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2021-05-03 · KeyBank Center

2 – 4Final

BUF beat NYI 4–2. BUF also won the expected-goals battle 2.6 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Sam Reinhart scored at 15:56 of the third, moving BUF’s win probability from 51% to 90%.

Shots on goal
36 – 40
Expected goals
2.2 – 2.6
xG share
BUF 53%
Home-ice start
BUF 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.

NYI goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

NYIBUF

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
Rasmus Asplund
1 G, 0 A · 14:10 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.70
+0.87
BUF
2 G, 1 A · 19:12 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.70
+0.86
NYI
1 G, 1 A · 20:33 TOI
Finishing +0.89
+0.86

Rough nights

NYI
Leo Komarov
0 G, 0 A · 11:48 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Penalties −0.36
−0.58
BUF
0 G, 0 A · 16:19 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing −0.38 · Faceoffs −0.05
−0.53
NYI
0 G, 0 A · 19:34 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing −0.15 · Penalties −0.18
−0.45

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYI–BUFWin prob.
P1 9:15 NYIAdam Pelech
from Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier
1–047% → 63%
P2 10:42 NYIOliver Wahlstrom
from Adam Pelech, Kyle Palmieri
2–069% → 85%
P2 14:04 BUFTage ThompsonPP
from Jacob Bryson, Rasmus Ristolainen
2–114% → 30%
P3 11:25 BUFRasmus Asplund
from Sam Reinhart, Tage Thompson
2–218% → 52%
P3 15:56 BUFSam Reinhart
from Rasmus Ristolainen
2–351% → 90%
P3 19:08 BUFSam ReinhartEN
unassisted
2–496% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Adam Pelech D20:3311+0.86−0.04+0.89−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Oliver Wahlstrom R12:421+0.55−0.09+0.64−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cal Clutterbuck R14:22+0.00−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Josh Bailey R19:361−0.00+0.07−0.11+0.04−0.02+0.00+0.01
Mathew Barzal C16:09−0.05−0.13−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.18−0.01
Nick Leddy D21:58−0.06−0.03−0.02+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Andy Greene D16:02−0.07−0.09+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Anthony Beauvillier R16:461−0.09−0.01−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D17:08−0.10−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jordan Eberle R12:48−0.18−0.09−0.08+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Casey Cizikas C15:21−0.19+0.02−0.24−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
Matt Martin L11:40−0.21−0.07−0.14−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C12:321−0.27−0.03−0.25+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Travis Zajac C14:26−0.30−0.08−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brock Nelson C19:54−0.33+0.06−0.37−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Ryan Pulock D22:41−0.43+0.00−0.47+0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Scott Mayfield D19:34−0.45−0.12−0.15+0.00+0.00−0.18+0.00
Leo Komarov R11:48−0.58−0.20−0.03−0.01+0.01−0.36+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Semyon Varlamov G58:28+0.17

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Rasmus Asplund C14:101+0.87+0.19+0.70−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Sam Reinhart C19:1221+0.86+0.13+0.70−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.04
Tage Thompson C15:3411+0.64+0.21+0.26−0.00−0.01+0.18+0.00
Jacob Bryson D19:521+0.18+0.18+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Borgen D16:43+0.13+0.16−0.03+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeff Skinner L12:20+0.12+0.04−0.25−0.00−0.02+0.36−0.01
Mattias Samuelsson D17:39+0.12+0.09−0.01+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anders Bjork L18:52−0.03+0.11−0.12−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Ristolainen D20:042−0.04+0.15−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.18+0.00
Riley Sheahan C14:50−0.05−0.03−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Eakin C9:40−0.06−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Casey Mittelstadt C17:16−0.06+0.02−0.09+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Drake Caggiula L10:04−0.08−0.07−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Henri Jokiharju D19:12−0.08−0.06−0.02+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Victor Olofsson R17:31−0.16+0.10−0.24−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D23:34−0.24−0.08−0.16−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Arttu Ruotsalainen C15:08−0.36−0.03−0.32−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C16:19−0.53−0.09−0.38−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Michael Houser G60:00+0.82

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.