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Game Recap
BUF5
VGK2
BUF beat VGK 5-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.17 expected goals to 4.86. VGK outshot BUF 35 to 27. C. Mittelstadt led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). D. Levi stopped 33 of 35.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 2nd 7:42BUFD. Cozens0.06 xG
- 2nd 13:44VGKI. BarbashevPP0.53 xG
- 3rd 3:22VGKJ. Eichel0.42 xG
- 3rd 5:01BUFC. Mittelstadt0.09 xG
- 3rd 9:29BUFZ. Benson0.26 xG
- 3rd 11:12BUFA. Tuch0.24 xG
- 3rd 17:19BUFC. MittelstadtEN0.26 xG
Team Stats
BUFVGK
27Shots on goal35
2.17Expected goals4.86
48Shot attempts77
245v5 shots on goal24
0/1Power play1/4
30Hits44
19Blocked shots12
8Penalty minutes2
4Giveaways7
9Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.17 xGVGK 4.86 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:34 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:16 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:47 | 1:09 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:38 | 1:19 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:23 | 1:43 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:25 | 1:54 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:58 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:29 | 0:50 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 0:00 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:09 | 0:06 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 26:18 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 23:51 | 1:36 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:54 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:43 | 0:23 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 18:43 | 0:05 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Levi | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 60:00 | Win |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:54 | 4:40 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:25 | 2:05 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:17 | 2:00 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:08 | 4:30 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:54 | 4:00 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:39 | 4:24 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:56 | 1:44 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:52 | 2:28 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 23:32 | 4:41 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:45 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:22 | 0:05 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:15 | 1:48 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 |
| B. Pachal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 59:13 | Loss |
| J. Patera | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.