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Game Recap
STL6
BUF2
STL beat BUF 6-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.90 expected goals to 4.58. BUF outshot STL 37 to 28. V. Tarasenko scored three for STL. J. Binnington stopped 35 of 37.
Team Stats
STLBUF
28Shots on goal37
2.90Expected goals4.58
39Shot attempts69
225v5 shots on goal35
2/3Power play0/2
7Hits4
13Blocked shots4
4Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways6
2Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 2.90 xGBUF 4.58 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
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:28 | 1:52 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:54 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:22 | 1:52 |
| D. Perron | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:09 | 2:48 |
| B. Saad | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:46 | 0:17 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 2:17 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:46 | 2:15 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 | 1:07 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 2:14 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 | 2:36 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:46 | 1:33 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:07 | 0:00 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:14 | 0:00 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:15 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 59:46 | Win |
| V. Husso | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:05 | 2:40 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:25 | 2:40 |
| R. Asplund | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:27 | 2:43 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 | 1:20 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:47 | 2:40 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:36 | 1:20 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:47 | 1:20 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:17 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 23:10 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:06 | 1:25 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 23:51 | 2:35 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 0:00 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 59:29 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |