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Game Recap
CAR2
BUF4
BUF beat CAR 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.39 expected goals to 3.16. CAR outshot BUF 34 to 22. N. Niederreiter led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 32 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 14:58CARJ. Fast0.14 xG
- 2nd 1:21BUFJ. Skinner0.12 xG
- 2nd 5:59BUFC. Mittelstadt0.02 xG
- 3rd 4:10CARN. Niederreiter0.22 xG
- 3rd 12:08BUFV. Olofsson0.14 xG
- 3rd 15:11BUFD. CozensPP0.04 xG
Team Stats
CARBUF
34Shots on goal22
3.16Expected goals2.39
64Shot attempts36
235v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play1/3
22Hits12
7Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways8
1Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CAR 3.16 xGBUF 2.39 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
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:00 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:09 | 1:38 |
| J. Fast | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:00 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:16 | 2:21 |
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:50 | 2:31 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:02 | 2:22 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 | 1:39 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 2:24 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:32 | 1:30 |
| M. Domi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 1:29 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:00 |
| S. Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:20 | 0:00 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:04 | 0:00 |
| T. DeAngelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:01 | 2:24 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:44 | 1:36 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:06 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:56 | 0:00 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Andersen | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 56:04 | Loss |
| A. Raanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:43 | 2:13 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 3:37 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:57 | 3:09 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 3:12 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:50 | 2:19 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 1:57 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 4:09 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 1:25 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:47 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 24:07 | 3:19 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:15 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:21 | 1:57 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:18 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |