Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–NYR
- 3.3–2.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- NYR share of xG
- 46.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 21–32
- BUF–NYR
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Rangers 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 3.3 to 2.9. Josh Doan has scored in 4 straight games. Vincent Trocheck has a point in 5 straight games.
- Josh DoanStreak
Josh Doan has scored in 4 straight games. That was his 14th goal of the season. He played 16:09 and had two shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Rangers 5-2.
- Vincent TrocheckStreak
Vincent Trocheck has a point in 5 straight games. That was his 11th goal of the season. He played 19:47 and had three shots on goal. The Rangers lost 5-2 to the Sabres.
- Artemi PanarinStreak
Artemi Panarin has a point in 5 straight games. He has 48 points in 44 games this season. The Rangers fell 5-2 to the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 81 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 23:56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 4 | 57 |
| Bowen Byram D | 23:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 23:41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.12 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Owen Power D | 22:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Alex Tuch R | 17:30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Tage Thompson C | 16:39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.51 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Josh Doan R | 16:09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.43 | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Zach Benson L | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Jason Zucker L | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.71 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 13:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Josh Norris C | 13:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 12:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Zach Metsa D | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 11:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| Jacob Bryson D | 10:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | 24:37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.20 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
| Braden Schneider D | 21:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 4 | 2 | 64 |
| Artemi Panarin L | 20:53 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| J.T. Miller C | 20:24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.53 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| Vincent Trocheck C | 19:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 4 | 1 | 53 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | 19:33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| Matthew Robertson D | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Will Borgen D | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Scott Morrow D | 16:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Will Cuylle L | 16:34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 3 | 1 | 54 |
| Taylor Raddysh R | 16:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Gabe Perreault R | 15:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | 14:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Carson Soucy D | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| Jonny Brodzinski C | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Sam Carrick C | 10:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Matt Rempe C | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| Anton Blidh L | 7:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
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