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Game Recap
OTT3
BUF1
OTT beat BUF 3-1, with the chances close: 2.66 expected goals to 1.93. N. Holden led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). A. Forsberg stopped 23 of 24.
Team Stats
OTTBUF
28Shots on goal24
2.66Expected goals1.93
54Shot attempts39
245v5 shots on goal12
0/2Power play1/6
13Hits12
12Blocked shots13
17Penalty minutes19
2Giveaways4
5Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
OTT 2.66 xGBUF 1.93 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
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:06 | 1:55 |
| Z. Sanford | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:54 |
| T. Ennis | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:24 | 1:06 |
| A. Watson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 10:44 | 0:00 |
| D. Gambrell | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 7:30 | 0:00 |
| C. Brown | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:44 | 1:50 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:33 | 1:10 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 1:40 |
| A. Formenton | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:20 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:56 |
| A. Gaudette | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 1:42 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 |
| N. Holden | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 25:15 | 0:14 |
| A. Zub | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:27 | 0:12 |
| N. Zaitsev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 17:31 | 2:01 |
| V. Mete | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 1:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:46 | 4:05 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 3:47 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:11 | 5:40 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:12 | 5:44 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:07 | 5:45 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:37 | 3:54 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 6:03 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:35 | 4:00 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:20 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17 | 6:42 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 23:32 | 6:55 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 21:06 | 3:40 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:13 | 0:06 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:32 | 0:26 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:32 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.