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Game Recap
BUF5
SJS2
BUF beat SJS 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.10 expected goals to 1.89. BUF outshot SJS 36 to 26. D. Cozens led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 24 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| SJS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 8:06SJSM. Vlasic0.02 xG
- 1st 10:42SJSJ. Rutta0.01 xG
- 1st 14:14BUFJ. Peterka0.22 xG
- 1st 18:01BUFJ. Greenway0.20 xG
- 2nd 1:36BUFA. Tuch0.11 xG
- 3rd 4:33BUFJ. Peterka0.09 xG
- 3rd 15:44BUFD. CozensEN0.46 xG
Team Stats
BUFSJS
36Shots on goal26
4.10Expected goals1.89
65Shot attempts64
305v5 shots on goal23
0/2Power play0/2
14Hits14
17Blocked shots12
10Penalty minutes10
6Giveaways5
6Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 4.10 xGSJS 1.89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 | 1:27 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:59 | 1:42 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:32 | 2:09 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 2:16 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:54 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | 2:11 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | 1:38 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:49 | 1:41 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:09 | 1:18 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:08 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 24:17 | 2:21 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:48 | 1:43 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 19:55 | 0:32 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:01 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SJS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eklund | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 | 2:31 |
| F. Zetterlund | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:19 | 2:28 |
| A. Barabanov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:18 | 2:29 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:05 | 1:57 |
| T. Hertl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:50 | 1:30 |
| L. Couture | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:48 | 2:18 |
| A. Duclair | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:46 | 1:14 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:38 | 1:32 |
| R. Carpenter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:00 |
| L. Kunin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:40 | 0:43 |
| F. Zadina | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:36 | 1:32 |
| J. Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 0:00 |
| T. Emberson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:47 | 0:03 |
| M. Vlasic | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:56 | 0:03 |
| S. Mukhamadullin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 | 1:40 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 17:09 | 0:00 |
| N. Okhotiuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 59:12 | Loss |
| M. Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |