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Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

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Buffalo Sabres
▸6
Boston Bruins
1
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Recap

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The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6-1. The Sabres scored first and never trailed. The Sabres led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Josh Doan's goal at 7:10 of the first period, which took the Sabres' chances from 59% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Sabres, 3.7 to 2.1; shots on goal were BUF 35, BOS 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sabres win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Alex Lyon stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Lyon (23 saves, .958), 2. Bowen Byram (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Tuch (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BUF
    A. Lyon23 saves, .958
  2. ★★
    BUF
    B. Byram1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BUF
    A. Tuch1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BUFBUF41904212635
BOSBOS0501019124

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BUF
    P. Krebs(2)
    A. Tuch (3)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:17
  2. BUF
    J. Doan(1)
    R. McLeod (1), B. Byram (2)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    7:10
  3. BUF
    Z. Benson(1)
    J. Doan (1)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-0
    9:15
  4. BUF
    B. Byram(3)
    O. Power (4), J. Quinn (3)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-0
    14:24

3rd period

  1. BUF
    B. Malenstyn(1)
    J. Greenway (1), T. Kozak (1)
    tip-inxG 0.06Video
    5-0
    5:08
  2. BUF
    A. Tuch(3)
    T. Thompson (2), P. Krebs (3)
    wristxG 0.21Video
    6-0
    6:32
  3. BOS
    S. Kuraly(1)SHG
    M. Kastelic (1), A. Peeke (1)
    wristxG 0.20Video
    6-1
    19:20

Penalties

BUF 18 PIM·BOS 25 PIM

1st

  • 5:08BOSserved by V. Arvidsson · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 0:46BOSNikita Zadorov · Holdingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min
  • 15:59BUFJordan Greenway · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Aspirot2 min

3rd

  • 14:36BUFZach Benson · Slashingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 14:36BOSHampus Lindholm · Slashingdrawn by Zach Benson2 min
  • 16:43BOSDavid Pastrnak · Roughingdrawn by Peyton Krebs2 min
  • 16:43BUFPeyton Krebs · Roughingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 16:43BUFPeyton Krebs · Roughingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 16:43BOSDavid Pastrnak · Roughingdrawn by Peyton Krebs2 min
  • 16:43BOSNikita Zadorov · Cross checkingdrawn by Rasmus Dahlin5 min
  • 16:43BUFZach Benson · Misconduct10 min
  • 16:43BOSNikita Zadorov · Game misconduct10 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalBUF goalFinal: BOS 0%

Biggest swing: Josh Doan, 1st 7:10 — BUF 59% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.29S. Kuraly · Goal · xG 0.20F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.15C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.13C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.12H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.10E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.09H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.07C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.07N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.06A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.06C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.06C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.05E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.05C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.05C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.02A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.00M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.00S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 2.1 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BUFvsBOS
3.76 G
All situations
1 G2.1
3.16 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BUF73%27%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.45 – 2.09

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

BUFvsBOS
35
Shots on goal
24
33%
Faceoffs
67%
0/3
Power play
0/1
18
Penalty minutes
25
23
Hits
42
17
Blocked shots
12
14
Giveaways
17
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Buffalo Sabres skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4B. ByramD112+330.08100—22:59
26R. DahlinD000+130.11000—21:12
25O. PowerD011+210.04100—20:14
72T. ThompsonC011+230.411005019:18
89A. TuchR112+260.950306018:35
23M. SamuelssonD000+100.00110—17:55
86N. OstlundC000+100.000001117:19
22J. QuinnR011+110.05100—17:10
71R. McLeodC011+110.090102516:56
64L. StanleyD000+130.07030—16:21
21C. TimminsD000+130.06110—15:58
19P. KrebsC112+230.552148014:32
12J. GreenwayL011+100.00312—13:26
17J. ZuckerL000+110.27300—13:26
6Z. BensonL101+230.282012—13:25
29B. MalenstynL101+110.07440—13:24
91J. DoanR112+110.25200—12:51
48T. KozakC011+120.381203310:59
Buffalo Sabres goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34A. Lyon(W)24231.9582.11+1.1160:00

Series

BUF leads 4-2

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).