Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
DET3
BUF7
BUF beat DET 7-3, with the chances close: 2.94 expected goals to 2.38. BUF outshot DET 39 to 24. Z. Benson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 21 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
- 1st 1:07BUFA. Tuch0.18 xG
- 1st 10:09BUFB. Byram0.02 xG
- 1st 12:37DETB. Chiarot0.14 xG
- 1st 13:00BUFZ. Benson0.15 xG
- 1st 15:29BUFJ. Skinner0.10 xG
- 2nd 4:27BUFC. Clifton0.03 xG
- 2nd 9:05BUFB. Byram0.19 xG
- 2nd 9:29DETL. RaymondPP0.18 xG
- 2nd 13:49BUFJ. Peterka0.06 xG
- 3rd 17:32DETJ. Walman0.13 xG
Team Stats
DETBUF
24Shots on goal39
2.38Expected goals2.94
47Shot attempts68
205v5 shots on goal30
1/4Power play0/4
42Hits22
17Blocked shots9
8Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways2
7Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
DET 2.38 xGBUF 2.94 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
DET Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Raymond | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:29 | 3:12 |
| P. Kane | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:30 | 3:10 |
| J. Berggren | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:30 | 2:56 |
| R. Fabbri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11:24 | 3:15 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:07 | 2:57 |
| A. Copp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 | 2:41 |
| A. DeBrincat | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 3:17 |
| M. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:03 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:15 | 2:49 |
| C. Fischer | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 11:26 | 0:00 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 7:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Veleno | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Walman | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:21 | 0:00 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 18:35 | 0:00 |
| O. Maatta | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:08 |
| S. Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:37 | 3:44 |
| M. Seider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 21:28 | 2:25 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 17:41 | 0:08 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Benson | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 17:53 | 4:12 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 19:35 | 4:08 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:40 | 4:04 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 3:37 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:16 | 3:25 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 13:16 | 0:01 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:53 | 3:46 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:26 | 3:40 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 |
| B. Byram | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 23:14 | 4:03 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 22:15 | 4:06 |
| C. Clifton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:19 | 0:18 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:16 | 3:45 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:44 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 59:10 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |