CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
W
SO
W
OT
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final
1—4
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BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
OT
W
BUF dominated expected goals 4.0 to 3.5
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECAR xG
3.48
ACTUAL
1 — 4
BUF xG
4.00
Scoring Timeline
0.13
HIGH xG
89
Alex Tuch(8)
R · BUF · #89
Ryan McLeod (7), Josh Doan (8)CAR 0 - 1 BUF
0.09
MED xG
4
Shayne Gostisbehere(2)
D · CAR · #4
CAR 1 - 1 BUF
0.11
HIGH xG
22
Jack Quinn(5)
R · BUF · #22
Ryan McLeod (8), Jason Zucker (6)CAR 1 - 2 BUF
0.13
HIGH xG
29
Beck Malenstyn(2)
L · BUF · #29
Tyson Kozak (2), Peyton Krebs (6)CAR 1 - 3 BUF
0.75
HIGH xG
72
Tage Thompson(12)
C · BUF · #72
Zach Benson (9)CAR 1 - 4 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
29/30 saves, .966 SV%, +2.6 GSAx
★2
31
Frederik Andersen
G · CAR · #31
17/20 saves, .850 SV%, -0.7 GSAx
★3
71
Ryan McLeod
C · BUF · #71
2A, 1 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
CARBUF
30Shots21
3.49xGF4.00
61.1CF%38.9
56.6FO%43.4
1/4PP1/4
18Hits27
9Blocks21
18Giveaways17
6Takeaways4
8PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | CAR SOG | BUF SOG | CAR xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | 6 | 0.70 | 1.00 |
| 2nd | 12 | 8 | 1.27 | 1.01 |
| 3rd | 13 | 3 | 1.51 | 1.99 |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 3.48 | 4.00 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 04:22
Alexander Nikishindelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
1P 07:55
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)
1P 12:16
Sebastian Ahoroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn1P 12:55
Rasmus Dahlintripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jalen Chatfield1P 16:27
Sebastian Ahoslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Conor Timmins1P 18:08
Alex Tuchslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Seth Jarvis2P 05:26
Josh Dunnetripping (2 min)
Drawn by Sean Walker2P 15:59
William Carrierboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Conor Timmins