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Ice Lab

Thu, Oct 3, 2019·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Buffalo Sabres 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 81% 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.

Reinhart–Olofsson–EichelSobotka–Johansson–SkinnerOkposo–Larsson–GirgensonsVesey–Sheary–MittelstadtVesey–Reinhart–EichelMcCabe–RistolainenScandella–JokiharjuMiller–Dahlin
Crosby–Hornqvist–Guentzel6:030.02–0.301:520.02–0.092:190.00–0.120:580.09–0.070:440.00–0.115:010.03–0.093:510.09–0.252:230.01–0.24
Malkin–Galchenyuk–Tanev1:120.01–0.004:120.04–0.063:310.13–0.324:160.04–0.222:520.00–0.062:320.18–0.01
Bjugstad–McCann–Kahun2:380.03–0.051:370.00–0.004:210.05–0.171:150.00–0.062:540.03–0.224:060.05–0.17
Blueger–Simon–Aston-Reese3:030.17–0.172:410.06–0.131:200.00–0.070:530.04–0.003:430.04–0.073:160.17–0.131:120.06–0.17
Letang–Dumoulin8:120.10–0.432:440.00–0.011:310.00–0.033:210.14–0.075:560.01–0.054:470.18–0.435:060.05–0.25
Gudbranson–Pettersson4:480.18–0.142:490.00–0.172:150.04–0.174:270.06–0.122:310.08–0.143:060.14–0.17
Johnson–Schultz3:350.12–0.112:260.00–0.062:390.03–0.151:090.04–0.003:220.08–0.334:450.11–0.102:560.01–0.19
Schultz–Pettersson1:170.04–0.090:420.10–0.150:440.00–0.111:540.04–0.28
Schultz–Dumoulin1:010.00–0.001:010.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndGuentzel FHornqvist FCrosby FGalchenyuk FMalkin FTanev FMcCann FKahun FBjugstad FSimon FAston-Reese FBlueger FDumoulin DLetang DJohnson DSchultz DPettersson DGudbranson DMurray GEichel FReinhart FOlofsson FJohansson FSobotka FSkinner FMittelstadt FSheary FVesey FOkposo FLarsson FGirgensons FMcCabe DRistolainen DScandella DJokiharju DDahlin DMiller DHutton G
PITBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Kris LetangPIT2827:450:592:2366
Jake McCabeBUF2825:110:543:0948
Rasmus RistolainenBUF3123:530:461:1668
Marco ScandellaBUF2421:330:542:2131
Jack EichelBUF2721:180:471:4372
Sidney CrosbyPIT2421:010:533:0453
Evgeni MalkinPIT2220:200:552:2141
Jake GuentzelPIT2220:150:551:5461
Justin SchultzPIT2720:050:452:3323
Patric HornqvistPIT2219:560:542:3153
Sam ReinhartBUF2419:370:491:5770
Brian DumoulinPIT2519:270:471:2446
Marcus PetterssonPIT2619:190:451:3736
Victor OlofssonBUF2017:110:521:4360
Henri JokiharjuBUF2316:510:441:2840
Jeff SkinnerBUF2216:410:461:2971
Vladimir SobotkaBUF2316:140:421:1431
Rasmus DahlinBUF2315:450:411:1771
Alex GalchenyukPIT2415:220:381:2720
Marcus JohanssonBUF2115:190:441:0952
Erik GudbransonPIT1915:030:481:1427
Nick BjugstadPIT2215:010:411:0317
Colin MillerBUF2515:010:361:2071
Jack JohnsonPIT2214:060:381:1125
Jared McCannPIT2114:010:401:0416
Johan LarssonBUF2414:010:351:2827
Brandon TanevPIT2113:310:391:0121
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF2312:560:341:0826
Jimmy VeseyBUF2212:390:350:5952
Zachary Aston-ReesePIT1711:340:411:0026
Dominik KahunPIT1510:490:431:2015
Dominik SimonPIT1810:470:360:5434
Teddy BluegerPIT1510:190:411:0526
Casey MittelstadtBUF169:250:351:1160
Conor ShearyBUF169:190:351:0960
Kyle OkposoBUF158:400:351:2812