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2026-10-03 ·

3 – 4Final

BUF beat CHI 4–3. BUF also won the expected-goals battle 3.9 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jiri Kulich scored at 13:20 of the third, moving BUF’s win probability from 51% to 86%. Spencer Knight allowed 2.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
15 – 28
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.9
xG share
BUF 65%
Model before the game
BUF 65%

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.

CHI goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

CHIBUF

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 · 13:31 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.39 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.63
BUF
1 G, 1 A · 19:41 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing +0.27
+0.60
BUF
1 G, 0 A · 25:23 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +0.27 · Playmaking −0.10
+0.39

Rough nights

CHI
59:01 TOI
GSAx −2.04
−2.04
BUF
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.27
−1.27
CHI
0 G, 0 A · 19:58 TOI
On-ice −0.24 · Finishing −0.23
−0.54

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCHI–BUFWin prob.
P1 7:59 CHIRyan Donato
from Alex Vlasic, Nick Lardis
1–047% → 63%
P1 11:24 CHITyler Bertuzzi
from Anton Frondell, Teuvo Teravainen
2–064% → 77%
P1 16:24 BUFJack Quinn
from Zach Metsa
2–121% → 35%
P2 5:41 BUFTage Thompson
from Louis Crevier, Josh Norris
2–233% → 53%
P2 18:18 CHIOliver Moore
from Anton Frondell, Alex Vlasic
3–247% → 72%
P3 6:10 BUFRasmus Dahlin
from Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson
3–323% → 52%
P3 13:20 BUFJiri Kulich
from Owen Power, Tage Thompson
3–451% → 86%

Every player

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CHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Vlasic D22:332+0.34+0.03−0.01+0.31+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anton Frondell C16:062+0.27−0.01−0.07+0.40−0.01+0.00−0.04
Tyler Bertuzzi L16:181+0.26−0.10+0.40−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D20:37+0.19−0.00−0.04+0.06−0.00+0.18+0.00
Ryan Donato C9:251+0.19−0.14+0.37−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Oliver Moore C9:301+0.14−0.11+0.38+0.01+0.01−0.18+0.03
Teuvo Teravainen C14:221+0.09+0.03−0.05+0.11+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Lardis L7:411−0.11−0.14−0.04+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Greene C15:36−0.13−0.10−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.02
Wyatt Kaiser D22:58−0.13−0.29−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.18+0.00
Roman Kantserov R18:48−0.16−0.13−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.02
Artyom Levshunov D24:40−0.25−0.19−0.07+0.05−0.03+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L15:55−0.26−0.17−0.08−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ethan Del Mastro D15:01−0.28−0.25−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L15:09−0.31−0.08−0.00−0.05+0.00−0.18+0.00
Kevin Korchinski D11:21−0.34−0.20−0.10−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Patrick Kane R19:01−0.47−0.23−0.00−0.02−0.03−0.18+0.00
Frank Nazar C19:58−0.54−0.24−0.23−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Spencer Knight G59:01−2.04

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jiri Kulich C13:311+0.63+0.18+0.39+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
Tage Thompson C19:4111+0.60+0.28+0.27+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.02
Rasmus Dahlin D25:231+0.39+0.22+0.27−0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00
Owen Power D25:121+0.39+0.35−0.05+0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jack Quinn R19:071+0.33+0.20+0.20−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Metsa D8:281+0.31+0.07−0.01+0.24+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mattias Samuelsson D24:111+0.31+0.12−0.03+0.03+0.01+0.18+0.00
Louis Crevier D17:081+0.28+0.13−0.01+0.18−0.01+0.00+0.00
Peyton Krebs C13:421+0.22+0.17−0.07+0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00
Olen Zellweger D15:31+0.17+0.29−0.07−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Ostlund C17:23+0.02+0.06−0.13−0.04−0.00+0.18−0.05
Konsta Helenius C14:39−0.00+0.03−0.21−0.00+0.00+0.18+0.00
Josh Norris C16:321−0.04+0.07−0.10+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Beck Malenstyn L8:31−0.05−0.02−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Carrick C7:20−0.08−0.05−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.02
Josh Doan R18:06−0.11+0.17−0.05−0.06+0.02−0.18+0.00
Ryan McLeod C12:02−0.13−0.00−0.06−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.02
Zach Benson L19:33−0.24+0.16−0.12−0.09−0.00−0.18−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G60:00−1.27

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.