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Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey DevilsNov 25, 2023

Final· Prudential Center
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NJD
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF0112BUF33612
NJD4127NJD17101037
BUF 31NJD 72
BUF 1.16NJD 4.22
PP goals
BUF 2NJD 1
Hits
BUF 16NJD 42
Blocks
BUF 19NJD 9
PIM
BUF 4NJD 6
BUF 43%NJD 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Buffalo Sabres 7–2

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 7–2 at home. Tyler Toffoli (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

  1. Points
    Tyler Toffoli had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:44.Toffoli
  2. Points
    Alexander Holtz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:09.Holtz
  3. Points
    Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:25.Mercer
  4. Points
    Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:27.Hughes
  5. Points
    Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.Hischier
  6. Points
    Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:13.Palat
  7. Points
    Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:15.Hamilton
  8. Points
    Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.Bratt

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, BUF at NJD: 103 attempts, 49 on goal, 9 goals, 5.38 expected goals; best chance Tyler Toffoli at 0.42 xG.

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

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · NJD 72 · BUF 31

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at NJD: expected goals 4.22 to 1.16 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 31, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdNJDBUFHTHPSTMOHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDBUFcontrol2nd3rdHoltz · 1st 1:31Toffoli · 1st 11:09Hischier · 1st 15:20Palat · 1st 18:27Skinner · 2nd 1:53Toffoli · 2nd 2:44Mercer · 3rd 0:50Okposo · 3rd 3:55Hughes · 3rd 5:38
  • 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 7% of the game, NJD 69%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at NJD: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Vitek Vanecek (59:24) for NJD and Devon Levi (39:45) for BUF, 9 goals.

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
StatBUFNJD
3078
0.984.15
0.964.04
422
15
1816
−0.028+0.028
7%69%

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

Current BUF line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:31
    NJDAlexander Holtz (Erik Haula, Dougie Hamilton)snap0.17 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Clifton, Olofsson, Jost, RosenNJD: Haula, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, McLeod, Holtz
    BUF 0 – 1 NJD
  2. 11:09
    NJDTyler Toffoli (Brendan Smith, Dawson Mercer)backhand0.42 xG
    BUF: Jost, Johnson, Power, Rosen, KulichNJD: Smith, Toffoli, Marino, Bahl, Hughes, Mercer
    BUF 0 – 2 NJD
  3. 15:20
    NJDNico Hischier (Ondrej Palat, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.27 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Clifton, Tuch, Mittelstadt, SamuelssonNJD: Palat, Marino, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl
    BUF 0 – 3 NJD
  4. 18:27
    NJDOndrej Palat (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier)wrist0.20 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, DahlinNJD: Palat, Marino, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl
    BUF 0 – 4 NJD

2nd period

  1. 1:53
    BUFJeff SkinnerPP (Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt)wrist0.14 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Mittelstadt, DahlinNJD: Smith, Haula, Marino, Mercer
    BUF 1 – 4 NJD
  2. 2:44
    NJDTyler Toffoli (Alexander Holtz, Luke Hughes)wrist0.10 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Clifton, Cozens, Power, BensonNJD: Toffoli, Siegenthaler, Hughes, Holtz, Hughes
    BUF 1 – 5 NJD

3rd period

  1. 0:50
    NJDDawson Mercer (Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes)deflected0.16 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Cozens, Peterka, Power, BensonNJD: Toffoli, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Hughes, Mercer
    BUF 1 – 6 NJD
  2. 3:55
    BUFKyle OkposoPP (Owen Power, JJ Peterka)tip-in0.11 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Cozens, Peterka, Power, BensonNJD: Siegenthaler, Marino, McLeod, Hischier
    BUF 2 – 6 NJD
  3. 5:38
    NJDLuke HughesPPwrist0.08 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Okposo, Tuch, PowerNJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    BUF 2 – 7 NJD

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1011-200.0542017:00——3836
Casey Mittelstadt CL1011-220.2100016:56——4234
Jeff Skinner LL1101-230.3511016:15——3836
JJ Peterka RL2011-120.1402016:10——2411
Zach Benson LL2000-200.0012015:03——206
Dylan Cozens CL2000-200.0501014:26——249
Peyton Krebs CL3000010.0202016:32——2635
Jiri Kulich CL3000-110.0210014:53——3146
Kyle Okposo RL3101-120.2911014:29——2424
Victor Olofsson LL4000-100.0000013:13——254
Isak Rosen RL4000-200.0000013:00——264
Tyson Jost CL4000-200.0201011:19——223
Owen Power DD1011-300.0021027:59——3722
Ryan Johnson DD1000-100.0000025:01——3937
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000-100.0013226:08——2524
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000-110.002006:27——4041
Connor Clifton DD3000-400.0011217:07——138
Erik Johnson DD3000-200.0022016:03——217
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi—20173.8502.4439:45
Eric Comrie(start)L17134.7651.7820:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1011+350.4602020:09——6483
Dawson Mercer CL1112+220.2731019:25——5776
Tyler Toffoli CL1202+340.7110017:44——6584
Jesper Bratt LL2022+220.1520017:00——7882
Nico Hischier CL2112+220.6830014:55——7776
Ondrej Palat LL2112+230.2600013:13——8484
Michael McLeod CL3000+110.1370014:06——7780
Alexander Holtz RL3112+260.4610013:09——8596
Erik Haula LL3011+120.211009:30——8496
Luke Hughes DD1112+130.1420020:27——8396
Colin Miller DD1000000.0012018:18——8093
John Marino DD2000+310.0131020:40——5772
Kevin Bahl DD2000+300.1671019:03——5978
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000+300.0101020:19——7882
Dougie Hamilton DD3022+210.0930220:15——7573
Brendan Smith D—011+120.2150416:30——5663
Nathan Bastian R—000020.1121011:35——5962
Chris Tierney C—000010.1610010:47——6793
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)W12102.8331.1659:24

Goal anatomy

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

Alexander Holtz (NJD) 1st 1:31 · assists Erik Haula, Dougie Hamilton · Rebound · 49.7 mph shot.

Nico Hischier · 1st 15:20 · NJD

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
12.4 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
4.6 s
Type
rebound

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Ondrej Palat · 1st 18:27 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
69.5 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 2:44 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
12.4 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 0:50 · NJD

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
8.2 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
4.6 s

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