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Game Recap
BUF2
VAN3
VAN beat BUF 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.82 expected goals to 1.33. VAN outshot BUF 34 to 17. E. Pettersson led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. DeSmith stopped 15 of 17.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 4:06VANC. Garland0.04 xG
- 2nd 13:48VANE. PetterssonPP0.29 xG
- 3rd 9:23BUFR. Dahlin0.13 xG
- 3rd 18:09VANE. PetterssonEN0.89 xG
- 3rd 19:38BUFR. Dahlin0.06 xG
Team Stats
BUFVAN
17Shots on goal34
1.33Expected goals5.82
54Shot attempts67
115v5 shots on goal20
0/4Power play1/5
18Hits34
14Blocked shots23
10Penalty minutes10
1Giveaways6
4Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 1.33 xGVAN 5.82 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:46 | 3:27 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:49 | 3:21 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 3:41 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 3:52 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 3:50 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:37 | 3:36 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:20 | 3:54 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 26:02 | 3:23 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:32 | 4:00 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 24:04 | 3:21 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:25 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:36 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Levi | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 58:22 | Loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Pettersson | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:07 | 5:51 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 5:29 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:59 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:07 | 5:37 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 5:53 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:05 | 0:23 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:05 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:20 | 0:38 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:38 | 0:00 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:01 | 5:56 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:57 | 0:40 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 18:16 | 0:21 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 17:55 | 0:38 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:47 | 0:05 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 59:08 | Win |
| A. Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.