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Ice Lab

Sat, May 8, 2021·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Buffalo Sabres 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 61% of the time.

PIT winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

PIT forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against BUF'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.

Reinhart–Bjork–OlofssonAsplund–Thompson–MittelstadtSheahan–Murray–CaggiulaSkinner–Cozens–RuotsalainenSheahan–Bjork–CaggiulaSkinner–Reinhart–OlofssonReinhart–Bjork–MittelstadtJokiharju–DahlinRistolainen–SamuelssonMiller–BrysonMiller–SamuelssonRistolainen–DahlinSamuelsson–DahlinRistolainen–Bryson
Crosby–Rust–Guentzel4:440.08–0.034:130.20–0.072:140.00–0.061:270.00–0.360:300.00–0.000:520.00–0.007:160.22–0.434:500.13–0.092:390.08–0.000:420.00–0.04
Malkin–Zucker–Kapanen2:580.10–0.033:080.00–0.062:020.07–0.001:440.00–0.085:200.08–0.062:140.00–0.082:370.05–0.030:370.00–0.000:330.04–0.00
Carter–Gaudreau–McCann2:080.18–0.003:180.13–0.021:320.00–0.100:550.07–0.000:420.00–0.231:350.18–0.002:580.08–0.034:210.12–0.25
Sceviour–Blueger–Aston-Reese1:370.00–0.031:060.00–0.000:410.01–0.002:340.29–0.001:330.00–0.133:140.34–0.011:430.02–0.000:550.00–0.00
Blueger–McCann–Aston-Reese1:070.00–0.12
Letang–Dumoulin5:320.08–0.195:220.07–0.160:370.00–0.061:490.07–0.000:330.00–0.000:520.00–0.005:320.06–0.296:520.14–0.081:520.08–0.000:560.00–0.040:320.00–0.00
Pettersson–Marino2:590.08–0.013:100.00–0.013:050.05–0.033:000.27–0.082:460.00–0.003:400.27–0.096:030.10–0.050:330.04–0.00
Ceci–Ruhwedel2:460.19–0.032:110.12–0.003:120.07–0.071:000.00–0.235:320.29–0.110:480.00–0.004:110.13–0.250:320.00–0.00
Dumoulin–Ceci0:310.13–0.000:540.00–0.000:330.13–0.001:070.00–0.120:510.00–0.000:360.00–0.00
Letang–Marino1:440.13–0.04
Letang–Ceci1:090.00–0.361:010.00–0.36
Ruhwedel–Pettersson0:450.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndRust FGuentzel FCrosby FZucker FKapanen FMalkin FGaudreau FMcCann FCarter FBlueger FSceviour FAston-Reese FDumoulin DLetang DRuhwedel DCeci DMarino DPettersson DLagace GMittelstadt FThompson FAsplund FReinhart FOlofsson FBjork FSheahan FMurray FCaggiula FCozens FRuotsalainen FSkinner FSamuelsson DRistolainen DJokiharju DDahlin DMiller DBryson DHouser G
PITBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Kris LetangPIT2425:591:052:1653
Rasmus DahlinBUF2124:181:092:1731
Brian DumoulinPIT2123:101:062:1343
Henri JokiharjuBUF2321:020:551:3323
Jake GuentzelPIT2320:360:541:2443
Sidney CrosbyPIT2320:310:541:2843
Anders BjorkBUF2120:170:582:1025
Bryan RustPIT2320:050:521:3143
Sam ReinhartBUF1919:561:032:1932
John MarinoPIT2118:590:541:4210
Jacob BrysonBUF2418:350:461:1403
Victor OlofssonBUF1718:301:052:3312
Mattias SamuelssonBUF2418:280:461:5003
Rasmus RistolainenBUF2618:210:421:3613
Cody CeciPIT2118:080:521:5423
Colin MillerBUF2218:070:491:2100
Casey MittelstadtBUF2117:520:511:3554
Marcus PetterssonPIT2017:400:531:4200
Jason ZuckerPIT2016:170:491:2040
Kasperi KapanenPIT2116:090:461:1240
Rasmus AsplundBUF1815:310:521:4834
Tage ThompsonBUF1715:200:541:4334
Jeff CarterPIT2014:340:441:1233
Evgeni MalkinPIT1713:580:492:2430
Riley SheahanBUF1813:550:461:1812
Jared McCannPIT1913:530:441:1553
Drake CaggiulaBUF1613:480:521:1201
Chad RuhwedelPIT1912:450:401:0722
Jeff SkinnerBUF1212:401:031:3600
Teddy BluegerPIT1512:270:501:4711
Frederick GaudreauPIT1811:460:391:0544
Dylan CozensBUF1311:370:541:2510
Zachary Aston-ReesePIT1511:300:461:4702
Brett MurrayBUF1310:050:471:0210
Arttu RuotsalainenBUF119:360:521:4800
Colton SceviourPIT129:330:481:1300