New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 25, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | NJD | 15 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 40 | |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | BUF | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 32 |
- NJD 65BUF 46
- NJD 4.59BUF 2.76
- PP goals
- NJD 1BUF 2
- Hits
- NJD 14BUF 14
- Blocks
- NJD 6BUF 14
- PIM
- NJD 8BUF 8
- NJD 44%BUF 56%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)
New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at BUF. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Sheahan–Reinhart–Olofsson skated 12:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsPavel Zacha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:05.Zacha
- PointsJesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:41.Bratt
- PointsTy Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:56.Smith
- New line
- UsageYegor Sharangovich (NJD) played 8:31, −8:27 down on his 16:58 season average over 53 games.Sharangovich
- UsageCasey Mittelstadt (BUF) played 10:22, −5:39 down on his 16:01 season average over 40 games.Mittelstadt
- New lineNew look for BUF: Lazar–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LazarThompsonMittelstadt
- New lineNew look for NJD: Zajac–Gusev–Sharangovich skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZajacGusevSharangovich
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.
Shot map, NJD at BUF: 111 attempts, 72 on goal, 7 goals, 7.36 expected goals; best chance Jack Hughes at 0.31 xG.
- BUF
- NJD
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 111 of 111 attempts · BUF 46 · NJD 65
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, NJD at BUF: expected goals 2.76 to 4.59 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 46 to 65, 7 goals.
- BUF
- NJD
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 54% of the game, BUF 18%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, NJD at BUF: 39 players over 61:17; most ice Carter Hutton (41:17) for BUF and Mackenzie Blackwood (61:14) for NJD, 7 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | NJD | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | 43 | |
| 4.77 | 2.18 | |
| 4.50 | 2.13 | |
| 20 | 12 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| −0.011 | +0.011 | |
| 54% | 18% |
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
- 11:3359% CF
- 9:0274% CF
- 6:5333% CF
- L4Zajac – Gusev – Sharangovich5:0980% CF
- 17:0860% CF
- 11:5947% CF
- 9:4762% CF
- 3:51100% CF
- 3:16100% CF
- 2:06
- 1:57
- 3:45
- 0:51
Buffalo Sabres
- 12:0530% CF
- 10:4442% CF
- 9:0027% CF
- L4Lazar – Thompson – Mittelstadt5:3667% CF
- 11:0954% CF
- 11:0535% CF
- 10:5240% CF
- 4:59100% CF
- PP2Staal – Okposo – Miller – Thompson – Mittelstadt1:32100% CF
- 4:03
- 3:09
- 2:56
- 1:45
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 6:28NJD 0 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 5:27NJD 1 – 1 BUF
- 8:03NJD 1 – 2 BUF
3rd period
- 4:25NJD 2 – 2 BUF
- 6:45NJD 3 – 2 BUF
- 15:30NJD 3 – 3 BUF
OT period
- 1:17NJD 4 – 3 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 8 | 0.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:53 | — | — | 61 | 72 |
| Kyle Palmieri C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | — | — | 50 | 57 |
| Andreas Johnsson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:05 | — | — | 60 | 67 |
| Nico Hischier C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:40 | — | — | 70 | 73 |
| Pavel Zacha C | L2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 0.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | — | — | 69 | 75 |
| Jesper Bratt L | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | — | — | 70 | 81 |
| Michael McLeod C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | — | — | 41 | 54 |
| Miles Wood L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:04 | — | — | 40 | 51 |
| Nathan Bastian R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | — | — | 40 | 45 |
| Nikita Gusev L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | — | — | 75 | 85 |
| Travis Zajac C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:02 | — | — | 63 | 87 |
| Yegor Sharangovich C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:31 | — | — | 70 | 82 |
| Damon Severson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:30 | — | — | 62 | 73 |
| Ty Smith D | D1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:56 | — | — | 61 | 68 |
| P.K. Subban D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | — | — | 60 | 83 |
| Dmitry Kulikov D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:04 | — | — | 46 | 59 |
| Sami Vatanen D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | — | — | 58 | 63 |
| Ryan Murray D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | — | — | 67 | 67 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood(start) | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 2.76 | 61:14 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | — | — | 39 | 29 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:16 | — | — | 37 | 30 |
| Riley Sheahan C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | — | — | 27 | 17 |
| Taylor Hall L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 0.76 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:18 | — | — | 42 | 37 |
| Eric Staal C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:04 | — | — | 42 | 33 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | — | — | 40 | 35 |
| Cody Eakin C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:22 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | — | — | 29 | 7 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | — | — | 64 | 73 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:22 | — | — | 71 | 79 |
| Tage Thompson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7:57 | — | — | 70 | 78 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | — | — | 55 | 34 |
| Matt Irwin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.06 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17:47 | — | — | 45 | 26 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:39 | — | — | 35 | 33 |
| Brandon Montour D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:32 | — | — | 33 | 30 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:59 | — | — | 42 | 39 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:08 | — | — | 35 | 28 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hutton | O | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 3.10 | 41:17 |
| Linus Ullmark(start) | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | .1000 | 1.50 | 19:34 |