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Sat, Mar 27, 2010·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Buffalo Sabres 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 70% of the time.

BUF winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL051909123
BUF3831018726

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:24BUFPaul GaustadAssists: Craig Rivet, Mike Grier · Tip-in, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:02BUFDerek RoyPPGWGAssists: Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P1 8:52BUFJochen HechtPPAssists: Tyler Myers, Chris Butler · Tip-in, 0.23 xG0–3
  4. P2 6:57BUFJason PominvilleAssists: Henrik Tallinder, Derek Roy · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–4
  5. P2 9:45BUFDerek RoyAssists: Tim Kennedy, Thomas Vanek · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–5
  6. P2 11:16BUFAdam MairAssists: Tyler Ennis, Matt Ellis · Tip-in, 0.18 xG0–6
  7. P2 19:17TBLSteve DownieAssists: Mike Lundin · Slap, 0.02 xG1–6
  8. P3 6:10BUFDerek RoyPPAssists: Jason Pominville · Slap, 0.04 xG1–7
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:35TBLVincent Lecavalier: Spearing5 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:35TBLVincent Lecavalier: Misconduct10 min
  3. P1 18:19BUFToni Lydman: Interference2 min
  4. P2 19:59BUFPaul Gaustad: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 5:16TBLAndrej Meszaros: Cross checking2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLBUF
23Shots on goal26
1.5Expected goals2.6
45Shot attempts53
32Faceoffs won21
2Power plays4
17Penalty minutes4
21Hits13
14Blocked shots12
4Giveaways11
6Takeaways6

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 2.6 xGTBL 1.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1068 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.47 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 56% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50BUF 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 70% of the time.

BUF winsTBL wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
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+7

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