Wed, Mar 30, 2011·HSBC Arena, Buffalo
New York Rangers 0, Buffalo Sabres 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 08 | 06 | 09 | 023 |
| BUF | 015 | 111 | 09 | 135 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 5:28BUFTim ConnollyPPGWGAssists: Thomas Vanek, Marc-Andre Gragnani · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
Penalties (6)
- P1 19:52BUFDrew Stafford: Elbowing2 min
- P1 19:52NYRRyan Callahan: Roughing2 min
- P2 4:50NYRMarc Staal: Interference2 min · PPG
- P2 16:31BUFSteve Montador: Slashing2 min
- P3 0:00BUFAndrej Sekera: Roughing2 min
- P3 0:00BUFAndrej Sekera: Misconduct10 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Gaustad won the faceoff against Boyle
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestProspal – Gaborik – Stepan12:38
xG 0.66–0.03 (96%)attempts 18–4goals 0–0
- Fedotenko – Avery – Boyle2:42
xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Avery – Christensen – Wolski3:12
xG 0.04–0.03 (58%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Boyle – Dubinsky – Callahan2:34
xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Sauer – McDonagh17:22
xG 0.50–0.55 (48%)attempts 21–16goals 0–0
- McCabe – Eminger11:48
xG 0.11–0.29 (28%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0
- Staal – Girardi21:20
xG 0.32–0.72 (31%)attempts 14–17goals 0–0
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestConnolly – Pominville – Vanek11:27
xG 0.87–0.21 (80%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0
- Niedermayer – McCormick – Ellis3:28
xG 0.05–0.01 (80%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
- Niedermayer – Boyes – Stafford7:18
xG 0.32–0.29 (53%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- McCormick – Ellis – Ennis5:15
xG 0.07–0.07 (52%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestButler – Myers18:02
xG 0.84–0.41 (67%)attempts 19–14goals 0–0
- Montador – Gragnani12:25
xG 0.40–0.09 (82%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0
- Sekera – Weber19:40
xG 0.35–0.56 (38%)attempts 14–21goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF is favoured, below it NYR. Dots are goals.
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 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − NYR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).