Thu, Apr 1, 2021·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
New York Rangers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (OT)
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 91% of the time.
87%
BUF winsNYR wins
New York Rangers
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28:27 | 0.24 | 48.4% | +47.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25:22 | 0.74 | 48.6% | +47.2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 23:50 | 0.64 | 69.5% | +66.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:24 | 0.11 | 79.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:22 | 0.75 | 83.1% | +19.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:15 | 0.02 | 55.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 22:15 | 0.09 | 76.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 21:05 | 0.18 | 75.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 18:52 | 0.10 | 43.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18:29 | 0.95 | 84.7% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:44 | 0.46 | 87.8% | +19.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:43 | 0.05 | 65.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:36 | 0.19 | 52.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 11:31 | 0.60 | 74.0% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:02 | 0.27 | 51.6% | +31.8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:18 | 0.09 | 100.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:11 | 0.02 | 40.5% | +31.8 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:16 | 0.12 | 33.5% | +31.8 |
| W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 2.26 | +0.3 | 64:26 |
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 | 0 | 23:57 | 0.00 | 71.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:00 | 0.03 | 18.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:32 | 0.01 | 24.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:37 | 0.31 | 59.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:43 | 0.02 | 37.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:41 | 0.02 | 16.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 | 0.02 | 53.5% | +50.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 17:32 | 0.35 | 49.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:09 | 0.26 | 23.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:03 | 0.37 | 30.8% | +13.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 15:52 | 0.02 | 41.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 15:19 | 0.04 | 20.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0.12 | 17.3% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:55 | 0.11 | 29.2% | +50.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:31 | 0.06 | 19.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:15 | 0.13 | 54.6% | +13.4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:12 | 0.13 | 34.1% | +50.4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 10:12 | 0.24 | 50.8% | +13.4 |
| O | 47 | 44 | 3 | .936 | 5.62 | +2.6 | 62:39 |