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Game Recap
VAN1
BUF0
VAN beat BUF 1-0, with the chances close: 2.62 expected goals to 2.61. T. Demko stopped 26 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2nd 2:05VANS. Lafferty0.49 xG
Team Stats
VANBUF
23Shots on goal26
2.62Expected goals2.61
46Shot attempts56
165v5 shots on goal13
0/2Power play0/3
27Hits22
17Blocked shots12
15Penalty minutes13
0Giveaways6
5Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.62 xGBUF 2.61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Lafferty | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:01 | 1:16 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | 2:24 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:32 | 2:28 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17:53 | 2:08 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | 0:12 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 1:19 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 1:39 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | 0:13 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 1:13 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 10:48 | 0:15 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:05 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 2:30 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 0:05 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 | 2:24 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 | 0:11 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:31 | 1:21 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:15 | 0:05 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:12 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Demko | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:10 | 3:54 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 3:24 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 | 3:53 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 4:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 1:50 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 16:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:01 | 2:27 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 2:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 2:16 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:25 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:34 | 0:45 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:09 | 5:17 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:22 | 0:14 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13:43 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:25 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 58:05 | Loss |
| D. Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |