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Game Recap
TBL1
BUF5
BUF beat TBL 5-1, with the chances close: 2.82 expected goals to 2.71. TBL outshot BUF 36 to 25. V. Olofsson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Anderson stopped 35 of 36.
Team Stats
TBLBUF
36Shots on goal25
2.71Expected goals2.82
70Shot attempts42
295v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play0/1
17Hits12
8Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes6
7Giveaways4
4Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 2.71 xGBUF 2.82 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
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Killorn | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:39 | 2:00 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:20 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:56 | 1:37 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 18:21 | 2:33 |
| B. Point | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 17:07 | 2:14 |
| A. Barré-Boulet | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 1:27 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:25 | 2:00 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 13:41 | 1:50 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:20 | 1:26 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 0:00 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:24 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 22:43 | 2:33 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:17 | 0:07 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:13 | 1:27 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:00 |
| A. Sustr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 57:04 | Loss |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:35 | 1:18 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:00 | 1:35 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:02 | 0:25 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:01 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 15:50 | 1:35 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:25 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:42 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 1:18 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:39 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:08 | 1:32 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:44 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:01 | 0:42 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 | 0:28 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 59:58 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.