Skip to content
Ice Lab

Mon, Dec 31, 2018·KeyBank Center, Buffalo

New York Islanders 3, Buffalo Sabres 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 81% of the time.

BUF winsNYI wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

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

Lee–Nelson–Ho-SangBailey–Barzal–BeauvillierClutterbuck–Martin–CizikasKomarov–Cizikas–Dal ColleKomarov–Dal Colle–BarzalBailey–Lee–NelsonBoychuk–LeddyMayfield–ToewsPelech–PulockPulock–Toews
Pominville–Sobotka–Thompson2:080.14–0.053:160.15–0.001:270.02–0.004:000.20–0.052:460.12–0.00
Skinner–Reinhart–Rodrigues1:090.07–0.002:420.19–0.061:540.00–0.100:430.00–0.002:530.01–0.101:530.06–0.001:370.36–0.00
Sheary–Rodrigues–Mittelstadt2:550.00–0.121:010.27–0.000:380.00–0.101:350.14–0.102:160.22–0.120:490.00–0.000:360.00–0.00
Okposo–Larsson–Smith2:160.05–0.000:470.00–0.000:300.03–0.000:300.00–0.081:210.06–0.011:340.01–0.002:010.00–0.08
Okposo–Sheary–Mittelstadt3:230.00–0.370:390.00–0.001:400.00–0.371:050.00–0.00
Skinner–Reinhart–Eichel1:410.07–0.000:330.07–0.120:590.07–0.131:370.07–0.00
Sheary–Thompson–Mittelstadt0:550.00–0.000:400.00–0.020:490.00–0.020:500.00–0.00
Larsson–Skinner–Reinhart0:440.00–0.001:200.02–0.000:560.02–0.001:000.00–0.00
Larsson–Thompson–Smith0:460.00–0.090:340.04–0.09
Pominville–Sobotka–Smith0:330.00–0.000:320.02–0.001:050.02–0.00
Skinner–Reinhart–Mittelstadt0:300.00–0.120:360.00–0.04
Pominville–Larsson–Thompson0:380.00–0.001:020.00–0.12
Bogosian–Beaulieu3:170.03–0.370:540.14–0.005:070.05–0.102:010.05–0.001:350.00–0.116:450.25–0.184:370.02–0.373:540.02–0.09
McCabe–Ristolainen2:470.19–0.006:090.42–0.271:320.14–0.001:100.19–0.002:490.27–0.214:160.13–0.126:240.71–0.00
Scandella–Dahlin5:070.08–0.161:590.13–0.030:510.00–0.003:420.00–0.032:290.22–0.162:500.08–0.030:340.00–0.00
Bogosian–Dahlin0:480.00–0.001:010.00–0.120:460.00–0.091:380.00–0.13
Beaulieu–Ristolainen0:540.00–0.000:380.00–0.000:390.00–0.00
Ristolainen–Dahlin0:450.00–0.000:300.06–0.00
Scandella–Ristolainen0:360.01–0.170:300.01–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndSobotka FPominville FThompson FEichel FReinhart FSkinner FMittelstadt FSheary FRodrigues FOkposo FLarsson FSmith FBogosian DBeaulieu DRistolainen DMcCabe DDahlin DScandella DHutton GClutterbuck FMartin FCizikas FHo-Sang FLee FNelson FBailey FBarzal FBeauvillier FKomarov FDal Colle FFilppula FLeddy DBoychuk DPelech DPulock DMayfield DToews DLehner G
BUFNYIFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Rasmus RistolainenBUF2525:061:002:5155
Zach BogosianBUF2523:240:561:3834
Ryan PulockNYI2922:220:461:4839
Evan RodriguesBUF2222:071:001:4652
Brock NelsonNYI2520:580:501:2539
Nathan BeaulieuBUF2220:140:551:4753
Mathew BarzalNYI2220:120:551:5313
Johnny BoychukNYI2819:360:421:2336
Devon ToewsNYI2619:330:451:3014
Jeff SkinnerBUF2019:230:581:4472
Casey CizikasNYI2419:110:481:3524
Nick LeddyNYI2619:090:441:2333
Scott MayfieldNYI2519:020:461:4904
Sam ReinhartBUF2018:230:551:4472
Adam PelechNYI2717:580:401:1519
Anders LeeNYI2017:440:531:2437
Rasmus DahlinBUF2017:420:531:4250
Josh BaileyNYI2216:430:461:2223
Joshua Ho-SangNYI1716:330:581:2426
Cal ClutterbuckNYI2116:320:471:2614
Casey MittelstadtBUF1816:220:551:3350
Johan LarssonBUF1816:210:551:3537
Tage ThompsonBUF1816:190:541:3251
Jake McCabeBUF2116:170:471:1433
Conor ShearyBUF1815:470:531:2360
Marco ScandellaBUF1815:460:531:1744
Anthony BeauvillierNYI1715:390:551:5113
Leo KomarovNYI1914:140:451:3533
Vladimir SobotkaBUF1914:120:452:0924
Kyle OkposoBUF1613:540:521:5853
Jason PominvilleBUF1611:450:441:1321
C.J. SmithBUF1911:310:361:2411
Michael Dal ColleNYI1510:370:421:3521
Matt MartinNYI149:500:421:1102
Jack EichelBUF42:420:410:5311
Valtteri FilppulaNYI10:320:320:3200