Thu, Feb 25, 2021·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
New Jersey Devils 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 015 | 111 | 213 | 11 | 440 |
| BUF | 111 | 112 | 19 | 00 | 332 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:28BUFRiley SheahanAssists: Victor Olofsson · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–1
- P2 5:27NJDJesper BrattAssists: Pavel Zacha · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
- P2 8:03BUFCasey MittelstadtPPAssists: Eric Staal, Colin Miller · Backhand, 0.34 xG1–2
- P3 4:25NJDMiles WoodPPAssists: Nikita Gusev, Ty Smith · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–2
- P3 6:45NJDNico HischierAssists: Pavel Zacha · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–2
- P3 15:30BUFSam ReinhartPPAssists: Taylor Hall, Rasmus Dahlin · Deflected, 0.11 xG3–3
- OT 1:17NJDPavel ZachaGWGAssists: Jesper Bratt, Ty Smith · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
- P1 16:17NJDDamon Severson: Slashing2 min
- P2 6:11NJDDmitry Kulikov: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P2 9:20NJDNico Hischier: Tripping2 min
- P2 11:51BUFColin Miller: Hooking2 min
- P2 17:01BUFBrandon Montour: Interference2 min
- P3 2:58BUFTaylor Hall: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
- P3 14:14NJDTravis Zajac: High sticking2 min · PPG
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Sheahan won the faceoff against Hughes
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestZacha – Bratt – Hischier9:02
xG 1.21–0.31 (80%)attempts 14–5goals 1–1
- Zajac – Gusev – Sharangovich5:09
xG 0.27–0.02 (92%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0
- Palmieri – Johnsson – Hughes11:33
xG 0.86–0.88 (49%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0
- Wood – Bastian – McLeod6:53
xG 0.26–0.68 (27%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestSeverson – Smith17:08
xG 1.16–0.88 (57%)attempts 21–14goals 0–0
- Vatanen – Murray9:47
xG 1.03–0.80 (56%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0
- Subban – Kulikov11:59
xG 0.49–0.44 (53%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestLazar – Thompson – Mittelstadt5:36
xG 0.44–0.14 (75%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Staal – Hall – Cozens10:44
xG 1.29–1.39 (48%)attempts 13–18goals 0–2
- Okposo – Eakin – Asplund9:00
xG 0.05–0.63 (7%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0
- Sheahan – Reinhart – Olofsson12:05
xG 0.17–0.88 (16%)attempts 6–14goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- Irwin – Jokiharju11:09
xG 0.74–0.71 (51%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1
- Jokiharju – Dahlin2:33
xG 0.00–0.22 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0
- Miller – Bryson10:23
xG 0.39–0.64 (38%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).