Thu, Feb 8, 2018·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
New York Islanders 3, Buffalo Sabres 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 51% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 010 | 110 | 29 | 329 |
| BUF | 24 | 110 | 18 | 422 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 7:41BUFJack EichelAssists: Sam Reinhart, Casey Nelson · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
- P1 13:21BUFEvan RodriguesAssists: Marco Scandella, Sam Reinhart · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–2
- P2 7:18BUFRyan O'ReillyPPAssists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Kyle Okposo · Tip-in, 0.08 xG0–3
- P2 13:06NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Brock Nelson, Thomas Hickey · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
- P3 7:30NYIRoss JohnstonAssists: Cal Clutterbuck · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–3
- P3 14:33NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Josh Bailey, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–3
- P3 15:46BUFSam ReinhartGWGAssists: Evan Rodrigues, Jack Eichel · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–4
Penalties (5)
- P2 2:06BUFJohan Larsson: High sticking2 min
- P2 6:49NYISebastian Aho: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P2 10:50NYIJohn Tavares: High sticking2 min
- P3 1:34BUFVictor Antipin: Hooking2 min
- P3 13:32BUFJack Eichel: Tripping2 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 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against O'Reilly
- 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 York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestBailey – Tavares – Lee4:21
xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Eberle – Barzal – Beauvillier2:30
xG 0.05–0.03 (59%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Eberle – Lee – Barzal8:28
xG 0.03–0.04 (44%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1
- Ladd – Clutterbuck – Nelson9:31
xG 0.28–0.36 (44%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestHickey – Pulock18:59
xG 0.74–0.49 (60%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0
- Leddy – Aho14:52
xG 0.20–0.29 (41%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0
- Seidenberg – Pelech13:02
xG 0.50–0.64 (44%)attempts 12–10goals 1–3
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestReinhart – Eichel – Rodrigues9:11
xG 0.66–0.19 (78%)attempts 9–4goals 3–1
- Pominville – Larsson – Girgensons10:09
xG 0.54–0.34 (62%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0
- Pouliot – Josefson – Nolan7:31
xG 0.18–0.05 (79%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
- Okposo – O'Reilly – Kane13:30
xG 0.42–0.33 (56%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestBeaulieu – Ristolainen16:41
xG 0.67–0.12 (85%)attempts 15–6goals 0–0
- Gorges – Antipin10:53
xG 0.53–0.32 (62%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
- Ristolainen – Nelson2:27
xG 0.02–0.26 (8%)attempts 1–5goals 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 NYI. 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 51% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − NYI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).