New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo SabresOct 9, 2017

FinalMonday, Oct 9, 2017· KeyBank Center

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	4	0	6		NJD	8	14	9	31
BUF	0	1	1	2		BUF	6	11	8	25

: NJD 51BUF 47
: NJD 2.98BUF 1.35
PP goals: NJD 0BUF 1
Hits: NJD 10BUF 24
Blocks: NJD 13BUF 10
PIM: NJD 9BUF 11
: NJD 51%BUF 49%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New Jersey Devils rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Griffith–Girgensons skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:54.Bratt
Points
Marcus Johansson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.Johansson
Points
Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:51.Kane
Points
Brian Gibbons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:16.Gibbons
Points
Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:34.Hall
New line
New look for BUF: O'Reilly–Griffith–Girgensons skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.O'Reilly Griffith Girgensons
New line
New look for NJD: Hayes–Johansson–Hischier skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hayes Johansson Hischier
Luck
NJD scored 6 goals on 2.98 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →

BUF
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · BUF 47 · NJD 51

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BUF pressure
NJD pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 56% of the game, BUF 14%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BUF

NJD

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	NJD	BUF
	50	43
	2.67	0.84
	2.59	0.83
	16	5
	4	2
	18	7
	+0.014	−0.014
	56%	14%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

New Jersey Devils

L1Hall – Zacha – Bratt
6:5380% CF
L2Hayes – Johansson – Hischier
4:5750% CF
L3Gibbons – Coleman – Noesen
4:4862% CF
D1Santini – Mueller
9:3722% CF
D2Greene – Severson
5:4173% CF
D3Moore – Butcher
5:0527% CF

PP1Johansson – Moore – Severson – Zacha – Hischier
3:07100% CF
PP2Hayes – Henrique – Hall – Butcher – Bratt
2:4580% CF
PK1FColeman – Noesen
1:08
PK2FGibbons – Zacha
1:04
PK1DGreene – Lovejoy
3:17
PK2DMoore – Mueller
1:17

Current NJD line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Pominville – Kane – Eichel
11:3438% CF
L2O'Reilly – Griffith – Girgensons
5:2938% CF
L3Moulson – Josefson – Larsson
4:0245% CF
L4Pouliot – Okposo – Reinhart
3:3933% CF
D1Beaulieu – Ristolainen
9:5141% CF
D2Scandella – Tennyson
8:2853% CF
D3McCabe – Antipin
6:1123% CF

PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel
4:35100% CF
PP2Pominville – Moulson – Kane – Tennyson – McCabe
1:18100% CF
PK1FLarsson – Girgensons
1:23
PK2FPouliot – Josefson
1:09
PK1DBeaulieu – Ristolainen
2:28
PK2DScandella – McCabe
1:44

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:28
NJDStefan Noesen (Brian Gibbons)tip-in0.03 xG
NJD: Greene, Gibbons, Coleman, Noesen, ButcherBUF: Moulson, Josefson, Larsson, McCabe, Antipin
NJD 1 – 0 BUF
18:56
NJDBrian Gibbons (Nico Hischier, Marcus Johansson)snap0.14 xG
NJD: Johansson, Gibbons, Butcher, Mueller, HischierBUF: Okposo, Scandella, Josefson, Larsson, Tennyson
NJD 2 – 0 BUF

2nd period

5:02
BUFEvander KanePP (Rasmus Ristolainen)wrist0.15 xG
NJD: Gibbons, Santini, Mueller, BrattBUF: Moulson, Kane, Beaulieu, Eichel, Antipin
NJD 2 – 1 BUF
5:23
NJDJesper BrattSH (Adam Henrique, Mirco Mueller)backhand0.19 xG
NJD: Henrique, Moore, Mueller, BrattBUF: Pominville, Moulson, Kane, Beaulieu, Antipin
NJD 3 – 1 BUF
7:49
NJDMarcus Johansson (Taylor Hall)backhand0.13 xG
NJD: Greene, Johansson, Hall, Severson, HischierBUF: Pominville, Kane, Beaulieu, Ristolainen, Eichel
NJD 4 – 1 BUF
12:19
NJDJesper Bratt (Taylor Hall, Andy Greene)tip-in0.08 xG
NJD: Greene, Hall, Severson, Zacha, BrattBUF: Pominville, Kane, McCabe, Ristolainen, Eichel
NJD 5 – 1 BUF
18:56
NJDMarcus Johansson (Jesper Bratt)wrist0.12 xG
NJD: Johansson, Moore, Severson, Bratt, HischierBUF: Moulson, Kane, Beaulieu, Ristolainen, Eichel
NJD 6 – 1 BUF

3rd period

17:03
BUFEvander Kane (Jason Pominville)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Hayes, Coleman, Wood, Santini, MuellerBUF: Pominville, Kane, Beaulieu, Tennyson, Eichel
NJD 6 – 2 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Taylor Hall L	L1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.13	0	0	0	17:34	—	—	71	92
Jesper Bratt L	L1	2	1	3	+3	2	0.31	0	1	0	16:54	—	—	46	53
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.15	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	60	88
Jimmy Hayes R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	39	70
Marcus Johansson L	L2	2	1	3	+3	2	0.26	0	1	0	14:17	—	—	47	79
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.02	0	0	0	14:15	—	—	60	83
Stefan Noesen R	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	67	93
Brian Gibbons C	L3	1	1	2	+2	5	0.62	0	2	0	16:16	—	—	67	91
Blake Coleman L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.47	1	2	0	14:57	—	—	56	87
Mirco Mueller D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	4	0	17:54	—	—	32	49
Steven Santini D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	0	2	17:02	—	—	30	40
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	+3	2	0.05	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	73	95
Andy Greene D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.03	1	1	0	16:48	—	—	82	94
John Moore D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.19	2	1	0	20:26	—	—	45	60
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:46	—	—	52	91
Adam Henrique C	—	0	1	1	+1	0	0.08	0	0	0	18:19	—	—	43	50
Ben Lovejoy D	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	3	0	2	12:16	—	—	78	83
Miles Wood L	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	2	0	5	10:57	—	—	47	68

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cory Schneider(start)	W	25	23	2	.920	1.35	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	2	0	0	19:58	—	—	38	13
Evander Kane L	L1	2	0	2	-3	7	0.44	6	1	0	17:51	—	—	46	21
Jason Pominville R	L1	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	0	1	2	14:06	—	—	44	19
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	1	0	18:50	—	—	33	20
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.27	1	0	2	13:47	—	—	44	46
Seth Griffith C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:45	—	—	58	36
Johan Larsson L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.02	1	0	0	13:30	—	—	60	19
Jacob Josefson C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	0	0	0	11:20	—	—	50	34
Matt Moulson L	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	0	0	0	10:16	—	—	50	35
Kyle Okposo R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	2	0	2	15:55	—	—	33	4
Sam Reinhart C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:17	—	—	61	26
Benoit Pouliot L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:00	—	—	36	5
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D1	0	1	1	-3	1	0.04	3	1	0	26:37	—	—	31	9
Nathan Beaulieu D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.04	1	0	5	18:19	—	—	56	26
Matt Tennyson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	18:42	—	—	66	46
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	1	1	0	18:19	—	—	52	50
Jake McCabe D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	2	0	0	17:58	—	—	32	9
Victor Antipin D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	3	0	15:30	—	—	35	3

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Chad Johnson(start)	L	22	16	6	.727	2.27	40:00
Robin Lehner	—	9	9	0	.1000	0.72	20:00

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.