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Game Recap
OTT3
BUF5
BUF beat OTT 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 2.76 expected goals to 1.23. T. Thompson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 9:14BUFJ. Peterka0.13 xG
- 1st 15:06OTTV. Tarasenko0.01 xG
- 1st 17:28BUFT. Thompson0.04 xG
- 1st 19:32BUFT. ThompsonPP0.05 xG
- 2nd 4:52BUFP. Krebs0.16 xG
- 3rd 0:43OTTC. Giroux0.14 xG
- 3rd 11:15OTTC. Giroux0.04 xG
- 3rd 19:57BUFD. CozensEN0.83 xG
Team Stats
OTTBUF
28Shots on goal32
1.23Expected goals2.76
67Shot attempts49
225v5 shots on goal28
0/4Power play1/3
27Hits28
14Blocked shots27
6Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways6
4Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
OTT 1.23 xGBUF 2.76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Giroux | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:16 | 4:34 |
| R. Greig | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:05 | 3:34 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:15 | 3:30 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 25:03 | 4:21 |
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:18 | 4:18 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:01 | 4:04 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:13 | 0:17 |
| D. Kubalik | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:22 | 3:23 |
| Z. MacEwen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 6:15 | 0:00 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:12 | 0:00 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:35 | 4:14 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:41 | 3:33 |
| J. Chychrun | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 19:59 | 3:51 |
| A. Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:10 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Bernard-Docker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:11 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 15:56 | |
| J. Korpisalo | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 42:11 | Loss |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 1:41 |
| T. Thompson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 2:43 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 19:16 | 2:44 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:06 | 1:43 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:38 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 2:26 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:56 | 2:43 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 1:33 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:37 | 1:58 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 11:19 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24:40 | 2:54 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:52 | 1:29 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 25:18 | 0:06 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 2 | 15:10 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:06 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.