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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York IslandersOct 14, 2023

Final· UBS Arena
away
BUF
2
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NYI
3
Goals123TShots123T
BUF0112BUF714728
NYI2013NYI7101229
BUF 53NYI 57
BUF 1.99NYI 1.89
PP goals
BUF 0NYI 0
Hits
BUF 25NYI 32
Blocks
BUF 16NYI 15
PIM
BUF 4NYI 4
BUF 35%NYI 65%

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

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Noah Dobson (NYI) played 19:13, −5:22 down on his 24:35 season average over 78 games.

  1. Points
    Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:37.Nelson
  2. Points
    Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:24.Mittelstadt
  3. Points
    Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.Benson
  4. Usage
    Noah Dobson (NYI) played 19:13, −5:22 down on his 24:35 season average over 78 games.Dobson
  5. Usage
    Alex Tuch (BUF) played 16:14, −3:19 down on his 19:33 season average over 74 games.Tuch
  6. Usage
    Kyle Okposo (BUF) played 10:09, −3:15 down on his 13:24 season average over 66 games.Okposo
  7. Usage
    Owen Power (BUF) played 26:24, +3:32 up on his 22:52 season average over 75 games.Power
  8. Usage
    Erik Johnson (BUF) played 11:31, −3:00 down on his 14:31 season average over 66 games.Johnson

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: 110 attempts, 57 on goal, 5 goals, 3.88 expected goals; best chance Jordan Greenway at 0.29 xG.

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

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · NYI 57 · BUF 53

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 1.89 to 1.99 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 53, 5 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.01st2nd3rdNYIBUFNPGMCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NYI
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYIBUFcontrol2nd3rdNelson · 1st 5:57Palmieri · 1st 18:18Greenway · 2nd 4:15Mittelstadt · 3rd 2:34Cizikas · 3rd 13:40
  • 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 25%.

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 (59:51) for NYI and Devon Levi (59:32) for BUF, 5 goals.

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
StatBUFNYI
5959
2.321.82
2.221.77
711
85
2920
−0.107+0.107
30%25%

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 York Islanders

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:57
    NYIBrock Nelson (Pierre Engvall)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Olofsson, Cozens, Peterka, PowerNYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Pelech, Engvall, Dobson
    BUF 0 – 1 NYI
  2. 18:18
    NYIKyle Palmieri (Brock Nelson, Ryan Pulock)wrist0.24 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Skinner, Clifton, Tuch, ThompsonNYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Pelech, Pulock, Engvall
    BUF 0 – 2 NYI

2nd period

  1. 4:15
    BUFJordan Greenway (Casey Mittelstadt, Zach Benson)backhand0.29 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Power, BensonNYI: Palmieri, Pageau, Pelech, Engvall, Dobson
    BUF 1 – 2 NYI

3rd period

  1. 2:34
    BUFCasey Mittelstadt (Zach Benson, Rasmus Dahlin)backhand0.15 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Dahlin, BensonNYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, Dobson
    BUF 2 – 2 NYI
  2. 13:40
    NYICasey Cizikas (Adam Pelech, Cal Clutterbuck)tip-in0.05 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Olofsson, Dahlin, Cozens, PeterkaNYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, Dobson
    BUF 2 – 3 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Casey Mittelstadt CL1112+220.3200019:24——6160
Jordan Greenway LL1101+230.4820015:53——7169
Zach Benson LL1022+210.0400015:16——6568
JJ Peterka RL2000-230.1100215:13——5073
Dylan Cozens CL2000-220.1620014:33——3968
Victor Olofsson LL2000-200.0010013:36——4378
Jeff Skinner LL3000-110.0100016:46——4445
Alex Tuch RL3000-120.0212016:14——4744
Tage Thompson CL3000-140.3020016:00——4640
Peyton Krebs CL4000000.0010212:07——5061
Kyle Okposo RL4000000.0310010:09——4025
Zemgus Girgensons CL4000000.0000010:07——3319
Owen Power DD1000010.0002026:24——5773
Henri Jokiharju DD1000010.0322018:04——5170
Rasmus Dahlin DD2011030.2323023:59——5353
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000+220.0222023:12——5358
Connor Clifton DD3000-320.1443016:00——4033
Erik Johnson DD3000-110.0852011:31——2936
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)L29263.8971.8959:32

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bo Horvat CL1000080.5220220:58——6568
Mathew Barzal CL1000030.2610020:07——6468
Simon Holmstrom RL1000000.0000015:07——7576
Brock Nelson CL2112+230.3610016:37——5045
Kyle Palmieri CL2101+140.4610016:32——4738
Pierre Engvall LL2011+110.0310014:26——5339
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL3000-100.0031015:30——260
Anders Lee LL3000020.1030014:17——303
Hudson Fasching RL3000000.0010011:00——353
Cal Clutterbuck RL4011010.0141013:12——2918
Casey Cizikas CL4101010.0530012:45——4224
Matt Martin LL4000000.0060010:08——4425
Ryan Pulock DD1011+100.0314022:52——4449
Alexander Romanov DD1000020.0302022:04——4537
Adam Pelech DD2011+100.0022221:53——4944
Noah Dobson DD2000020.0210019:13——4832
Scott Mayfield DD3000020.0224016:47——5648
Sebastian Aho DD3000000.0301014:17——6756
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)W28262.9291.9959:51

Goal anatomy

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

Brock Nelson (NYI) 1st 5:57 · assists Pierre Engvall · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 61.0 mph shot · 3.9 s from entry to goal.

Brock Nelson · 1st 5:57 · NYI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
61.0 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s

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Jordan Greenway · 2nd 4:15 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
19.5 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
4.7 s

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