Buffalo Sabres vs. New York RangersJan 18, 2018
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | BUF | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 | |
| NYR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | NYR | 12 | 7 | 15 | 34 |
- BUF 70NYR 61
- BUF 2.81NYR 3.34
- PP goals
- BUF 2NYR 0
- Hits
- BUF 30NYR 22
- Blocks
- BUF 14NYR 19
- PIM
- BUF 8NYR 12
- BUF 53%NYR 47%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at home. Rick Nash (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:43 together.
- PointsRick Nash had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.Nash
- PointsKyle Okposo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:24.Okposo
- PointsPavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:41.Buchnevich
- PointsJack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:18.Eichel
- PointsSam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:24.Reinhart
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:43 together.OkposoO'ReillyRistolainenReinhartEichel
- GoalieHenrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +5 against a season average of 32.3; the win.Lundqvist
- UsageCasey Nelson (BUF) played 12:46, −6:11 down on his 18:57 season average over 36 games.Nelson
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 NYR: 131 attempts, 71 on goal, 7 goals, 6.15 expected goals; best chance Jesper Fast at 0.53 xG.
- NYR
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 131 of 131 attempts · NYR 61 · BUF 70
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at NYR: expected goals 3.34 to 2.81 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 70, 7 goals.
- NYR
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- NYR 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 31% of the game, NYR 33%.
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 NYR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Henrik Lundqvist (60:00) for NYR and Robin Lehner (58:03) 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 | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 60 | |
| 1.38 | 2.83 | |
| 1.34 | 2.75 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 22 | 18 | |
| +0.080 | −0.080 | |
| 31% | 33% |
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
- 11:0843% CF
- L2Girgensons – Reinhart – Rodrigues11:0518% CF
- L3Pominville – O'Reilly – Kane11:0376% CF
- 7:3044% CF
- D1Scandella – Ristolainen17:1847% CF
- 16:4639% CF
- 10:0352% CF
- PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel3:4367% CF
- 0:19
- PK1FWilson – Girgensons1:34
- 1:05
- 1:54
- PK2DScandella – Ristolainen1:46
New York Rangers
- 11:3483% CF
- L2Nash – Zibanejad – Buchnevich10:0448% CF
- L3Zuccarello – Miller – Lettieri9:310% CF
- L4Desharnais – Carey – Vesey5:0567% CF
- 15:2845% CF
- 14:1537% CF
- D3Shattenkirk – Smith13:1276% CF
- PP1Nash – Shattenkirk – Zuccarello – Zibanejad – Buchnevich2:1833% CF
- PP2Desharnais – McDonagh – Miller – Vesey – Lettieri1:36100% CF
- 1:20
- 1:10
- 2:20
- 1:24
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 1:24BUF 0 – 1 NYR
- 18:41BUF 1 – 1 NYR
2nd period
- 8:26BUF 1 – 2 NYR
- 17:10BUF: Pominville, Falk, McCabe, Reinhart, RodriguesNYR: Desharnais, Kampfer, Shattenkirk, Skjei, VeseyBUF 2 – 2 NYR
3rd period
- 6:49BUF 2 – 3 NYR
- 14:59BUF: Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart, EichelNYR: Kampfer, Zuccarello, Fast, SkjeiBUF 3 – 3 NYR
- 16:02BUF: Scandella, O'Reilly, Kane, Ristolainen, ReinhartNYR: Nash, Shattenkirk, Smith, Zibanejad, BuchnevichBUF 3 – 4 NYR
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 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 0.51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | — | — | 52 | 37 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:24 | — | — | 44 | 27 |
| Benoit Pouliot L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | — | — | 43 | 21 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | — | — | 17 | 3 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 | — | — | 33 | 16 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | — | — | 70 | 32 |
| Evander Kane L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0.34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | — | — | 71 | 49 |
| Jason Pominville R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:15 | — | — | 77 | 59 |
| Scott Wilson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10:21 | — | — | 44 | 54 |
| Johan Larsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | — | — | 38 | 40 |
| Jordan Nolan C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7:38 | — | — | 42 | 54 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26:18 | — | — | 47 | 26 |
| Marco Scandella D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23:48 | — | — | 51 | 39 |
| Jake McCabe D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22:40 | — | — | 43 | 38 |
| Justin Falk D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | — | — | 39 | 31 |
| Josh Gorges D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13:07 | — | — | 52 | 27 |
| Casey Nelson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:46 | — | — | 54 | 26 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner(start) | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 2.81 | 58:03 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grabner L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 83 | 96 |
| Peter Holland C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | — | — | 79 | 95 |
| Jesper Fast R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:58 | — | — | 83 | 96 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:04 | — | — | 48 | 71 |
| Rick Nash L | L2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:36 | — | — | 44 | 69 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:41 | — | — | 48 | 72 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20:08 | — | — | 20 | 12 |
| J.T. Miller C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | — | — | 22 | 39 |
| Vinni Lettieri C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:54 | — | — | 25 | 34 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | — | — | 64 | 61 |
| David Desharnais C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 | — | — | 70 | 69 |
| Paul Carey C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | — | — | 67 | 75 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:30 | — | — | 50 | 52 |
| Nick Holden D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:23 | — | — | 47 | 50 |
| Brady Skjei D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19:40 | — | — | 42 | 67 |
| Steven Kampfer D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:03 | — | — | 34 | 66 |
| Brendan Smith D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18:29 | — | — | 68 | 86 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17:17 | — | — | 74 | 92 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist(start) | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 2.81 | 60:00 |