Game Recap: BUF 3, TBL 2 (OT), February 29, 2024

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Game Recap

BUF3

Final/OTThu, Feb 29, 2024Every game that night

TBL2

BUF beat TBL 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.61 expected goals to 2.19. R. Dahlin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BUF	1	0	1	1	3
TBL	1	1	0	0	2

1st 8:12TBLB. PointPP0.21 xG
1st 10:59BUFA. Tuch0.02 xG
2nd 17:18TBLM. Chaffee0.08 xG
3rd 11:33BUFT. ThompsonPP0.05 xG
OT 1:42BUFR. DahlinPP0.17 xG

Team Stats

BUFTBL

23Shots on goal23

1.61Expected goals2.19

52Shot attempts45

165v5 shots on goal22

2/3Power play1/3

31Hits28

11Blocked shots20

6Penalty minutes6

2Giveaways4

10Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 1.61 xGTBL 2.19 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

BUF23 on goal, 3 scored

TBL23 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	20:21	1:23
J. Greenway	LW	0	1	1	4	2	1	+1	2	18:15	1:23
A. Tuch	RW	1	0	1	2	1	2	+1	0	17:34	2:15
T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	3	0	2	+1	0	17:23	2:41
D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	-1	0	16:57	2:15
E. Robinson	LW	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	15:28	0:00
Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	14:25	0:00
K. Okposo	RW	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	13:28	0:57
J. Skinner	LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	13:13	2:15
Z. Benson	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	2	12:46	0:00
J. Peterka	RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	11:57	0:35
P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:45	0:00
R. Dahlin	D	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	27:55	3:03
O. Power	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	24:18	0:57
H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	18:59	0:00
C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	16:28	0:00
J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16:18	0:00
R. Johnson	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14:40	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
U. Luukkonen	23	21	2	.913	61:42	Win
E. Comrie	0	0	0	–	0:00

TBL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Kucherov	RW	0	1	1	4	1	1	-1	2	23:21	4:22
A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	0	1	0	+1	0	20:10	2:49
B. Point	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	-1	2	18:36	3:04
M. Chaffee	RW	1	0	1	1	3	3	+1	0	12:38	0:00
B. Hagel	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	21:01	1:32
S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	18:50	3:21
N. Paul	LW	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	15:52	1:33
L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	14:55	0:00
T. Motte	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	14:24	0:00
C. Sheary	LW	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	13:29	0:00
M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	2	2	2	+1	0	11:16	0:45
V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	2	4	3	-1	2	24:11	3:18
E. Cernak	D	0	1	1	1	3	3	+1	0	22:11	0:18
H. Fleury	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	+1	0	17:11	0:00
C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	16:29	0:00
D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14:52	0:48
N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13:34	0:00
M. Crozier	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	9:27	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	23	20	3	.870	61:09	OT loss
J. Johansson	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamZemgus Girgensons TBL Faces BUF, his team until Apr 20240 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.