Sat, Jan 4, 2014·First Niagara Center, Buffalo
New Jersey Devils 1, Buffalo Sabres 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 61% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 07 | 07 | 18 | 122 |
| BUF | 04 | 112 | 16 | 222 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 19:29BUFMatt MoulsonPPAssists: Tyler Ennis, Christian Ehrhoff · Wrist, 0.41 xG0–1
- P3 7:46NJDMichael RyderPPAssists: Travis Zajac, Marek Zidlicky · Snap, 0.31 xG1–1
- P3 11:49BUFMatt D'AgostiniPPGWGAssists: Steve Ott, Linus Omark · Wrist, 0.50 xG1–2
Penalties (11)
- P1 12:20NJDSteve Bernier: Interference2 min
- P1 14:59BUFJohn Scott: Holding2 min
- P2 11:29BUFMike Weber: Hooking2 min
- P2 14:38NJDDainius Zubrus: Tripping2 min
- P2 17:36NJDAndrei Loktionov: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P3 4:51BUFMike Weber: Fighting5 min · PPG
- P3 4:51NJDRyane Clowe: Fighting5 min
- P3 6:03BUFLinus Omark: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P3 7:02BUFTyler Myers: Illegal check to head2 min
- P3 10:03NJDDainius Zubrus: Interference2 min · PPG
- P3 16:49NJDJon Merrill: Interference2 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 20:00Gionta won the faceoff against Larsson
- 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 Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestLoktionov – Sislo – Boucher6:01
xG 0.41–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Jagr – Zubrus – Zajac10:52
xG 0.48–0.29 (63%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0
- Ryder – Clowe – Henrique7:12
xG 0.13–0.18 (42%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0
- Bernier – Gionta – Carter9:17
xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestZidlicky – Merrill14:05
xG 0.90–0.32 (74%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0
- Fayne – Greene10:28
xG 0.18–0.06 (76%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0
- Zidlicky – Greene2:18
xG 0.01–0.04 (18%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestOmark – Foligno – Flynn5:09
xG 0.13–0.03 (80%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Konopka – Ellis – Scott6:09
xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0
- Ott – D'Agostini – Larsson11:41
xG 0.26–0.35 (42%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0
- Moulson – Ennis – Girgensons10:09
xG 0.14–0.64 (18%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Weber – Myers12:37
xG 0.18–0.25 (42%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0
- McBain – McNabb13:44
xG 0.32–0.58 (36%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0
- Ehrhoff – Pysyk11:32
xG 0.01–0.32 (3%)attempts 1–9goals 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 NJD. 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 61% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).