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Sun, Mar 20, 2011·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

Nashville Predators 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 58% of the time.

BUF winsNSH wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

BUF forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against NSH'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.

Legwand–Erat–WardSmithson–Tootoo–SpalingFisher–Kostitsyn–HornqvistDumont–Geoffrion–WilsonDumont–Legwand–EratFisher–Ward–WilsonLegwand–Erat–HornqvistFisher–Ward–KostitsynFisher–Erat–KostitsynSuter–WeberKlein–BlumO'Brien–FransonWeber–BlumKlein–O'Brien
Connolly–Pominville–Vanek3:140.20–0.432:440.16–0.094:110.17–0.060:580.11–0.001:000.35–0.007:460.64–0.512:150.05–0.093:000.42–0.001:000.35–0.00
Boyes–Stafford–Ennis3:000.00–0.052:370.00–0.001:380.00–0.080:320.00–0.070:350.00–0.000:450.00–0.112:140.00–0.544:140.00–0.165:020.04–0.020:450.00–0.11
Gaustad–Mancari–Gerbe1:130.00–0.003:060.24–0.000:450.00–0.002:210.06–0.232:380.00–0.035:030.32–0.232:030.02–0.001:130.12–0.02
Niedermayer–Grier–McCormick2:240.08–0.080:420.00–0.011:020.01–0.021:560.03–0.000:340.12–0.005:080.19–0.051:430.02–0.000:480.00–0.00
Sekera–Myers4:300.11–0.221:570.00–0.013:330.17–0.082:320.03–0.231:460.17–0.150:420.00–0.000:420.03–0.070:390.26–0.007:130.42–0.246:560.18–0.461:360.05–0.000:540.26–0.000:320.00–0.07
Leopold–Butler3:080.02–0.282:020.06–0.082:510.01–0.060:390.02–0.001:110.11–0.001:000.00–0.008:410.45–0.512:110.03–0.073:520.19–0.00
Morrisonn–Weber1:100.00–0.003:280.12–0.070:450.00–0.021:400.00–0.002:270.00–0.493:160.12–0.024:510.02–0.09
Leopold–Sekera1:050.20–0.010:340.05–0.001:250.25–0.01
Butler–Weber0:400.00–0.000:370.00–0.00
Leopold–Weber0:510.12–0.000:540.12–0.02
Leopold–Morrisonn0:420.00–0.06
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3OTEndConnolly FVanek FPominville FStafford FBoyes FEnnis FMancari FGaustad FGerbe FMcCormick FNiedermayer FGrier FSekera DMyers DButler DLeopold DWeber DMorrisonn DMiller GSpaling FTootoo FSmithson FErat FLegwand FWard FFisher FHornqvist FKostitsyn FDumont FGeoffrion FWilson FBlum DKlein DWeber DSuter DFranson DO'Brien DLindback G
BUFNSHFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Shea WeberNSH3125:180:491:3435
Andrej SekeraBUF3125:070:491:2624
Ryan SuterNSH3124:270:471:3435
Tyler MyersBUF3124:130:471:1344
Jordan LeopoldBUF2924:030:502:3442
Thomas VanekBUF2120:370:592:0270
Jonathon BlumNSH2420:000:501:2854
Martin EratNSH2719:300:431:1653
Chris ButlerBUF2719:290:431:2622
Kevin KleinNSH2519:150:461:1827
David LegwandNSH2718:570:421:1655
Jason PominvilleBUF2118:530:542:0270
Tim ConnollyBUF2018:090:542:0270
Shane O'BrienNSH2417:460:441:2213
Mike FisherNSH2317:240:451:5932
Joel WardNSH2316:550:441:1022
Tyler EnnisBUF1816:410:561:1631
Sergei KostitsynNSH2216:200:451:5923
Drew StaffordBUF1916:060:511:1631
Brad BoyesBUF1915:450:501:1601
Nick SpalingNSH1815:300:521:5325
Jerred SmithsonNSH2214:510:411:0719
Mike WeberBUF2114:420:421:1041
Mark MancariBUF1814:360:491:5123
Cody FransonNSH2014:300:441:2231
Paul GaustadBUF1814:260:481:2132
Shaone MorrisonnBUF1913:200:421:1030
Nathan GerbeBUF1813:180:441:2143
Patric HornqvistNSH1812:550:431:5932
Jordin TootooNSH1512:220:491:3624
Cody McCormickBUF1610:540:411:0823
Mike GrierBUF1610:480:411:1135
J-P DumontNSH1610:460:401:1330
Blake GeoffrionNSH1710:450:381:0501
Rob NiedermayerBUF1610:410:401:2425
Colin WilsonNSH158:390:351:0521