Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey DevilsOct 23, 2021

Final / OTSaturday, Oct 23, 2021· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	0	0	0	1		BUF	13	6	6	0	25
NJD	0	0	1	1	2		NJD	8	14	15	2	39

: BUF 45NJD 70
: BUF 2.89NJD 3.54
PP goals: BUF 1NJD 1
Hits: BUF 30NJD 25
Blocks: BUF 13NJD 10
PIM: BUF 8NJD 4
: BUF 34%NJD 66%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.

PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.Tatar Hamilton Zacha Bratt Hischier
New line
New look for NJD: Vesey–McLeod–Kuokkanen skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Vesey McLeod Kuokkanen
Goalie
Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 31.0; the overtime loss.Tokarski
New line
New look for NJD: Gauthier–Studenic–Sharangovich skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gauthier Studenic Sharangovich
Luck
BUF scored 1 goal on 2.89 expected goals (45 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
NJD scored 2 goals on 3.54 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Robert Hagg (BUF) played 20:28, +4:31 up on his 15:57 season average over 63 games.Hagg
Usage
Will Butcher (BUF) played 20:26, +4:04 up on his 16:22 season average over 36 games.Butcher

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

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

NJD
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · NJD 70 · BUF 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 28% of the game, NJD 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

BUF

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	BUF	NJD
	47	71
	3.12	3.19
	2.94	2.90
	7	17
	6	6
	23	20
	−0.084	+0.084
	28%	39%

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.

Buffalo Sabres

L1Olofsson – Asplund – Thompson
11:2950% CF
L2Skinner – Hinostroza – Cozens
11:1429% CF
L3Okposo – Girgensons – Caggiula
10:5737% CF
L4Hayden – Bjork – Ruotsalainen
8:0839% CF
D1Butcher – Dahlin
17:1042% CF
D2Pysyk – Hagg
14:4647% CF
D3Miller – Bryson
12:2829% CF

PP1Skinner – Olofsson – Asplund – Thompson – Dahlin
1:40100% CF
PP2Okposo – Miller – Girgensons – Bryson – Dahlin
1:07
PK1FOkposo – Girgensons
1:23
PK2FBjork – Asplund
0:44
PK1DPysyk – Hagg
3:18
PK2DMiller – Bryson
1:18

Current BUF line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
8:3750% CF
L2Vesey – McLeod – Kuokkanen
7:4290% CF
L3Tatar – Johnsson – Mercer
5:4630% CF
L4Gauthier – Studenic – Sharangovich
5:2363% CF
D1Severson – Smith
16:0566% CF
D2Hamilton – Graves
12:4548% CF
D3Subban – Siegenthaler
12:3073% CF

PP1Tatar – Hamilton – Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
3:01100% CF
PP2Subban – Severson – Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Mercer
1:290% CF
PK1FMcLeod – Sharangovich
1:16
PK2FVesey – Gauthier
1:02
PK1DSubban – Siegenthaler
1:22
PK2DSeverson – Graves
1:02

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Victor Olofsson L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	2	17:32	—	—	44	53
Rasmus Asplund C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.30	2	0	0	17:28	—	—	50	53
Tage Thompson C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	53	53
Dylan Cozens C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.21	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	35	44
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	1	0	0	15:44	—	—	38	52
Jeff Skinner L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.36	1	2	0	15:33	—	—	38	56
Zemgus Girgensons C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	16:12	—	—	36	22
Kyle Okposo R	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	1	0	0	15:40	—	—	33	26
Drake Caggiula L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	0	0	14:05	—	—	46	41
Arttu Ruotsalainen C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.28	1	0	2	13:06	—	—	43	60
Anders Bjork L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	11:37	—	—	38	65
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	1	1	0	8:57	—	—	37	66
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.21	5	1	2	25:53	—	—	43	49
Will Butcher D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	2	2	0	20:26	—	—	39	49
Robert Hagg D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	6	3	0	20:28	—	—	47	60
Mark Pysyk D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	2	1	0	18:43	—	—	47	60
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	18:37	—	—	32	37
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3	1	2	18:14	—	—	24	26

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Tokarski(start)	O	39	37	2	.949	3.54	63:09

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.50	0	0	0	20:06	—	—	62	54
Pavel Zacha C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.28	2	0	0	19:02	—	—	58	52
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.25	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	60	55
Michael McLeod C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	4	0	0	16:09	—	—	79	70
Janne Kuokkanen C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	15:04	—	—	82	74
Jimmy Vesey L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	3	0	0	13:29	—	—	73	69
Tomas Tatar L	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.53	2	0	0	17:12	—	—	50	48
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	1	2	14:38	—	—	42	34
Andreas Johnsson L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	0	0	12:38	—	—	38	24
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.17	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	69	57
Marián Studenic R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	0	1	0	11:17	—	—	48	40
Frederik Gauthier C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	4	0	0	10:29	—	—	62	53
Damon Severson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	1	2	0	22:34	—	—	63	68
Ty Smith D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	3	0	20:49	—	—	62	66
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.16	2	2	0	21:29	—	—	51	33
Ryan Graves D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	0	1	0	18:06	—	—	53	28
P.K. Subban D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	0	0	19:39	—	—	66	59
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	2	0	2	17:14	—	—	67	57

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	25	24	1	.960	2.89	62:33

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.

Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey DevilsOct 23, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils