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Game Recap
BUF5
FinalWed, Mar 2, 2022Every game that night
TOR1

BUF beat TOR 5-1, with the chances close: 2.09 expected goals to 1.94. J. Skinner led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 29 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF1225
TOR1001
  1. 1st 2:26BUFJ. BrysonPP0.01 xG
  2. 1st 11:48TORR. Sandin0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 12:19BUFV. Olofsson0.03 xG
  4. 2nd 18:31BUFT. Thompson0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 6:39BUFJ. Skinner0.02 xG
  6. 3rd 11:48BUFK. Okposo0.05 xG

Team Stats

BUFTOR
31Shots on goal30
2.09Expected goals1.94
45Shot attempts62
295v5 shots on goal26
1/2Power play0/1
20Hits17
16Blocked shots9
2Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways11
10Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 2.09 xGTOR 1.94 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdBUF goal, 2:26TOR goal, 11:48BUF goal, 12:19BUF goal, 18:31BUF goal, 6:39BUF goal, 11:48

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

BUF30 on goal, 5 scored
TOR29 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SkinnerLW112600+1017:501:40
D. CozensC022200+1015:561:15
A. TuchRW011112+1017:371:32
T. ThompsonC101312+1017:231:32
K. OkposoRW101311+1216:201:15
C. MittelstadtC011010+1015:221:23
V. OlofssonLW101300+1012:321:23
R. AsplundC011310+1010:240:00
C. EakinC0000000015:550:00
A. BjorkLW0001000015:050:00
J. HaydenC0001010014:130:00
P. KrebsC000000+1012:181:40
R. DahlinD011110+2021:131:40
J. BrysonD101320+2020:241:15
M. PysykD011116+2018:210:00
R. HaggD000152+2019:230:00
C. FitzgeraldD000140-1018:590:00
M. SamuelssonD000122-1018:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Anderson30291.96760:00Win
D. Tokarski000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW011120-1018:551:22
M. BuntingLW011000-1016:340:38
J. TavaresC000210-1018:141:22
A. MatthewsC000300-2017:341:22
A. KerfootC000011-1217:020:00
W. NylanderRW000101-2015:271:22
I. MikheyevRW0003000013:370:38
P. EngvallLW0005100013:040:38
D. KampfC000100-1012:520:00
J. SpezzaC0000000212:130:38
W. SimmondsRW0001300012:080:00
N. RobertsonLW0001000011:290:00
R. SandinD101111-2019:520:38
T. BrodieD000322-1023:030:00
J. HollD000321-1021:380:00
M. RiellyD000402-2020:561:22
I. LyubushkinD0000310017:110:00
T. DermottD0001100015:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Mrazek31265.83960:00Loss
J. Campbell000–0:00