WSH 6 @ BUF 0 · Mar 15, 2021

Mon, Mar 15, 2021·KeyBank Center, Buffalo

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Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 52% of the time.

42%

10%

11%

37%

BUF winsWSH 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 WSH'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.

	Ovechkin–Oshie–Backstrom	Kuznetsov–Vrana–Sprong	Hagelin–Dowd–Hathaway	Panik–Dowd–Sheary	Panik–Kuznetsov–Sheary	Chara–Jensen	Carlson–Dillon	Schultz–Orlov	Dillon–van Riemsdyk	Chara–Carlson	Orlov–van Riemsdyk	Carlson–Orlov	Schultz–Dillon	Orlov–Dillon
Staal–Reinhart–Olofsson	1:480.00–0.28	3:190.08–0.25	4:540.01–0.27	0:380.00–0.00	0:460.00–0.00	4:520.00–0.29	2:060.01–0.01	3:340.00–0.17	0:530.00–0.00				0:340.07–0.08
Sheahan–Hall–Thompson	4:050.43–0.00	2:450.17–0.02	2:080.00–0.00	1:240.30–0.01		1:450.13–0.08	5:020.51–0.03	2:190.08–0.00	0:380.02–0.00			1:180.17–0.01		0:320.00–0.00
Okposo–Rieder–Asplund	0:310.00–0.04	2:000.07–0.02	1:510.00–0.05	1:460.00–0.07	2:020.00–0.11	2:520.01–0.06	2:440.00–0.11	2:500.00–0.24	0:300.06–0.00	0:460.00–0.02	1:180.36–0.00
Skinner–Lazar–Mittelstadt	3:530.13–0.07	1:450.13–0.01				2:590.13–0.03	0:550.05–0.00	1:510.00–0.04		0:490.13–0.00			0:390.00–0.13
Skinner–Olofsson–Mittelstadt	0:410.00–0.00										0:330.00–0.00
Miller–Dahlin	1:540.05–0.30	4:490.13–0.22	3:560.01–0.20	3:010.29–0.07	1:370.00–0.00	6:380.05–0.41	4:440.37–0.02	2:390.00–0.17	0:540.00–0.00
Ristolainen–Bryson	5:270.10–0.04	0:390.00–0.01	3:080.00–0.03	1:060.01–0.01	1:300.00–0.00	3:310.00–0.05	3:290.05–0.03	4:350.01–0.13		1:170.09–0.02	0:330.00–0.00	0:580.01–0.01	0:390.00–0.13	1:040.00–0.01
Irwin–Montour	4:130.27–0.06	4:590.19–0.08	2:270.00–0.12			2:530.15–0.02	3:590.15–0.11	3:490.00–0.22	0:590.08–0.00		1:180.36–0.00		0:350.07–0.08
Ristolainen–Montour						0:350.00–0.00

Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

BUFWSHFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals


Rasmus RistolainenBUF	26	21:42	0:50	1:19	3	1
Colin MillerBUF	24	20:28	0:51	1:11	6	2
Nic DowdWSH	27	20:14	0:45	1:32	1	7
Alex OvechkinWSH	21	20:04	0:57	3:03	2	1
Rasmus DahlinBUF	24	19:55	0:50	1:09	6	2
John CarlsonWSH	22	19:51	0:54	1:43	3	4
Brandon MontourBUF	23	19:41	0:51	1:29	1	3
Brenden DillonWSH	22	19:13	0:52	1:43	2	3
Evgeny KuznetsovWSH	23	18:59	0:50	1:39	3	1
Zdeno CharaWSH	22	18:51	0:51	1:27	1	4
Jacob BrysonBUF	24	18:48	0:47	1:19	2	0
Matt IrwinBUF	24	18:43	0:47	1:18	2	5
T.J. OshieWSH	22	18:30	0:50	1:34	3	0
Dmitry OrlovWSH	25	18:14	0:44	1:46	1	2
Nicklas BackstromWSH	22	17:40	0:48	1:34	3	1
Nick JensenWSH	21	17:27	0:50	1:27	0	4
Daniel SprongWSH	19	16:20	0:52	1:24	3	1
Justin SchultzWSH	22	16:16	0:44	1:28	1	1
Victor OlofssonBUF	22	16:11	0:44	1:08	4	1
Sam ReinhartBUF	22	16:09	0:44	1:09	4	1
Taylor HallBUF	21	15:58	0:46	1:54	3	1
Kyle OkposoBUF	19	15:33	0:49	1:19	1	1
Riley SheahanBUF	20	15:24	0:46	1:16	2	2
Carl HagelinWSH	20	15:22	0:46	1:26	1	3
Eric StaalBUF	22	15:21	0:42	1:08	3	1
Tobias RiederBUF	17	14:49	0:52	1:19	2	2
Garnet HathawayWSH	21	14:41	0:42	1:07	1	1
Rasmus AsplundBUF	16	14:17	0:54	1:31	1	1
Jeff SkinnerBUF	19	13:59	0:44	1:12	2	1
Casey MittelstadtBUF	19	13:53	0:44	1:12	2	1
Tage ThompsonBUF	21	13:53	0:40	1:16	3	1
Jakub VranaWSH	16	13:28	0:51	1:20	4	0
Richard PanikWSH	19	13:05	0:41	1:04	0	5
Conor ShearyWSH	18	12:45	0:43	1:09	0	5
Curtis LazarBUF	18	11:16	0:38	1:02	2	3
Trevor van RiemsdykWSH	11	7:00	0:38	1:04	1	0

Washington Capitals 6, Buffalo Sabres 0

Who was on the ice

Shift totals