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Game Recap
VAN2
BUF5
BUF beat VAN 5-2, with the chances close: 2.96 expected goals to 2.91. BUF outshot VAN 43 to 34. K. Okposo led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 32 of 34.
Team Stats
VANBUF
34Shots on goal43
2.91Expected goals2.96
43Shot attempts63
275v5 shots on goal31
0/3Power play0/3
10Hits14
10Blocked shots5
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways8
2Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.91 xGBUF 2.96 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
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:14 | 3:31 |
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:08 | 3:39 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:56 | 2:21 |
| J. Dowling | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 2:21 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:55 | 3:39 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:09 | 3:39 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 2:29 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 |
| M. Highmore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:56 | 3:36 |
| T. Poolman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Rathbone | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 2:21 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:51 | 2:24 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:04 | 2:46 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:31 | 2:46 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:01 | 2:46 |
| R. Asplund | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:25 | 3:14 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 3:14 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 3:14 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | 3:14 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 1:09 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:18 | 2:31 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:19 | 1:18 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 16:35 | 2:11 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:54 | 1:37 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |