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Game Recap
BUF3
STL5
STL beat BUF 5-3, with the chances close: 3.39 expected goals to 2.87. BUF outshot STL 38 to 23. J. Kyrou led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). V. Husso stopped 35 of 38.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| STL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 1:25BUFD. Cozens0.19 xG
- 1st 7:06STLJ. KyrouPP0.16 xG
- 1st 14:23STLJ. Kyrou0.04 xG
- 2nd 3:27BUFK. Okposo0.06 xG
- 2nd 19:25STLJ. Walman0.02 xG
- 3rd 12:34BUFT. ThompsonPP0.15 xG
- 3rd 13:57STLC. Parayko0.10 xG
- 3rd 19:27STLB. SchennEN0.73 xG
Team Stats
BUFSTL
38Shots on goal23
2.87Expected goals3.39
61Shot attempts41
315v5 shots on goal14
1/5Power play1/3
11Hits15
9Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes12
6Giveaways8
16Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.87 xGSTL 3.39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:47 | 3:37 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 3:26 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:00 | 4:40 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:53 | 4:35 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 4:36 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 4:36 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:14 | 3:43 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:12 | 3:40 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:29 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:28 | 0:26 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:02 | 0:25 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 25:00 | 5:15 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 21:57 | 0:31 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:11 | 3:13 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 0:13 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 59:48 | Loss |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kyrou | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:52 | 2:27 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 17:04 | 2:27 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:03 | 2:03 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:23 | 2:08 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:44 | 2:25 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:03 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:05 | 2:37 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:45 | 2:44 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 2:32 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:06 |
| K. Kostin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 6:57 | 0:00 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:36 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 22:53 | 2:06 |
| C. Parayko | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 26:01 | 0:19 |
| J. Walman | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:59 | 0:04 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 | 0:02 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:54 | 2:52 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Husso | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |