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Game Recap
BUF4
FinalThu, Nov 30, 2023Every game that night
STL6

STL beat BUF 6-4 despite fewer good chances: 3.05 expected goals to 4.43. BUF outshot STL 46 to 20. B. Schenn led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Binnington stopped 42 of 46.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF1214
STL3216
  1. 1st 1:08STLB. Saad0.02 xG
  2. 1st 5:02STLB. SchennPP0.05 xG
  3. 1st 10:59STLJ. Neighbours0.11 xG
  4. 1st 13:32BUFR. Dahlin0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 6:10BUFZ. Benson0.05 xG
  6. 2nd 10:53BUFP. Krebs0.20 xG
  7. 2nd 13:04STLK. Hayes0.33 xG
  8. 2nd 13:28STLB. Schenn0.16 xG
  9. 3rd 4:38STLJ. Neighbours0.19 xG
  10. 3rd 16:42BUFJ. Peterka0.21 xG

Team Stats

BUFSTL
46Shots on goal20
4.43Expected goals3.05
82Shot attempts42
325v5 shots on goal18
0/3Power play1/2
6Hits16
6Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways12
8Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 4.43 xGSTL 3.05 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdSTL goal, 1:08STL goal, 5:02STL goal, 10:59BUF goal, 13:32BUF goal, 6:10BUF goal, 10:53STL goal, 13:04STL goal, 13:28STL goal, 4:38BUF goal, 16:42

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

BUF46 on goal, 4 scored
STL19 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. CozensC022300+2017:101:53
Z. BensonLW112500+2015:361:46
P. KrebsC1122000010:170:00
J. PeterkaRW101500+2019:161:50
K. OkposoRW0115000014:391:57
J. GreenwayLW0111110214:110:07
C. MittelstadtC000300-2022:514:00
J. SkinnerLW000400-2022:284:07
A. TuchRW000302-2022:044:03
V. OlofssonLW0003100011:574:03
T. JostC000101-109:120:07
I. RosenRW000200-108:470:00
R. DahlinD1126310228:484:06
O. PowerD000010+1024:251:54
M. SamuelssonD000100-1022:250:00
H. JokiharjuD000000+1017:070:07
E. JohnsonD0001000011:050:00
R. JohnsonD000101-3010:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen20146.70055:20Loss
E. Comrie000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. SchennC213420+1015:151:14
P. BuchnevichLW022011+2220:211:14
J. NeighboursLW202502+2020:051:15
K. HayesRW112101+1016:440:52
J. KyrouRW022101+1014:250:52
R. ThomasC011001+2021:001:15
O. SundqvistC011112-1016:380:51
B. SaadLW101100-1013:260:43
K. KapanenRW000000-1014:100:00
A. ToropchenkoRW000020-129:230:00
N. AlexandrovC000010-107:400:00
S. BlaisLW000140-106:380:00
J. FaulkD011100-2023:130:43
T. KrugD011110-2022:121:23
N. LeddyD011110+2022:110:00
C. ParaykoD000203+1023:270:08
M. ScandellaD000000+1013:450:00
T. TuckerD000131+2213:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington46424.91360:00Win
J. Hofer000–0:00