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Game Recap
OTT3
BUF4
BUF beat OTT 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.78 expected goals to 2.66. J. Skinner led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). C. Anderson stopped 30 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 2nd 0:43BUFH. Jokiharju0.03 xG
- 2nd 2:46BUFV. Olofsson0.36 xG
- 2nd 4:27OTTT. StützlePP0.06 xG
- 2nd 6:11OTTD. Gambrell0.18 xG
- 2nd 12:36OTTC. Giroux0.13 xG
- 3rd 3:03BUFT. ThompsonPP0.14 xG
- OT 1:18BUFC. Mittelstadt0.17 xG
Team Stats
OTTBUF
33Shots on goal36
2.66Expected goals3.78
56Shot attempts68
285v5 shots on goal27
1/3Power play1/4
33Hits10
15Blocked shots11
8Penalty minutes6
8Giveaways7
6Takeaways9
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 3.78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Stützle | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:53 | 3:05 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 | 2:08 |
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:16 | 3:44 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 | 2:21 |
| D. Gambrell | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:23 | 0:00 |
| E. Sokolov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:44 | 0:00 |
| A. DeBrincat | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 3:07 |
| P. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 | 0:00 |
| S. Pinto | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 | 0:42 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 1:20 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | 0:00 |
| J. Gauthier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29:52 | 3:39 |
| A. Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23:43 | 0:00 |
| N. Holden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:13 | 0:02 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:50 | 0:51 |
| T. Kleven | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:11 | 1:21 |
| M. Guenette | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:47 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sogaard | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 61:18 | OT loss |
| C. Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:54 | 3:21 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 3:44 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 3:58 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 3:36 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:11 | 0:09 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:09 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:57 | 3:40 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 3:34 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:20 | 3:18 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:13 | 4:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:09 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 27:17 | 4:06 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 23:38 | 0:20 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:00 | 3:26 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:15 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 61:18 | Win |
| D. Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.