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Game Recap
BUF2
NYI3
NYI beat BUF 3-2, with the chances close: 1.94 expected goals to 1.90. B. Nelson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). I. Sorokin stopped 26 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NYI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 5:57NYIB. Nelson0.01 xG
- 1st 18:18NYIK. Palmieri0.20 xG
- 2nd 4:15BUFJ. Greenway0.19 xG
- 3rd 2:34BUFC. Mittelstadt0.14 xG
- 3rd 13:40NYIC. Cizikas0.07 xG
Team Stats
BUFNYI
28Shots on goal29
1.90Expected goals1.94
52Shot attempts57
265v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play0/3
25Hits32
16Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways20
7Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 1.90 xGNYI 1.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:24 | 1:02 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:46 | 1:02 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:24 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:24 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:13 | 0:38 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:50 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:07 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 | 0:56 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:24 | 0:06 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:12 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:12 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Levi | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 59:32 | Loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Nelson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:37 | 2:26 |
| K. Palmieri | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:32 | 2:23 |
| P. Engvall | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:26 | 2:09 |
| C. Clutterbuck | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:03 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:03 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 2:38 |
| M. Barzal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 | 3:04 |
| J. Pageau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 1:57 |
| S. Holmstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:00 |
| A. Lee | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 2:12 |
| H. Fasching | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:00 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 0:03 |
| R. Pulock | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 22:52 | 1:34 |
| A. Pelech | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 21:53 | 0:00 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 | 0:03 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 2:40 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 0:00 |
| S. Aho | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 1:55 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 59:51 | Win |
| S. Varlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.