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Game Recap
PIT2
BUF3
BUF beat PIT 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.02 expected goals to 2.55. J. Skinner led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 31 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- 1st 16:46PITS. Crosby0.01 xG
- 2nd 16:44PITL. Eller0.25 xG
- 3rd 5:13BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.15 xG
- 3rd 10:52BUFK. Okposo0.01 xG
- 3rd 17:16BUFA. Tuch0.31 xG
Team Stats
PITBUF
33Shots on goal34
2.55Expected goals5.02
57Shot attempts71
265v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/4
24Hits21
12Blocked shots12
12Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways5
4Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.55 xGBUF 5.02 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
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 2:27 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 2:26 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:01 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:16 | 0:01 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 1:53 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:08 | 1:32 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 | 0:00 |
| A. Nylander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 1:47 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:03 | 2:06 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:45 | 2:12 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:01 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:33 | 1:28 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24:48 | 2:31 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:38 | 1:29 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 22:23 | 0:05 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:13 | 0:01 |
| R. Shea | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Ludvig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 58:45 | Loss |
| T. Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:01 | 4:15 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:57 | 4:22 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 2:56 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:01 | 4:24 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:28 | 0:29 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:27 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 0:31 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:54 | 1:29 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:12 | 0:02 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:51 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:35 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 26:07 | 4:28 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:47 | 0:19 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:39 | 0:24 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:07 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:02 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 59:50 | Win |
| D. Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |