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Game Recap
NYI0
FinalThu, Mar 14, 2024Every game that night
BUF4

BUF beat NYI 4-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.27 expected goals to 1.44. BUF outshot NYI 37 to 21. Z. Benson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 21 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0000
BUF0314
  1. 2nd 4:28BUFV. OlofssonPP0.08 xG
  2. 2nd 8:15BUFD. Cozens0.30 xG
  3. 2nd 9:41BUFZ. Benson0.06 xG
  4. 3rd 15:06BUFZ. BensonEN0.95 xG

Team Stats

NYIBUF
21Shots on goal37
1.44Expected goals3.27
40Shot attempts53
145v5 shots on goal28
0/4Power play1/4
51Hits23
9Blocked shots9
11Penalty minutes13
4Giveaways2
7Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 1.44 xGBUF 3.27 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdBUF goal, 4:28BUF goal, 8:15BUF goal, 9:41BUF goal, 15:06

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

NYI19 on goal, 0 scored
BUF35 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC000131-1022:014:55
B. HorvatC000220-2021:534:55
M. BarzalC000011-1020:334:53
K. PalmieriC000470-2019:094:52
J. PageauC000030-1016:182:40
P. EngvallLW000130-1014:482:48
C. CizikasC0002400014:400:00
S. HolmstromRW000211-1013:330:53
A. LeeLW000050-1913:191:51
C. ClutterbuckRW000230009:550:41
K. MacLeanC000010007:390:03
M. MartinLW000131006:280:01
N. DobsonD000331-2026:005:15
R. PulockD0001310020:322:44
M. ReillyD000011-1018:282:20
A. PelechD0001210017:450:04
A. RomanovD000140-1216:570:00
S. AhoD000021-2015:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin36333.91757:52Loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Z. BensonLW202221+2415:160:06
D. CozensC101310+2019:293:11
J. PeterkaRW011300+1014:412:59
J. SkinnerLW011401+1013:572:49
V. OlofssonLW1011000012:082:10
A. TuchRW0004000017:273:04
J. GreenwayLW000350+2217:180:00
T. ThompsonC0005000014:182:58
P. KrebsC0001100013:542:47
Z. GirgensonsC000122+1013:420:00
E. RobinsonLW0001200011:140:00
T. JostC0000010010:400:00
O. PowerD022302+1021:492:16
B. ByramD011141+1023:243:20
R. DahlinD011121+1223:023:49
H. JokiharjuD011000+1017:340:21
C. CliftonD011440+1515:020:00
J. BrysonD000000+1017:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen212101.00060:00Win
E. Comrie000–0:00