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Wed, Nov 18, 2009·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

Florida Panthers 6, Buffalo Sabres 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 55% of the time.

BUF winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA1121547624
BUF17010111228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:23BUFDrew StaffordAssists: Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly · Wrist, 0.25 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:21FLAMichael FrolikAssists: Nathan Horton, Keith Ballard · Slap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:21FLAStephen WeissUnassisted · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:50FLACory StillmanGWGAssists: Steve Reinprecht, Keith Ballard · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P3 14:17BUFClarke MacArthurPPAssists: Thomas Vanek, Craig Rivet · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:58FLAMichael FrolikPPAssists: Bryan McCabe, Keith Ballard · Tip-in, 0.16 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:12FLARostislav OleszENAssists: Gregory Campbell, Dominic Moore · Wrist, 0.58 xG5–2
  8. P3 19:00FLADominic MooreAssists: Rostislav Olesz, Gregory Campbell · Snap, 0.11 xG6–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:44BUFCraig Rivet: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 3:53FLABryan Allen: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 5:49FLARostislav Olesz: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 11:23BUFDerek Roy: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 18:51FLADominic Moore: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 12:37FLAVictor Oreskovich: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 17:41BUFPatrick Kaleta: Interference2 min · PPG

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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLABUF
24Shots on goal28
2.5Expected goals2.7
46Shot attempts61
32Faceoffs won17
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
13Hits15
21Blocked shots11
14Giveaways25
2Takeaways5

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 2.7 xGFLA 2.5 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #555 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.30 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 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 55% of the time.

BUF winsFLA wins

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

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