New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo SabresJan 30, 2021

Final / SOSaturday, Jan 30, 2021· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NJD	0	1	2	0	0	3		NJD	6	11	15	2	34
BUF	0	1	2	0	1	4		BUF	7	14	8	2	31

: NJD 59BUF 53
: NJD 3.71BUF 2.58
PP goals: NJD 1BUF 1
Hits: NJD 17BUF 17
Blocks: NJD 12BUF 12
PIM: NJD 10BUF 10
: NJD 39%BUF 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in a shootout at home. Taylor Hall (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 19:12, +5:22 up on his 13:50 season average over 49 games.

Points
Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:00.Hall
Usage
Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 19:12, +5:22 up on his 13:50 season average over 49 games.Johnsson
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 23:49, +4:50 up on his 18:59 season average over 55 games.Hughes
New line
New look for BUF: Olofsson–Eichel–Thompson skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Olofsson Eichel Thompson
New line
New look for NJD: Palmieri–Gusev–Zacha skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palmieri Gusev Zacha
Usage
Janne Kuokkanen (NJD) played 10:52, −3:59 down on his 14:51 season average over 49 games.Kuokkanen
Usage
Taylor Hall (BUF) played 22:00, +4:13 up on his 17:47 season average over 52 games.Hall
Usage
Victor Olofsson (BUF) played 21:08, +3:49 up on his 17:19 season average over 55 games.Olofsson

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 112 of 112 attempts · BUF 53 · NJD 59

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 34% of the game, BUF 34%.

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
	44	43
	2.87	1.81
	2.73	1.77
	8	11
	4	5
	6	17
	−0.127	+0.127
	34%	34%

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

L1Johnsson – Bratt – Hughes
10:2063% CF
L2Bastian – McLeod – Kuokkanen
6:2155% CF
L3Palmieri – Gusev – Zacha
5:3256% CF
L4Wood – Merkley – Sharangovich
2:5617% CF
D1Kulikov – Tennyson
11:4138% CF
D2Severson – Smith
10:0071% CF
D3Subban – Murray
9:5247% CF

PP1Palmieri – Severson – Gusev – Bratt – Hughes
3:3986% CF
PP2Subban – Johnsson – Wood – Zacha – Smith
2:14100% CF
PK1FMcLeod – Sharangovich
2:11
PK2FPalmieri – Zacha
1:35
PK1DMurray – Severson
3:36
PK2DSubban – Kulikov
2:10

Current NJD line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Staal – Hall – Cozens
11:2648% CF
L2Okposo – Eakin – Rieder
8:5621% CF
L3Olofsson – Eichel – Thompson
7:2843% CF
L4Sheahan – Skinner – Lazar
3:2270% CF
D1McCabe – Ristolainen
14:2968% CF
D2Montour – Jokiharju
13:2420% CF
D3Miller – Dahlin
12:1764% CF

PP1Hall – Olofsson – Eichel – Dahlin – Cozens
5:07100% CF
PP2Staal – Skinner – Miller – Ristolainen – Thompson
2:3467% CF
PK1FSheahan – Lazar
2:58
PK2FEakin – Rieder
1:21
PK1DMcCabe – Ristolainen
2:55
PK2DMontour – Jokiharju
0:46

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

9:03
BUFEric Staal (Taylor Hall, Brandon Montour)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Severson, Gusev, Zacha, Bratt, SmithBUF: Staal, Hall, McCabe, Montour, Cozens
NJD 0 – 1 BUF
18:35
NJDTy SmithPP (P.K. Subban, Pavel Zacha)slap0.06 xG
NJD: Subban, Johnsson, Wood, Zacha, SmithBUF: Sheahan, McCabe, Ristolainen, Lazar
NJD 1 – 1 BUF

3rd period

1:37
NJDAndreas Johnsson (Jack Hughes, Damon Severson)wrist0.10 xG
NJD: Severson, Johnsson, Bratt, Smith, HughesBUF: Staal, Hall, Montour, Jokiharju, Cozens
NJD 2 – 1 BUF
2:18
BUFTobias Rieder (Cody Eakin, Colin Miller)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Kulikov, Tennyson, Bastian, McLeod, KuokkanenBUF: Okposo, Eakin, Rieder, Miller, Dahlin
NJD 2 – 2 BUF
10:56
BUFVictor OlofssonPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Taylor Hall)wrist0.08 xG
NJD: Murray, Severson, Zacha, BastianBUF: Hall, Ristolainen, Lazar, Olofsson, Dahlin
NJD 2 – 3 BUF
14:41
NJDJanne Kuokkanen (Michael McLeod, Nathan Bastian)wrist0.22 xG
NJD: Kulikov, Bastian, McLeod, Kuokkanen, SmithBUF: Okposo, Eakin, Rieder, Miller, Dahlin
NJD 3 – 3 BUF

Decided in the shootout: NJD 3 – 4 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
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.38	2	0	0	23:49	—	—	57	60
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.41	0	0	0	19:49	—	—	67	72
Andreas Johnsson L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.12	0	1	4	19:12	—	—	63	77
Michael McLeod C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.05	2	1	0	17:02	—	—	50	78
Nathan Bastian R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.18	3	1	0	14:41	—	—	47	64
Janne Kuokkanen C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.22	0	0	0	10:52	—	—	50	82
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	1	1	-1	4	0.35	1	0	0	18:29	—	—	54	55
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.42	0	0	0	18:23	—	—	47	46
Nikita Gusev L	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.37	0	0	0	13:53	—	—	59	53
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:01	—	—	27	31
Miles Wood L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.57	1	1	2	10:57	—	—	27	56
Nick Merkley R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:07	—	—	20	30
Dmitry Kulikov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	2	0	21:20	—	—	48	73
Matt Tennyson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	14:59	—	—	29	39
Damon Severson D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.17	1	0	2	24:51	—	—	59	54
Ty Smith D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.20	1	0	2	17:50	—	—	67	77
P.K. Subban D	D3	0	1	1	0	5	0.17	1	3	0	22:40	—	—	50	57
Ryan Murray D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	3	0	20:50	—	—	45	53

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	O	31	28	3	.903	2.58	64:57

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Taylor Hall L	L1	0	2	2	0	2	0.27	0	0	2	22:00	—	—	50	51
Dylan Cozens C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	2	0	0	16:30	—	—	46	42
Eric Staal C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.30	0	0	4	16:08	—	—	42	40
Cody Eakin C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:31	—	—	25	3
Tobias Rieder L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	12:47	—	—	27	14
Kyle Okposo R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:22	—	—	20	3
Jack Eichel C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	0	2	0	22:49	—	—	67	52
Victor Olofsson L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.22	0	0	0	21:08	—	—	65	55
Tage Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	1	0	0	11:44	—	—	46	28
Jeff Skinner L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	0	1	2	15:05	—	—	70	78
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.34	6	0	0	12:00	—	—	60	73
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	2	0	10:38	—	—	67	81
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	2	2	0	26:50	—	—	67	79
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	1	0	19:51	—	—	67	80
Brandon Montour D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	0	1	2	17:07	—	—	27	11
Henri Jokiharju D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:00	—	—	18	4
Rasmus Dahlin D	D3	0	1	1	0	3	0.26	0	1	0	21:56	—	—	58	46
Colin Miller D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	4	1	0	19:30	—	—	58	34

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Linus Ullmark(start)	W	34	31	3	.912	3.71	64:57

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.