Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–NYI
- 2.0–2.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- NYI share of xG
- 58.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 21–26
- BUF–NYI
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Islanders created more, 2.8 expected goals to 2.1, and lost 5-0 to the Sabres. Alex Lyon stopped all 26 shots for the shutout. Jason Zucker scored twice. Ryan McLeod had two assists.
- Alex LyonShutout
Alex Lyon stopped all 26 shots for the shutout. The shots he faced were worth 2.8 goals to an average goalie. It finished 5-0 for the Sabres.
- Jason ZuckerTwo goals
Jason Zucker scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 13 goals this season. He played 13:44 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-0 for the Sabres.
- Emil HeinemanVolume
Emil Heineman had 10 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.1. The Islanders fell 5-0 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
5 goals from 73 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 24:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.09 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Owen Power D | 24:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 21:32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Bowen Byram D | 21:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 18:14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Alex Tuch R | 17:57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Zach Benson L | 17:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
| Tage Thompson C | 17:06 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.36 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 16:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 13:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| Jason Zucker L | 13:44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Jack Quinn R | 13:12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 11:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Zach Metsa D | 10:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 9:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
New York Islanders
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Schaefer D | 23:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Tony DeAngelo D | 21:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Adam Pelech D | 20:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| Simon Holmstrom R | 19:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Scott Mayfield D | 19:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| Bo Horvat C | 19:20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.47 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Jonathan Drouin L | 17:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Emil Heineman L | 16:36 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.45 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| Adam Boqvist D | 15:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Calum Ritchie C | 15:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Maxim Shabanov R | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Isaiah George D | 13:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Mathew Barzal C | 12:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Casey Cizikas C | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| Kyle MacLean C | 12:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| Anthony Duclair L | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| Anders Lee L | 11:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.61 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
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