New York Islanders vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 8, 2018

FinalThursday, Feb 8, 2018· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	1	2	3		NYI	10	10	9	29
BUF	2	1	1	4		BUF	4	10	8	22

: NYI 49BUF 40
: NYI 2.66BUF 1.98
PP goals: NYI 1BUF 1
Hits: NYI 25BUF 23
Blocks: NYI 9BUF 7
PIM: NYI 4BUF 6
: NYI 40%BUF 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge New York Islanders 4–3

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:18 together.

Points
Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:03.Reinhart
Points
Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:04.Rodrigues
Points
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:41.Eichel
PP1
BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:18 together.Okposo O'Reilly Ristolainen Reinhart Eichel
PP1
NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:43 together.Bailey Tavares Leddy Lee Barzal
Luck
BUF scored 4 goals on 1.98 expected goals (40 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for BUF: Reinhart–Eichel–Rodrigues skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Reinhart Eichel Rodrigues
New line
New look for NYI: Chimera–Cizikas–Johnston skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Chimera Cizikas Johnston

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

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

BUF
NYI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 89 of 89 attempts · BUF 40 · NYI 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
NYI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 32% of the game, BUF 20%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

NYI

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	NYI	BUF
	47	35
	2.55	1.56
	2.51	1.52
	12	10
	1	0
	12	10
	−0.057	+0.057
	32%	20%

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.