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Game Recap
CAR5
BUF1
CAR beat BUF 5-1, with the chances close: 3.50 expected goals to 2.80. S. Noesen led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Raanta stopped 29 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Team Stats
CARBUF
34Shots on goal30
3.50Expected goals2.80
56Shot attempts53
295v5 shots on goal25
1/2Power play0/4
12Hits8
11Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes4
5Giveaways5
8Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CAR 3.50 xGBUF 2.80 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. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:52 | 1:14 |
| S. Noesen | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:28 | 2:01 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:00 |
| S. Aho | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 2:01 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 1:58 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:04 | 1:10 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 2:02 |
| D. Stepan | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 0:00 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 1:11 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:10 | 1:11 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 22:09 | 0:00 |
| B. Burns | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:30 | 1:18 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:57 | 0:00 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:43 | 1:54 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:00 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raanta | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 | Win |
| F. Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 19:16 | 4:09 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 | 4:20 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:40 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:23 | 4:12 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:16 | 3:46 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 2:45 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:39 | 3:51 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:55 | 3:35 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | 2:46 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 12:22 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 11:16 | 1:27 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 | 1:06 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 26:51 | 3:57 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:45 | 3:12 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:28 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 14:01 | 0:23 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 58:39 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.