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Thu, Dec 9, 2010·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

San Jose Sharks 3, Buffalo Sabres 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 63% of the time.

BUF winsSJS wins

Play-by-play

Model-based

Every event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.

  1. P1 0:00Period start
  2. P1 1:34Shot by Wallin, saved by Miller
  3. P1 3:53Shot by Boyle, saved by Miller
  4. P1 4:49Shot by Pominville, saved by Niemi
  5. P1 4:55Shot by McCarthy, saved by Miller
  6. P1 5:50Shot by Gerbe, saved by Niemi
  7. P1 8:32Weber: Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)

    On ice: BUF Kaleta, Butler, Weber, Ennis, Adam · SJS Pavelski, Mitchell, Vlasic, McCarthy, Demers

  8. P1 9:16Shot by Pavelski, saved by Miller4v5
  9. P1 10:23Shot by Couture, saved by Miller4v5
  10. P1 11:40Shot by Braun, saved by Miller
  11. P1 12:05Shot by Weber, saved by Niemi
  12. P1 12:09Shot by Adam, saved by Niemi
  13. P1 12:18Goal by Gaustad (McCormick)+16 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Grier, Gaustad, McCormick, Sekera, Myers · SJS Thornton, Marleau, Boyle, Murray, Heatley

  14. P1 12:50Shot by Marleau, saved by Miller
  15. P1 13:17Shot by Clowe, saved by Miller
  16. P1 14:49Shot by Myers, saved by Niemi
  17. P1 15:11Shot by Gaustad, saved by Niemi
  18. P1 15:35Shot by Marleau, saved by Miller
  19. P1 16:14Shot by Gerbe, saved by Niemi
  20. P1 17:06Shot by McCarthy, saved by Miller
  21. P1 17:39Shot by Mancari, saved by Niemi
  22. P1 19:27Shot by McCarthy, saved by Miller
  23. P1 19:29Shot by McCarthy, saved by Miller
  24. P1 0:00Period end
  25. P2 0:00Period start
  26. P2 0:21Shot by Grier, saved by Niemi
  27. P2 1:27Shot by Clowe, saved by Miller
  28. P2 2:25Thornton: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: BUF Roy, Vanek, Sekera, Gerbe, Myers · SJS Thornton, Marleau, Boyle, Murray, Heatley

  29. P2 3:22Shot by Myers, saved by Niemi5v4
  30. P2 3:26Shot by Mancari, saved by Niemi5v4
  31. P2 3:30Shot by Roy, saved by Niemi5v4
  32. P2 3:52Shot by Pominville, saved by Niemi5v4
  33. P2 4:24Shot by Mancari, saved by Niemi5v4
  34. P2 5:02Shot by Kaleta, saved by Niemi
  35. P2 5:18Shot by Thornton, saved by Miller
  36. P2 6:43Shot by Vanek, saved by Niemi
  37. P2 6:46Shot by Gerbe, saved by Niemi
  38. P2 6:48Goal by Vanek (Roy, Gerbe)+15 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Roy, Vanek, Butler, Gerbe, Weber · SJS Mayers, Nichol, Vlasic, McGinn, Demers

  39. P2 7:52Shot by Leopold, saved by Niemi
  40. P2 7:58Shot by Leopold, saved by Niemi
  41. P2 8:06Shot by Gerbe, saved by Niemi
  42. P2 8:18Shot by Clowe, saved by Miller
  43. P2 9:46Shot by Heatley, saved by Miller
  44. P2 10:14Shot by McCormick, saved by Niemi
  45. P2 11:43Shot by Hecht, saved by Niemi
  46. P2 12:13Adam: High sticking (2 min)

    On ice: BUF Sekera, Kaleta, Myers, Ennis, Adam · SJS Thornton, Marleau, Heatley, Wallin, Braun

  47. P2 12:26Shot by Boyle, saved by Miller4v5
  48. P2 13:26Goal by Pominville, unassisted4v5+7 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Hecht, Pominville, Sekera, Myers · SJS Clowe, Ferriero, Braun, Couture, Demers

  49. P2 15:14Ennis: Too many men on the ice (2 min)

    On ice: BUF Roy, Vanek, Sekera, Gerbe, Myers · SJS Mitchell, Vlasic, McCarthy, Ferriero, Demers

  50. P2 15:50Goal by Couture (Boyle, Clowe)4v5+7 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Grier, Gaustad, Sekera, Myers · SJS Boyle, Clowe, Pavelski, Ferriero, Couture

  51. P2 16:18Shot by Kaleta, saved by Niemi
  52. P2 16:38Shot by Murray, saved by Miller
  53. P2 17:54Shot by Adam, saved by Niemi
  54. P2 19:15Goal by Vlasic (Couture, Clowe)+16 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Hecht, Leopold, Sekera, Kaleta, Ennis · SJS Clowe, Vlasic, Ferriero, Couture, Demers

  55. P2 0:00Period end
  56. P3 0:00Period start
  57. P3 0:31Goal by McCormick (Gaustad)+16 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Grier, Gaustad, McCormick, Sekera, Myers · SJS Thornton, Marleau, Boyle, Murray, Heatley

  58. P3 1:14Shot by Leopold, saved by Niemi
  59. P3 1:43Shot by Kaleta, saved by Niemi
  60. P3 2:56Shot by Grier, saved by Niemi
  61. P3 5:09Shot by Thornton, saved by Miller
  62. P3 5:25Shot by Murray, saved by Miller
  63. P3 6:43Shot by Adam, saved by Niemi
  64. P3 6:48Shot by Braun, saved by Miller
  65. P3 8:34Shot by Gerbe, saved by Niemi
  66. P3 9:26Goal by Murray (Mitchell)+14 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Hecht, Pominville, Butler, Weber, Ennis · SJS Boyle, Murray, Pavelski, Mitchell, McCarthy

  67. P3 9:32Shot by Thornton, saved by Miller
  68. P3 10:34Shot by Couture, saved by Miller
  69. P3 11:06Shot by Demers, saved by Miller
  70. P3 13:18Shot by Boyle, saved by Miller
  71. P3 18:17Shot by McCormick, saved by Niemi
  72. P3 18:19Shot by Gaustad, saved by Niemi
  73. P3 19:33Goal by Gaustad (McCormick, Sekera)5v6+3 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Grier, Gaustad, McCormick, Sekera, Myers · SJS Thornton, Marleau, Boyle, Heatley, Clowe, Braun

  74. P3 19:51Goal by Vanek (Roy, Gerbe)0 pts WP

    On ice: BUF Roy, Vanek, Sekera, Gerbe, Myers · SJS Mitchell, Vlasic, McGinn, McCarthy, Braun

  75. P3 19:59Shot by McCarthy, saved by Miller
  76. P3 0:00Period end
  77. P3 0:00Final