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Sat, Jan 21, 2023·KeyBank Center, Buffalo

Anaheim Ducks 3, Buffalo Sabres 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 52% of the time.

BUF winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA0931909337
BUF211117311639

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 9:53BUFDylan CozensAssists: Rasmus Dahlin, Ilya Lyubushkin · Snap, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:39BUFJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:47ANATrevor ZegrasAssists: Ryan Strome, Maxime Comtois · Snap, 0.19 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:14ANATrevor ZegrasAssists: Nathan Beaulieu · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:49BUFPeyton KrebsAssists: Rasmus Dahlin, Kyle Okposo · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:29ANASimon BenoitAssists: Trevor Zegras, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.21 xG3–3
  7. P3 2:12BUFVictor OlofssonGWGAssists: Ilya Lyubushkin · Slap, 0.23 xG3–4
  8. P3 8:07BUFVictor OlofssonAssists: Tyson Jost, Owen Power · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–5
  9. P3 13:40BUFPeyton KrebsAssists: Alex Tuch, Ilya Lyubushkin · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 7:40BUFRasmus Dahlin: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 16:20ANAMason McTavish: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:50ANAKevin Shattenkirk: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 18:38ANARyan Strome: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 18:38BUFPeyton Krebs: Fighting5 min

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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BUF
49% to win51% to win
← ANA attackBUF attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lundeström won the faceoff against Krebs
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANABUF
37Shots on goal39
3.0Expected goals3.1
60Shot attempts61
28Faceoffs won27
1Power plays2
9Penalty minutes7
18Hits13
9Blocked shots11
5Giveaways7
10Takeaways10

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestStrome – Comtois – Zegras8:20

    xG 0.95–0.40 (70%)attempts 13–9goals 3–2

  2. Henrique – Terry – McTavish7:50

    xG 0.47–0.22 (68%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Silfverberg – Vatrano – Lundeström6:07

    xG 0.18–0.13 (59%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Carrick – Megna – Jones5:29

    xG 0.05–0.03 (61%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Fowler6:30

    xG 0.51–0.08 (86%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  2. Klingberg – Benoit5:29

    xG 0.44–0.27 (62%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  3. Kulikov – Benoit9:56

    xG 0.24–0.28 (47%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

Buffalo Sabres

Forward lines

  1. bestOlofsson – Jost – Mittelstadt12:05

    xG 0.71–0.53 (57%)attempts 11–11goals 2–1

  2. Cozens – Quinn – Peterka11:37

    xG 0.51–0.36 (58%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Skinner – Tuch – Thompson8:46

    xG 0.22–0.32 (41%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1

  4. Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs7:35

    xG 0.28–0.49 (37%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBryson – Lyubushkin12:36

    xG 0.65–0.36 (64%)attempts 16–17goals 1–0

  2. Jokiharju – Power17:49

    xG 0.30–0.54 (36%)attempts 9–15goals 1–1

  3. Samuelsson – Dahlin16:44

    xG 0.60–1.55 (28%)attempts 17–20goals 1–2

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

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.

BUF 3.1 xGANA 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF is favoured, below it ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 85/100 · #249 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.73 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50BUF 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 52% of the time.

BUF winsANA wins

Simulated goal difference (BUF − ANA), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).