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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York RangersNov 27, 2023

Final· Madison Square Garden
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1135BUF9131739
NYR0011NYR1211326
BUF 61NYR 53
BUF 3.97NYR 2.29
PP goals
BUF 0NYR 1
Hits
BUF 15NYR 23
Blocks
BUF 18NYR 16
PIM
BUF 6NYR 2
BUF 28%NYR 72%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres rout New York Rangers 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 5–1 at NYR. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Gustafsson and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:49 together.

  1. Points
    Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.Mittelstadt
  2. Points
    Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:51.Tuch
  3. Points
    Owen Power had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:01.Power
  4. Points
    Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.Olofsson
  5. PP1
    NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Gustafsson and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:49 together.KreiderTrocheckZibanejadGustafssonPanarin
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Okposo–Olofsson–Krebs skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OkposoOlofssonKrebs
  7. Goalie
    Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +9 against a season average of 29.2; the loss.Shesterkin
  8. Usage
    Victor Olofsson (BUF) played 17:22, +5:55 up on his 11:27 season average over 50 games.Olofsson

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: 114 attempts, 65 on goal, 6 goals, 6.27 expected goals; best chance Casey Mittelstadt at 0.90 xG.

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

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · NYR 53 · BUF 61

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 2.29 to 3.97 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 53 to 61, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNYRBUFPTZTMOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NYR
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRBUFcontrol2nd3rdPeterka · 1st 11:41Tuch · 2nd 19:33Zibanejad · 3rd 8:08Tuch · 3rd 15:31Mittelstadt · 3rd 18:29Okposo · 3rd 19:53
  • 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 36% of the game, NYR 31%.

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 Igor Shesterkin (58:39) for NYR and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 6 goals.

NYR
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
StatBUFNYR
6652
3.342.11
3.112.01
1614
51
1314
−0.101+0.102
36%31%

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 Rangers

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:41
    BUF 1 – 0 NYR

2nd period

  1. 19:33
    BUF 2 – 0 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Cozens CL1000+130.2600020:47——4652
JJ Peterka RL1101+160.6320018:29——5660
Zach Benson LL1000030.3200218:28——5051
Peyton Krebs CL2000+110.0311018:07——4635
Kyle Okposo RL2101+130.1601017:37——5361
Victor Olofsson LL2022+230.0702017:22——5456
Alex Tuch RL3202+380.9201221:51——6673
Casey Mittelstadt CL3123+331.0001018:22——7684
Jeff Skinner LL3011+330.3410016:57——6773
Owen Power DD1022+210.0205025:01——4870
Henri Jokiharju DD1011+210.0410018:13——5070
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000+210.0220221:55——5946
Rasmus Dahlin DD2011+110.0924019:59——5553
Erik Johnson DD3000+110.0731011:53——7971
Connor Clifton DD3000+100.0032011:24——4869
Ryan Johnson D—000+100.000007:53——6062
Isak Rosen R—000000.000006:14——2915
Tyson Jost C—000010.010005:21——100100
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W26251.9622.2960:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artemi Panarin LL1011-230.3100021:15——6179
Vincent Trocheck CL1000-260.3920021:09——6763
Alexis Lafrenière LL1000-330.3030018:48——5865
Mika Zibanejad CL2101-110.0800021:41——4334
Chris Kreider LL2000-110.0300020:41——4528
Blake Wheeler RL2000000.1400017:51——4540
Barclay Goodrow CL3000-210.0620011:26——2114
Jimmy Vesey LL3000-210.0910011:11——4732
Tyler Pitlick CL3000-310.074128:54——2212
Will Cuylle LL4000010.2140011:47——3033
Nick Bonino CL4000-100.2002010:19——2831
Kaapo Kakko RL4000000.000106:45——317
Jacob Trouba DD1000-210.0313023:36——4440
K'Andre Miller DD1000-320.1421022:17——4335
Braden Schneider DD2000-100.0032017:46——3727
Zac Jones DD2000-120.0903017:20——4741
Erik Gustafsson DD3011-130.1612018:32——5554
Ryan Lindgren DD3000-100.0001016:03——3839
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)L38344.8953.0758:39

Goal anatomy

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

Casey Mittelstadt (BUF EN) 3rd 18:29 · assists Jeff Skinner · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-0 at the blue line · 18.8 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Casey Mittelstadt · 3rd 18:29 · BUF EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
18.8 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Kyle Okposo · 3rd 19:53 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
63.2 mph
Distance
25 ft
Type
one-timer

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Alex Tuch · 3rd 15:31 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
5.4 s

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