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Game Recap
MTL1
BUF4
BUF beat MTL 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.27 expected goals to 2.79. BUF outshot MTL 39 to 26. T. Thompson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). D. Tokarski stopped 25 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 4:08BUFT. Thompson0.19 xG
- 1st 12:44MTLJ. Anderson0.25 xG
- 2nd 9:49BUFC. Eakin0.18 xG
- 2nd 15:45BUFK. OkposoSH0.16 xG
- 3rd 3:29BUFT. Thompson0.13 xG
Team Stats
MTLBUF
26Shots on goal39
2.79Expected goals4.27
49Shot attempts68
255v5 shots on goal32
0/2Power play0/1
18Hits7
13Blocked shots10
2Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways5
3Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.79 xGBUF 4.27 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
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Anderson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 | 2:08 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:53 | 1:52 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:00 | 1:48 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | 1:52 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 2:03 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:38 | 2:03 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:00 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:09 | 1:52 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:05 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 0:05 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 | 2:07 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:46 | 1:33 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:26 | 0:05 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:28 | 2:27 |
| M. Norlinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| S. Niku | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 60:00 | Loss |
| J. Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:43 | 1:23 |
| T. Thompson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:08 | 1:12 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:50 |
| C. Eakin | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:06 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:05 | 0:31 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:06 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | 1:16 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 1:12 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:06 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:30 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:15 | 0:06 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:11 | 0:31 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:04 | 1:23 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:48 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 18:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Dell | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |