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Game Recap
BUF3
VGK2
BUF beat VGK 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.04 expected goals to 5.35. VGK outshot BUF 43 to 18. L. Pilut led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 41 of 43.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 2nd 1:53BUFJ. Skinner0.07 xG
- 2nd 7:15BUFT. Thompson0.17 xG
- 2nd 13:28BUFL. Pilut0.01 xG
- 3rd 3:54VGKC. Stephenson0.19 xG
- 3rd 17:38VGKR. Smith0.06 xG
Team Stats
BUFVGK
18Shots on goal43
2.04Expected goals5.35
41Shot attempts71
185v5 shots on goal28
0/1Power play0/3
16Hits13
15Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes2
10Giveaways6
12Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.04 xGVGK 5.35 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:58 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:57 | 0:53 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:58 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 | 0:55 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:23 | 1:02 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:22 | 1:07 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:46 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | 1:01 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 1:05 |
| L. Pilut | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:33 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29:03 | 1:15 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28:30 | 0:01 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 0:45 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 43 | 41 | 2 | .953 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Smith | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:28 | 4:40 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:20 | 4:10 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 1:51 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:41 | 4:48 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:39 | 4:48 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:12 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 1:19 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:24 | 0:00 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:33 | 1:12 |
| J. Leschyshyn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:29 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 28:43 | 4:59 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:00 |
| D. Miromanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 1:01 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 57:28 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.