Game Recap: BUF 3, NYR 4 (OT), December 23, 2023

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Game Recap

BUF3

Final/OTSat, Dec 23, 2023Every game that night

NYR4

NYR beat BUF 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.18 expected goals to 2.83. M. Zibanejad led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). I. Shesterkin stopped 27 of 30.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BUF	1	1	1	0	3
NYR	2	1	0	1	4

1st 7:19NYRR. Lindgren0.02 xG
1st 15:35NYRA. PanarinPP0.06 xG
1st 16:37BUFR. Dahlin0.13 xG
2nd 1:42BUFJ. Quinn0.11 xG
2nd 7:13NYRM. Zibanejad0.16 xG
3rd 6:50BUFC. Mittelstadt0.19 xG
OT 2:28NYRC. Kreider0.24 xG

Team Stats

BUFNYR

30Shots on goal33

2.83Expected goals3.18

57Shot attempts78

265v5 shots on goal23

0/1Power play1/4

18Hits13

26Blocked shots13

33Penalty minutes7

5Giveaways7

7Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 2.83 xGNYR 3.18 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

BUF30 on goal, 3 scored

NYR33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Greenway	LW	0	2	2	1	2	1	+2	2	18:58	0:00
C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	4	1	1	+2	0	17:33	1:20
D. Cozens	C	0	1	1	1	1	1	-1	0	15:59	0:22
J. Quinn	RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	-2	0	15:10	0:00
J. Peterka	RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	-1	0	13:50	0:33
A. Tuch	RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	19:00	1:15
T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	0	18:48	1:04
Z. Benson	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	+2	0	13:37	0:17
J. Skinner	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	13:05	1:37
K. Okposo	RW	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	12:30	0:00
P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10:44	0:00
V. Olofsson	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10:11	0:00
R. Dahlin	D	1	0	1	5	3	3	-1	2	27:08	1:37
M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	28:35	0:00
C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	24:12	0:00
O. Power	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	+1	0	22:14	0:00
R. Johnson	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	+1	0	12:42	0:00
E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	7:10	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
U. Luukkonen	33	29	4	.879	62:05	OT loss
D. Levi	0	0	0	–	0:00

NYR Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Zibanejad	C	1	2	3	4	0	0	+1	0	23:25	5:41
C. Kreider	LW	1	1	2	4	3	0	+1	0	21:04	5:37
A. Panarin	LW	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	19:45	5:41
B. Wheeler	RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15:57	1:13
J. Brodzinski	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	-1	0	10:49	0:54
N. Bonino	C	0	1	1	1	0	3	-1	0	10:03	0:00
V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	21:19	4:39
A. Lafrenière	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	16:30	1:13
J. Vesey	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	15:10	1:20
B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	14:25	0:28
T. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	11:04	0:00
W. Cuylle	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	5	10:41	0:00
A. Fox	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	+3	0	26:04	5:41
R. Lindgren	D	1	0	1	3	0	0	+2	0	21:17	0:00
K. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23:55	0:04
J. Trouba	D	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	0	21:35	0:00
E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	-3	0	12:22	1:13
B. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	-3	0	10:59	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
I. Shesterkin	30	27	3	.900	62:24	Win
J. Quick	0	0	0	–	0:00