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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York RangersDec 23, 2023

Final / OT· Madison Square Garden
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BUF
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NYR
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BUF11103BUF9117330
NYR21014NYR13109133
BUF 57NYR 78
BUF 3.23NYR 3.32
PP goals
BUF 0NYR 1
Hits
BUF 18NYR 13
Blocks
BUF 26NYR 13
PIM
BUF 33NYR 7
BUF 47%NYR 53%

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 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 4:39 together.

  1. Points
    Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:25.Zibanejad
  2. Points
    Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:04.Kreider
  3. Points
    Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:58.Greenway
  4. PP1
    NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 16 attempts in 4:39 together.KreiderTrocheckZibanejadPanarinFox
  5. Usage
    Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 28:35, +8:17 up on his 20:18 season average over 40 games.Samuelsson
  6. Usage
    Connor Clifton (BUF) played 24:12, +7:44 up on his 16:28 season average over 78 games.Clifton
  7. Usage
    Erik Johnson (BUF) played 7:10, −7:25 down on his 14:35 season average over 66 games.Johnson
  8. Usage
    Blake Wheeler (NYR) played 15:57, +3:18 up on his 12:39 season average over 53 games.Wheeler

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: 135 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 6.56 expected goals; best chance Alex Tuch at 0.41 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 135 of 135 attempts · NYR 78 · BUF 57

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 3.32 to 3.23 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 78 to 57, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTNYRBUFLPDQZMKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:28
  • NYR
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRBUFcontrol2nd3rdOTLindgren · 1st 7:19Panarin · 1st 15:35Dahlin · 1st 16:37Quinn · 2nd 1:42Zibanejad · 2nd 7:13Mittelstadt · 3rd 6:50Kreider · OT 2:28
  • 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 38% 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 62:28; most ice Igor Shesterkin (62:24) for NYR and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (62:05) for BUF, 7 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
6260
2.772.03
2.681.99
147
28
1412
−0.019+0.019
38%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

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New York Rangers

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:19
    NYRRyan Lindgren (Jonny Brodzinski, Nick Bonino)wrist0.02 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Cozens, Johnson, Quinn, PeterkaNYR: Bonino, Brodzinski, Fox, Lindgren, Cuylle
    BUF 0 – 1 NYR
  2. 15:35
    NYRArtemi PanarinPP (Mika Zibanejad)snap0.10 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Okposo, Samuelsson, CozensNYR: Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox
    BUF 0 – 2 NYR
  3. 16:37
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Jordan Greenway)slap0.12 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Johnson, BensonNYR: Bonino, Gustafsson, Brodzinski, Schneider, Cuylle
    BUF 1 – 2 NYR

2nd period

  1. 1:42
    BUFJack Quinn (Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka)wrist0.12 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Cozens, Johnson, Quinn, PeterkaNYR: Bonino, Gustafsson, Brodzinski, Schneider, Cuylle
    BUF 2 – 2 NYR
  2. 7:13
    NYRMika Zibanejad (Chris Kreider, Blake Wheeler)backhand0.15 xG
    BUF: Samuelsson, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, PeterkaNYR: Wheeler, Kreider, Zibanejad, Fox, Lindgren
    BUF 2 – 3 NYR

3rd period

  1. 6:50
    BUFCasey Mittelstadt (Jordan Greenway)tip-in0.24 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Power, BensonNYR: Wheeler, Kreider, Zibanejad, Gustafsson, Schneider
    BUF 3 – 3 NYR

OT period

  1. 2:28
    NYRChris Kreider (Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox)snap0.22 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Dahlin, QuinnNYR: Kreider, Zibanejad, Fox
    BUF 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1000040.7400019:00——5556
Tage Thompson CL1000-140.2920018:48——5751
Jeff Skinner LL1000010.24001213:05——5246
Jordan Greenway LL2022+210.0621218:58——3961
Casey Mittelstadt CL2101+240.5411017:33——4465
Zach Benson LL2000+210.1400013:37——2950
Dylan Cozens CL3011-110.0111015:59——5054
Jack Quinn RL3101-220.2700015:10——5252
JJ Peterka RL3011-110.1100013:50——4850
Kyle Okposo RL4000030.3402012:30——6575
Peyton Krebs CL4000010.0100010:44——5870
Victor Olofsson LL4000010.2200010:11——6378
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000000.0127028:35——5263
Rasmus Dahlin DD1101-150.2433227:08——4855
Connor Clifton DD2000000.0047024:12——4747
Owen Power DD2000+100.0022022:14——6167
Ryan Johnson DD3000+110.0102012:42——5459
Erik Johnson DD3000000.0010177:10——3342
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)O33294.8793.3262:05

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mika Zibanejad CL1123+140.3000023:25——5242
Chris Kreider LL1112+140.8730021:04——4637
Blake Wheeler RL1011000.0000015:57——4638
Vincent Trocheck CL2000030.6021021:19——5555
Artemi Panarin LL2101050.4200019:45——6958
Alexis Lafrenière LL2000030.1800016:30——6452
Jimmy Vesey LL3000010.4110015:10——3542
Barclay Goodrow CL3000000.0011214:25——3843
Tyler Pitlick CL3000050.2000011:04——4332
Jonny Brodzinski CL4011-100.0901010:49——4329
Will Cuylle LL4000-100.0410510:41——4123
Nick Bonino CL4011-110.0103010:03——3825
K'Andre Miller DD1000000.0301023:55——5261
Jacob Trouba DD1000020.0034021:35——5061
Adam Fox DD2011+310.0201026:04——5961
Ryan Lindgren DD2101+230.1300021:17——5962
Erik Gustafsson DD3000-310.0100012:22——3711
Braden Schneider DD3000-300.0021010:59——329
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)W30273.9003.2362:24

Goal anatomy

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

Ryan Lindgren (NYR) 1st 7:19 · assists Jonny Brodzinski, Nick Bonino · Forecheck turnover · 63.5 mph shot.

Jack Quinn · 2nd 1:42 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
61.9 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s

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Mika Zibanejad · 2nd 7:13 · NYR

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
19.9 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s
Type
rebound

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