New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Mar 20, 2015 · First Niagara Center

Team	Goals	Shots
New Jersey Devils	3	27
Buffalo Sabres	1	29

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd Period
09:08	NJD	Steve Bernier (11)	Scott Gomez (22), Adam Henrique (23)	1 - 0
13:53	NJD	Steve Bernier (12)	Adam Henrique (24), Scott Gomez (23)	2 - 0
3rd Period
08:14	NJD	Jordin Tootoo (9)	Unassisted	3 - 0
11:41	BUF	Matt Moulson (11) PP	Tyler Ennis (21), Brian Gionta (15)	3 - 1

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
03:11	NJD	Damon Severson	Holding	2
19:35	NJD	Andy Greene	Hooking	2
3rd Period
10:43	NJD	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2
13:20	BUF	Team	Too many men on the ice	2
14:50	NJD	Jacob Josefson	Hooking	2
18:16	BUF	Rasmus Ristolainen	Holding the stick	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
New Jersey Devils	53	37	27	3	3.7	48.9
Buffalo Sabres	55	41	29	1	2.9	51.1

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 Jersey Devils had.

Expected goals

New Jersey Devils: 3.7 expected, 3 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 2.9 expected, 1 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 Jersey Devils

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 Jersey Devils

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Martin Havlat · Jordin Tootoo · Travis Zajac	12:07	47.8	37.7	1-0
Scott Gomez · Steve Bernier · Adam Henrique	11:02	68.2	81.4	2-0
Dainius Zubrus · Michael Ryder · Stephen Gionta	10:06	59.1	57.3	0-0
Michael Ryder · Tuomo Ruutu · Jacob Josefson	1:08	0.0	0.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jon Merrill · Damon Severson	13:50	48.4	42.6	1-0
Andy Greene · Adam Larsson	11:23	65.2	54.8	1-0
Mark Fraser · Eric Gelinas	10:30	45.0	72.6	1-0

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
8	Steve Bernier	R	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	15:42	0.71	15-9	0.56-0.16
19	Adam Henrique	C	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	15:20	0.10	15-8	0.56-0.14
23	Scott Gomez	C	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	15:43	0.04	15-10	0.56-0.26
22	Jordin Tootoo	R	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	13:19	0.18	11-13	0.46-0.77
4	Andy Greene	D	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	21:54	0.06	18-13	0.65-0.70
4	Jon Merrill	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	18:36	0.04	16-19	0.63-0.90
6	Adam Larsson	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	21:16	0.01	16-14	0.64-0.72
9	Dainius Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15:54	0.01	14-12	0.55-0.49
10	Peter Harrold	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:32	0.01	4-9	0.04-0.30
10	Stephen Gionta	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	15:51	0.14	15-11	0.56-0.47
10	Jacob Josefson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	14:15		4-12	0.06-0.34
14	Travis Zajac	C	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	17:11	0.18	12-14	0.48-0.77
15	Tuomo Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12:30		4-10	0.04-0.29
17	Michael Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13:01	0.37	15-15	0.57-0.60
29	Martin Havlat	R	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	14:23	0.06	12-17	0.48-0.91
32	Mark Fraser	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	18:43	0.01	11-16	0.35-0.26
44	Eric Gelinas	D	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	18:00	0.05	11-15	0.34-0.23
78	Damon Severson	D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	18:52	0.02	17-18	0.63-0.87

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Keith Kinkaid	29	28	1	60:00	2.91	+1.91

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Brian Gionta · Marcus Foligno · Phil Varone	13:30	45.8	48.7	0-1
Matt Moulson · Tyler Ennis · Johan Larsson	12:28	47.6	54.1	0-0
Matt Ellis · Zac Dalpe · Jerry D'Amigo	5:23	66.7	67.3	0-0
Cody Hodgson · Nicolas Deslauriers · Mikhail Grigorenko	4:03	25.0	0.0	0-1

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mike Weber · Rasmus Ristolainen	17:03	50.0	59.1	0-1
Andrej Meszaros · Nikita Zadorov	16:55	51.6	37.3	0-0
Andre Benoit · Tyson Strachan	11:43	47.6	49.2	0-2

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	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
26	Matt Moulson	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	19:15	0.55	13-16	0.77-0.54
12	Brian Gionta	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	24:25	0.64	12-20	0.66-0.79
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	19:55	0.24	15-13	0.81-0.42
6	Mike Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	21:04	0.02	17-16	0.72-0.49
11	Cody Hodgson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	10:14	0.03	8-6	0.10-0.20
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	8	19:16	0.23	14-16	0.63-0.68
22	Zac Dalpe	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	09:35	0.11	13-6	0.31-0.13
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	20:34	0.55	14-14	0.68-0.41
25	Mikhail Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	08:09		5-7	0.22-0.28
28	Tyson Strachan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	15:18		11-11	0.48-0.47
37	Matt Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	08:21	0.02	10-5	0.22-0.13
41	Andrej Meszaros	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20:36	0.01	18-16	0.39-0.66
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	10:00		4-8	0.07-0.28
44	Phil Varone	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	19:52	0.05	16-18	0.64-0.79
49	Jerry D'Amigo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	11:36	0.08	17-7	0.37-0.25
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	24:06	0.19	18-18	0.96-0.51
61	Andre Benoit	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	14:19		12-12	0.49-0.48
91	Nikita Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19:41	0.21	18-16	0.62-0.63

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
39	Anders Lindback	27	24	3	60:00	2.17	-0.83