Buffalo Sabres vs. New York RangersMar 27, 2022
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | BUF | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| NYR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | NYR | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
- BUF 36NYR 60
- BUF 1.27NYR 4.01
- PP goals
- BUF 1NYR 0
- Hits
- BUF 20NYR 18
- Blocks
- BUF 9NYR 14
- PIM
- BUF 0NYR 2
- BUF 42%NYR 58%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at home. Frank Vatrano (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ryan Strome (NYR) played 5:34, −12:56 down on his 18:30 season average over 73 games.
- PointsFrank Vatrano had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.Vatrano
- PointsAlexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:59.Lafrenière
- PointsAndrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:03.Copp
- PointsCasey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:19.Mittelstadt
- PointsRasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:45.Dahlin
- UsageRyan Strome (NYR) played 5:34, −12:56 down on his 18:30 season average over 73 games.Strome
- LuckBUF scored 4 goals on 1.27 expected goals (36 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- UsageFrank Vatrano (NYR) played 18:19, +5:14 up on his 13:05 season average over 70 games.Vatrano
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: 96 attempts, 48 on goal, 9 goals, 5.28 expected goals; best chance Mika Zibanejad at 0.27 xG.
- NYR
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 96 of 96 attempts · NYR 60 · BUF 36
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 4.01 to 1.27 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 36, 9 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 16% of the game, NYR 48%.
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 62:02; most ice Alexandar Georgiev (62:02) for NYR and Craig Anderson (62:02) for BUF, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 59 | |
| 1.34 | 3.29 | |
| 1.32 | 3.16 | |
| 8 | 16 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | |
| −0.097 | +0.097 | |
| 16% | 48% |
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
- L1Okposo – Eakin – Girgensons12:5039% CF
- L2Hinostroza – Krebs – Cozens12:0660% CF
- L3Olofsson – Asplund – Mittelstadt11:3355% CF
- 11:3027% CF
- 19:5334% CF
- D2Bryson – Samuelsson15:1346% CF
- D3Butcher – Fitzgerald10:4740% CF
- PP1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin0:59100% CF
- 1:20
- 0:40
- PK1DJokiharju – Samuelsson1:20
- PK2DFitzgerald – Dahlin0:40
New York Rangers
- 13:4257% CF
- L2Goodrow – Chytil – Lafrenière7:1260% CF
- L3Motte – Brodzinski – Hunt6:0563% CF
- 5:0160% CF
- 19:1968% CF
- 18:2565% CF
- 12:3352% CF
- 1:20100% CF
- PP2Goodrow – Trouba – Vatrano – Chytil – Lafrenière0:40100% CF
- 0:27
- 0:26
- 0:27
- 0:26
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 3:59BUF 0 – 1 NYR
- 4:17BUF 0 – 2 NYR
- 18:12BUF: Olofsson, Asplund, Mittelstadt, Bryson, SamuelssonNYR: Kreider, Strome, Trouba, Vatrano, MillerBUF 1 – 2 NYR
2nd period
- 2:06BUF: Hinostroza, Butcher, Samuelsson, Krebs, CozensNYR: Nemeth, Goodrow, Chytil, Schneider, LafrenièreBUF 2 – 2 NYR
- 6:48BUF: Okposo, Eakin, Girgensons, Bryson, SamuelssonNYR: Kreider, Zibanejad, Motte, Fox, MillerBUF 3 – 2 NYR
- 11:46BUF: Okposo, Eakin, Girgensons, Butcher, FitzgeraldNYR: Nemeth, Brodzinski, Chytil, Schneider, LafrenièreBUF 3 – 3 NYR
3rd period
- 3:52BUF: Hinostroza, Butcher, Asplund, Fitzgerald, MittelstadtNYR: Goodrow, Trouba, Copp, Panarin, MillerBUF 3 – 4 NYR
- 13:07BUF 4 – 4 NYR
OT period
- 2:02BUF 4 – 5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | — | — | 39 | 38 |
| Cody Eakin C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | — | — | 38 | 37 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | — | — | 41 | 42 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | — | — | 50 | 35 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | — | — | 50 | 36 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | — | — | 59 | 42 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | — | — | 44 | 33 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | — | — | 50 | 25 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:31 | — | — | 50 | 30 |
| Tage Thompson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | — | — | 35 | 17 |
| Alex Tuch R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:27 | — | — | 33 | 16 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:25 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26:45 | — | — | 38 | 20 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:57 | — | — | 37 | 27 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:09 | — | — | 49 | 44 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:21 | — | — | 46 | 36 |
| Casey Fitzgerald D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | — | — | 42 | 28 |
| Will Butcher D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | — | — | 41 | 28 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Anderson(start) | O | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 4.01 | 62:02 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kreider L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:46 | — | — | 61 | 71 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | — | — | 52 | 66 |
| Frank Vatrano R | L1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | — | — | 60 | 80 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | — | — | 72 | 83 |
| Filip Chytil C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | — | — | 58 | 77 |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 64 | 88 |
| Tyler Motte C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| Jonny Brodzinski C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | — | — | 81 | 95 |
| Dryden Hunt L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:02 | — | — | 64 | 78 |
| Artemi Panarin L | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:10 | — | — | 50 | 56 |
| Andrew Copp C | L4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:03 | — | — | 56 | 58 |
| Ryan Strome C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:34 | — | — | 55 | 39 |
| Jacob Trouba D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 0.46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22:42 | — | — | 68 | 81 |
| K'Andre Miller D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:07 | — | — | 63 | 68 |
| Adam Fox D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:25 | — | — | 59 | 63 |
| Ryan Lindgren D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:59 | — | — | 61 | 60 |
| Braden Schneider D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:11 | — | — | 44 | 75 |
| Patrik Nemeth D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:27 | — | — | 54 | 81 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar Georgiev(start) | W | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 1.27 | 62:02 |