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2024-04-05 · KeyBank Center

2 – 4Final

BUF beat PHI 4–2. BUF lost the expected-goals battle 1.8 to 3.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Rasmus Dahlin scored at 14:51 of the second, moving BUF’s win probability from 53% to 75%. Ivan Fedotov allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
34 – 19
Expected goals
3.7 – 1.8
xG share
PHI 68%
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.

PHI goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

PHIBUF

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
2 G, 0 A · 16:57 TOI
Finishing +1.45
+1.50
BUF
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.36
+1.36
PHI
1 G, 1 A · 19:12 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing +0.77 · Penalties +0.19
+0.90

Rough nights

PHI
Ivan Fedotov
55:42 TOI
GSAx −2.23
−2.23
BUF
0 G, 1 A · 20:27 TOI
On-ice −0.17 · Finishing −0.46
−0.64
BUF
Henri Jokiharju
0 G, 0 A · 21:07 TOI
On-ice −0.19 · Penalties −0.19
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPHI–BUFWin prob.
P1 10:01 BUFTage Thompson
from JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch
0–153% → 70%
P2 9:07 PHINoah Cates
from Owen Tippett, Cam York
1–126% → 47%
P2 14:51 BUFRasmus Dahlin
from Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch
1–253% → 75%
P2 19:54 BUFJack Quinn
from Zach Benson, Owen Power
1–377% → 92%
P3 9:19 PHIOwen Tippett
from Travis Sanheim, Scott Laughton
2–34% → 18%
P3 13:59 BUFJack Quinn
from Zach Benson, Dylan Cozens
2–487% → 98%

Every player

Show both lineups

PHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Owen Tippett R19:1211+0.90−0.06+0.77+0.00−0.01+0.19+0.01
Noah Cates L12:061+0.59+0.07+0.52−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Travis Konecny R22:56+0.23+0.10−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.01
Nick Seeler D19:19+0.15+0.16−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Johnson D13:16+0.08+0.14−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marc Staal D12:48+0.07+0.07+0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Farabee L9:58+0.07+0.08−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bobby Brink R15:12+0.03+0.03−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Garnet Hathaway R11:48+0.02+0.08−0.07−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.02
Morgan Frost C21:40−0.07+0.05−0.22+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.08
Cam Atkinson R12:54−0.09+0.05−0.14+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Poehling C13:02−0.10+0.11−0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Jamie Drysdale D23:41−0.10+0.19−0.27−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Scott Laughton C18:201−0.13−0.04−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Travis Sanheim D21:091−0.21−0.04−0.16+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cam York D23:401−0.31−0.05−0.26+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Olle Lycksell R11:39−0.38+0.11−0.48−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyson Foerster R19:38−0.41+0.07−0.48−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ivan Fedotov G55:42−2.23

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jack Quinn R16:572+1.50+0.04+1.45+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D23:261+0.80+0.04+0.77−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tage Thompson C19:2511+0.24−0.23+0.61−0.00−0.03+0.00−0.10
Dylan Cozens C16:151+0.08+0.10−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Lukas Rousek R10:29+0.04+0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Owen Power D25:071+0.04+0.05−0.00+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Zach Benson L14:512+0.02+0.03−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jeff Skinner L13:32+0.01+0.05−0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
Connor Clifton D17:51−0.00−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bryson D14:01−0.03−0.03+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Peyton Krebs C11:58−0.03+0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.06
Zemgus Girgensons C11:36−0.12−0.08−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Victor Olofsson R8:06−0.13−0.12−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Eric Robinson L8:19−0.19−0.12−0.06−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Tuch R21:392−0.29−0.16−0.13+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.02
Bowen Byram D18:54−0.40−0.19+0.01−0.01−0.03−0.19+0.00
Henri Jokiharju D21:07−0.42−0.19−0.05+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
JJ Peterka R20:271−0.64−0.17−0.46+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G60:00+1.36

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.