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Game Recap
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BUF beat CHI 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.28 expected goals to 2.07. BUF outshot CHI 36 to 21. D. Tokarski stopped 19 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- 2nd 8:47CHID. Kubalik0.17 xG
- 3rd 4:16BUFT. Thompson0.18 xG
- 3rd 9:33CHID. Strome0.08 xG
- 3rd 14:22BUFO. Power0.16 xG
- OT 2:07BUFC. Mittelstadt0.10 xG
Team Stats
CHIBUF
21Shots on goal36
2.07Expected goals3.28
32Shot attempts60
195v5 shots on goal27
0/1Power play0/3
9Hits8
8Blocked shots3
6Penalty minutes2
11Giveaways4
4Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CHI 2.07 xGBUF 3.28 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
CHI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. DeBrincat | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:45 | 1:10 |
| D. Strome | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:45 | 1:10 |
| D. Kubalik | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:49 |
| T. Johnson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:50 |
| P. Kane | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:08 | 1:11 |
| J. Toews | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:52 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 | 0:00 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:36 | 1:08 |
| P. Kurashev | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:41 | 0:50 |
| R. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | 0:00 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:51 | 0:00 |
| H. Borgstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 0:00 |
| A. Vlasic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:29 | 0:00 |
| C. Jones | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:33 | 0:00 |
| S. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 26:17 | 0:44 |
| J. McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 | 0:00 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:43 | 1:16 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Delia | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 62:07 | OT loss |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 3:36 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:35 | 2:53 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:45 | 3:05 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:27 | 2:37 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:27 | 3:23 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:58 | 2:42 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | 2:25 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:30 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:27 | 3:19 |
| O. Power | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:22 | 2:17 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:02 | 3:43 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:56 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 61:46 | Win |
| M. Houser | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.