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Game Recap
VGK1
BUF3
BUF beat VGK 3-1, with the chances close: 2.72 expected goals to 3.00. C. Anderson stopped 30 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
- 1st 7:53BUFP. Krebs0.09 xG
- 3rd 12:01VGKB. Hutton0.01 xG
- 3rd 16:16BUFV. OlofssonPP0.01 xG
- 3rd 19:24BUFA. TuchEN0.23 xG
Team Stats
VGKBUF
31Shots on goal24
3.00Expected goals2.72
55Shot attempts48
275v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play1/4
14Hits11
14Blocked shots13
20Penalty minutes20
1Giveaways7
2Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 3.00 xGBUF 2.72 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
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 2:33 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:08 | 2:55 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:52 | 5:11 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:39 | 5:01 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:50 | 5:20 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:10 | 2:55 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:31 | 4:39 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:38 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:53 | 0:06 |
| J. Leschyshyn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:01 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9:25 | 0:04 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:58 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 12:30 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:51 | 5:26 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:27 | 2:34 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 19:55 | 0:24 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 2:51 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 58:38 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:33 | 4:06 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 | 2:16 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 3:29 |
| P. Krebs | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:44 | 5:07 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 2:04 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:13 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:50 | 5:25 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:10 | 4:01 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 3:26 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7:49 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:14 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:33 | 1:26 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 25:03 | 5:41 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | 1:08 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:13 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6:34 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.