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Game Recap
BUF3
VAN2
BUF beat VAN 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.79 expected goals to 2.76. C. Mittelstadt led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 30 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| VAN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 1:50BUFC. Mittelstadt0.18 xG
- 2nd 2:31VANJ. Miller0.17 xG
- 2nd 3:55BUFJ. Skinner0.12 xG
- 2nd 13:32VANB. HorvatPP0.09 xG
- OT 0:48BUFR. Dahlin0.12 xG
Team Stats
BUFVAN
29Shots on goal32
2.79Expected goals2.76
49Shot attempts46
245v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play1/3
14Hits24
7Blocked shots11
8Penalty minutes4
0Giveaways7
7Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.79 xGVAN 2.76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:31 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:53 | 3:06 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:27 | 2:59 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:03 | 2:59 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:37 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 1:15 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:23 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 1:53 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:06 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:57 | 0:42 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:23 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:50 | 2:58 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:03 | 0:56 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:09 | 0:06 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:30 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 60:48 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:05 | 3:46 |
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:09 | 3:57 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:30 | 1:21 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 | 3:56 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 4:05 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:04 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:38 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:04 |
| M. Highmore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:04 |
| N. Petan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 0:47 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:48 | 0:00 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:57 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:13 | 3:53 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:39 | 0:04 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 21:28 | 0:54 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:44 | 0:22 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 |