Buffalo Sabres vs. New York IslandersMar 4, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | BUF | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| NYI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | NYI | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
- BUF 39NYI 62
- BUF 1.99NYI 3.53
- PP goals
- BUF 0NYI 0
- Hits
- BUF 26NYI 13
- Blocks
- BUF 8NYI 10
- PIM
- BUF 6NYI 2
- BUF 44%NYI 56%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2
New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Matt Martin (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jonas Johansson (BUF) faced 45 shots and stopped 40 (.889), +20 against a season average of 25.3; the loss.
- PointsMatt Martin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:30.Martin
- PointsJordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:24.Eberle
- PointsCasey Cizikas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:29.Cizikas
- GoalieJonas Johansson (BUF) faced 45 shots and stopped 40 (.889), +20 against a season average of 25.3; the loss.Johansson
- UsageRasmus Ristolainen (BUF) played 18:54, −3:26 down on his 22:20 season average over 48 games.Ristolainen
- UsageJacob Bryson (BUF) played 24:10, +5:16 up on his 18:54 season average over 37 games.Bryson
- UsageJeff Skinner (BUF) played 10:46, −3:50 down on his 14:36 season average over 52 games.Skinner
- UsageOliver Wahlstrom (NYI) played 16:15, +3:57 up on his 12:18 season average over 43 games.Wahlstrom
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 NYI: 101 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 5.52 expected goals; best chance Jack Eichel at 0.49 xG.
- NYI
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 101 of 101 attempts · NYI 62 · BUF 39
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at NYI: expected goals 3.53 to 1.99 (NYI led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 39, 7 goals.
- NYI
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 13% of the game, NYI 51%.
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 NYI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ilya Sorokin (59:58) for NYI and Jonas Johansson (59:33) for BUF, 7 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 | BUF | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 59 | |
| 1.59 | 3.06 | |
| 1.57 | 2.94 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| −0.061 | +0.061 | |
| 13% | 51% |
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
- 9:0536% CF
- 7:5242% CF
- 7:0240% CF
- 6:3436% CF
- D1Ristolainen – Dahlin15:0742% CF
- 14:2762% CF
- 13:3237% CF
- 4:29
- 1:24
- 4:14
- 1:00
New York Islanders
- 12:2269% CF
- L2Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier10:5745% CF
- 10:5650% CF
- L4Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas9:4769% CF
- 14:5252% CF
- 14:3968% CF
- 13:1065% CF
- 4:17100% CF
- PP2Eberle – Lee – Pulock – Barzal – Beauvillier1:36100% CF
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 10:25BUF 0 – 1 NYI
- 16:21BUF: Ristolainen, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel, DahlinNYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, PulockBUF 0 – 2 NYI
2nd period
- 3:08BUF 1 – 2 NYI
- 14:58BUF: Ristolainen, Olofsson, Eichel, Dahlin, CozensNYI: Greene, Bailey, Nelson, Pelech, BeauvillierBUF 1 – 3 NYI
3rd period
- 3:14BUF 1 – 4 NYI
- 7:23BUF: Hall, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel, BrysonNYI: Clutterbuck, Nelson, Pelech, PulockBUF 2 – 4 NYI
- 14:28BUF: Ristolainen, Montour, Eichel, Dahlin, CozensNYI: Greene, Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, PelechBUF 2 – 5 NYI
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:48 | — | — | 37 | 25 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | — | — | 38 | 30 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | — | — | 40 | 28 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | — | — | 44 | 34 |
| Riley Sheahan C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | — | — | 36 | 34 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | — | — | 39 | 35 |
| Taylor Hall L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | — | — | 61 | 43 |
| Eric Staal C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:50 | — | — | 52 | 37 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | — | — | 37 | 26 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | — | — | 52 | 45 |
| Cody Eakin C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:56 | — | — | 37 | 42 |
| Tobias Rieder L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:56 | — | — | 27 | 38 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:54 | — | — | 41 | 38 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | — | — | 40 | 39 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24:10 | — | — | 48 | 49 |
| Brandon Montour D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:48 | — | — | 52 | 45 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | — | — | 33 | 9 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18:31 | — | — | 27 | 9 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Johansson(start) | L | 45 | 40 | 5 | .889 | 3.53 | 59:33 |
New York Islanders
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | — | — | 70 | 72 |
| Jordan Eberle R | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | — | — | 74 | 77 |
| Anders Lee L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:39 | — | — | 65 | 63 |
| Josh Bailey R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:18 | — | — | 50 | 74 |
| Brock Nelson C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | — | — | 42 | 60 |
| Anthony Beauvillier R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:09 | — | — | 42 | 62 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | — | — | 58 | 57 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:15 | — | — | 55 | 40 |
| Michael Dal Colle L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | — | — | 44 | 32 |
| Cal Clutterbuck R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13:41 | — | — | 60 | 70 |
| Casey Cizikas C | L4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | — | — | 72 | 94 |
| Matt Martin L | L4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:30 | — | — | 75 | 95 |
| Noah Dobson D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | — | — | 52 | 59 |
| Andy Greene D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:13 | — | — | 50 | 60 |
| Nick Leddy D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22:58 | — | — | 57 | 59 |
| Scott Mayfield D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:40 | — | — | 64 | 72 |
| Ryan Pulock D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | — | — | 63 | 74 |
| Adam Pelech D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 | — | — | 65 | 78 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin(start) | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 1.99 | 59:58 |