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Game Recap
BUF2
VGK5
VGK beat BUF 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.22 expected goals to 2.48. M. Stone led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). R. Lehner stopped 30 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| VGK | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 0:33VGKR. Smith0.16 xG
- 1st 18:19VGKB. Howden0.12 xG
- 2nd 1:31VGKJ. MarchessaultPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 4:27VGKK. KolesarSH0.06 xG
- 2nd 16:00BUFA. Tuch0.02 xG
- 3rd 1:14VGKM. Stone0.20 xG
- 3rd 12:23BUFJ. Hayden0.06 xG
Team Stats
BUFVGK
32Shots on goal35
2.48Expected goals4.22
63Shot attempts64
275v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play1/4
26Hits15
14Blocked shots21
18Penalty minutes14
8Giveaways11
5Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.48 xGVGK 4.22 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 21:02 | 2:35 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:45 | 2:02 |
| J. Hayden | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:04 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:25 | 2:35 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:29 | 2:35 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:14 | 1:11 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 1:25 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:23 | 1:25 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 1:58 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:48 | 1:38 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:11 | 2:36 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 10 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 59:39 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Stone | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:02 | 4:33 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 2:44 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 15:01 | 3:52 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 3:03 |
| B. Howden | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:44 | 2:42 |
| N. Patrick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:00 | 4:20 |
| R. Smith | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 3:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 4:31 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:59 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:27 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:38 | 5:16 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 | 2:57 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 19:09 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:03 |
| K. Korczak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 |
| D. Miromanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lehner | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Brossoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.