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Game Recap
BUF3
SJS5
SJS beat BUF 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 2.37 expected goals to 1.48. T. Hertl led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Reimer stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| SJS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 7:25SJSJ. Dahlen0.38 xG
- 1st 8:48BUFJ. Skinner0.04 xG
- 1st 12:49SJSR. Merkley0.01 xG
- 2nd 6:13SJST. Hertl0.18 xG
- 2nd 13:33BUFD. Caggiula0.04 xG
- 3rd 6:02SJSM. Ferraro0.04 xG
- 3rd 11:46SJST. Hertl0.13 xG
- 3rd 18:13BUFJ. Skinner0.01 xG
Team Stats
BUFSJS
28Shots on goal27
1.48Expected goals2.37
45Shot attempts45
255v5 shots on goal22
0/2Power play0/1
19Hits24
12Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways7
7Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 1.48 xGSJS 2.37 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. Skinner | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:11 | 1:27 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:45 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:07 | 1:27 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:35 | 1:27 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | 1:09 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:54 | 1:09 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:43 | 1:09 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:40 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 9:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 8:17 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:13 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:12 | 1:27 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:45 | 1:27 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:26 | 1:09 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:22 | 1:09 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:58 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 57:30 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SJS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Hertl | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 |
| R. Balcers | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Barabanov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Dahlen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:36 |
| W. Eklund | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:06 |
| N. Merkley | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 |
| J. Weatherby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10:21 | 0:30 |
| L. Couture | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:36 |
| N. Bonino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:20 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:00 |
| L. Pederson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Leonard | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| M. Ferraro | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 28:48 | 0:06 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 26:59 | 0:36 |
| R. Merkley | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| J. Megna | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 23:58 | 0:00 |
| N. Meloche | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:00 |
| S. Hatakka | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:41 | 0:10 |