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Tue, Mar 14, 2017·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Buffalo Sabres 1, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 85% of the time.

SJS winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

SJS forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against BUF'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.

Foligno–Girgensons–BaileyGionta–O'Reilly–KaneMoulson–Reinhart–EichelEnnis–Deslauriers–RodriguesGionta–Deslauriers–RodriguesEnnis–O'Reilly–KaneO'Reilly–Kane–ReinhartMcCabe–RistolainenGorges–FransonFalk–BogosianFranson–FalkBogosian–McCabeGorges–Ristolainen
Boedker–Donskoi–Hertl4:270.11–0.042:000.00–0.002:000.04–0.201:040.04–0.005:200.06–0.053:150.13–0.213:180.32–0.02
Marleau–Ward–Couture3:040.50–0.003:090.01–0.131:060.16–0.281:170.05–0.001:100.03–0.114:120.49–0.043:270.13–0.283:310.16–0.11
Haley–Sorensen–Tierney0:480.00–0.001:140.06–0.002:280.63–0.180:450.00–0.042:300.00–0.110:350.00–0.003:370.51–0.032:470.02–0.262:370.06–0.040:410.00–0.000:490.12–0.00
Thornton–Pavelski–Hansen1:500.00–0.013:260.05–0.031:350.18–0.170:520.00–0.002:560.27–0.093:280.11–0.112:270.00–0.021:040.00–0.00
Hansen–Boedker–Tierney0:380.00–0.00
Vlasic–Braun9:290.07–0.161:360.16–0.002:050.00–0.091:080.03–0.114:180.01–0.044:050.16–0.026:200.09–0.12
Martin–Burns2:000.21–0.000:480.01–0.004:280.82–0.702:370.16–0.001:220.00–0.038:491.04–0.212:580.16–0.552:450.09–0.001:010.00–0.05
Dillon–DeMelo6:020.13–0.021:040.06–0.180:560.03–0.041:530.31–0.071:480.04–0.005:340.20–0.262:400.31–0.060:580.00–0.00
Braun–Dillon0:430.01–0.030:300.02–0.000:430.01–0.030:300.02–0.00
Vlasic–DeMelo0:380.00–0.000:350.00–0.00
Vlasic–Dillon0:360.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndMarleau FCouture FWard FPavelski FThornton FHansen FDonskoi FHertl FBoedker FHaley FTierney FSorensen FVlasic DBraun DMartin DBurns DDillon DDeMelo DJones GKane FGionta FO'Reilly FEichel FReinhart FMoulson FGirgensons FBailey FFoligno FDeslauriers FEnnis FRodrigues FMcCabe DRistolainen DGorges DFranson DFalk DBogosian DLehner G
SJSBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Rasmus RistolainenBUF2825:480:552:3037
Brent BurnsSJS2522:450:551:4944
Marc-Edouard VlasicSJS2422:250:562:1540
Jake McCabeBUF2822:000:471:5225
Ryan O'ReillyBUF2620:190:471:3317
Justin BraunSJS2419:590:501:3140
Josh GorgesBUF2519:190:461:5618
Brian GiontaBUF2319:010:501:4132
Evander KaneBUF2519:000:461:2313
Paul MartinSJS2118:330:531:4913
Cody FransonBUF2118:050:521:5716
Justin FalkBUF2517:430:431:1812
Brenden DillonSJS1917:180:551:4032
Mikkel BoedkerSJS2116:540:481:4030
Dylan DeMeloSJS1816:340:552:1432
Zach BogosianBUF2316:220:431:1803
Patrick MarleauSJS1916:170:511:5122
Logan CoutureSJS2016:100:491:5722
Tomas HertlSJS2116:030:461:2231
Chris TierneySJS1815:520:531:4042
Joel WardSJS2115:400:451:2313
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF1815:080:501:5904
Joe ThorntonSJS1915:070:481:1850
Marcus FolignoBUF1814:490:491:5907
Joe PavelskiSJS1914:470:471:1150
Joonas DonskoiSJS2014:460:441:2230
Sam ReinhartBUF1814:350:491:1026
Jannik HansenSJS1914:240:451:1840
Jack EichelBUF1714:060:501:1024
Justin BaileyBUF1513:500:552:3004
Evan RodriguesBUF1813:170:441:1351
Micheal HaleySJS1512:240:501:1732
Marcus SorensenSJS1512:020:481:1731
Matt MoulsonBUF1510:510:431:3215
Tyler EnnisBUF1710:320:371:3220
Nicolas DeslauriersBUF1510:250:421:1151