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Game Recap
BUF4
SJS2
BUF beat SJS 4-2, with the chances close: 4.00 expected goals to 3.28. A. Tuch led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 33 of 35.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| SJS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 3:01BUFD. Cozens0.02 xG
- 1st 16:49SJSE. Svechnikov0.04 xG
- 2nd 6:26BUFO. Power0.14 xG
- 2nd 11:57SJSA. Barabanov0.37 xG
- 3rd 9:52BUFJ. Skinner0.13 xG
- 3rd 18:59BUFA. TuchEN0.91 xG
Team Stats
BUFSJS
31Shots on goal35
4.00Expected goals3.28
59Shot attempts55
265v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play0/1
12Hits19
9Blocked shots19
4Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways10
12Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 4.00 xGSJS 3.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:30 | 1:01 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 1:23 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 1:23 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:33 | 1:12 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:36 | 0:37 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 0:37 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:43 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:19 | 0:48 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 26:51 | 1:23 |
| O. Power | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:45 | 0:37 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:23 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:14 | 0:16 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:00 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:13 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SJS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Barabanov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:18 | 1:18 |
| L. Couture | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:46 |
| S. Lorentz | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:21 | 0:00 |
| E. Svechnikov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| T. Meier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 19:50 | 1:28 |
| T. Hertl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:28 | 1:21 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:32 |
| K. Labanc | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:17 | 1:02 |
| N. Bonino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:40 |
| N. Gregor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 | 0:02 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 0:00 |
| O. Lindblom | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27:17 | 1:53 |
| J. MacDonald | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:52 | 0:39 |
| M. Ferraro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:51 | 0:00 |
| M. Benning | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:02 | 0:00 |
| S. Harrington | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:12 |
| M. Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:07 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 57:44 | Loss |
| J. Reimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |