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Game Recap
BUF5
STL3
BUF beat STL 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.28 expected goals to 2.63. T. Thompson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| STL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 1:00BUFJ. Skinner0.17 xG
- 1st 1:25BUFA. Tuch0.16 xG
- 1st 9:07BUFO. Power0.13 xG
- 2nd 1:10BUFT. Thompson0.07 xG
- 2nd 4:33STLI. Barbashev0.12 xG
- 2nd 7:56STLB. Schenn0.09 xG
- 3rd 0:47STLJ. Kyrou0.10 xG
- 3rd 19:00BUFD. CozensEN0.32 xG
Team Stats
BUFSTL
31Shots on goal28
4.28Expected goals2.63
43Shot attempts44
235v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play0/2
13Hits18
5Blocked shots7
6Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways5
9Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 4.28 xGSTL 2.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:31 | 3:02 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:32 | 3:09 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:43 | 3:06 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:38 | 2:55 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:38 | 0:14 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:54 | 0:39 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | 0:48 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 0:48 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:03 | 0:15 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:10 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 0:37 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:47 | 0:17 |
| O. Power | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:28 | 1:05 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 26:57 | 2:55 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kyrou | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:37 | 2:48 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:08 | 2:47 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:00 | 2:39 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 1:00 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:39 | 2:51 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:19 | 2:46 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:04 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0:59 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:00 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10:30 | 0:54 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:42 | 0:00 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:22 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:15 | 2:57 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:07 | 0:49 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:41 | 0:00 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:02 | 0:00 |
| T. Tucker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 57:30 | Loss |
| T. Greiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |