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Game Recap
WPG5
BUF2
WPG beat BUF 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.20 expected goals to 2.40. WPG outshot BUF 35 to 19. J. Morrissey led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 17 of 19.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 17:33BUFJ. PeterkaPP0.13 xG
- 1st 19:54WPGN. Niederreiter0.04 xG
- 2nd 9:20BUFE. Robinson0.10 xG
- 3rd 10:38WPGJ. Morrissey0.22 xG
- 3rd 13:55WPGM. Barron0.04 xG
- 3rd 18:39WPGV. NamestnikovEN0.89 xG
- 3rd 19:06WPGS. MonahanEN0.94 xG
Team Stats
WPGBUF
35Shots on goal19
4.20Expected goals2.40
67Shot attempts50
295v5 shots on goal15
0/2Power play1/2
23Hits22
19Blocked shots22
4Penalty minutes4
1Giveaways5
5Takeaways2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 4.20 xGBUF 2.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Namestnikov | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:56 | 1:06 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:57 | 1:48 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:32 | 1:55 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:57 | 2:11 |
| S. Monahan | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:48 | 1:43 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:41 | 0:01 |
| C. Perfetti | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 2:10 |
| M. Barron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 1:46 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 2:07 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:13 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:30 | 1:51 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 25:16 | 2:12 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:05 | 0:02 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 17:47 | 0:00 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:05 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 11:20 | 1:03 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 59:49 | Win |
| C. Hellebuyck | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 2:32 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:12 | 2:33 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:01 | 2:30 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:59 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:22 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 19:50 | 0:23 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:22 | 0:29 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:31 | 2:26 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:25 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 27:24 | 0:31 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 26:16 | 2:24 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 23:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 14:53 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 14:32 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 10:20 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 59:29 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |