Sat, Mar 16, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Buffalo Sabres 1, Detroit Red Wings 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 58% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 110 | 08 | 08 | 126 |
| DET | 08 | 212 | 26 | 426 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 11:22BUFTage ThompsonPPAssists: Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch · Snap, 0.06 xG1–0
- P2 5:35DETChristian FischerAssists: Andrew Copp, Moritz Seider · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–1
- P2 17:40DETPatrick KaneGWGAssists: J.T. Compher, Shayne Gostisbehere · Snap, 0.05 xG1–2
- P3 13:52DETDaniel SprongAssists: Robby Fabbri · Snap, 0.02 xG1–3
- P3 18:53DETLucas RaymondENAssists: Michael Rasmussen, Andrew Copp · Snap, 0.73 xG1–4
Penalties (4)
- P1 7:09BUFEric Robinson: Hooking2 min
- P1 11:06DETPatrick Kane: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 0:55DETMichael Rasmussen: Interference2 min
- P2 10:01BUFRasmus Dahlin: Roughing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Veleno won the faceoff against Cozens
- 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.
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestSkinner – Tuch – Thompson4:49
xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Olofsson – Jost – Robinson7:26
xG 0.11–0.10 (52%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1
- Girgensons – Krebs – Peterka2:30
xG 0.06–0.12 (34%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
- Greenway – Cozens – Benson12:27
xG 0.35–0.47 (43%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestClifton – Bryson7:52
xG 0.35–0.24 (60%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0
- Jokiharju – Power15:49
xG 0.48–0.50 (49%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0
- Dahlin – Byram16:28
xG 0.34–0.93 (27%)attempts 9–18goals 0–3
Detroit Red Wings
Forward lines
- bestKane – Compher – DeBrincat9:27
xG 0.82–0.35 (70%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0
- Copp – Fischer – Rasmussen12:58
xG 0.41–0.20 (67%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0
- Fabbri – Sprong – Czarnik6:09
xG 0.30–0.15 (66%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0
- Perron – Veleno – Raymond12:26
xG 0.17–0.35 (33%)attempts 4–12goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPetry – Chiarot13:02
xG 0.40–0.27 (60%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0
- Maatta – Gostisbehere9:55
xG 0.50–0.39 (56%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0
- Walman – Seider16:03
xG 0.56–0.46 (55%)attempts 12–12goals 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.
DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it BUF. 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, Detroit Red Wings win this game 58% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (DET − BUF), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).