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Game Recap
NYR5
BUF1
NYR beat BUF 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.77 expected goals to 1.73. C. Kreider led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). I. Shesterkin stopped 24 of 25.
Team Stats
NYRBUF
31Shots on goal25
2.77Expected goals1.73
55Shot attempts61
245v5 shots on goal18
1/4Power play0/3
18Hits29
23Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes10
3Giveaways9
4Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NYR 2.77 xGBUF 1.73 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:30 | 2:07 |
| C. Kreider | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:28 | 2:15 |
| A. Panarin | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:44 | 2:10 |
| F. Chytil | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 15:45 | 2:45 |
| A. Lafrenière | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:29 | 2:28 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 | 2:16 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:00 | 2:19 |
| K. Kakko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:34 | 2:51 |
| B. Goodrow | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:00 |
| N. Bonino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| W. Cuylle | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| K. Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:39 | 2:46 |
| J. Trouba | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | 0:00 |
| A. Fox | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:02 | 2:09 |
| R. Lindgren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 0:00 |
| B. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:00 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 15:33 | 0:29 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Shesterkin | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:51 | 1:01 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:10 | 4:21 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:02 | 4:21 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:34 | 4:11 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:54 | 4:21 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:16 | 1:01 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 1:01 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 | 1:11 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 10:24 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:48 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 22:53 | 1:01 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 25:44 | 4:21 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 |