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Game Recap
BUF0
TBL5
TBL beat BUF 5-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.65 expected goals to 2.74. O. Palat led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Elliott stopped 28 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 9:21TBLC. Perry0.25 xG
- 1st 9:38TBLO. Palat0.23 xG
- 2nd 1:12TBLB. Hagel0.09 xG
- 2nd 4:28TBLN. Kucherov0.08 xG
- 3rd 2:09TBLR. Colton0.22 xG
Team Stats
BUFTBL
28Shots on goal28
2.74Expected goals3.65
48Shot attempts50
255v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play0/2
30Hits27
11Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes4
7Giveaways8
5Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.74 xGTBL 3.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 1:08 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:56 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | 1:56 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 16:04 | 1:43 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:28 | 1:50 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:52 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:08 | 1:44 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:14 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:51 | 1:04 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:31 | 1:35 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:00 | 1:18 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 21:28 | 0:09 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 11:04 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 60:00 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Palat | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:49 |
| N. Kucherov | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:06 | 2:02 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 2:02 |
| B. Point | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:50 | 2:02 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:00 |
| R. Colton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:49 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:49 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:32 | 2:02 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:49 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:32 | 2:02 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 22:35 | 0:49 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:05 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.