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Game Recap
TBL3
BUF5
BUF beat TBL 5-3, with the chances close: 3.58 expected goals to 2.98. A. Killorn led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). E. Comrie stopped 33 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 13:28TBLB. PointPP0.14 xG
- 1st 16:15BUFT. ThompsonPP0.04 xG
- 2nd 5:35BUFV. Hinostroza0.15 xG
- 2nd 12:30BUFT. Jost0.20 xG
- 2nd 19:46BUFJ. Quinn0.11 xG
- 3rd 0:53BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.08 xG
- 3rd 2:55TBLA. Killorn0.10 xG
- 3rd 13:18TBLA. KillornSH0.22 xG
Team Stats
TBLBUF
36Shots on goal34
2.98Expected goals3.58
62Shot attempts56
225v5 shots on goal27
1/5Power play2/5
28Hits17
12Blocked shots13
17Penalty minutes17
13Giveaways10
6Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 2.98 xGBUF 3.58 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
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Killorn | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:18 | 3:36 |
| N. Kucherov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:38 | 5:39 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:59 | 1:06 |
| B. Point | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:34 | 5:38 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:28 | 5:00 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 12:52 | 0:00 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:25 | 1:42 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:45 | 1:23 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 1:01 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:28 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:23 | 1:40 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:20 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 1:07 |
| N. Perbix | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:06 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 24:32 | 5:38 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:52 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 0:04 |
| D. Raddysh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 34 | 29 | 5 | .853 | 57:30 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:15 | 3:15 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:56 | 2:54 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:27 | 3:09 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:48 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 1:18 |
| T. Jost | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:06 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:45 | 1:22 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:06 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:32 | 3:15 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:51 | 1:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 0:06 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:43 | 3:15 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:54 | 1:09 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 24:22 | 0:15 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:17 | 0:09 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | 0:23 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 59:54 | Win |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.