Wed, Dec 29, 2021·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
New Jersey Devils 4, Buffalo Sabres 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 75% of the time.
16%
9%
68%
BUF winsNJD wins
New Jersey Devils
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 22:21 | 0.06 | 53.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | 21:37 | 0.10 | 57.0% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | 20:17 | 0.37 | 59.0% | +10.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:11 | 0.01 | 60.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 17:59 | 0.07 | 83.9% | +15.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 17:52 | 0.53 | 79.2% | +55.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | 17:03 | 0.34 | 69.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 16:40 | 0.38 | 70.8% | +10.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 16:38 | 0.01 | 76.4% | +14.6 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 16:06 | 0.17 | 76.3% | +60.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 0.00 | 52.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 14:54 | 0.05 | 57.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 | 0.04 | 61.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 14:26 | 0.14 | 63.0% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 14:16 | 0.45 | 81.0% | +44.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:31 | 0.03 | 32.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0.00 | 24.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:25 | 0.21 | 55.9% | 0.0 |
| W | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 1.50 | −1.5 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 24:47 | 0.11 | 29.7% | +34.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 22:03 | 0.00 | 29.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:29 | 0.16 | 42.6% | +10.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 18:40 | 0.16 | 15.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:27 | 0.00 | 41.7% | +16.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 18:22 | 0.45 | 42.7% | +34.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:04 | 0.01 | 26.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:21 | 0.12 | 48.1% | +10.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 17:03 | 0.00 | 16.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:25 | 0.05 | 67.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:12 | 0.07 | 45.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:59 | 0.08 | 39.9% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:59 | 0.15 | 42.4% | +10.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:14 | 0.07 | 69.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 0.04 | 19.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0.00 | 14.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 11:08 | 0.05 | 12.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0.00 | 28.8% | 0.0 |
| L | 42 | 38 | 4 | .905 | 2.95 | −1.0 | 58:25 |