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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York RangersNov 7, 2024

Final· Madison Square Garden
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NYR
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF1416BUF69722
NYR0011NYR881026
BUF 39NYR 66
BUF 2.08NYR 3.13
PP goals
BUF 1NYR 0
Hits
BUF 17NYR 34
Blocks
BUF 21NYR 10
PIM
BUF 8NYR 8
BUF 52%NYR 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout New York Rangers 6–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 6–1 at NYR. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF scored 6 goals on 2.08 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.Benson
  2. Points
    Jack Quinn had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:43.Quinn
  3. Luck
    BUF scored 6 goals on 2.08 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  4. Luck
    NYR scored 1 goal on 3.13 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Usage
    Tage Thompson (BUF) played 14:53, −3:55 down on his 18:48 season average over 75 games.Thompson
  6. Usage
    Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 10:47, −3:11 down on his 13:58 season average over 80 games.Krebs
  7. Usage
    Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) played 13:01, −4:02 down on his 17:03 season average over 81 games.Lafrenière
  8. Usage
    K'Andre Miller (NYR) played 17:54, −4:06 down on his 22:00 season average over 73 games.Miller

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: 105 attempts, 48 on goal, 7 goals, 5.21 expected goals; best chance Chris Kreider at 0.33 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 105 of 105 attempts · NYR 66 · BUF 39

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 3.13 to 2.08 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 39, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNYRBUFDCTGLCBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NYR
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRBUFcontrol2nd3rdDahlin · 1st 0:26Cozens · 2nd 2:45Thompson · 2nd 11:39Greenway · 2nd 12:09Lafferty · 2nd 13:51Cuylle · 3rd 4:21Benson · 3rd 11:55
  • 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 32% of the game, NYR 46%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Igor Shesterkin (33:11) for NYR and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) 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
3250
1.351.96
1.331.88
213
04
1626
+0.025−0.025
32%46%

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. 0:26
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod)wrist0.10 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Greenway, McLeod, Dahlin, ByramNYR: Smith, Trocheck, Fox, Lindgren, Cuylle
    BUF 1 – 0 NYR

2nd period

  1. 2:45
    BUFDylan Cozens (Zach Benson, Jack Quinn)snap0.09 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Gilbert, Cozens, Quinn, BensonNYR: Zibanejad, Trouba, Miller, Lafrenière, Cuylle
    BUF 2 – 0 NYR
  2. 11:39
    BUFTage Thompson (JJ Peterka, Connor Clifton)wrist0.05 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Tuch, Thompson, Byram, PeterkaNYR: Smith, Trocheck, Trouba, Miller, Cuylle
    BUF 3 – 0 NYR
  3. 12:09
    BUFJordan Greenway (Jason Zucker)snap0.13 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Greenway, McLeod, Dahlin, ByramNYR: Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox, Lindgren, Lafrenière
    BUF 4 – 0 NYR
  4. 13:51
    BUFSam Lafferty (Beck Malenstyn, Peyton Krebs)backhand0.10 xG
    BUF: Lafferty, Gilbert, Malenstyn, Krebs, ByramNYR: Trouba, Chytil, Miller, Kakko, Edstrom
    BUF 5 – 0 NYR

3rd period

  1. 4:21
    NYRWill Cuylle (Zac Jones, Artemi Panarin)tip-in0.08 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Clifton, Greenway, Gilbert, McLeodNYR: Trocheck, Panarin, Jones, Schneider, Cuylle
    BUF 5 – 1 NYR
  2. 11:55
    BUFZach BensonPP (Jack Quinn, Alex Tuch)wrist0.20 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Byram, Quinn, Power, BensonNYR: Trouba, Vesey, Lindgren, Cuylle
    BUF 6 – 1 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
Jack Quinn RL1022+140.3300017:43——5866
Zach Benson LL1112+120.3320217:01——6167
Dylan Cozens CL1101+140.3200016:24——6773
Alex Tuch RL2011+110.1211018:02——1126
JJ Peterka RL2011+110.1600015:50——1129
Tage Thompson CL2101+120.3310014:53——1729
Ryan McLeod CL3011+110.0600015:33——3537
Jordan Greenway LL3101+110.1320015:05——3132
Jason Zucker LL3011+100.0000013:08——2948
Peyton Krebs CL4011+100.0031210:47——3916
Sam Lafferty CL4101+120.1200010:37——5030
Beck Malenstyn LL4011+100.0012210:31——4023
Rasmus Dahlin DD1101+230.1805024:18——4655
Bowen Byram DD1011+400.0002021:38——3557
Owen Power DD2000000.0002022:53——3334
Jacob Bryson DD2000010.0313217:30——3723
Connor Clifton DD3011+100.0032016:40——4843
Dennis Gilbert DD3000+100.0033013:27——3733
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W26251.9623.1360:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sam Carrick CL1000030.1441213:20——7191
Adam Edstrom CL1000-110.2040012:28——6881
Jimmy Vesey LL1000010.3911012:22——7491
Vincent Trocheck CL2000-120.1761021:51——6268
Reilly Smith RL2000-210.1300018:22——6460
Will Cuylle LL2101-240.4241013:48——6859
Mika Zibanejad CL3000-230.2000017:53——537
Artemi Panarin LL3011010.0600016:48——7161
Alexis Lafrenière LL3000-200.0930013:01——5646
Chris Kreider LL4000030.7521216:35——419
Filip Chytil CL4000-110.2010012:25——4232
Kaapo Kakko RL4000-110.2200212:12——4633
Adam Fox DD1000-230.0801023:31——7070
Ryan Lindgren DD1000-200.0141220:18——7376
Jacob Trouba DD2000-310.0120018:16——431
K'Andre Miller DD2000-300.0000017:54——431
Zac Jones DD3011+110.0711017:40——5671
Braden Schneider DD3000+100.0022014:22——5969
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)L1275.5831.0633:11
Jonathan Quick—1091.9001.0225:57

Goal anatomy

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

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1st 0:26 · assists Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod · Dump and chase · dumped in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 47.6 mph shot · 9.1 s from entry to goal.

Rasmus Dahlin · 1st 0:26 · BUF

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
47.6 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
9.1 s

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Tage Thompson · 2nd 11:39 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
88.1 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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Jordan Greenway · 2nd 12:09 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
31.0 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
7.4 s
Type
one-timer

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Sam Lafferty · 2nd 13:51 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
13.6 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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