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Game Recap
BUF5
WSH4
BUF beat WSH 5-4 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.86 expected goals to 3.07. T. Thompson scored three for BUF. U. Luukkonen stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
- 1st 10:48BUFA. Tuch0.05 xG
- 1st 12:07WSHS. Milano0.09 xG
- 1st 17:29BUFT. ThompsonPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 5:50BUFT. Thompson0.15 xG
- 2nd 16:46WSHA. Ovechkin0.04 xG
- 3rd 0:55WSHN. Dowd0.05 xG
- 3rd 7:10WSHA. Ovechkin0.18 xG
- 3rd 11:42BUFT. Jost0.19 xG
- OT 3:00BUFT. Thompson0.26 xG
Team Stats
BUFWSH
29Shots on goal32
2.86Expected goals3.07
53Shot attempts57
235v5 shots on goal29
1/3Power play0/1
21Hits39
10Blocked shots15
2Penalty minutes6
8Giveaways12
5Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.86 xGWSH 3.07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:56 | 4:15 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:51 | 4:07 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:26 | 3:40 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 2:40 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:27 |
| T. Jost | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:08 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 27:58 | 4:07 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:08 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 14:56 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:57 | 0:00 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 63:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:33 | 2:00 |
| S. Milano | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 21:49 | 2:00 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:42 | 1:00 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:05 | 0:00 |
| N. Dowd | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | 1:00 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:35 | 2:00 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:00 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 13:41 | 0:00 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:54 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 8:44 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:01 | 0:00 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:27 | 0:00 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:26 | 1:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:57 | 1:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 62:56 | OT loss |
| C. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.