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2021-12-10 · KeyBank Center

2 – 1Final

NYR beat BUF 2–1. Expected goals were close to even (NYR 2.6, BUF 2.9), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Alexis Lafrenière scored at 9:47 of the second, moving NYR’s win probability from 68% to 84%. Alexandar Georgiev saved 2.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 37
Expected goals
2.6 – 2.9
xG share
BUF 52%
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.

NYR goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

NYRBUF

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.

NYR
Alexandar Georgiev
60:00 TOI
GSAx +2.28
+2.28
BUF
58:48 TOI
GSAx +0.96
+0.96
BUF
Brett Murray
1 G, 0 A · 14:09 TOI
Finishing +0.56 · Penalties +0.19
+0.75

Rough nights

BUF
Jeff Skinner
0 G, 0 A · 19:58 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing −0.83
−0.79
NYR
Julien Gauthier
0 G, 0 A · 9:39 TOI
Finishing −0.42
−0.42
NYR
0 G, 0 A · 20:26 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Penalties −0.19
−0.34

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYR–BUFWin prob.
P1 4:48 NYRMika ZibanejadPP
from Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox
1–047% → 63%
P2 9:47 NYRAlexis Lafrenière
from Adam Fox, Filip Chytil
2–068% → 84%
P3 14:37 BUFBrett Murray
from Mark Pysyk, Kyle Okposo
2–12% → 14%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alexis Lafrenière L9:531+0.62−0.02+0.64+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Mika Zibanejad C20:261+0.39−0.02+0.42+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.02
Patrik Nemeth D17:24+0.23+0.07−0.03−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Adam Fox D24:012+0.12+0.12−0.04+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Strome C15:43+0.08+0.05−0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.02
Nils Lundkvist D13:02+0.05+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Artemi Panarin L16:081−0.00+0.01−0.23+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Kevin Rooney C15:34−0.05−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Ryan Lindgren D23:04−0.07−0.08+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C17:20−0.14−0.05−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Chris Kreider L18:45−0.25+0.05−0.30+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D21:08−0.25−0.20−0.00−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R11:24−0.27−0.03−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Kaapo Kakko R17:38−0.28−0.04−0.24−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Filip Chytil C10:521−0.32−0.01−0.28−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
Dryden Hunt L13:33−0.34−0.07−0.26−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob Trouba D20:26−0.34−0.16−0.01+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Julien Gauthier R9:39−0.42+0.02−0.42−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alexandar Georgiev G60:00+2.28

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brett Murray L14:091+0.75+0.01+0.56−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Victor Olofsson R21:02+0.13+0.08−0.12−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
John Hayden C8:21+0.12+0.13−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Will Butcher D16:29+0.06+0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colin Miller D18:05+0.05+0.07−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C19:40+0.04+0.07−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Cody Eakin C12:14+0.01+0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Henri Jokiharju D21:39−0.04−0.06+0.01+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Pysyk D15:161−0.04+0.14−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Jacob Bryson D18:44−0.11+0.01−0.10−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D25:54−0.16−0.03−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vinnie Hinostroza C11:00−0.18−0.06−0.12−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tage Thompson C20:30−0.24+0.08−0.32−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.03
Mark Jankowski L10:59−0.29+0.05−0.29−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.02
Rasmus Asplund C14:16−0.29+0.05−0.34−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C12:25−0.31−0.04−0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Okposo R18:141−0.32+0.02−0.13+0.00−0.00−0.19−0.02
Jeff Skinner L19:58−0.79+0.08−0.83+0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G58:48+0.96

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.