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Game Recap
STL2
BUF6
BUF beat STL 6-2, with the chances close: 3.82 expected goals to 3.70. J. Skinner led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 34 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BUF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
- 1st 0:18BUFJ. Skinner0.03 xG
- 2nd 0:53STLP. BuchnevichPP0.24 xG
- 2nd 2:53BUFD. Cozens0.17 xG
- 2nd 5:57BUFV. OlofssonPP0.12 xG
- 2nd 13:01BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.11 xG
- 3rd 12:44BUFJ. Quinn0.06 xG
- 3rd 18:43BUFJ. Quinn0.17 xG
- 3rd 18:56STLB. Schenn0.10 xG
Team Stats
STLBUF
36Shots on goal32
3.70Expected goals3.82
59Shot attempts59
325v5 shots on goal24
1/3Power play2/3
26Hits15
12Blocked shots12
8Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways1
4Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 3.70 xGBUF 3.82 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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:38 | 2:35 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:44 | 2:15 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:16 | 1:21 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:57 | 1:54 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:35 | 1:44 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:19 | 2:13 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:04 | 2:21 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:50 | 1:46 |
| N. Alexandrov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0:00 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10:57 | 0:00 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:48 | 0:00 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:01 | 0:05 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 20:40 | 2:52 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:28 | 0:08 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 20:19 | 1:07 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:11 | 0:00 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 16:35 | 0:04 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 32 | 26 | 6 | .813 | 60:00 | Loss |
| T. Greiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:06 | 2:42 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:00 | 1:21 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:34 | 2:45 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:28 | 1:15 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 1:17 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:28 | 2:44 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 13:40 | 1:17 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:18 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:32 | 2:47 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 25:12 | 1:26 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 24:36 | 2:36 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 22:05 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:28 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 59:34 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |