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Game Recap
WPG3
BUF2
WPG beat BUF 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 3.05 expected goals to 4.21. BUF outshot WPG 37 to 27. Z. Girgensons led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 35 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 14:39BUFZ. Girgensons0.07 xG
- 2nd 4:13WPGB. Wheeler0.53 xG
- 2nd 8:24BUFZ. Girgensons0.32 xG
- 2nd 19:39WPGM. Appleton0.05 xG
Team Stats
WPGBUF
27Shots on goal37
3.05Expected goals4.21
44Shot attempts65
245v5 shots on goal27
0/1Power play0/2
15Hits14
12Blocked shots5
6Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways8
8Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 3.05 xGBUF 4.21 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
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Wheeler | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | 1:13 |
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:48 | 1:01 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 0:43 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | 1:02 |
| M. Appleton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:00 |
| Z. Sanford | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:59 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:55 | 1:17 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:24 | 0:47 |
| E. Svechnikov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 |
| A. Brooks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:02 | 0:00 |
| V. Heinola | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:55 | 0:58 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 25:03 | 1:10 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:22 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:31 | 0:50 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:00 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 65:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:26 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 | 3:31 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:47 | 3:31 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | 3:31 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 1:37 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:26 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:29 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:26 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23:24 | 0:29 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:32 | 3:31 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:23 | 0:03 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |