Sat, Mar 31, 2018·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Buffalo Sabres 7, Nashville Predators 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 61% of the time.
30%
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NSH winsBUF wins
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28:05 | 0.04 | 57.1% | +54.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 22:45 | 0.51 | 75.8% | +43.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 22:26 | 0.00 | 33.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 | 0.01 | 66.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 5 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 19:37 | 0.43 | 72.0% | +95.0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 18:06 | 0.71 | 76.1% | +54.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:07 | 0.04 | 69.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:14 | 0.07 | 61.6% | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16:07 | 0.33 | 63.1% | +39.8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 15:40 | 0.43 | 62.5% | +14.6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:48 | 0.09 | 58.0% | +22.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:30 | 0.05 | 41.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 | 0.18 | 51.7% | +22.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 | 0.02 | 64.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 12:11 | 0.07 | 61.2% | +14.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0.12 | 49.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 | 0.00 | 50.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:01 | 0.05 | 42.7% | 0.0 |
| W | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 2.48 | −1.5 | 60:00 |
Nashville Predators
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 25:01 | 0.49 | 49.7% | +12.4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 24:27 | 0.34 | 40.7% | +23.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | 22:13 | 0.03 | 18.5% | +12.4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:16 | 0.01 | 50.8% | +20.9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:28 | 0.65 | 42.2% | +12.4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:43 | 0.06 | 66.4% | +44.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:25 | 0.09 | 30.3% | +12.6 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 17:05 | 0.19 | 50.3% | +44.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:10 | 0.13 | 60.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:08 | 0.03 | 49.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | 14:41 | 0.23 | 32.3% | +12.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:39 | 0.00 | 36.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 13:56 | 0.08 | 26.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0.10 | 32.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:18 | 0.02 | 39.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:15 | 0.03 | 36.4% | +12.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:22 | 0.00 | 30.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 6:15 | 0.00 | 13.3% | 0.0 |
| L | 29 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 2.63 | −3.4 | 40:00 | |
| – | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.52 | −0.5 | 17:04 |