Game Recap: BUF 6, TOR 4, November 4, 2023

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Game Recap

BUF6

FinalSat, Nov 4, 2023Every game that night

TOR4

BUF beat TOR 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 5.05 expected goals to 3.05. BUF outshot TOR 41 to 28. M. Marner led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). D. Levi stopped 24 of 28.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	1	2	3	6
TOR	1	1	2	4

1st 12:05TORM. Marner0.14 xG
1st 16:13BUFJ. PeterkaPP0.06 xG
2nd 6:28BUFT. ThompsonSH0.27 xG
2nd 11:22TORA. MatthewsPP0.15 xG
2nd 11:56BUFJ. Skinner0.09 xG
3rd 0:17TORA. Matthews0.12 xG
3rd 3:11BUFJ. Greenway0.22 xG
3rd 7:26TORA. Matthews0.03 xG
3rd 12:48BUFA. Tuch0.13 xG
3rd 18:54BUFA. TuchEN0.95 xG

Team Stats

BUFTOR

41Shots on goal28

5.05Expected goals3.05

64Shot attempts60

315v5 shots on goal15

1/3Power play1/4

22Hits34

18Blocked shots14

8Penalty minutes4

6Giveaways8

9Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 5.05 xGTOR 3.05 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

BUF41 on goal, 6 scored

TOR27 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
A. Tuch	RW	2	0	2	5	0	2	-1	0	21:38	3:01
J. Peterka	RW	1	1	2	4	0	0	+2	0	18:24	0:59
T. Thompson	C	1	0	1	7	0	0	-1	4	21:57	3:01
C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	3	1	0	+3	0	18:47	3:01
J. Skinner	LW	1	0	1	3	0	0	-1	0	18:46	3:01
J. Greenway	LW	1	0	1	5	6	2	+3	2	17:55	0:00
V. Olofsson	LW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	8:42	0:45
K. Okposo	RW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17:14	0:59
Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	13:05	0:00
T. Jost	C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	12:50	0:00
P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7:50	0:59
R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	24:46	3:01
O. Power	D	0	1	1	0	1	2	+2	0	24:07	0:59
C. Clifton	D	0	1	1	1	2	1	+2	0	19:06	0:00
R. Johnson	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	+1	0	8:20	0:00
H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	-2	0	17:14	0:14
E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	1	4	1	+1	0	16:23	0:00
J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6:27	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Levi	28	24	4	.857	60:00	Win
U. Luukkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

TOR Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Marner	RW	1	3	4	1	5	0	0	2	18:11	4:18
A. Matthews	C	3	0	3	5	4	0	0	0	18:53	4:20
W. Nylander	RW	0	1	1	5	0	0	-2	0	19:23	4:17
C. Jarnkrok	C	0	1	1	1	2	1	+2	0	16:13	1:51
J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	-2	0	19:51	4:18
T. Bertuzzi	LW	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	16:33	1:51
D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1	2	15:02	0:00
M. Domi	C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	13:58	1:49
M. Knies	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	12:59	1:32
N. Gregor	LW	0	0	0	1	4	0	-1	0	11:17	0:18
P. Holmberg	RW	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	9:12	0:21
R. Reaves	RW	0	0	0	1	3	0	-2	0	8:59	0:17
M. Rielly	D	0	1	1	3	2	2	+1	0	26:42	1:49
M. Giordano	D	0	1	1	2	0	6	+1	0	22:19	0:31
J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-3	0	25:04	4:40
T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	23:04	0:13
W. Lagesson	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1	0	12:29	0:00
M. Lajoie	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	4:54	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Woll	40	35	5	.875	59:23	Loss
I. Samsonov	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

HometownOwen Power BUF Plays near home (born in Mississauga)1 A, 0 SOG

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