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Game Recap
VGK7
BUF4
VGK beat BUF 7-4, with the chances close: 3.03 expected goals to 3.16. J. Eichel scored three for VGK. L. Thompson stopped 31 of 35.
Team Stats
VGKBUF
36Shots on goal35
3.03Expected goals3.16
54Shot attempts73
295v5 shots on goal24
1/2Power play2/3
15Hits8
24Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways3
11Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 3.03 xGBUF 3.16 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:51 |
| J. Eichel | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:49 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:35 | 1:33 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 15:19 | 0:41 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:51 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:35 | 1:35 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:32 | 1:43 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:24 | 1:33 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 22:21 | 0:51 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +5 | 0 | 20:45 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:19 | 1:33 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 59:07 | Win |
| A. Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 2:47 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:42 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:11 | 2:47 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:09 | 2:47 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:42 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:42 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:42 |
| R. Asplund | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:08 | 2:47 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:42 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:15 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26:43 | 3:13 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 20:24 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:29 | 1:28 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 0:00 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 15:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 58:11 | Loss |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.