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Game Recap
OTT6
BUF2
OTT beat BUF 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.76 expected goals to 2.90. S. Pinto led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). J. Korpisalo stopped 34 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 2:37OTTA. Zub0.25 xG
- 1st 4:56OTTB. Katchouk0.02 xG
- 1st 6:01OTTD. Batherson0.25 xG
- 1st 8:49OTTJ. Chychrun0.08 xG
- 1st 19:11OTTB. Tkachuk0.05 xG
- 2nd 2:54BUFJ. Peterka0.10 xG
- 2nd 13:07BUFC. Clifton0.04 xG
- 3rd 16:43OTTS. PintoEN0.83 xG
Team Stats
OTTBUF
42Shots on goal36
4.76Expected goals2.90
65Shot attempts77
345v5 shots on goal29
0/2Power play0/2
26Hits32
18Blocked shots10
10Penalty minutes10
2Giveaways2
7Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
OTT 4.76 xGBUF 2.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Pinto | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 15:30 | 1:40 |
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 16:44 | 2:22 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:23 | 2:00 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 11:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:16 | 0:09 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:41 | 2:44 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:40 | 1:35 |
| A. Crookshank | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:00 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:17 | 0:00 |
| R. Greig | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 12:10 | 0:00 |
| D. Kubalik | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 1:38 |
| J. Chychrun | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 23:35 | 2:23 |
| A. Zub | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:01 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:54 | 1:40 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:45 | 2:20 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:46 | 1:17 |
| J. Bernard-Docker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Korpisalo | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Forsberg | 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:38 | 1:47 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:07 | 1:45 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:03 | 1:45 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:49 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 16:24 | 1:56 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:08 | 2:02 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:41 | 2:06 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:19 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:09 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:35 | 0:09 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 23:16 | 1:48 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 22:53 | 2:12 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 21:21 | 0:09 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 19:20 | 2:04 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 8:49 | Loss |
| D. Levi | 32 | 31 | 1 | .969 | 50:14 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.