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Game Recap
CAR3
BUF4
BUF beat CAR 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.64 expected goals to 3.55. R. Dahlin led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). D. Levi stopped 31 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 4:00BUFC. Mittelstadt0.14 xG
- 1st 14:34CARS. Jarvis0.15 xG
- 1st 14:56CARJ. Fast0.10 xG
- 2nd 4:04BUFR. DahlinPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 11:04CARS. Aho0.16 xG
- 2nd 18:18BUFC. Mittelstadt0.20 xG
- 3rd 6:15BUFT. Thompson0.20 xG
Team Stats
CARBUF
34Shots on goal30
3.55Expected goals2.64
69Shot attempts45
325v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play1/4
20Hits25
5Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways10
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CAR 3.55 xGBUF 2.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Aho | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:59 | 2:10 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 1:46 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 2:10 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:49 | 1:50 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:42 | 1:50 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 2:10 |
| J. Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:28 | 2:14 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:30 | 0:00 |
| D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:11 | 0:00 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:38 | 2:10 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:37 | 1:50 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 | 0:00 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 0:00 |
| S. Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:33 | 1:50 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raanta | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 57:37 | Loss |
| F. Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:45 | 3:49 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:56 | 1:59 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:22 | 4:16 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:15 | 3:25 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:08 | 4:25 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:36 | 2:33 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:35 | 2:10 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:11 | 3:02 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5:57 | 0:02 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 25:32 | 4:06 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:26 | 2:23 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:47 | 0:10 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 23:46 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:36 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Levi | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 60:00 | Win |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |