New York Rangers vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 15, 2019
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | NYR | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 | |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | BUF | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
- NYR 41BUF 61
- NYR 3.00BUF 4.13
- PP goals
- NYR 0BUF 1
- Hits
- NYR 11BUF 13
- Blocks
- NYR 9BUF 8
- PIM
- NYR 13BUF 7
- NYR 55%BUF 45%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
New York Rangers rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Vladislav Namestnikov (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:14 together.
- PointsVladislav Namestnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.Namestnikov
- PointsJeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:26.Skinner
- PointsPavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:10.Buchnevich
- PointsKevin Hayes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:08.Hayes
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:14 together.SkinnerRistolainenReinhartEichelDahlin
- UsageBrady Skjei (NYR) played 9:51, −11:32 down on his 21:23 season average over 77 games.Skjei
- LuckNYR scored 6 goals on 3.00 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- LuckBUF scored 2 goals on 4.13 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of 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.
Shot map, NYR at BUF: 102 attempts, 62 on goal, 8 goals, 7.12 expected goals; best chance Vladislav Namestnikov at 0.96 xG.
- BUF
- NYR
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 102 of 102 attempts · BUF 61 · NYR 41
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, NYR at BUF: expected goals 4.13 to 3.00 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 41, 8 goals.
- BUF
- NYR
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- NYR pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYR 12% of the game, BUF 42%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, NYR at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Linus Ullmark (57:53) for BUF and Alexandar Georgiev (60:00) for NYR, 8 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 | NYR | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | 59 | |
| 2.44 | 3.91 | |
| 2.40 | 3.65 | |
| 11 | 14 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 16 | 14 | |
| +0.039 | −0.039 | |
| 12% | 42% |
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 Rangers
- L1Kreider – Zuccarello – Zibanejad13:4654% CF
- L2Fast – Strome – Namestnikov11:2863% CF
- L3Hayes – Vesey – Buchnevich9:5935% CF
- 15:2324% CF
- D2Shattenkirk – DeAngelo13:3769% CF
- 8:0336% CF
- PK1FZibanejad – Namestnikov1:55
- 1:48
- 3:29
- 1:15
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Pominville – Skinner – Eichel8:4650% CF
- L2Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons8:1438% CF
- 8:1054% CF
- 6:2454% CF
- 15:2454% CF
- 13:3957% CF
- D3Scandella – Ristolainen11:4438% CF
- PP1Skinner – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin4:14100% CF
- PP2Pominville – Okposo – Sheary – Rodrigues – Pilut1:16100% CF
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 4:09NYR: Shattenkirk, Smith, Brickley, Nieves, DeAngeloBUF: Okposo, Scandella, Larsson, Girgensons, RistolainenNYR 1 – 0 BUF
- 14:03NYR: Shattenkirk, Fast, Strome, Namestnikov, DeAngeloBUF: Pominville, Scandella, Skinner, Ristolainen, EichelNYR 2 – 0 BUF
2nd period
- 0:53NYR: Staal, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad, PionkBUF: Pominville, Bogosian, Skinner, Eichel, DahlinNYR 2 – 1 BUF
- 1:51NYR: Shattenkirk, Hayes, Vesey, Buchnevich, DeAngeloBUF: Okposo, Larsson, Girgensons, McCabe, PilutNYR 3 – 1 BUF
- 16:56NYR 3 – 2 BUF
3rd period
- 15:59NYR: Shattenkirk, Hayes, Vesey, Buchnevich, DeAngeloBUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Bogosian, Sheary, DahlinNYR 4 – 2 BUF
- 16:07NYR: Staal, Fast, Strome, Namestnikov, PionkBUF: Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel, PilutNYR 5 – 2 BUF
- 19:02NYR 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 York Rangers
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Zuccarello R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | — | — | 50 | 35 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:52 | — | — | 38 | 16 |
| Chris Kreider L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | — | — | 40 | 38 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov C | L2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 1.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:36 | — | — | 58 | 45 |
| Ryan Strome C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:04 | — | — | 52 | 53 |
| Jesper Fast R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | — | — | 53 | 51 |
| Kevin Hayes R | L3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | — | — | 37 | 30 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | — | — | 36 | 29 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | — | — | 42 | 31 |
| Marc Staal D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:28 | — | — | 24 | 21 |
| Neal Pionk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:17 | — | — | 36 | 27 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:19 | — | — | 60 | 57 |
| Tony DeAngelo D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16:01 | — | — | 70 | 75 |
| Adam McQuaid D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18:14 | — | — | 31 | 12 |
| Brady Skjei D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 | — | — | 39 | 18 |
| Brendan Smith D | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | — | — | 41 | 47 |
| Connor Brickley L | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 | — | — | 50 | 67 |
| Boo Nieves C | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:21 | — | — | 57 | 70 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar Georgiev(start) | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 4.13 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 0.58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:26 | — | — | 58 | 66 |
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.87 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:15 | — | — | 60 | 66 |
| Jason Pominville R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | — | — | 41 | 39 |
| Johan Larsson L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | — | — | 39 | 45 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10:12 | — | — | 39 | 45 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:46 | — | — | 39 | 45 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:29 | — | — | 59 | 77 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 | — | — | 68 | 83 |
| Conor Sheary L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
| Tage Thompson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | — | — | 70 | 77 |
| C.J. Smith L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | — | — | 68 | 77 |
| Vladimir Sobotka C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:22 | — | — | 44 | 34 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:03 | — | — | 60 | 74 |
| Zach Bogosian D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:53 | — | — | 55 | 67 |
| Lawrence Pilut D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:54 | — | — | 53 | 49 |
| Jake McCabe D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:12 | — | — | 59 | 59 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:35 | — | — | 57 | 61 |
| Marco Scandella D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:07 | — | — | 43 | 49 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark(start) | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 2.03 | 57:53 |