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Thu, Feb 7, 2013·First Niagara Center, Buffalo

Montréal Canadiens 4, Buffalo Sabres 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 88% of the time.

BUF winsMTL 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 MTL'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.

Gionta–Plekanec–BourqueCole–Desharnais–PaciorettyPrust–Gallagher–GalchenyukArmstrong–White–EllerArmstrong–Prust–EllerArmstrong–Prust–WhiteEller–Gallagher–GalchenyukBouillon–SubbanMarkov–EmelinGorges–DiazMarkov–DiazGorges–EmelinBouillon–Diaz
Stafford–Ennis–Foligno4:550.10–0.131:100.11–0.141:100.00–0.010:450.00–0.001:110.00–0.012:080.16–0.274:260.05–0.080:470.00–0.020:340.00–0.00
Pominville–Vanek–Hodgson2:300.14–0.103:490.06–0.170:560.00–0.031:200.00–0.161:340.00–0.144:370.28–0.131:500.05–0.030:570.14–0.080:550.00–0.08
Hecht–Ott–Grigorenko1:360.00–0.110:390.08–0.001:420.07–0.011:160.05–0.000:380.00–0.004:350.22–0.151:080.00–0.000:330.00–0.000:320.00–0.00
McCormick–Gerbe–Scott0:560.00–0.040:310.00–0.001:020.01–0.000:490.00–0.001:290.01–0.00
Hecht–McCormick–Gerbe0:390.01–0.091:410.01–0.11
Hecht–Gerbe–Grigorenko1:000.04–0.03
Leopold–Ehrhoff2:570.16–0.062:350.15–0.171:130.00–0.011:240.00–0.011:430.00–0.013:330.24–0.203:040.01–0.060:410.00–0.00
Weber–Myers3:210.08–0.171:540.11–0.140:430.00–0.030:360.00–0.081:440.08–0.141:430.15–0.132:520.08–0.060:430.00–0.09
Sulzer–Brennan0:560.00–0.041:290.07–0.001:420.06–0.002:070.12–0.001:180.05–0.071:290.01–0.00
Sulzer–Weber1:480.00–0.171:280.00–0.012:060.00–0.121:540.00–0.06
Brennan–Myers0:390.00–0.140:440.00–0.001:230.01–0.041:070.00–0.14
Ehrhoff–Myers1:140.00–0.030:480.00–0.001:100.00–0.00
Ehrhoff–Sulzer0:470.01–0.090:340.00–0.080:590.01–0.090:360.00–0.000:340.00–0.08
Leopold–Weber0:330.00–0.001:430.04–0.03
Leopold–Brennan0:320.00–0.010:540.02–0.01
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3OTEndStafford FEnnis FFoligno FHodgson FVanek FPominville FOtt FGrigorenko FHecht FGerbe FMcCormick FScott FWeber DMyers DEhrhoff DLeopold DBrennan DSulzer DMiller GPlekanec FBourque FGionta FDesharnais FPacioretty FCole FPrust FGalchenyuk FGallagher FArmstrong FWhite FEller FGorges DDiaz DEmelin DMarkov DSubban DBouillon DBudaj G
BUFMTLFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Christian EhrhoffBUF2927:400:572:3072
Andrei MarkovMTL3125:000:482:4344
Thomas VanekBUF2523:560:572:3051
Raphael DiazMTL3223:370:441:1907
Jordan LeopoldBUF2823:230:501:5713
Tomas PlekanecMTL3523:110:401:2627
Jason PominvilleBUF2622:300:522:3074
Tyler EnnisBUF2422:140:562:3081
P.K. SubbanMTL2521:020:501:2822
Marcus FolignoBUF2520:570:501:5681
Francis BouillonMTL2520:520:501:3712
Tyler MyersBUF2520:460:501:1641
Cody HodgsonBUF2520:020:481:1833
Josh GorgesMTL2919:550:411:1925
Alexei EmelinMTL2919:360:411:3633
Rene BourqueMTL2719:330:431:2621
Drew StaffordBUF2318:260:481:1851
Mike WeberBUF2218:230:501:2623
Brian GiontaMTL2518:210:441:2631
Alexander SulzerBUF2218:010:491:2632
David DesharnaisMTL2016:400:501:5351
Steve OttBUF2316:270:431:2643
Jochen HechtBUF2216:230:451:0822
Lars EllerMTL2516:100:391:0306
TJ BrennanBUF1614:470:551:5740
Max PaciorettyMTL1914:350:461:2751
Brandon PrustMTL2414:270:361:0304
Erik ColeMTL2014:010:421:2741
Colby ArmstrongMTL2113:030:370:5805
Alex GalchenyukMTL1510:400:431:0902
Mikhail GrigorenkoBUF1310:340:491:1421
Nathan GerbeBUF129:040:451:1421
Brendan GallagherMTL148:440:370:5921
Ryan WhiteMTL158:430:351:1303
Cody McCormickBUF97:140:481:1010
John ScottBUF43:160:491:1010