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Game Recap
NSH7
BUF3
NSH beat BUF 7-3, with the chances close: 4.04 expected goals to 3.49. L. Evangelista led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). J. Saros stopped 28 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 11:45NSHP. Tomasino0.12 xG
- 1st 18:43NSHM. Duchene0.08 xG
- 2nd 3:36BUFD. Cozens0.20 xG
- 2nd 4:00NSHT. Novak0.19 xG
- 2nd 9:21NSHL. Evangelista0.07 xG
- 2nd 10:01NSHL. Evangelista0.21 xG
- 2nd 15:52NSHR. McDonagh0.08 xG
- 2nd 17:17BUFT. ThompsonPP0.12 xG
- 3rd 7:45BUFJ. Skinner0.09 xG
- 3rd 17:37NSHM. DucheneEN0.51 xG
Team Stats
NSHBUF
27Shots on goal31
4.04Expected goals3.49
48Shot attempts56
215v5 shots on goal26
0/3Power play1/4
16Hits19
8Blocked shots9
13Penalty minutes9
7Giveaways5
13Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NSH 4.04 xGBUF 3.49 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
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Evangelista | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 15:49 | 3:57 |
| M. Duchene | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:35 | 3:40 |
| T. Novak | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 15:30 | 3:38 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:18 | 2:21 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 5 | 12:08 | 1:24 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 2:20 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:45 | 1:55 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:00 |
| C. Glass | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:49 | 3:51 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:10 | 0:00 |
| E. Afanasyev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:46 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 20:11 | 0:00 |
| T. Barrie | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | 3:44 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Gross | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 2:24 |
| C. Foote | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 18:15 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 59:58 | Win |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 2:30 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 2:26 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 17:31 | 3:51 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:48 | 3:48 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:44 | 2:23 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:56 | 3:51 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 14:50 | 4:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:18 | 2:16 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 11:17 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 25:44 | 4:07 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:58 | 2:05 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:13 | 0:08 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 0:00 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 35:52 | Loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 23:23 |