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Game Recap
BUF5
TOR2
BUF beat TOR 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.92 expected goals to 2.85. R. Dahlin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 24 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 7:25BUFK. OkposoPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 2:09TORT. Liljegren0.02 xG
- 2nd 9:11BUFT. ThompsonPP0.15 xG
- 3rd 4:09BUFJ. Skinner0.02 xG
- 3rd 5:43BUFR. Dahlin0.03 xG
- 3rd 8:53TORA. Kerfoot0.11 xG
- 3rd 17:42BUFR. AsplundEN0.47 xG
Team Stats
BUFTOR
28Shots on goal26
3.92Expected goals2.85
49Shot attempts46
215v5 shots on goal19
2/4Power play0/5
35Hits23
14Blocked shots11
10Penalty minutes8
7Giveaways15
11Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 3.92 xGTOR 2.85 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:00 | 2:12 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:25 | 3:09 |
| R. Asplund | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:16 | 2:14 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 2:07 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 2:51 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:00 | 3:12 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:48 | 1:47 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 3:09 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:20 | 0:04 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5:51 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:33 | 3:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 23:41 | 2:58 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:20 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:50 | 0:09 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 11:04 | 0:03 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TOR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Nylander | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 4:15 |
| A. Kerfoot | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:08 |
| P. Engvall | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:19 | 0:11 |
| M. Marner | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 21:50 | 3:37 |
| A. Matthews | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 21:38 | 4:12 |
| J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:15 | 4:17 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:09 | 2:13 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 2:11 |
| D. Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:12 |
| C. Blackwell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Spezza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:12 | 2:50 |
| N. Abruzzese | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:00 | 2:11 |
| M. Rielly | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 23:09 | 3:06 |
| T. Liljegren | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:24 |
| J. Holl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:00 |
| T. Brodie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Giordano | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:39 | 3:23 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kallgren | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 58:35 | Loss |
| J. Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.