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Game Recap
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BUF4
BUF beat CHI 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 5.63 expected goals to 3.84. BUF outshot CHI 45 to 26. T. Thompson led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 23 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 6:19BUFV. OlofssonPP0.04 xG
- 1st 10:20CHIJ. DickinsonPP0.13 xG
- 2nd 4:49CHIS. Lafferty0.62 xG
- 2nd 6:20CHIT. Raddysh0.26 xG
- 3rd 11:55BUFT. Thompson0.22 xG
- 3rd 16:47BUFT. Thompson0.08 xG
- OT 0:36BUFV. OlofssonPP0.10 xG
Team Stats
CHIBUF
26Shots on goal45
3.84Expected goals5.63
46Shot attempts77
225v5 shots on goal37
1/4Power play2/3
11Hits7
23Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways6
10Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CHI 3.84 xGBUF 5.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Dickinson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 2:16 |
| J. Toews | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:32 | 4:09 |
| P. Kurashev | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:01 | 2:30 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:51 | 3:45 |
| M. Entwistle | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 3:27 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:29 |
| P. Kane | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:50 | 4:33 |
| M. Domi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:08 | 4:09 |
| A. Athanasiou | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 3:23 |
| C. Blackwell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:04 |
| S. Jones | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 23:55 | 4:41 |
| C. Jones | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:49 | 3:06 |
| J. McCabe | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:56 |
| J. Tinordi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 | 0:01 |
| C. Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:53 | 0:11 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Soderblom | 45 | 41 | 4 | .911 | 60:24 | OT loss |
| A. Stalock | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:16 | 1:59 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:07 | 2:39 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 2:31 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:48 | 1:37 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 | 2:35 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:25 | 1:44 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:34 | 1:25 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:13 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:14 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 | 0:42 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10:36 | 0:14 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26:23 | 2:56 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:43 | 1:16 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:00 | 0:14 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:09 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:00 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:29 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.