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Game Recap
STL3
BUF1
STL beat BUF 3-1, with the chances close: 2.74 expected goals to 2.52. BUF outshot STL 34 to 26. J. Neighbours led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Hofer stopped 34 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 12:53STLJ. NeighboursPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 0:51BUFK. Okposo0.15 xG
- 2nd 4:32STLJ. Kyrou0.17 xG
- 3rd 18:03STLJ. Neighbours0.31 xG
Team Stats
STLBUF
26Shots on goal34
2.74Expected goals2.52
49Shot attempts66
215v5 shots on goal23
1/2Power play0/3
26Hits14
16Blocked shots11
8Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways2
6Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 2.74 xGBUF 2.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Neighbours | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:38 | 1:49 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:25 | 2:16 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:13 | 2:14 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 2:13 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:22 | 0:50 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:13 | 1:17 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:52 |
| K. Hayes | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:53 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:24 | 0:00 |
| S. Blais | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 24:53 | 1:00 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 15:03 | 0:14 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 26:20 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:56 | 1:52 |
| M. Kessel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:30 | 0:00 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hofer | 34 | 34 | 1 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:50 | 2:42 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:10 | 3:11 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 | 2:38 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:00 | 3:22 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 | 3:17 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:10 | 2:48 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:38 | 2:50 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:27 | 3:12 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:20 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:59 | 3:18 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:02 | 2:42 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:00 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 58:18 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |