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2024-02-23 · Nationwide Arena

2 – 1Final

BUF beat CBJ 2–1. BUF also won the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 3.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Connor Clifton scored at 3:05 of the third, moving BUF’s win probability from 48% to 74%. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved 1.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
37 – 26
Expected goals
3.3 – 3.0
xG share
BUF 53%
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
59:54 TOI
GSAx +1.87
+1.68
CBJ
56:30 TOI
GSAx +1.14
+1.14
BUF
1 G, 0 A · 20:03 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.87 · Penalties +0.19
+1.13

Rough nights

CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 16:03 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Finishing −0.58
−0.83
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 21:43 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing −0.33 · Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs +0.05
−0.74
BUF
Jeff Skinner
0 G, 0 A · 13:03 TOI
Finishing −0.55
−0.54

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBUF–CBJWin prob.
P1 12:05 CBJDmitri VoronkovPP
from Kirill Marchenko, Ivan Provorov
0–154% → 70%
P1 16:16 BUFZemgus Girgensons
from Kyle Okposo, Kale Clague
1–129% → 47%
P3 3:05 BUFConnor Clifton
from Jacob Bryson, Zach Benson
2–148% → 74%

Every player

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BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Connor Clifton D20:031+1.13+0.06+0.87−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C11:021+1.00+0.09+0.92−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.01
Casey Mittelstadt C18:36+0.30+0.22−0.08+0.01−0.01+0.19−0.04
Henri Jokiharju D25:07+0.12−0.08−0.00+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jacob Bryson D20:181+0.10+0.13−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Tuch R17:03+0.08+0.06−0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Eric Robinson L10:51+0.07+0.14−0.05−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johnson D10:41+0.06+0.06−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L19:24+0.06+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D29:54+0.04+0.28−0.21−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Okposo R12:591+0.04+0.31−0.33+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Zach Benson L13:151−0.09+0.03−0.11+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R14:38−0.11+0.10−0.22+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kale Clague D8:311−0.19+0.07−0.06+0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
Peyton Krebs C15:46−0.20+0.31−0.52−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.03
Tage Thompson C17:14−0.32+0.06−0.52−0.00−0.01+0.19−0.03
Dylan Cozens C16:06−0.34−0.14−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeff Skinner L13:03−0.54+0.03−0.55+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G59:54+1.68

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dmitri Voronkov L14:131+0.55+0.27+0.46−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.01
Erik Gudbranson D19:15+0.09−0.10+0.01−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Kent Johnson C11:53+0.05−0.04−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Johnny Gaudreau L19:49−0.01−0.18−0.08+0.08−0.01+0.19+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R9:57−0.05−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Damon Severson D18:10−0.07+0.17−0.02−0.03−0.02−0.19+0.00
Alexandre Texier L10:08−0.08−0.07−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R16:481−0.12+0.17−0.28−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Adam Boqvist D20:22−0.19−0.17+0.01−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Justin Danforth R10:53−0.20−0.13−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jake Bean D14:18−0.23−0.21+0.01+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D22:011−0.24+0.06−0.28−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R17:53−0.26+0.22−0.46−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C15:18−0.27−0.20−0.00−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.04
Sean Kuraly C12:36−0.33−0.09−0.02−0.01−0.01−0.19−0.01
Zach Werenski D24:10−0.39−0.12−0.09+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Boone Jenner C21:43−0.74−0.26−0.33−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.05
Jack Roslovic C16:03−0.83−0.23−0.58+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Daniil Tarasov G56:30+1.14

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.