2
12Hits24
10Blocked shots11
2Penalty minutes4
14Giveaways11
2Takeaways4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 3.01 xGNYI 2.98 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 12:35BUF goal, 19:00NYI goal, 6:45NYI goal, 11:25NYI goal, 11:43

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

BUF36 on goal, 1 scored
NYI32 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. OkposoRW101710-1017:171:55
V. OlofssonLW011400-1017:152:42
B. MurrayLW0112010012:071:55
P. KrebsC000100-1017:541:55
C. EakinC0004100017:381:05
A. TuchRW000301-2017:040:47
T. ThompsonC000100-2016:120:47
J. PeterkaRW000201-1016:030:47
J. HaydenC0006300014:570:00
R. AsplundC0000000014:400:47
A. BjorkLW000001-1211:030:00
A. RuotsalainenC000011009:420:00
R. DahlinD000111-1027:041:52
H. JokiharjuD000110-1024:400:00
W. ButcherD000100-1020:320:50
M. PysykD000132-1019:260:00
E. ProwD000101-1013:100:00
C. FitzgeraldD000211-1012:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Subban32284.87558:04Loss
U. Luukkonen000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC123810+2016:271:56
J. BaileyRW022100+2016:270:50
K. BellowsLW112321+1016:001:56
A. LeeLW101200+2016:021:56
J. PageauC000112+1017:591:56
C. ClutterbuckRW0001400015:520:00
Z. PariseLW0002000014:450:50
C. CizikasC0001400214:440:00
M. Dal ColleLW000200+1014:340:50
M. MartinLW0001500214:270:00
A. CzarnikC0001000012:220:50
R. JohnstonLW0000300011:150:00
N. DobsonD112211+3020:421:56
A. GreeneD011111+1017:480:00
Z. CharaD000213+2022:110:00
A. PelechD0001100019:360:00
S. MayfieldD0003020019:110:00
R. SaloD0000010017:340:50
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Varlamov37361.97359:14Win
I. Sorokin000–0:00