Sat, Feb 10, 2018·TD Garden, Boston
Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 58% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 05 | 313 | 110 | 428 |
| BOS | 07 | 110 | 110 | 227 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 7:42BUFEvander KaneAssists: Sam Reinhart · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
- P2 12:44BUFScott WilsonAssists: Nathan Beaulieu, Evan Rodrigues · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
- P2 14:39BOSRyan SpoonerAssists: Jake DeBrusk, Torey Krug · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
- P2 18:49BUFBenoit PouliotGWGAssists: Scott Wilson · Snap, 0.20 xG3–1
- P3 19:01BOSDavid BackesAssists: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–2
- P3 19:31BUFRasmus RistolainenENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.43 xG4–2
Penalties (5)
- P1 8:33BUFJason Pominville: Hooking2 min
- P2 0:44BUFKyle Okposo: Tripping2 min
- P3 0:34BUFEvander Kane: Tripping2 min
- P3 11:15BOSCharlie McAvoy: Tripping2 min
- P3 11:28BUFSam Reinhart: Tripping2 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 20:00Eichel won the faceoff against Bergeron
- 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
- bestO'Reilly – Kane – Reinhart7:25
xG 0.62–0.14 (82%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0
- Reinhart – Eichel – Rodrigues3:36
xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Pominville – Larsson – Wilson3:04
xG 0.07–0.08 (45%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Okposo – O'Reilly – Kane7:01
xG 0.13–0.21 (39%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestFalk – Antipin11:46
xG 0.53–0.33 (62%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Beaulieu – Ristolainen16:53
xG 0.68–0.64 (51%)attempts 11–19goals 2–0
- Scandella – Nelson17:01
xG 0.57–0.60 (49%)attempts 10–18goals 1–1
Boston Bruins
Forward lines
- bestKuraly – Schaller – Czarnik11:26
xG 0.74–0.39 (65%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0
- Krejci – Spooner – DeBrusk10:10
xG 0.61–0.68 (47%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0
- Backes – Nash – Heinen10:12
xG 0.05–0.21 (19%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1
- Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak11:40
xG 0.16–0.51 (25%)attempts 10–8goals 0–2
Defence pairs
- bestMcQuaid – Grzelcyk9:36
xG 0.58–0.33 (64%)attempts 12–7goals 0–2
- Krug – Carlo10:22
xG 0.34–0.16 (68%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0
- Grzelcyk – Carlo2:54
xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 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.
BOS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BOS 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, Buffalo Sabres win this game 58% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BOS − BUF), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).