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Game Recap
BUF3
PIT1
BUF beat PIT 3-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.56 expected goals to 3.45. PIT outshot BUF 41 to 32. U. Luukkonen stopped 40 of 41.
Team Stats
BUFPIT
32Shots on goal41
2.56Expected goals3.45
59Shot attempts78
225v5 shots on goal35
0/3Power play1/5
32Hits22
16Blocked shots17
10Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways12
9Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.56 xGPIT 3.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:24 | 2:19 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:06 | 2:19 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 8:28 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:15 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 | 0:25 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:53 | 2:19 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | 2:19 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 1:41 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:41 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 1:41 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 1:53 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:22 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 24:11 | 2:51 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 22:59 | 0:13 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:14 | 0:03 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 1:36 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:05 | 0:45 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 41 | 40 | 1 | .976 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:51 | 4:38 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 20:22 | 4:20 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:23 | 4:38 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:46 | 4:36 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 2:04 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | 1:48 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 1:49 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 1:39 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:39 | 0:00 |
| V. Puustinen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:31 | 0:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 23:11 | 4:36 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 26:26 | 1:49 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:18 | 0:08 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | 0:00 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 58:18 | Loss |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |