Game Recap: EDM 3, BUF 2, March 6, 2023

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Game Recap

EDM3

FinalMon, Mar 6, 2023Every game that night

BUF2

EDM beat BUF 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.73 expected goals to 4.51. C. McDavid led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Skinner stopped 37 of 39.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
EDM	1	1	1	3
BUF	1	0	1	2

1st 7:21EDMC. McDavid0.01 xG
1st 9:45BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.01 xG
2nd 18:45EDMD. Ryan0.21 xG
3rd 0:41BUFD. Cozens0.12 xG
3rd 3:23EDMC. McDavid0.11 xG

Team Stats

EDMBUF

37Shots on goal39

3.73Expected goals4.51

62Shot attempts61

325v5 shots on goal30

0/1Power play1/2

24Hits18

7Blocked shots11

4Penalty minutes2

6Giveaways8

7Takeaways8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 3.73 xGBUF 4.51 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

EDM37 on goal, 3 scored

BUF39 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
C. McDavid	C	2	0	2	3	2	1	+2	0	19:58	1:40
R. McLeod	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	+1	0	16:45	0:20
W. Foegele	LW	0	1	1	1	2	0	+1	0	13:15	0:20
D. Ryan	C	1	0	1	3	2	0	+1	0	11:10	0:00
D. Shore	C	0	1	1	3	0	1	+1	0	9:56	0:00
R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	4	0	0	-1	0	17:40	1:40
L. Draisaitl	C	0	0	0	2	2	1	-1	0	17:39	1:40
Z. Hyman	LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	+2	2	17:36	1:40
M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15:34	0:00
K. Yamamoto	RW	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	0	14:52	0:20
N. Bjugstad	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	14:26	0:00
K. Kostin	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	+1	0	10:16	0:00
C. Ceci	D	0	1	1	1	3	1	+2	0	22:43	0:00
M. Ekholm	D	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	22:03	0:00
D. Nurse	D	0	1	1	2	2	2	+2	0	21:16	0:20
E. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	2	20:42	1:40
V. Desharnais	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	16:10	0:00
B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	15:16	0:20

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Skinner	39	37	2	.949	60:00	Win
J. Campbell	0	0	0	–	0:00

BUF Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Thompson	C	0	1	1	2	3	0	-1	2	20:33	0:59
J. Skinner	LW	1	0	1	7	0	1	-1	0	19:07	1:00
D. Cozens	C	1	0	1	6	0	1	+1	0	18:40	1:10
C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	4	0	0	+1	0	15:57	1:43
J. Quinn	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	16:02	1:27
V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	4	0	0	+1	0	15:02	0:00
P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0	14:20	1:44
J. Peterka	RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	-2	0	14:04	1:33
K. Okposo	RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13:44	0:00
V. Olofsson	LW	0	0	0	3	1	1	-2	0	12:07	1:16
J. Greenway	LW	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	12:07	0:00
Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	11:06	0:00
J. Bryson	D	0	1	1	1	1	3	-2	0	13:59	0:00
O. Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	25:47	1:33
R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	3	1	1	-1	0	23:38	1:10
H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	23:15	0:00
I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	16:23	0:00
K. Clague	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	13:49	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Anderson	37	34	3	.919	58:20	Loss
E. Comrie	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamRyan McLeod BUF Faces EDM, his team until Jun 20241 A, 1 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.