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Tue, Mar 1, 2011·Madison Square Garden, New York

Buffalo Sabres 3, New York Rangers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 55% of the time.

NYR winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

NYR forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against BUF's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

Connolly–Boyes–EnnisNiedermayer–Gaustad–PominvilleHecht–Vanek–StaffordGrier–McCormick–KaletaHecht–Pominville–StaffordNiedermayer–Grier–GaustadBoyes–McCormick–EnnisNiedermayer–Pominville–McCormickHecht–Boyes–EnnisButler–MyersMontador–SekeraMorrisonn–WeberMorrisonn–MyersSekera–Weber
Wolski–Stepan–Zuccarello4:260.48–0.171:360.10–0.001:300.00–0.060:460.00–0.000:480.03–0.000:540.09–0.005:010.25–0.112:280.51–0.063:140.00–0.07
Dubinsky–Callahan–Anisimov2:170.14–0.001:280.09–0.003:570.40–0.040:540.00–0.000:510.00–0.004:360.26–0.003:250.23–0.042:200.00–0.000:310.00–0.000:330.14–0.00
Prospal–Christensen–Boyle4:410.13–0.310:540.09–0.002:520.05–0.161:000.00–0.032:170.17–0.00
Avery–Newbury–Prust2:480.00–0.161:020.00–0.000:590.08–0.091:000.00–0.06
Avery–Christensen–Boyle0:550.00–0.000:410.06–0.001:390.06–0.00
Dubinsky–Stepan–Zuccarello0:450.00–0.070:440.00–0.110:540.00–0.06
Avery–Boyle–Prust1:110.14–0.00
Prospal–Christensen–Callahan0:390.00–0.161:020.00–0.16
Girardi–McDonagh2:400.48–0.003:350.05–0.255:020.23–0.101:290.38–0.000:470.00–0.020:590.00–0.006:290.05–0.165:200.74–0.105:140.48–0.170:520.00–0.00
McCabe–Sauer6:400.14–0.333:540.16–0.032:200.17–0.215:460.26–0.214:040.00–0.303:550.08–0.070:470.14–0.04
Eminger–Gilroy1:160.17–0.035:020.09–0.160:590.09–0.004:160.25–0.071:290.10–0.132:050.09–0.06
Sauer–McDonagh0:300.00–0.041:050.00–0.101:290.00–0.00
Sauer–Gilroy0:390.00–0.000:570.00–0.000:470.05–0.00
Girardi–Gilroy0:390.00–0.000:450.05–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndProspal FBoyle FChristensen FDubinsky FCallahan FAnisimov FZuccarello FWolski FStepan FPrust FAvery FNewbury FMcCabe DSauer DGirardi DMcDonagh DEminger DGilroy DLundqvist GNiedermayer FGaustad FPominville FBoyes FConnolly FEnnis FHecht FStafford FVanek FKaleta FMcCormick FGrier FButler DMyers DMorrisonn DWeber DSekera DMontador DMiller G
NYRBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Tyler MyersBUF3024:460:501:5737
Ryan McDonaghNYR2924:440:511:2523
Dan GirardiNYR2924:100:501:3125
Chris ButlerBUF2823:340:512:0025
Bryan McCabeNYR2423:320:592:1354
Ryan CallahanNYR2621:500:502:0027
Michael SauerNYR2621:240:492:4534
Brandon DubinskyNYR2019:360:591:4225
Derek StepanNYR2019:320:591:5830
Mats ZuccarelloNYR2018:580:572:0350
Andrej SekeraBUF2218:220:501:3141
Shaone MorrisonnBUF2517:330:421:0912
Tyler EnnisBUF1717:291:022:1130
Erik ChristensenNYR2217:250:481:4140
Jason PominvilleBUF2217:130:471:1514
Wojtek WolskiNYR1617:091:041:3240
Steve MontadorBUF2417:060:431:3732
Paul GaustadBUF2216:460:461:3014
Tim ConnollyBUF2016:400:502:0322
Mike WeberBUF2416:260:411:0211
Brian BoyleNYR2216:220:451:1614
Drew StaffordBUF1816:190:541:4050
Artem AnisimovNYR2016:030:481:4714
Brad BoyesBUF1714:540:531:3340
Jochen HechtBUF2014:490:441:1721
Thomas VanekBUF1614:070:531:4030
Rob NiedermayerBUF1713:420:481:1701
Vinny ProspalNYR1712:490:451:3240
Mike GrierBUF1612:200:461:4803
Cody McCormickBUF1512:150:491:5101
Matt GilroyNYR1311:110:521:1022
Sean AveryNYR109:100:551:4010
Patrick KaletaBUF129:090:461:1202
Steve EmingerNYR128:540:451:3222
Brandon PrustNYR98:470:591:5011
Kris NewburyNYR54:000:480:5910