New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Mar 14, 2015 · First Niagara Center

Team	Goals	Shots
New York Rangers	2	33
Buffalo Sabres	0	20

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
3rd Period
07:31	NYR	Keith Yandle (5)	Martin St. Louis (27), Chris Kreider (19)	1 - 0
19:27	NYR	Martin St. Louis (20)	Unassisted	2 - 0

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
14:50	BUF	Andrej Meszaros	Hooking	2
2nd Period
01:17	NYR	Derick Brassard	Roughing	2
08:12	NYR	Matt Hunwick	Hooking	2
17:20	BUF	Nicolas Deslauriers	Fighting	5
17:20	NYR	Tanner Glass	Fighting	5
3rd Period
00:26	BUF	Phil Varone	Tripping	2
04:59	NYR	J.T. Miller	Hooking	2
15:33	BUF	Nikita Zadorov	Hooking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
New York Rangers	72	54	33	2	2.6	74.0
Buffalo Sabres	26	22	20	0	0.9	26.0

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Buffalo Sabres had taken more, and below it and blue while New York Rangers had.

Expected goals

New York Rangers: 2.6 expected, 2 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 0.9 expected, 0 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

New York Rangers

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Martin St. Louis · Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider	10:08	75.0	92.0	1-0
Rick Nash · Derick Brassard · Mats Zuccarello	9:34	92.3	92.2	0-0
Carl Hagelin · Kevin Hayes · J.T. Miller	7:01	43.8	15.3	0-0
Dominic Moore · Tanner Glass · Jesper Fast	5:20	88.9	93.8	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dan Girardi · Ryan McDonagh	14:13	38.9	37.5	0-0
Matt Hunwick · Keith Yandle	9:31	88.9	86.9	1-0
Dan Boyle · Marc Staal	8:57	73.3	54.6	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
26	Martin St. Louis	R	1	1	2	2	0	2	0	17:20	0.21	12-7	0.40-0.27
3	Keith Yandle	D	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	18:34	0.09	21-4	0.42-0.09
22	Chris Kreider	L	0	1	1	2	0	2	2	16:54	0.18	11-5	0.30-0.15
5	Dan Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24:18		13-13	0.32-0.47
10	J.T. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	10:00	0.16	11-9	0.19-0.34
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12:46	0.03	15-10	0.22-0.44
15	Tanner Glass	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	11:16	0.02	17-4	0.37-0.17
18	Marc Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18:30	0.05	24-4	0.54-0.16
20	Dominic Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12:23	0.16	14-3	0.35-0.04
21	Derek Stepan	C	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	18:03	0.18	15-5	0.45-0.16
22	Dan Boyle	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	19:19	0.03	18-5	0.35-0.18
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	24:02	0.19	12-12	0.42-0.44
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15:25	0.08	14-3	0.30-0.07
48	Matt Hunwick	D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	15:29	0.05	26-2	0.64-0.04
61	Rick Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	16:33	0.14	17-1	0.42-0.03
61	Derick Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	15:38	0.19	13-2	0.32-0.06
62	Carl Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	16:05	0.14	15-10	0.28-0.36
71	Jesper Fast	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:17	0.15	17-1	0.43-0.01

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
70	Mackenzie Skapski	W, SO	20	20	0	59:08	0.94	+0.94

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Matt Moulson · Tyler Ennis · Johan Larsson	12:30	40.0	55.2	0-0
Brian Gionta · Marcus Foligno · Phil Varone	11:11	46.7	72.1	0-0
Cody Hodgson · Nicolas Deslauriers · Tim Schaller	6:58	0.0	0.0	0-0
Matt Ellis · Zac Dalpe · Jerry D'Amigo	5:08	0.0	0.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mike Weber · Rasmus Ristolainen	17:31	25.9	39.3	0-0
Andrej Meszaros · Nikita Zadorov	11:49	28.6	14.9	0-0
Andre Benoit · Tyson Strachan	9:52	30.8	40.0	0-1

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
6	Mike Weber	D	-1	0	3	0	24:53	0.06	8-24	0.30-0.45
11	Cody Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	11:34		1-13	0.02-0.34
12	Brian Gionta	R	-1	0	2	0	21:42	0.22	9-16	0.40-0.41
17	Marcus Foligno	L	-1	0	1	7	20:24	0.01	9-15	0.40-0.41
22	Zac Dalpe	C	-1	0	0	1	06:55		2-8	0.04-0.18
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	2	1	18:19	0.08	8-15	0.24-0.28
26	Matt Moulson	L	0	0	2	0	18:11	0.15	8-15	0.24-0.25
28	Tyson Strachan	D	-1	0	1	0	16:09	0.01	4-13	0.15-0.32
37	Matt Ellis	L	0	0	0	1	08:55	0.01	2-9	0.02-0.32
41	Andrej Meszaros	D	0	2	0	1	15:11		6-19	0.07-0.47
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	-1	5	0	2	10:18		0-16	0.00-0.52
44	Phil Varone	C	-1	2	1	1	14:04	0.10	8-13	0.38-0.27
49	Jerry D'Amigo	R	0	0	1	0	11:47	0.02	3-16	0.06-0.34
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	-1	0	2	1	28:36	0.03	9-26	0.42-0.57
59	Tim Schaller	L	-1	0	1	1	12:31	0.04	2-17	0.04-0.40
61	Andre Benoit	D	-1	0	1	2	16:34	0.03	6-15	0.21-0.40
63	Tyler Ennis	R	-1	0	2	1	19:53	0.14	8-17	0.24-0.32
91	Nikita Zadorov	D	0	2	1	3	18:59	0.05	7-18	0.23-0.48

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
39	Anders Lindback	L	32	31	1	59:31	2.05	+1.05