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Thu, Jan 28, 2021·KeyBank Center, Buffalo

New York Rangers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 83% of the time.

BUF winsNYR 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 NYR'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.

Blackwell–Strome–PanarinZibanejad–Buchnevich–LafrenièreDi Giuseppe–Lemieux–RooneyKreider–Howden–KakkoBlackwell–Howden–LafrenièreZibanejad–Buchnevich–PanarinStrome–Panarin–KakkoKreider–Di Giuseppe–HowdenKreider–Rooney–KakkoPanarin–Howden–KakkoFox–LindgrenTrouba–MillerSmith–DeAngeloDeAngelo–MillerTrouba–Lindgren
Sheahan–Skinner–Lazar0:580.00–0.142:030.13–0.051:020.05–0.080:390.03–0.000:560.00–0.010:380.00–0.002:450.13–0.083:170.03–0.142:070.05–0.09
Okposo–Eakin–Rieder4:160.03–0.111:120.00–0.021:010.00–0.133:040.03–0.101:000.00–0.152:350.00–0.030:440.00–0.04
Hall–Reinhart–Eichel1:100.00–0.000:530.00–0.030:440.00–0.002:200.07–0.211:540.02–0.03
Reinhart–Olofsson–Eichel2:060.07–0.111:010.02–0.002:100.10–0.001:370.13–0.11
Staal–Olofsson–Cozens0:490.00–0.001:150.08–0.010:350.02–0.011:200.00–0.001:330.08–0.01
Staal–Hall–Cozens0:390.00–0.000:330.00–0.011:050.00–0.001:330.08–0.00
Staal–Sheahan–Hall0:400.00–0.000:310.00–0.000:420.00–0.001:270.00–0.000:470.00–0.00
Eakin–Sheahan–Rieder0:530.00–0.021:370.00–0.12
Staal–Skinner–Cozens
Irwin–Montour3:590.00–0.102:100.05–0.141:080.06–0.001:120.00–0.000:300.05–0.001:000.00–0.135:160.15–0.144:110.13–0.273:380.05–0.071:070.00–0.040:320.00–0.02
McCabe–Ristolainen2:110.03–0.023:570.02–0.150:420.00–0.050:440.00–0.101:010.02–0.000:320.00–0.000:330.00–0.104:520.07–0.263:290.00–0.261:160.00–0.091:370.00–0.12
Miller–Dahlin0:440.00–0.002:410.13–0.041:330.16–0.010:480.00–0.080:470.03–0.001:230.00–0.010:430.00–0.002:450.13–0.003:310.06–0.024:230.16–0.100:310.00–0.14
Miller–Ristolainen
Miller–Montour
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3OTEndRieder FEakin FOkposo FHall FEichel FReinhart FStaal FCozens FOlofsson FSheahan FLazar FSkinner FIrwin DMontour DMcCabe DRistolainen DDahlin DMiller DUllmark GPanarin FStrome FBlackwell FLafrenière FBuchnevich FZibanejad FKreider FHowden FKakko FRooney FDi Giuseppe FLemieux FFox DLindgren DMiller DTrouba DSmith DDeAngelo DShesterkin G
BUFNYRFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Adam FoxNYR3024:520:502:1142
Rasmus RistolainenBUF2323:411:022:2125
Mika ZibanejadNYR2522:190:542:3645
Pavel BuchnevichNYR2521:390:522:3655
Brandon MontourBUF2521:330:521:4233
Artemi PanarinNYR2121:061:002:1121
Tony DeAngeloNYR2120:541:001:5161
Jacob TroubaNYR2920:490:431:1619
K'Andre MillerNYR2520:120:481:3814
Rasmus DahlinBUF2220:050:551:4854
Sam ReinhartBUF2319:410:512:0050
Ryan LindgrenNYR3019:130:381:0912
Jake McCabeBUF2118:400:531:5015
Colin MillerBUF2018:290:551:4825
Jack EichelBUF2417:520:451:4861
Matt IrwinBUF2217:420:481:2722
Brendan SmithNYR2617:170:402:2036
Taylor HallBUF2117:040:491:5451
Riley SheahanBUF2016:150:491:3735
Colin BlackwellNYR2415:530:401:2013
Ryan StromeNYR2415:490:401:2012
Alexis LafrenièreNYR2015:270:461:1431
Chris KreiderNYR2515:200:371:2111
Tobias RiederBUF2015:160:461:5014
Victor OlofssonBUF2014:580:451:2252
Eric StaalBUF1614:530:561:2632
Cody EakinBUF2114:150:411:5015
Curtis LazarBUF1713:450:491:3134
Jeff SkinnerBUF1613:430:511:2643
Brett HowdenNYR1713:030:461:1532
Dylan CozensBUF1412:170:531:3033
Kevin RooneyNYR1610:540:411:0913
Kyle OkposoBUF1510:120:411:0412
Kaapo KakkoNYR149:550:431:0811
Phillip Di GiuseppeNYR107:420:461:1512
Brendan LemieuxNYR127:370:381:0213