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Game Recap
DAL5
BUF4
DAL beat BUF 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.92 expected goals to 2.30. DAL outshot BUF 47 to 24. J. Klingberg led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). B. Holtby stopped 20 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| BUF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
- 1st 2:47BUFR. Dahlin0.17 xG
- 1st 6:37BUFJ. QuinnPP0.06 xG
- 1st 16:50DALJ. RobertsonPP0.14 xG
- 2nd 1:09BUFD. Cozens0.17 xG
- 2nd 5:26DALR. HintzPP0.12 xG
- 2nd 11:40DALT. Seguin0.01 xG
- 2nd 14:13BUFA. Tuch0.06 xG
- 3rd 12:23DALT. SeguinPP0.09 xG
- 3rd 16:28DALJ. RobertsonPP0.13 xG
Team Stats
DALBUF
47Shots on goal24
3.92Expected goals2.30
75Shot attempts38
405v5 shots on goal21
4/5Power play1/3
23Hits12
8Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes10
4Giveaways6
3Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
DAL 3.92 xGBUF 2.30 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
DAL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Seguin | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 2:51 |
| J. Robertson | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:01 | 2:51 |
| J. Pavelski | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:05 | 2:51 |
| R. Hintz | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:39 | 2:38 |
| D. Gurianov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 2:22 |
| J. Benn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | 2:14 |
| L. Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:02 |
| M. Raffl | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | 0:01 |
| R. Faksa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:10 |
| J. Peterson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:26 | 2:23 |
| R. Damiani | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:28 | 3:05 |
| M. Heiskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:18 | 2:23 |
| R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 26:57 | 2:22 |
| E. Lindell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:24 | 0:01 |
| J. Hakanpää | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:28 | 0:01 |
| J. Hanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Holtby | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 59:54 | Win |
| J. Oettinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Quinn | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:15 | 2:51 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:59 | 2:53 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 | 2:53 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:10 | 1:17 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:24 | 1:23 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 2:56 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 1:25 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:47 | 1:08 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:07 | 0:06 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 28:05 | 3:16 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 25:50 | 0:54 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:51 | 0:12 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 0:06 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 | 0:00 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 | 0:00 |