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Game Recap
VAN5
BUF4
VAN beat BUF 5-4, with the chances close: 3.46 expected goals to 3.01. B. Horvat led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). S. Martin stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 8:01VAND. Joshua0.38 xG
- 1st 9:18VANE. Bear0.12 xG
- 1st 11:15BUFJ. Skinner0.20 xG
- 2nd 0:31VANE. Pettersson0.10 xG
- 2nd 3:43BUFJ. Skinner0.12 xG
- 2nd 7:13VANJ. MillerPP0.03 xG
- 2nd 8:25VANB. HorvatPP0.16 xG
- 2nd 11:12BUFA. Tuch0.06 xG
- 3rd 12:02BUFC. Mittelstadt0.14 xG
Team Stats
VANBUF
32Shots on goal32
3.46Expected goals3.01
55Shot attempts65
265v5 shots on goal26
2/3Power play0/3
11Hits5
19Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes6
2Giveaways4
9Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 3.46 xGBUF 3.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 22:42 | 3:30 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:49 | 3:28 |
| J. Miller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:05 | 3:30 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:00 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 13:09 | 3:30 |
| D. Joshua | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | 0:00 |
| W. Lockwood | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:34 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 0:16 |
| S. Dries | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6:45 | 0:00 |
| E. Bear | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:40 | 0:34 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:42 | 3:28 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:06 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 19:46 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:32 | 3:48 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:37 | 3:23 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:29 | 3:38 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 | 2:22 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 2:37 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 2:12 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:33 | 2:22 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:44 | 3:16 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:05 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:18 | 0:00 |
| R. Sheahan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:31 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 28:39 | 4:29 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 26:49 | 1:53 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:14 | 0:00 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 13:01 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 57:56 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |