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Game Recap
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BUF3
BUF beat CAR 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.90 expected goals to 2.64. M. Necas led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 30 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 2:40CART. DeAngelo0.10 xG
- 2nd 6:27BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.25 xG
- 3rd 14:42CARM. NecasPP0.06 xG
- 3rd 15:55BUFO. Power0.14 xG
Team Stats
CARBUF
32Shots on goal32
2.64Expected goals2.90
75Shot attempts81
255v5 shots on goal25
1/2Power play1/2
14Hits23
25Blocked shots23
4Penalty minutes4
5Giveaways4
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CAR 2.64 xGBUF 2.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Necas | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:04 | 1:04 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 1:02 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:03 | 1:43 |
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:09 | 1:42 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:52 | 1:38 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 16:49 | 1:40 |
| J. Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:00 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:00 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:45 | 0:00 |
| S. Noesen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:59 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 20:46 | 1:04 |
| T. DeAngelo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:00 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:28 | 0:00 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:14 | 0:00 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:55 | 1:38 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Martin | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| P. Kochetkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:53 | 2:28 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 2:32 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:02 | 1:00 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:28 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 1:21 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:33 | 2:06 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:06 | 1:01 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:55 | 0:56 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 2:28 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:56 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:05 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31:43 | 3:03 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:51 | 0:25 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 65:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |