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Tue, Apr 6, 2010·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 70% of the time.

BUF winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR21301306232
BUF21221018530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:57NYRBrandon PrustAssists: Anders Eriksson, Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:57BUFDerek RoyPPAssists: Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville · Slap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:56BUFDrew StaffordAssists: Tyler Myers, Paul Gaustad · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P1 18:18NYRPA ParenteauPPAssists: Dan Girardi, Brandon Dubinsky · Wrist, 0.53 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:17BUFJochen HechtGWGAssists: Jason Pominville, Tyler Ennis · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P2 13:22BUFToni LydmanAssists: Drew Stafford, Steve Montador · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 2:06BUFTyler EnnisAssists: Steve Montador · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 3:55BUFDrew Stafford: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 9:00NYRMichal Rozsival: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:56BUFDerek Roy: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 12:56NYRRyan Callahan: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 16:34BUFMatt Ellis: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  6. P1 19:33NYRDan Girardi: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 0:53BUFDrew Stafford: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 18:45NYRChris Drury: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 2:33NYRJody Shelley: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 17:30NYRJody Shelley: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 17:30BUFRyan Miller: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRBUF
32Shots on goal30
2.5Expected goals1.5
50Shot attempts45
34Faceoffs won21
3Power plays4
12Penalty minutes10
30Hits14
8Blocked shots12
8Giveaways12
0Takeaways6

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 1.5 xGNYR 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #558 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 40% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 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, New York Rangers win this game 70% of the time.

BUF winsNYR wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+5
+6
+7

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