Thu, Nov 12, 2015·BB&T Center, Sunrise
Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 69% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 16 | 17 | 16 | 319 |
| FLA | 08 | 117 | 113 | 238 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 19:28BUFBrian GiontaAssists: Matt Moulson, Rasmus Ristolainen · Slap, 0.04 xG1–0
- P2 9:35FLAJonathan HuberdeauPPAssists: Nick Bjugstad, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
- P2 18:53BUFCody FransonAssists: Carlo Colaiacovo, David Legwand · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
- P3 3:38BUFSam ReinhartPPGWGAssists: Tyler Ennis, Rasmus Ristolainen · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–1
- P3 16:00FLAVincent TrocheckAssists: Aaron Ekblad, Jussi Jokinen · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
- P1 2:34BUFMark Pysyk: Slashing2 min
- P1 11:11BUFJack Eichel: Interference2 min
- P2 7:56BUFZemgus Girgensons: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P3 2:18FLADmitry Kulikov: Hooking2 min · PPG
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 20:00Trocheck won the faceoff against Eichel
- 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.
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestLarsson – Girgensons – Reinhart11:37
xG 0.25–0.08 (76%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
- Gionta – Moulson – O'Reilly11:33
xG 0.41–0.34 (55%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0
- Legwand – Foligno – Schaller5:43
xG 0.06–0.17 (27%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0
- McGinn – Ennis – Eichel11:45
xG 0.11–0.34 (25%)attempts 5–11goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestColaiacovo – Franson14:04
xG 0.46–0.39 (54%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1
- Gorges – Ristolainen17:43
xG 0.30–0.31 (48%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0
- Pysyk – McCabe15:45
xG 0.13–0.37 (25%)attempts 9–18goals 0–0
Florida Panthers
Forward lines
- bestMacKenzie – Wilson – Howden7:14
xG 0.40–0.14 (74%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0
- Jagr – Jokinen – Trocheck8:59
xG 0.31–0.08 (79%)attempts 14–2goals 1–0
- Smith – Bjugstad – Huberdeau8:18
xG 0.13–0.08 (63%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0
- Jokinen – Smith – Trocheck3:34
xG 0.06–0.01 (84%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestCampbell – Ekblad14:14
xG 0.31–0.15 (67%)attempts 12–5goals 1–0
- Kulikov – Petrovic17:28
xG 0.33–0.24 (58%)attempts 15–10goals 0–1
- Mitchell – Gudbranson15:33
xG 0.48–0.40 (55%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1
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.
FLA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line FLA is favoured, below it BUF. 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, Florida Panthers win this game 69% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (FLA − BUF), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).