Buffalo Sabres vs. New York IslandersDec 27, 2017

Final / OTWednesday, Dec 27, 2017· Barclays Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	0	1	1	0	2		BUF	11	11	14	1	37
NYI	0	1	1	1	3		NYI	14	12	7	1	34

: BUF 62NYI 57
: BUF 2.65NYI 2.68
PP goals: BUF 0NYI 0
Hits: BUF 18NYI 20
Blocks: BUF 12NYI 15
PIM: BUF 4NYI 8
: BUF 58%NYI 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 32.3; the win.

Points
Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:47.Bailey
Points
John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:40.Tavares
Goalie
Jaroslav Halak (NYI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 32.3; the win.Halak
New line
New look for BUF: Josefson–Nolan–Larsson skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Josefson Nolan Larsson
New line
New look for BUF: Pominville–Pouliot–Rodrigues skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pominville Pouliot Rodrigues
Usage
Josh Bailey (NYI) played 21:47, +3:57 up on his 17:50 season average over 75 games.Bailey
Usage
Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) played 9:06, −5:30 down on his 14:36 season average over 70 games.Beauvillier
Usage
Johnny Boychuk (NYI) played 24:57, +4:50 up on his 20:07 season average over 57 games.Boychuk

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)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →

NYI
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · NYI 57 · BUF 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYI
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYI 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 33% of the game, NYI 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYI

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	NYI
	54	50
	1.77	1.76
	1.74	1.72
	10	6
	2	2
	26	14
	+0.053	−0.053
	33%	31%

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

L1Girgensons – Reinhart – Eichel
11:4352% CF
L2Okposo – O'Reilly – Kane
10:2842% CF
L3Josefson – Nolan – Larsson
9:0283% CF
L4Pominville – Pouliot – Rodrigues
8:1661% CF
D1Scandella – Ristolainen
17:1150% CF
D2Bogosian – McCabe
15:3146% CF
D3Falk – Beaulieu
10:4871% CF

PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel
5:1080% CF
PP2Pominville – Scandella – Kane – Beaulieu – Rodrigues
2:3483% CF
PK1FJosefson – Larsson
2:38
PK2FO'Reilly – Kane
0:48
PK1DScandella – Ristolainen
1:26
PK2DBogosian – McCabe
0:27

Current BUF line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Ladd – Eberle – Barzal
11:5844% CF
L2Bailey – Tavares – Lee
11:3352% CF
L3Chimera – Clutterbuck – Cizikas
7:4450% CF
L4Nelson – Prince – Beauvillier
6:1345% CF
D1Boychuk – Leddy
16:0055% CF
D2Seidenberg – Hickey
13:4541% CF
D3Mayfield – Pelech
12:3848% CF

PP1Bailey – Tavares – Leddy – Lee – Barzal
2:36100% CF
PP2Boychuk – Ladd – Eberle – Nelson – Prince
1:24100% CF
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
2:58
PK2FLadd – Tavares
1:50
PK1DBoychuk – Hickey
3:55
PK2DMayfield – Pelech
1:33

Current NYI 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
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.27	0	1	0	19:03	—	—	52	48
Sam Reinhart C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.24	0	0	0	18:07	—	—	43	42
Zemgus Girgensons C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.15	4	0	0	14:14	—	—	50	52
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	0	1	0	21:16	—	—	35	42
Evander Kane L	L2	0	1	1	0	6	0.61	2	0	0	19:13	—	—	38	35
Kyle Okposo R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.17	0	2	0	18:01	—	—	43	47
Johan Larsson L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	0	0	13:59	—	—	77	82
Jacob Josefson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	1	0	12:44	—	—	77	84
Jordan Nolan C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	4	0	0	10:48	—	—	77	82
Evan Rodrigues C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	0	2	0	13:39	—	—	58	40
Jason Pominville R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:57	—	—	57	36
Benoit Pouliot L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	9:23	—	—	58	40
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	1	0	0	27:12	—	—	49	41
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.05	0	1	2	23:45	—	—	48	38
Jake McCabe D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	2	3	0	19:24	—	—	46	67
Zach Bogosian D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	2	1	0	18:04	—	—	44	66
Nathan Beaulieu D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	67	53
Justin Falk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	2	12:28	—	—	67	64

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	O	34	31	3	.912	2.68	60:57

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mathew Barzal C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.30	0	1	0	18:51	—	—	52	54
Andrew Ladd L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	1	2	18:28	—	—	48	69
Jordan Eberle R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	0	0	2	16:49	—	—	44	50
Josh Bailey R	L2	1	1	2	+1	4	0.47	0	0	0	21:47	—	—	56	51
John Tavares C	L2	0	2	2	+1	4	0.55	0	1	0	21:40	—	—	52	53
Anders Lee L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.15	1	0	0	17:12	—	—	50	43
Casey Cizikas C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.28	0	3	0	13:52	—	—	39	38
Cal Clutterbuck R	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.19	4	1	2	11:39	—	—	44	44
Jason Chimera L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	8:55	—	—	47	44
Brock Nelson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:06	—	—	57	56
Shane Prince L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	9:17	—	—	44	50
Anthony Beauvillier R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	9:06	—	—	38	46
Johnny Boychuk D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	0	0	24:57	—	—	50	40
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	21:25	—	—	64	68
Thomas Hickey D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	3	0	20:00	—	—	40	51
Dennis Seidenberg D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	6	1	2	18:44	—	—	42	48
Adam Pelech D	D3	0	0	0	+2	4	0.08	1	3	0	17:03	—	—	48	38
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	3	0	0	15:44	—	—	47	50

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jaroslav Halak(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	2.65	60:57

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 York IslandersDec 27, 2017

Fantasy takeaways

New York Islanders edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

Scoring summary

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders