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Game Recap
BUF2
FinalTue, Oct 27, 2026Every game that night
SJS0

BUF beat SJS 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.59 expected goals to 2.87. BUF outshot SJS 40 to 23. O. Power led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Zucker had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. C. Ellis stopped 23 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF0112
SJS0000
  1. 2nd 0:50BUFO. Zellweger0.03 xG
  2. 3rd 19:05BUFZ. BensonEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

BUFSJS
40Shots on goal23
4.59Expected goals2.87
68Shot attempts63
325v5 shots on goal19
0/3Power play0/3
16Hits35
20Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways21
5Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 4.59 xGSJS 2.87 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdBUF goal, 0:50BUF goal, 19:05

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

BUF41 on goal, 2 scored
SJS22 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Z. BensonLW101520+2217:522:17
T. ThompsonC0116020017:102:45
K. HeleniusC011011+1011:440:00
J. QuinnRW000300+1019:283:11
N. OstlundC000110+1018:553:05
J. NorrisC0002230016:020:57
J. DoanRW0001100015:490:46
B. MalenstynLW000413+1013:190:00
R. McLeodC0003000013:191:12
J. ZuckerLW0006000012:041:43
T. KozakC0000000011:140:03
P. KrebsC0000210010:040:00
O. PowerD022113+2024:490:23
O. ZellwegerD101202+1022:010:32
R. DahlinD0001400026:193:39
M. SamuelssonD000304+1024:050:11
Z. MetsaD0001010010:370:00
L. CrevierD000110049:110:11
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ellis232301.00059:58Win
U. Luukkonen000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC000400-1024:593:37
I. StenbergLW000010-1020:223:28
W. SmithC000200-1016:203:24
K. SherwoodLW000350-1016:020:46
C. GrafRW0001100015:550:00
M. MarchmentLW000021-2215:373:25
T. DellandreaC0000300213:240:00
T. ToffoliC0001000012:500:43
M. MisaC000101-1012:170:34
Z. OstapchukC0000010010:400:00
B. GoodrowC0000100010:280:00
A. GaudetteRW000110-1210:210:46
J. TroubaD0001700024:390:01
D. NurseD0003650023:540:01
D. OrlovD000130-2018:233:20
S. DickinsonD0001220017:580:00
M. KesselringD0003320016:250:00
L. CagnoniD000100-1014:050:50
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov39381.97459:21Loss
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

BUF

Line 1N. Ostlund14:54J. Quinn15:37J. Doan15:03
Line 2T. Thompson12:35Z. Benson12:59K. Helenius11:40
Line 3J. Norris12:43R. McLeod10:20J. Zucker10:21
Line 4B. Malenstyn10:57P. Krebs10:04T. Kozak9:44
Pair 1M. Samuelsson20:03R. Dahlin21:15
Pair 2O. Zellweger19:34O. Power19:04
Pair 3L. Crevier9:00Z. Metsa9:47

SJS

Line 1M. Celebrini18:58I. Stenberg15:53C. Graf13:33
Line 3M. Marchment11:33W. Smith11:04M. Misa11:07
Pair 1J. Trouba21:17D. Nurse19:39
Pair 2D. Orlov13:16L. Cagnoni12:39

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Prop Results

11 of 22 overs hit (50%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
SJS M. Celebrini3.5+114-1254Over
BUF T. Thompson3.5+104-1256Over
BUF J. Quinn2.5+100-1053Over
BUF R. Dahlin2.5-125+1001Under
SJS W. Smith2.5+115-1252Under
BUF Z. Benson2.5+130-1605Over
SJS C. Graf1.5+115-1301Under
SJS D. Nurse1.5-125+1103Over
SJS D. Orlov1.5+135-1851Under
BUF J. Doan1.5-120+1051Under
BUF J. Norris1.5+105-1352Over
SJS J. Trouba1.5-110+1051Under
BUF J. Zucker1.5-110+1006Over
BUF K. Helenius1.5+100-1450Under
SJS K. Sherwood1.5-130+1053Over
SJS M. Marchment1.5-155+1250Under
BUF M. Samuelsson1.5+165-1903Over
BUF N. Ostlund1.5-110-1101Under
BUF O. Power1.5+115-1101Under
BUF O. Zellweger1.5-140+1152Over
BUF R. McLeod1.5+155–3Over
SJS T. Toffoli1.5-128+1301Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBUF 3.6, SJS 3.1BUF 2, SJS 0
Total goals6.72
Shots on goalBUF 28.5, SJS 27.0BUF 40, SJS 23
Win chanceBUF 58%BUF won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.641.26038%0
BUF T. Thompson3.461.07141%0
BUF J. Quinn2.830.86029%0
BUF R. Dahlin2.710.94021%0
BUF Z. Benson2.450.86126%1
SJS W. Smith2.120.74026%0
BUF J. Doan2.110.62024%0
BUF K. Helenius2.000.46118%0
SJS T. Toffoli1.910.50022%0
SJS D. Nurse1.930.3208%0
BUF O. Zellweger1.920.37111%1
SJS M. Marchment1.800.64025%0
SJS K. Sherwood1.830.43020%0
SJS C. Graf1.810.57023%0
SJS J. Trouba1.710.3607%0
BUF N. Ostlund1.710.75026%0
BUF J. Zucker1.760.55022%0
BUF O. Power1.710.66214%0
SJS I. Stenberg1.600.50018%0
SJS M. Kesselring1.530.2605%0
BUF J. Norris1.520.56025%0
BUF M. Samuelsson1.430.51013%0
SJS M. Misa1.410.49018%0
SJS L. Cagnoni1.310.3007%0
SJS A. Gaudette1.210.27015%0
SJS D. Orlov1.110.4007%0
BUF R. McLeod1.130.55018%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.010.2403%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.000.2309%0
BUF L. Crevier1.010.2005%0
BUF P. Krebs0.900.39012%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.900.1709%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.800.1207%0
BUF B. Malenstyn0.840.2109%0
BUF T. Kozak0.700.1909%0
BUF Z. Metsa0.610.1805%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.