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Mon, Nov 19, 2018·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Buffalo Sabres 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 67% of the time.

PIT winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

PIT 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.

Sobotka–Reinhart–ThompsonPominville–Skinner–EichelBerglund–Larsson–GirgensonsOkposo–Sheary–MittelstadtLarsson–Girgensons–ThompsonMcCabe–RistolainenBogosian–DahlinRistolainen–DahlinScandella–NelsonMcCabe–NelsonBogosian–NelsonNelson–DahlinBogosian–RistolainenScandella–Ristolainen
Malkin–Kessel–Pearson3:000.00–0.192:160.17–0.013:160.07–0.232:400.12–0.271:500.32–0.102:480.01–0.013:110.18–0.501:320.02–0.001:450.14–0.041:390.00–0.010:340.32–0.000:500.00–0.150:320.00–0.00
Hornqvist–Brassard–Guentzel0:560.00–0.067:320.34–0.500:490.02–0.004:020.01–0.112:290.55–0.051:060.03–0.001:560.02–0.011:010.12–0.40
Sheahan–Rust–Aston-Reese1:480.01–0.123:070.19–0.002:250.00–0.002:380.01–0.101:560.02–0.000:370.00–0.081:330.03–0.000:460.14–0.00
Grant–Sprong–Simon5:150.01–0.321:180.02–0.001:160.00–0.002:230.00–0.082:320.00–0.240:490.01–0.000:440.00–0.000:310.02–0.00
Letang–Dumoulin6:300.40–0.352:410.00–0.020:430.32–0.084:530.36–0.112:240.18–0.011:100.03–0.071:260.14–0.01
Oleksiak–Maatta2:400.00–0.040:590.00–0.063:230.16–0.342:260.14–0.012:280.00–0.052:410.58–0.350:330.00–0.011:250.02–0.042:040.03–0.000:360.02–0.00
Johnson–Ruhwedel3:140.01–0.393:070.00–0.001:000.00–0.061:590.00–0.002:480.00–0.280:330.00–0.000:430.01–0.000:520.00–0.060:430.00–0.15
Dumoulin–Ruhwedel0:520.01–0.002:180.13–0.001:310.01–0.000:370.02–0.000:300.12–0.00
Maatta–Ruhwedel1:100.14–0.001:100.00–0.121:320.00–0.121:060.14–0.00
Johnson–Letang2:080.00–0.101:060.04–0.000:410.00–0.060:410.01–0.001:000.03–0.00
Letang–Maatta0:360.00–0.080:530.02–0.050:430.00–0.000:380.00–0.130:560.02–0.000:360.00–0.00
Letang–Oleksiak0:470.00–0.00
Dumoulin–Oleksiak1:040.00–0.010:520.00–0.01
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3OTEndPearson FMalkin FKessel FBrassard FGuentzel FHornqvist FSimon FGrant FSprong FSheahan FRust FAston-Reese FRuhwedel DJohnson DLetang DDumoulin DOleksiak DMaatta DDeSmith GBerglund FLarsson FGirgensons FEichel FPominville FSkinner FOkposo FMittelstadt FSheary FSobotka FThompson FReinhart FMcCabe DRistolainen DScandella DNelson DBogosian DDahlin DHutton G
PITBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Rasmus RistolainenBUF3126:560:521:3940
Kris LetangPIT3226:240:502:2434
Rasmus DahlinBUF2622:490:531:3672
Olli MaattaPIT2821:190:461:2624
Evgeni MalkinPIT2521:050:512:1731
Phil KesselPIT2320:400:542:1731
Jake McCabeBUF2620:390:481:2534
Brian DumoulinPIT2820:170:431:1806
Zach BogosianBUF2719:350:441:1935
Jack JohnsonPIT2418:380:471:4244
Jack EichelBUF2318:240:481:5270
Patric HornqvistPIT2417:160:432:1735
Sam ReinhartBUF2016:420:501:3653
Tanner PearsonPIT2316:310:431:3611
Chad RuhwedelPIT2516:310:401:2533
Patrik BerglundBUF1916:310:522:1426
Derick BrassardPIT2616:200:382:1725
Jake GuentzelPIT2416:140:411:5923
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF2015:440:471:1808
Jeff SkinnerBUF1815:350:521:5260
Tage ThompsonBUF1915:210:481:5122
Casey NelsonBUF2415:180:381:1834
Johan LarssonBUF2015:030:451:1809
Jason PominvilleBUF2315:000:391:1350
Vladimir SobotkaBUF1914:480:471:1913
Bryan RustPIT2313:510:361:2536
Derek GrantPIT2313:420:361:0545
Jamie OleksiakPIT1813:300:451:2631
Zachary Aston-ReesePIT1913:050:411:0133
Casey MittelstadtBUF1912:510:411:0450
Kyle OkposoBUF1912:500:411:2250
Conor ShearyBUF1912:360:401:2250
Riley SheahanPIT1811:570:401:0422
Daniel SprongPIT159:440:391:1240
Marco ScandellaBUF129:330:481:4013
Dominik SimonPIT159:110:370:5140