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Game Recap
BUF3
Final/OTWed, Nov 22, 2023Every game that night
WSH4

WSH beat BUF 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.84 expected goals to 3.09. D. Strome led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Kuemper stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BUF21003
WSH11114
  1. 1st 10:09BUFJ. Peterka0.07 xG
  2. 1st 16:04BUFZ. Benson0.12 xG
  3. 1st 17:01WSHA. Alexeyev0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 7:50WSHT. Oshie0.27 xG
  5. 2nd 16:18BUFD. CozensPP0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 18:45WSHT. Wilson0.18 xG
  7. OT 4:52WSHD. Strome0.17 xG

Team Stats

BUFWSH
27Shots on goal30
3.09Expected goals2.84
67Shot attempts54
165v5 shots on goal22
1/3Power play0/2
13Hits22
12Blocked shots20
7Penalty minutes11
3Giveaways11
12Takeaways9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 3.09 xGWSH 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTBUF goal, 10:09BUF goal, 16:04WSH goal, 17:01WSH goal, 7:50BUF goal, 16:18WSH goal, 18:45WSH goal, 4:52

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

BUF27 on goal, 3 scored
WSH30 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. OlofssonLW022100+109:490:50
C. MittelstadtC011100-1023:213:22
D. CozensC101301-1021:122:22
J. PeterkaRW1012000020:591:50
Z. BensonLW1012100017:210:49
T. JostC0110000010:180:00
A. TuchRW000404-1024:563:22
J. SkinnerLW0003100018:313:24
J. GreenwayLW000030-1716:380:00
Z. GirgensonsC000200-1014:070:00
K. OkposoRW000100-1013:060:51
R. DahlinD011413-2027:213:55
O. PowerD000002-2023:530:18
M. SamuelssonD000300-2019:510:02
C. CliftonD000030+2013:590:00
H. JokiharjuD000022-1012:590:00
E. JohnsonD000020+2012:280:00
R. JohnsonD0001000010:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Levi30264.86764:34OT loss
U. Luukkonen000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. StromeC112102+2021:342:22
T. OshieRW101110+1017:512:40
T. WilsonRW101430+1517:100:57
C. McMichaelLW0111010416:352:06
N. DowdC011130+1015:410:05
A. OvechkinLW0004400020:193:55
A. ManthaRW000121+1016:041:33
S. MilanoLW000100+1014:061:50
B. MalenstynLW000011+1013:590:05
A. ProtasLW000201-1013:210:00
N. Aube-KubelRW000001+1012:490:05
H. LapierreC000100-109:120:17
J. CarlsonD022713+2030:053:27
T. van RiemsdykD011100+1015:480:00
A. AlexeyevD101201+1010:550:00
R. SandinD0002240027:020:38
N. JensenD000133-1219:240:00
J. EdmundsonD000022-1017:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper27243.88964:39Win
C. Lindgren000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamAlex Tuch WSH Faces BUF, his team until May 20264 SOG
  • BirthdayOwen Power BUF Turns 21 that day0 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.