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Game Recap
BUF5
VAN1
BUF beat VAN 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.50 expected goals to 3.26. V. Olofsson led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 29 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| VAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 5:35BUFR. DahlinPP0.04 xG
- 1st 15:18BUFA. Tuch0.20 xG
- 2nd 13:27VANC. GarlandPP0.18 xG
- 3rd 1:54BUFV. Olofsson0.15 xG
- 3rd 16:31BUFZ. GirgensonsEN0.92 xG
- 3rd 17:21BUFV. Olofsson0.19 xG
Team Stats
BUFVAN
27Shots on goal30
4.50Expected goals3.26
51Shot attempts60
235v5 shots on goal25
1/1Power play1/4
17Hits40
18Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways6
13Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 4.50 xGVAN 3.26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Olofsson | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:32 | 0:24 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 0:24 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:24 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:24 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:08 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 22:59 | 0:24 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 25:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 22:15 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 20:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:45 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 2:39 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:44 | 2:39 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:32 | 2:33 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:59 | 4:45 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 20:02 | 4:39 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:30 | 4:47 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:05 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:43 | 4:40 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:25 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 2:37 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:19 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:31 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:52 | 3:57 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:25 | 0:20 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:06 | 0:09 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:11 |
| J. Rathbone | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:55 | 3:39 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 |