Sun, Mar 7, 2021·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale
Buffalo Sabres 2, New York Islanders 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 63% of the time.
55%
9%
28%
NYI winsBUF wins
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 22:29 | 0.27 | 40.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:37 | 0.02 | 56.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:55 | 0.04 | 45.1% | +12.5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:49 | 0.56 | 44.1% | +12.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 19:16 | 0.00 | 42.6% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:12 | 0.11 | 57.0% | +12.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 18:52 | 0.02 | 27.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 17:54 | 0.14 | 42.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 17:24 | 0.00 | 27.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:45 | 0.04 | 35.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 15:15 | 0.04 | 30.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 15:03 | 0.15 | 65.3% | +4.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:58 | 0.11 | 28.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:36 | 0.24 | 62.1% | +4.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 12:29 | 0.55 | 66.3% | +4.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 11:44 | 0.07 | 39.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 11:13 | 0.06 | 40.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 10:11 | 0.18 | 36.4% | 0.0 |
| L | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 2.72 | −1.3 | 59:45 |
New York Islanders
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 23:30 | 0.10 | 71.2% | +0.6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:31 | 0.03 | 38.5% | +13.9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:47 | 0.11 | 85.9% | +6.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:24 | 0.02 | 48.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | 0.00 | 42.2% | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 17:37 | 1.04 | 62.1% | +14.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 17:21 | 0.25 | 68.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:09 | 0.37 | 68.0% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:02 | 0.15 | 62.1% | +19.4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 16:56 | 0.16 | 31.5% | +6.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:54 | 0.38 | 68.4% | +11.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:43 | 0.09 | 62.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:46 | 0.25 | 69.4% | +19.4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:39 | 0.17 | 69.3% | +6.1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 15:21 | 0.09 | 54.1% | +19.4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 0.07 | 12.8% | +13.9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:52 | 0.03 | 61.2% | +11.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0.00 | 10.6% | 0.0 |
| W | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 2.59 | +0.6 | 60:00 |