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2024-03-09 · KeyBank Center

2 – 3Final/SO

BUF beat EDM 3–2 in a shootout. BUF also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 3.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jacob Bryson scored at 11:39 of the third, moving BUF’s win probability from 18% to 52%. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved 1.0 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 27
Expected goals
3.2 – 3.5
xG share
BUF 52%
Home-ice start
BUF 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.

EDM goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

EDMBUF

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 · 17:10 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.37 · Penalties −0.19 · Shootout +0.71
+1.09
BUF
65:00 TOI
GSAx +1.02
+1.02
BUF
0 G, 0 A · 26:53 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing −0.13 · Faceoffs −0.09 · Shootout +1.06
+0.94

Rough nights

EDM
0 G, 0 A · 23:55 TOI
On-ice −0.42 · Finishing −0.47
−0.92
BUF
0 G, 0 A · 23:27 TOI
Finishing −0.20 · Penalties −0.37 · Shootout −0.17
−0.73
EDM
0 G, 0 A · 19:33 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing −0.37 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout −0.44
−0.67

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalEDM–BUFWin prob.
P1 0:29 EDMRyan McLeod
from Leon Draisaitl, Warren Foegele
1–047% → 62%
P1 14:19 EDMWarren FoegeleSH
from Ryan McLeod
2–064% → 78%
P1 15:35 BUFTage ThompsonPP
unassisted
2–122% → 35%
P3 11:39 BUFJacob Bryson
unassisted
2–218% → 52%

Every player

Show both lineups

EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Ryan McLeod C17:1111+0.67−0.02+0.70+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00
Warren Foegele L15:4311+0.47−0.03+0.51−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Leon Draisaitl C22:041+0.43−0.49−0.11+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.14+0.84
Vincent Desharnais D17:28+0.08+0.07+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Adam Henrique C13:52+0.01−0.02−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00
Sam Carrick C9:24−0.02+0.02−0.11−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.08+0.00
Mattias Janmark C9:49−0.08−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Ceci D17:35−0.09+0.08−0.17−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Zach Hyman L19:41−0.13−0.04−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00
Evander Kane L16:11−0.13−0.06−0.07+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.01+0.00
Brett Kulak D16:58−0.14+0.06+0.01−0.02−0.00−0.19+0.00−0.00
Corey Perry R14:01−0.21−0.06−0.16+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mattias Ekholm D22:37−0.24−0.23−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Connor Brown R11:20−0.25+0.03−0.27−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Darnell Nurse D22:51−0.28−0.10−0.17−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Connor McDavid C23:05−0.49−0.41−0.30+0.12−0.02+0.37+0.05−0.30
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C19:33−0.67−0.08−0.37+0.04−0.00+0.19+0.00−0.44
Evan Bouchard D23:55−0.92−0.42−0.47+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Stuart Skinner G65:00−0.47

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Tage Thompson C17:101+1.09+0.21+0.37−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.71
Alex Tuch R26:53+0.94+0.09−0.13+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.09+1.06
Jacob Bryson D13:421+0.86+0.10+0.77−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Eric Robinson L15:33+0.17+0.13−0.13−0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Henri Jokiharju D21:34+0.14+0.12+0.01+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D28:55+0.12+0.37−0.24−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Zach Benson L15:06+0.09+0.09−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Peyton Krebs C12:03+0.08+0.14−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.04+0.00
Connor Clifton D14:52+0.06+0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jeff Skinner L9:15−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00
Dylan Cozens C21:57−0.06+0.45−0.42−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.08+0.00
JJ Peterka R6:04−0.08−0.01−0.07−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bowen Byram D25:46−0.12+0.27−0.36−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C15:03−0.21+0.05−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04+0.00
Victor Olofsson R14:40−0.25−0.11−0.12−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Lukas Rousek R12:58−0.26−0.09−0.17−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00
Tyson Jost C14:02−0.38−0.11−0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.04+0.00
Owen Power D23:27−0.73+0.04−0.20+0.01−0.05−0.37+0.00−0.17
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G65:00+1.02

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.