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New York Islanders vs. Buffalo SabresNov 1, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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NYI
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
NYI1214NYI10151136
BUF1023BUF12101335
NYI 56BUF 73
NYI 3.85BUF 3.78
PP goals
NYI 1BUF 1
Hits
NYI 18BUF 18
Blocks
NYI 23BUF 9
PIM
NYI 15BUF 15
NYI 54%BUF 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at BUF. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:01 together.

  1. Points
    Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:54.Horvat
  2. Points
    Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:54.Zucker
  3. Points
    Maxim Tsyplakov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:01.Tsyplakov
  4. Points
    Anders Lee had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:14.Lee
  5. Points
    Bowen Byram had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:49.Byram
  6. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens and Peterka) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:01 together.ZuckerThompsonDahlinCozensPeterka
  7. New line
    New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Horvat skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LeePageauHorvat
  8. Usage
    Adam Pelech (NYI) played 10:41, −10:36 down on his 21:17 season average over 59 games.Pelech

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, NYI at BUF: 129 attempts, 71 on goal, 7 goals, 7.63 expected goals; best chance Anders Lee at 0.70 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NYI attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • NYI
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · BUF 73 · NYI 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NYI at BUF: expected goals 3.78 to 3.85 (NYI led the chances), shot attempts 73 to 56, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFNYICHTPZPPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • NYI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFNYIcontrol2nd3rdCozens · 1st 9:03Horvat · 1st 9:43Tsyplakov · 2nd 5:25Palmieri · 2nd 12:20Zucker · 3rd 5:27Pageau · 3rd 8:08Power · 3rd 18:59
  • 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 25% of the game, BUF 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NYI at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Devon Levi (56:06) for BUF and Ilya Sorokin (60:00) for NYI, 7 goals.

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
StatNYIBUF
4056
1.851.96
1.801.89
107
105
1117
+0.011−0.011
25%38%

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 York Islanders

Current NYI line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:03
    BUFDylan CozensPP (Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin)snap0.49 xG
    NYI: Cizikas, Mayfield, Romanov, MacLeanBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens, Peterka
    NYI 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 9:43
    NYIBo Horvat (Anders Lee)backhand0.16 xG
    NYI: Pageau, Horvat, Dobson, Romanov, TsyplakovBUF: Zucker, Clifton, Samuelsson, Krebs, Quinn
    NYI 1 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 5:25
    NYIMaxim Tsyplakovwrist0.19 xG
    NYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Dobson, Romanov, TsyplakovBUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Greenway, McLeod, Samuelsson
    NYI 2 – 1 BUF
  2. 12:20
    NYIKyle PalmieriPP (Maxim Tsyplakov, Simon Holmstrom)snap0.16 xG
    NYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Pulock, Holmstrom, TsyplakovBUF: Tuch, Samuelsson, Krebs, Power
    NYI 3 – 1 BUF

3rd period

  1. 5:27
    BUFJason Zucker (Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram)tip-in0.10 xG
    NYI: Cizikas, Engvall, Dobson, Romanov, HolmstromBUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Byram
    NYI 3 – 2 BUF
  2. 8:08
    NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau (Bo Horvat, Anders Lee)other0.19 xG
    NYI: Lee, Pageau, Horvat, Dobson, RomanovBUF: Dahlin, Krebs, Byram, Cozens, Peterka
    NYI 4 – 2 BUF
  3. 18:59
    BUFOwen Power (Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram)wrist0.37 xG
    NYI: Palmieri, Cizikas, Dobson, Romanov, MacLeanBUF: Greenway, McLeod, Krebs, Byram, Quinn, Power
    NYI 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 York Islanders

NYI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL1101+230.3215221:28——5253
Bo Horvat CL1112+280.5910020:54——5562
Anders Lee LL1022+151.3202019:14——5260
Brock Nelson CL2000+130.3400017:24——5056
Kyle Palmieri CL2101030.3120017:06——5068
Maxim Tsyplakov RL2112+220.2281215:01——5664
Simon Holmstrom RL3011-110.4312013:53——3322
Casey Cizikas CL3000-220.0101013:47——2914
Pierre Engvall LL3000-110.0500010:31——3013
Kyle MacLean CL4000-100.0010211:56——00
Oliver Wahlstrom RL4000010.0610510:18——00
Hudson Fasching RL4000000.000006:41——142
Noah Dobson DD1000+130.0812024:55——4257
Alexander Romanov DD1000+100.0222023:52——4657
Ryan Pulock DD2000010.0704025:21——4545
Adam Pelech DD2000030.0302210:41——5324
Scott Mayfield DD3000000.0002221:27——3029
Mike Reilly DD3000000.000007:24——2111
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)W35323.9143.7860:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1000+120.2411024:38——6363
JJ Peterka RL1000-140.2400222:41——5950
Tage Thompson CL1011+110.4001021:50——5559
Dylan Cozens CL2101-110.6130219:14——5233
Jordan Greenway LL2000010.0920016:22——6538
Ryan McLeod CL2011000.0000016:22——7044
Sam Lafferty CL3000-100.000026:44——336
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL3000000.000026:09——5016
Beck Malenstyn LL3000000.001105:31——4016
Jason Zucker LL4112020.4100513:54——6367
Jack Quinn RL4000040.5920013:42——6360
Peyton Krebs CL4000-100.0021013:00——5746
Rasmus Dahlin DD1011050.2602024:59——6858
Henri Jokiharju DD1000030.1000017:30——6572
Bowen Byram DD2022+130.0610221:49——5548
Owen Power DD2101+160.6621019:19——6352
Mattias Samuelsson DD3000-210.0610016:15——5043
Connor Clifton DD3000-220.0632014:07——4741
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)L36324.8892.7556:06

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Dylan Cozens (BUF PP) 1st 9:03 · assists Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin · Rebound · 23.0 mph shot.

Bo Horvat · 1st 9:43 · NYI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
5.9 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Maxim Tsyplakov · 2nd 5:25 · NYI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
32.5 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Owen Power · 3rd 18:59 · BUF

Play
rebound
Passes
5 (royal road)
Shot
5.4 mph
Distance
9 ft
Type
rebound

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