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Game Recap
NJD4
BUF5
BUF beat NJD 5-4, with the chances close: 3.16 expected goals to 3.06. J. Hughes led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 27 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BUF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
- 1st 6:29BUFD. Cozens0.14 xG
- 1st 7:08BUFT. Thompson0.24 xG
- 1st 9:07NJDY. Sharangovich0.08 xG
- 1st 10:55BUFJ. Quinn0.21 xG
- 1st 18:46NJDK. Bahl0.02 xG
- 2nd 4:50BUFA. Tuch0.11 xG
- 2nd 16:38BUFA. TuchPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 5:20NJDJ. Hughes0.03 xG
- 3rd 9:33NJDJ. HughesPP0.07 xG
Team Stats
NJDBUF
31Shots on goal26
3.06Expected goals3.16
64Shot attempts41
255v5 shots on goal23
1/3Power play1/4
18Hits5
4Blocked shots18
8Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways10
7Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NJD 3.06 xGBUF 3.16 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
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hughes | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:08 | 4:00 |
| N. Hischier | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:57 | 3:48 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 0:51 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:10 | 4:02 |
| T. Meier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:28 | 4:02 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:23 | 1:03 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:49 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 0:49 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 0:00 |
| N. Foote | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:05 | 0:00 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:49 | 0:36 |
| K. Bahl | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:00 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:59 | 4:15 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:33 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Schmid | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 10:55 | |
| V. Vanecek | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 47:41 | Loss |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 | 4:46 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | 2:17 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:25 | 2:13 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 1:42 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 4:46 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:28 | 4:42 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:36 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:14 | 4:13 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:38 | 2:06 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:55 | 4:40 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 23:51 | 2:22 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:53 | 0:41 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 11:47 | 0:06 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 9:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 59:51 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |