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Game Recap
COL6
BUF4
COL beat BUF 6-4, with the chances close: 4.23 expected goals to 3.53. N. MacKinnon led the way with 5 points (2 G, 3 A). A. Georgiev stopped 24 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 8:48COLJ. CompherPP0.15 xG
- 1st 10:19BUFJ. Peterka0.13 xG
- 1st 19:49BUFT. ThompsonPP0.15 xG
- 2nd 9:00COLN. MacKinnonPP0.20 xG
- 2nd 9:49COLA. LehkonenPP0.01 xG
- 2nd 11:53COLN. MacKinnon0.19 xG
- 2nd 14:05BUFD. CozensPP0.23 xG
- 2nd 17:16COLJ. Compher0.03 xG
- 3rd 0:07BUFA. Tuch0.17 xG
- 3rd 19:25COLM. RantanenEN0.58 xG
Team Stats
COLBUF
34Shots on goal28
4.23Expected goals3.53
49Shot attempts61
165v5 shots on goal19
3/6Power play2/7
10Hits13
19Blocked shots6
16Penalty minutes14
4Giveaways6
5Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
COL 4.23 xGBUF 3.53 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
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 25:09 | 8:38 |
| J. Compher | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:09 | 7:17 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:04 | 8:51 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:18 | 7:58 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:12 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:17 | 0:00 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 | 1:30 |
| J. Foudy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:24 | 1:21 |
| D. Hunt | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:11 | 0:00 |
| A. Blidh | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6:37 | 0:02 |
| A. Galchenyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:31 | 0:34 |
| J. Megna | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5:05 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30:38 | 8:38 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 26:03 | 1:44 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 0:09 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 16:13 | 0:11 |
| J. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 10:17 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Francouz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:29 | 5:14 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:11 | 4:58 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | 5:46 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 5:54 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:32 | 5:13 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:37 | 4:39 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 4:40 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:15 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:42 | 0:15 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 5:20 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:15 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:35 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:11 | 5:54 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:16 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:35 | 4:51 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:21 | 0:15 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 59:34 | Loss |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |