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Game Recap
DAL10
BUF4
DAL beat BUF 10-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.86 expected goals to 2.57. DAL outshot BUF 49 to 29. M. Marchment led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Oettinger stopped 25 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 7:06DALW. Johnston0.04 xG
- 1st 19:07DALJ. PavelskiPP0.17 xG
- 1st 19:25DALJ. Benn0.18 xG
- 1st 19:35BUFJ. Greenway0.07 xG
- 2nd 8:37DALJ. Kiviranta0.14 xG
- 2nd 9:51BUFK. Okposo0.12 xG
- 2nd 10:38DALR. Suter0.21 xG
- 3rd 3:49BUFJ. Skinner0.01 xG
- 3rd 9:12DALE. Dadonov0.12 xG
- 3rd 9:41DALR. Faksa0.16 xG
- 3rd 11:38DALR. Faksa0.09 xG
- 3rd 12:15DALR. Hintz0.17 xG
- 3rd 12:31BUFV. Olofsson0.12 xG
- 3rd 16:12DALM. Marchment0.03 xG
Team Stats
DALBUF
49Shots on goal29
4.86Expected goals2.57
64Shot attempts45
425v5 shots on goal27
1/3Power play0/2
30Hits26
7Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways11
7Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
DAL 4.86 xGBUF 2.57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Robertson | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | 3:11 |
| M. Marchment | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:43 |
| J. Benn | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:06 | 2:39 |
| J. Pavelski | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:12 | 3:02 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 15:00 | 1:14 |
| R. Faksa | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 12:11 | 0:00 |
| M. Domi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 1:18 |
| R. Hintz | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:10 | 3:07 |
| W. Johnston | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:05 | 1:10 |
| T. Dellandrea | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:00 |
| T. Seguin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:21 | 0:36 |
| M. Heiskanen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 23:59 | 3:00 |
| R. Suter | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 20:04 | 1:21 |
| J. Hakanpää | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:57 | 0:24 |
| J. Hanley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:00 |
| E. Lindell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:05 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Oettinger | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 1:58 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:51 | 2:01 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:28 | 1:58 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:04 | 1:59 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:04 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:38 | 1:58 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:05 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 13:52 | 1:56 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:30 | 1:57 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 13:00 | 1:57 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:15 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 22:07 | 0:07 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 21:46 | 2:09 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:09 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 19:19 | 1:42 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 49 | 39 | 10 | .796 | 60:00 | Loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.