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Game Recap
TBL6
BUF5
TBL beat BUF 6-5 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.97 expected goals to 4.05. BUF outshot TBL 37 to 25. S. Stamkos led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). B. Elliott stopped 32 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
- 1st 7:54TBLB. PointPP0.19 xG
- 1st 16:48TBLC. Perry0.17 xG
- 1st 17:54BUFT. Thompson0.25 xG
- 1st 18:53BUFJ. Quinn0.11 xG
- 2nd 9:07BUFT. Jost0.23 xG
- 2nd 16:26TBLB. PointPP0.19 xG
- 3rd 9:37BUFD. Cozens0.03 xG
- 3rd 14:19BUFJ. Skinner0.03 xG
- 3rd 14:35TBLS. Stamkos0.28 xG
- 3rd 17:58TBLB. HagelPP0.36 xG
- OT 2:44TBLS. Stamkos0.03 xG
Team Stats
TBLBUF
25Shots on goal37
3.97Expected goals4.05
55Shot attempts58
195v5 shots on goal27
3/4Power play0/1
25Hits8
10Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes8
8Giveaways3
9Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 3.97 xGBUF 4.05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kucherov | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 26:00 | 4:56 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:37 | 5:41 |
| B. Point | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:13 | 5:43 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:46 | 4:49 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:58 | 0:30 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:49 | 1:34 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:00 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:00 |
| C. Koepke | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 8:52 | 0:02 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:55 | 4:06 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:39 | 0:26 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:39 | 0:00 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:00 |
| N. Perbix | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:06 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 |
| C. Foote | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 37 | 32 | 5 | .865 | 62:23 | Win |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:06 | 0:57 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 1:17 |
| T. Jost | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:45 | 0:58 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:38 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:46 | 1:10 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:38 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:39 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:19 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:38 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:18 | 0:24 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 27:01 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 25:03 | 1:12 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:50 | 0:26 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:31 | 0:19 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 25 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 62:44 | OT loss |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.