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Game Recap
NYR2
BUF1
NYR beat BUF 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.55 expected goals to 3.06. A. Fox led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). A. Georgiev stopped 36 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 4:48NYRM. ZibanejadPP0.34 xG
- 2nd 9:47NYRA. Lafrenière0.04 xG
- 3rd 14:37BUFB. Murray0.36 xG
Team Stats
NYRBUF
31Shots on goal37
2.55Expected goals3.06
48Shot attempts59
275v5 shots on goal32
1/2Power play0/2
17Hits5
16Blocked shots10
11Penalty minutes11
1Giveaways1
1Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NYR 2.55 xGBUF 3.06 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
NYR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Zibanejad | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:26 | 1:10 |
| A. Panarin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 1:10 |
| F. Chytil | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:52 | 1:07 |
| A. Lafrenière | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:53 | 1:07 |
| C. Kreider | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:45 | 1:10 |
| K. Kakko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:38 | 1:07 |
| B. Goodrow | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17:20 | 0:00 |
| R. Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 1:10 |
| K. Rooney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 |
| D. Hunt | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:24 | 0:00 |
| J. Gauthier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:39 | 0:00 |
| A. Fox | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:01 | 1:10 |
| R. Lindgren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:04 | 0:00 |
| K. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Trouba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:26 | 1:07 |
| P. Nemeth | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 0:00 |
| N. Lundkvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:02 | 1:07 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 37 | 36 | 1 | .973 | 60:00 | Win |
| K. Kinkaid | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:14 | 1:12 |
| B. Murray | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:45 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 | 2:44 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:30 | 2:49 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 3:11 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:40 | 3:11 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:45 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:04 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:04 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:04 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8:21 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:16 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:54 | 3:30 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:30 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:05 | 1:11 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 58:48 | Loss |
| A. Dell | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |