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2026-02-03 · Benchmark International Arena

3 – 4Final/OT

TBL beat BUF 4–3 in overtime. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 2.7: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jake Guentzel scored at 4:45 of overtime, moving TBL’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
26 – 35
Expected goals
2.7 – 3.7
xG share
TBL 58%
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
2 G, 0 A · 24:01 TOI
On-ice −0.21 · Finishing +1.74
+1.55
TBL
1 G, 1 A · 25:48 TOI
On-ice +0.48 · Finishing +0.75
+1.23
TBL
1 G, 1 A · 26:07 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.65 · Penalties +0.19
+0.99

Rough nights

BUF
0 G, 1 A · 19:31 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.48
−0.70
BUF
0 G, 1 A · 27:47 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing −0.73
−0.65
BUF
0 G, 1 A · 22:09 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing −0.69
−0.51

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBUF–TBLWin prob.
P1 10:24 TBLNikita Kucherov
from Jake Guentzel
0–153% → 70%
P1 16:53 BUFMattias Samuelsson
unassisted
1–129% → 47%
P3 4:08 BUFMattias Samuelsson
from Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn
2–148% → 75%
P3 8:53 TBLOliver BjorkstrandPP
from Darren Raddysh, Nikita Kucherov
2–222% → 52%
P3 14:53 BUFJosh DoanPP
from Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin
3–250% → 87%
P3 19:34 TBLDarren RaddyshPP
from Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel
3–34% → 51%
OT 4:45 TBLJake Guentzel
from Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser
3–452% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mattias Samuelsson D24:012+1.55−0.21+1.74+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Doan R16:291+0.80−0.17+0.76−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Jack Quinn R17:501+0.09+0.01−0.12+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Konsta Helenius C13:47+0.08−0.08−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Isak Rosen R8:17+0.05+0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jason Zucker L17:10−0.05−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Tyson Kozak C12:25−0.10−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Beck Malenstyn L9:08−0.13−0.03−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Peyton Krebs C17:47−0.14−0.08−0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
Zach Metsa D11:12−0.16−0.16+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Tuch R22:38−0.20−0.08−0.13+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bryson D11:01−0.24−0.14−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bowen Byram D23:37−0.26−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Noah Ostlund C14:36−0.35−0.15+0.00−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Owen Power D21:51−0.36−0.22−0.11+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Tage Thompson C22:091−0.51+0.19−0.69−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D27:471−0.65+0.08−0.73−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan McLeod C19:311−0.70−0.20−0.48+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Colten Ellis G64:24−0.36

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Darren Raddysh D25:4811+1.23+0.48+0.75+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Guentzel C26:0711+0.99+0.18+0.65−0.01−0.00+0.19−0.02
Nikita Kucherov R22:2413+0.77+0.27+0.43+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Oliver Bjorkstrand R15:041+0.63+0.14+0.49−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Scott Sabourin R6:03+0.08+0.09−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D19:40+0.07+0.05−0.01+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Hagel L25:401+0.06+0.24−0.39+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Pontus Holmberg R16:31+0.06+0.06+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Victor Hedman D17:39−0.02−0.03−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Cernak D18:04−0.03+0.06−0.11+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Declan Carlile D15:08−0.08−0.06−0.04+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Finley C7:43−0.09+0.12−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C20:01−0.19+0.07−0.31−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.04
J.J. Moser D23:511−0.19+0.07−0.06+0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Curtis Douglas C5:45−0.23+0.10−0.13−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Dominic James C13:02−0.26+0.03−0.27−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Gage Goncalves C13:52−0.31+0.04−0.16+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C17:07−0.37+0.01−0.35−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G63:33+0.05

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.