Fri, Jan 20, 2017·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 76% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 111 | 010 | 111 | 02 | 234 |
| BUF | 013 | 115 | 17 | 12 | 337 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 9:02DETFrans NielsenPPAssists: Mike Green · Slap, 0.21 xG1–0
- P2 5:06BUFSam ReinhartPPAssists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Ristolainen · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–1
- P3 13:38DETDarren HelmAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Alexey Marchenko · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–1
- P3 15:51BUFRyan O'ReillyAssists: Cody Franson, Justin Falk · Backhand, 0.05 xG2–2
- OT 4:34BUFKyle OkposoPPGWGAssists: Ryan O'Reilly, Jack Eichel · Backhand, 0.17 xG2–3
Penalties (8)
- P1 0:56DETGustav Nyquist: Tripping2 min
- P1 8:50BUFZach Bogosian: Holding2 min · PPG
- P2 2:43DETDarren Helm: Tripping2 min
- P2 4:20DETXavier Ouellet: High sticking2 min · PPG
- P2 6:24BUFJustin Falk: High sticking2 min
- P3 8:19BUFTaylor Fedun: Interference2 min
- OT 1:41BUFKyle Okposo: Hooking2 min
- OT 3:53DETFrans Nielsen: 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 20:00O'Reilly won the faceoff against Sheahan
- 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.
Detroit Red Wings
Forward lines
- Zetterberg – Nyquist – Mantha11:27
xG 0.44–0.50 (47%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1
- Nielsen – Vanek – Athanasiou7:39
xG 0.23–0.34 (40%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0
- Tatar – Sheahan – Larkin11:19
xG 0.24–0.45 (35%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0
- Abdelkader – Helm – Glendening8:30
xG 0.09–0.75 (10%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Green – Ouellet2:12
xG 0.03–0.08 (27%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
- Jensen – Ouellet12:07
xG 0.43–0.64 (40%)attempts 17–12goals 0–0
- Green – DeKeyser15:21
xG 0.42–0.68 (38%)attempts 18–11goals 0–1
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestFoligno – Reinhart – Eichel13:52
xG 0.84–0.22 (79%)attempts 18–14goals 0–0
- Okposo – Ennis – O'Reilly11:53
xG 0.62–0.32 (66%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0
- Gionta – Kane – Girgensons11:21
xG 0.48–0.40 (55%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0
- Moulson – O'Reilly – Carrier3:37
xG 0.10–0.05 (66%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestFranson – Bogosian8:10
xG 0.63–0.17 (78%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0
- Franson – Ristolainen2:00
xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
- Franson – Fedun5:49
xG 0.36–0.11 (76%)attempts 10–5goals 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 DET. 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 76% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − DET), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).