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2024-02-29 · Amalie Arena

3 – 2Final/OT

BUF beat TBL 3–2 in overtime. Expected goals were close to even (BUF 1.9, TBL 2.0), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Rasmus Dahlin scored on the power play at 1:42 of overtime, moving BUF’s win probability from 50% to 100%.

Shots on goal
23 – 23
Expected goals
1.9 – 2.0
xG share
TBL 52%
Home-ice start
TBL 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 goalTBL goal

Expected goals

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

BUFTBL

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
1 G, 0 A · 17:34 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.67 · Penalties +0.37
+1.10
BUF
1 G, 1 A · 27:55 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.68
+0.79
TBL
Mitchell Chaffee
1 G, 0 A · 12:38 TOI
Finishing +0.77
+0.78

Rough nights

TBL
61:09 TOI
GSAx −0.63
−0.63
TBL
0 G, 1 A · 23:21 TOI
On-ice −0.27 · Finishing −0.54 · Penalties +0.19
−0.59
BUF
0 G, 1 A · 18:15 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing −0.26 · Penalties −0.19
−0.37

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBUF–TBLWin prob.
P1 8:12 TBLBrayden PointPP
from Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman
0–154% → 70%
P1 10:59 BUFAlex Tuch
unassisted
1–130% → 47%
P2 17:18 TBLMitchell Chaffee
from Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli
1–253% → 76%
P3 11:33 BUFTage ThompsonPP
from Rasmus Dahlin
2–217% → 48%
OT 1:42 BUFRasmus DahlinPP
from Casey Mittelstadt, Jordan Greenway
3–250% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Tuch R17:341+1.10+0.07+0.67+0.01−0.00+0.37−0.02
Rasmus Dahlin D27:5511+0.79+0.12+0.68−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tage Thompson C17:231+0.68+0.10+0.44−0.00−0.02+0.19−0.02
Owen Power D24:18+0.12+0.13+0.01+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C14:25+0.06+0.07−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.03
Peyton Krebs C10:45+0.02+0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Connor Clifton D16:28+0.01+0.08−0.07−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bryson D16:18−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johnson D14:40−0.03−0.03−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R11:57−0.06−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Eric Robinson L15:28−0.16+0.05−0.19−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Henri Jokiharju D18:59−0.17−0.11−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Okposo R13:28−0.18−0.05−0.12−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C16:57−0.19−0.01−0.18−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C20:211−0.23+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.19−0.04
Jeff Skinner L13:13−0.29−0.13−0.12−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Zach Benson L12:46−0.31−0.06−0.06−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jordan Greenway L18:151−0.37+0.07−0.26−0.00+0.01−0.19−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G61:42−0.02

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mitchell Chaffee R12:381+0.78+0.03+0.77−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden Point C18:361+0.34−0.14+0.64+0.02−0.00−0.19+0.01
Tyler Motte C14:24+0.17+0.04−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Erik Cernak D22:111+0.08+0.07+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C20:101+0.05−0.01−0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04
Brandon Hagel L21:01+0.03+0.09−0.07+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Haydn Fleury D17:11+0.02+0.03+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Max Crozier D9:27+0.02+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D13:34+0.01+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Calvin de Haan D16:29−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L15:52−0.05−0.05−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.03
Darren Raddysh D14:52−0.05−0.06+0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Conor Sheary L13:29−0.08−0.03−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Glendening C14:55−0.13−0.07−0.07−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.02
Michael Eyssimont C11:16−0.16−0.03−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Victor Hedman D24:111−0.30+0.04−0.18+0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Steven Stamkos C18:50−0.31−0.05−0.25+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Nikita Kucherov R23:211−0.59−0.27−0.54+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G61:09−0.63

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.