Buffalo Sabres vs. New York IslandersMar 6, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | BUF | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | |
| NYI | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | NYI | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
- BUF 50NYI 49
- BUF 2.77NYI 3.22
- PP goals
- BUF 0NYI 0
- Hits
- BUF 31NYI 25
- Blocks
- BUF 10NYI 13
- PIM
- BUF 0NYI 2
- BUF 51%NYI 49%
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. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI scored 5 goals on 3.22 expected goals (49 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- PointsMathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:04.Barzal
- PointsScott Mayfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:05.Mayfield
- LuckNYI scored 5 goals on 3.22 expected goals (49 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- UsageJack Eichel (BUF) played 17:15, −3:25 down on his 20:40 season average over 20 games.Eichel
- UsageMatt Irwin (BUF) played 20:32, +4:28 up on his 16:04 season average over 23 games.Irwin
- UsageRasmus Ristolainen (BUF) played 19:04, −3:16 down on his 22:20 season average over 48 games.Ristolainen
- CatsMatt Irwin (BUF) threw 6 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.Irwin
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: 99 attempts, 51 on goal, 7 goals, 5.99 expected goals; best chance Jack Eichel at 0.24 xG.
- NYI
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 99 of 99 attempts · NYI 49 · BUF 50
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 3.22 to 2.77 (NYI led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 50, 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 30% of the game, NYI 36%.
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 Semyon Varlamov (60:00) for NYI and Carter Hutton (60:00) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 59 | |
| 3.11 | 3.86 | |
| 2.87 | 3.60 | |
| 19 | 17 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 19 | 25 | |
| +0.014 | −0.014 | |
| 30% | 36% |
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
- 13:2872% CF
- 12:5013% CF
- 12:4664% CF
- 11:1133% CF
- D1Irwin – Ristolainen17:3468% CF
- 17:1852% CF
- 14:4238% CF
- 2:00100% CF
New York Islanders
- 13:5357% CF
- L2Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier13:4648% CF
- 10:3444% CF
- L4Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:2131% CF
- 17:3350% CF
- 17:0541% CF
- 15:1262% CF
- PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas1:05
- 0:28
- 2:00
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 0:33BUF 1 – 0 NYI
2nd period
- 3:51BUF 1 – 1 NYI
- 5:16BUF 1 – 2 NYI
- 8:45BUF 1 – 3 NYI
- 15:29BUF 1 – 4 NYI
3rd period
- 0:52BUF 2 – 4 NYI
- 2:15BUF 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:26 | — | — | 71 | 64 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | — | — | 70 | 63 |
| Eric Staal C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | — | — | 72 | 67 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:38 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14:50 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
| Riley Sheahan C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | — | — | 18 | 21 |
| Jack Eichel C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:15 | — | — | 62 | 51 |
| Taylor Hall L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | — | — | 63 | 52 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | — | — | 61 | 54 |
| Tobias Rieder L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:36 | — | — | 31 | 31 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:32 | — | — | 33 | 32 |
| Cody Eakin C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:20 | — | — | 31 | 31 |
| Matt Irwin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20:32 | — | — | 64 | 53 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | — | — | 68 | 56 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:48 | — | — | 45 | 59 |
| Brandon Montour D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | — | — | 51 | 56 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | — | — | 39 | 24 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:13 | — | — | 36 | 22 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hutton(start) | L | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 3.22 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | — | — | 62 | 59 |
| Anders Lee L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | — | — | 59 | 53 |
| Jordan Eberle R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | — | — | 61 | 62 |
| Anthony Beauvillier R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:16 | — | — | 43 | 57 |
| Brock Nelson C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | — | — | 52 | 65 |
| Josh Bailey R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:27 | — | — | 48 | 65 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:17 | — | — | 53 | 67 |
| Michael Dal Colle L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:57 | — | — | 57 | 50 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | — | — | 47 | 50 |
| Casey Cizikas C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | — | — | 33 | 39 |
| Cal Clutterbuck R | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
| Matt Martin L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9:36 | — | — | 55 | 63 |
| Nick Leddy D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:49 | — | — | 52 | 65 |
| Scott Mayfield D | D1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0.22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19:05 | — | — | 46 | 60 |
| Adam Pelech D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22:00 | — | — | 39 | 45 |
| Ryan Pulock D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:03 | — | — | 44 | 48 |
| Andy Greene D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:30 | — | — | 61 | 64 |
| Noah Dobson D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:40 | — | — | 59 | 52 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov(start) | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 2.77 | 60:00 |