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2016-01-25 · Madison Square Garden

3 – 6Final

NYR beat BUF 6–3. NYR also won the expected-goals battle 3.9 to 2.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: J.T. Miller scored at 6:44 of the third, moving NYR’s win probability from 52% to 81%. Chad Johnson allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 33
Expected goals
2.0 – 3.9
xG share
NYR 66%
Home-ice start
NYR 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

BUF goalNYR goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

BUFNYR

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

BUF
2 G, 0 A · 14:34 TOI
Finishing +1.61
+1.62
NYR
Viktor Stalberg
1 G, 0 A · 12:26 TOI
Finishing +0.79 · Penalties +0.51
+1.29
NYR
Dylan McIlrath
1 G, 0 A · 14:12 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.83
+0.98

Rough nights

BUF
Chad Johnson
58:32 TOI
GSAx −1.48
−1.48
NYR
Henrik Lundqvist
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.73
−0.73
NYR
Derek Stepan
0 G, 1 A · 19:57 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing −0.70 · Penalties −0.17
−0.60

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalBUF–NYRWin prob.
P1 5:58 NYRDylan McIlrath
from Keith Yandle, Derick Brassard
0–153% → 69%
P1 16:13 BUFBrian Gionta
from Marcus Foligno, Zach Bogosian
1–129% → 47%
P2 14:51 NYRViktor Stalberg
from Kevin Hayes, Oscar Lindberg
1–253% → 75%
P3 1:06 NYRDerick Brassard
from Jesper Fast, Kevin Klein
1–378% → 92%
P3 4:31 BUFZemgus Girgensons
from Jack Eichel, Matt Moulson
2–36% → 21%
P3 5:44 BUFZemgus Girgensons
from Jack Eichel
3–320% → 48%
P3 6:44 NYRJ.T. Miller
from Jesper Fast, Derick Brassard
3–452% → 81%
P3 9:23 NYRMats ZuccarelloPP
from Derek Stepan, Derick Brassard
3–583% → 96%
P3 19:24 NYRDerick BrassardEN
unassisted
3–6100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zemgus Girgensons C14:342+1.62+0.03+1.61−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.01
Brian Gionta R15:341+0.38−0.09+0.46−0.00+0.03+0.00−0.01
Jack Eichel C17:122+0.25+0.07−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.17−0.03
Johan Larsson L13:54−0.02−0.02−0.00−0.02+0.04+0.00−0.02
Jake McCabe D17:06−0.04−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cal O'Reilly C9:50−0.09+0.03−0.12−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jamie McGinn L16:31−0.10−0.05−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Weber D18:52−0.12−0.10−0.02−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Pysyk D15:43−0.15+0.03−0.02−0.00+0.01−0.17+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C21:57−0.15−0.16−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Moulson L12:231−0.16+0.02−0.18−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Foligno L12:421−0.18−0.05−0.15−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Tim Schaller L8:39−0.19−0.12−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Bogosian D25:161−0.23−0.12−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Ristolainen D28:12−0.27−0.27−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
David Legwand C10:07−0.32−0.16−0.00−0.00−0.00−0.17+0.01
Evander Kane L21:57−0.45−0.13−0.31+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Cody Franson D14:08−0.50−0.06−0.11−0.00+0.01−0.34+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Chad Johnson G58:32−1.48

NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Viktor Stalberg L12:261+1.29+0.00+0.79−0.00−0.00+0.51+0.00
Dylan McIlrath D14:121+0.98+0.14+0.83+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
J.T. Miller C15:171+0.61+0.09+0.52+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Derick Brassard C19:1723+0.54+0.25+0.24+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Mats Zuccarello C22:081+0.27+0.24−0.03+0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
Chris Kreider L20:46+0.23+0.25−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Keith Yandle D20:091+0.19+0.28−0.09+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesper Fast R14:342+0.19+0.07−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.17+0.00
Kevin Hayes R13:151+0.07+0.08−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan McDonagh D23:38+0.06+0.11−0.08+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Oscar Lindberg L12:271+0.04+0.08−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Dan Girardi D18:20−0.04−0.01−0.02+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Kevin Klein D20:011−0.09−0.06−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dominic Moore C12:44−0.10−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marc Staal D18:47−0.10−0.06−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tanner Glass L9:35−0.15−0.10−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Daniel Paille L10:27−0.24−0.13−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Derek Stepan C19:571−0.60+0.21−0.70−0.00+0.02−0.17+0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Henrik Lundqvist G60:00−0.73

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.