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Tue, Oct 13, 2009·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 78% of the time.

BUF winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET11104110225
BUF18418111637

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 12:36BUFDrew StaffordPPAssists: Paul Gaustad, Jason Pominville · Slap, 0.46 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:30DETValtteri FilppulaPPAssists: Niklas Kronwall, Jason Williams · Tip-in, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:03BUFPatrick KaletaAssists: Tyler Myers · Backhand, 0.29 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:04BUFThomas VanekGWGAssists: Derek Roy · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P2 10:58BUFClarke MacArthurAssists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–4
  6. P2 12:46BUFThomas VanekAssists: Derek Roy · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–5
  7. P3 4:28BUFPaul GaustadAssists: Patrick Kaleta, Matt Ellis · Tip-in, 0.31 xG1–6
  8. P3 9:25DETTomas HolmstromAssists: Brian Rafalski, Henrik Zetterberg · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–6
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 12:27DETBrad Stuart: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:47BUFMike Grier: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 14:30DETJonathan Ericsson: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 0:54DETTomas Holmstrom: Holding2 min
  5. P3 12:05BUFTim Kennedy: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 14:19DETJustin Abdelkader: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 18:30BUFPatrick Kaleta: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  8. P3 18:30DETTodd Bertuzzi: Roughing2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BUF
43% to win57% to win
← DET attackBUF attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gaustad won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETBUF
25Shots on goal37
2.0Expected goals3.7
41Shot attempts51
20Faceoffs won33
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes6
28Hits17
5Blocked shots6
16Giveaways13
2Takeaways4

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

BUF 3.7 xGDET 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF is favoured, below it DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 41/100 · #718 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.84 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50BUF 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 78% of the time.

BUF winsDET wins

Simulated goal difference (BUF − DET), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).