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Game Recap
BUF2
WPG3
WPG beat BUF 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.42 expected goals to 3.67. BUF outshot WPG 28 to 18. N. Niederreiter led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| WPG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 2nd 2:12WPGC. Perfetti0.04 xG
- 2nd 4:33WPGM. Appleton0.09 xG
- 2nd 4:56BUFA. Tuch0.33 xG
- 2nd 8:12WPGN. Ehlers0.01 xG
- 3rd 1:00BUFJ. Peterka0.08 xG
Team Stats
BUFWPG
28Shots on goal18
3.67Expected goals2.42
61Shot attempts46
235v5 shots on goal13
0/2Power play0/4
23Hits26
12Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes4
5Giveaways7
5Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 3.67 xGWPG 2.42 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | 2:31 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:23 | 2:35 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 | 1:25 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 2:33 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 2:31 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:18 | 1:21 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:06 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:50 | 1:26 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 1:24 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 8:38 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:07 | 2:25 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23:28 | 0:06 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 21:55 | 1:37 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 59:20 | Loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:50 | 3:42 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:48 | 2:26 |
| M. Appleton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 1:19 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:59 | 1:14 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:12 | 2:29 |
| C. Perfetti | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:30 | 3:34 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:07 | 5:09 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:09 | 4:17 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 | 4:14 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 0:00 |
| A. Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 22:29 | 2:56 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 4:31 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 1:14 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:50 | 2:55 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Brossoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |