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March 20, 1985

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo

VAN 5 – 4 BUF

FINAL

	1ST	2ND	3RD	T
VAN	2	0	3	5
BUF	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal VAN 24, BUF 36W R. BrodeurL R. Sauve

Summary

Buffalo had more shots on goal in all situations and lost 4-5.

IN NET: Buffalo R. Sauve .792
VAN R. Brodeur .889
POWER PLAY: Buffalo 2 of 6
VAN 1 of 4
TURNING POINT: M. Petit goal (P3 15:50), Sabres win chance drops from 58% to 13%
WIN DNA: 3 of 4 winning traits

Game Leaders

G. Perreault

3 (2G-1A)

POINTS

G. Perreault

SHOTS

R. Sauve

.792 (19/24)

SAVE %

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 71%.

P3 20:00

BIGGEST SWINGS

P3 15:50M. Petit (5) 58% to 13%-45
P3 15:32G. Perreault (27) 20% to 58%+38
P3 07:47S. Smyl (24) 54% to 28%-26
P3 05:45T. Gradin (22) 86% to 61%-25

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

3 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1984–85 regular season (80 games).

Wins (38)Losses (28, 3 in overtime)This game

Yes

3+ different scorers

Sabres win 74% when yes, 29% when no

Yes

Defensemen combined for 3+ points

Sabres win 83% when yes, 36% when no

Scored first

Sabres win 65% when yes, 46% when no

Yes

Depth forward scored

too few games to split

Box Score

Player	G	A	P ▾	+/-	PIM	SOG	Game Score
Player	G	A	P ▾	+/-	PIM	SOG	GS
#11 G. Perreault (C)	2	1	3	+1	2	6	2.5
#6 P. Housley (D)	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1.5
#10 C. Ramsay (LW)	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0.4
#17 M. Foligno (RW)	0	1	1	0	4	2	0.4
#18 P. Cyr (LW)	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1.1
#22 L. Ruff (LW)	1	0	1	0	5	3	0.8
#25 D. Andreychuk (LW)	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0.8
#4 G. Korab (D)	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0.7
#26 D. Maloney (D)	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0.8
#7 J. Tucker (RW)	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.1
#9 G. Hamel (LW)	0	0	0	-1	2	1	-0.1
#12 S. Mckenna (RW)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
#16 R. Seiling (RW)	0	0	0	-2	2	1	-0.1
#20 B. Peterson (C)	0	0	0	0	10	0	-0.1
#3 H. Virta (D)	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.2
#5 M. Ramsey (D)	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0.2
#13 J. Schoenfeld (D)	0	0	0	-1	2	1	-0.1
#31 D. Fenyves (D)	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0.2
Total	4	8	12		31	36	9.2

Goalie	SA	GA	xGA	SV%	GSAx	GS	TOI ▾	Dec
#28 R. Sauve	24	5	–	.792	–	-1.8	59:07	L

Team Stats

VANBUF

24Shots on Goal36

4Power Play Chances6

25%PP%33%

67%PK%75%

1PPG2

24Penalty Minutes31

Full Game Log

1ST

04:40GOAL (VAN): Patrik Sundstrom (25), assists: J.J. Daigneault

06:27GOAL (VAN): Petri Skriko (20), assists: Stan Smyl

08:02GOAL (BUF): Paul Cyr (21), assists: Gilbert Perreault, Jerry Korab

13:38GOAL (BUF): Lindy Ruff (9), assists: Phil Housley, Mike Foligno

2ND

17:10GOAL (BUF): Gilbert Perreault (26), assists: Dave Maloney, Craig Ramsay

3RD

05:45GOAL (VAN): Thomas Gradin (22), assists: Jean-Marc Lanthier, Jiri Bubla

07:47GOAL (VAN): Stan Smyl (24), assists: Al MacAdam, Doug Lidster

15:32GOAL (BUF): Gilbert Perreault (27), assists: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley

15:50GOAL (VAN): Michel Petit (5), assists: Jean-Marc Lanthier

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