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2023-04-14 · Nationwide Arena

5 – 2Final

BUF beat CBJ 5–2. BUF also won the expected-goals battle 4.2 to 3.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Victor Olofsson scored at 12:35 of the second, moving BUF’s win probability from 47% to 69%. Devon Levi saved 1.4 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 31
Expected goals
4.2 – 3.1
xG share
BUF 58%
Home-ice start
CBJ 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

BUF goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

BUFCBJ

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

BUF
Devon Levi
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.39
+1.39
BUF
Jeff Skinner
1 G, 2 A · 16:02 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +0.61
+0.77
BUF
1 G, 1 A · 16:00 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +0.60
+0.74

Rough nights

CBJ
Michael Hutchinson
20:00 TOI
GSAx −0.92
−0.92
CBJ
Joona Luoto
0 G, 0 A · 19:05 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.42
−0.55
CBJ
Stanislav Svozil
0 G, 0 A · 21:01 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing −0.17
−0.46

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalBUF–CBJWin prob.
P1 0:34 CBJJohnny Gaudreau
from Tim Berni, Adam Boqvist
0–153% → 69%
P2 8:36 BUFJeff Skinner
from Casey Mittelstadt
1–127% → 47%
P2 12:35 BUFVictor Olofsson
from Dylan Cozens, Kale Clague
2–147% → 69%
P2 14:01 BUFAlex Tuch
from Jeff Skinner
3–170% → 86%
P2 18:24 CBJTyler Angle
from Andrew Peeke, Gavin Bayreuther
3–212% → 28%
P3 4:03 BUFCasey Mittelstadt
from Jeff Skinner
4–275% → 92%
P3 17:27 BUFPeyton Krebs
unassisted
5–299% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jeff Skinner L16:0212+0.77+0.16+0.61+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.02
Casey Mittelstadt C16:0011+0.74+0.16+0.60+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Peyton Krebs C14:201+0.72−0.11+0.81−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.05
Alex Tuch R15:181+0.71+0.11+0.59+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Victor Olofsson R16:491+0.59+0.07+0.34−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Kale Clague D21:271+0.15+0.17+0.01+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L11:49+0.04+0.05−0.02+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Henri Jokiharju D2:43+0.02+0.07−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ilya Lyubushkin D23:24+0.02+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C14:36+0.00+0.11−0.07−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.01
Owen Power D23:50−0.08+0.03−0.09+0.02−0.04+0.00+0.00
Jack Quinn R16:12−0.13−0.05−0.10+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lukas Rousek R13:34−0.15+0.09−0.24−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C15:551−0.17+0.12−0.26−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Rasmus Dahlin D26:10−0.18+0.23−0.39−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Okposo R15:25−0.22+0.12−0.40+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.06
JJ Peterka R13:37−0.27−0.16−0.11+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Riley Stillman D20:49−0.32+0.08−0.22+0.03−0.02−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Devon Levi G60:00+1.39

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Johnny Gaudreau L14:591+0.66+0.00+0.62+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyler Angle C12:081+0.32−0.09+0.44−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Andrew Peeke D15:271+0.14+0.17−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Boqvist D6:591−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Billy Sweezey D22:52−0.08−0.05−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Liam Foudy C19:08−0.09−0.08−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R14:25−0.09+0.06−0.15−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Gavin Bayreuther D8:191−0.10+0.09−0.38+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Samuel Knazko D21:42−0.17−0.17+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Kuraly C14:16−0.20+0.02−0.18−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
Emil Bemstrom C18:28−0.23−0.10−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C19:00−0.29−0.05−0.23+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mikael Pyyhtia L15:07−0.30−0.22−0.07−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Roslovic C16:11−0.32−0.04−0.23−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.04
Tim Berni D21:291−0.34−0.09−0.23−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Hunter McKown C17:24−0.41−0.13−0.09−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.01
Stanislav Svozil D21:01−0.46−0.26−0.17−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Joona Luoto L19:05−0.55−0.10−0.42−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jon Gillies G40:00−0.21
Michael Hutchinson G20:00−0.92

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.