vs MIN (Oct 28, 2003)@ OTT (Nov 1, 2003) ›

October 30, 2003

HSBC Arena | Buffalo

TOR 35 BUF

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs TOR all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
TOR2103
BUF2215
Shots on goal TOR 21, BUF 36W M. NoronenL E. Belfour
Summary

Buffalo had more shots on goal in all situations and won 5-3.

IN NET
Buffalo M. Noronen .857
TOR E. Belfour .886
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 4
TOR 1 of 4
TURNING POINT
C. Drury goal (P2 8:35), Sabres win chance rises from 52% to 77%
WIN DNA
3 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
A. Kotalik
2 (1G-1A)
POINTS
C. Drury
20:03
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
23:47
TOI (D)
M. Noronen
.857 (18/21)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFTOR

Shots on goal are counted from the play-by-play, which on a few games sits one shot off the box score line in the header and Team Stats.

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

Tied for only 19 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

P3 20:00
+15+80-8-15shot attemptsBUFTOR

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

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

Opened at 52%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFTOR
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P2 08:35C. Drury (3) 52% to 77%+25
  2. P1 06:14A. Zhitnik (1) 51% to 71%+20
  3. P1 15:33T. Fitzgerald (2) 70% to 51%-19
  4. P2 15:42M. Satan (5) 78% to 93%+15

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 2003–04 regular season (82 games).

Wins (37)Losses (38, 4 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 88% when yes, 17% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 100% when yes, 37% when no
Yes
Scored first
Sabres win 68% when yes, 26% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 73% when yes, 26% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
TOI
GS
#12 A. Kotalik (RW)
1
1
2
+1
0
7
1.8
15:10
#17 J. Dumont (RW)
0
2
2
0
0
4
1.7
17:42
#81 M. Satan (RW)
1
1
2
+1
4
4
1.4
19:44
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
1
1
2
+2
2
3
1.7
23:47
#23 C. Drury (C)
1
0
1
0
2
1
0.8
20:03
#24 T. Pyatt (LW)
1
0
1
+1
0
3
1.3
19:57
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
1
1
+2
0
4
1.1
19:58
#16 C. Taylor (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
16:25
#22 A. Mair (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
7:27
#26 E. Boulton (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
3:52
#28 J. Botterill (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
11:55
#48 D. Brière (C)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.2
17:16
#76 A. Peters (LW)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0.0
3:50
#3 J. Patrick (D)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
21:30
#8 R. Fitzpatrick (D)
0
0
0
+3
0
3
0.3
22:21
#45 D. Kalinin (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
17:44
#51 B. Campbell (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
15:20
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
2
0.3
17:58
Total
5
6
11
15
36
10.9
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#35 M. Noronen213.857-0.460:00W

Team Stats

TORBUF
21Shots on Goal36
4Power Play Chances4
25%PP%25%
75%PK%75%
1PPG1
15Penalty Minutes15
23Hits22
13Blocked Shots10
20Giveaways19
1Takeaways3

Full Game Log

1ST
06:14GOAL (BUF): Alexei Zhitnik (1), assists: J-P Dumont
07:31GOAL (BUF): Ales Kotalik (4), assists: Curtis Brown
09:14GOAL (TOR): Tie Domi (1), assists: Bryan McCabe, Robert Reichel
15:33GOAL (TOR): Tom Fitzgerald (2), assists: Joe Nieuwendyk, Gary Roberts
2ND
08:35GOAL (BUF): Chris Drury (3), assists: J-P Dumont, Miroslav Satan
15:42GOAL (BUF): Miroslav Satan (5), assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Ales Kotalik
18:58GOAL (TOR): Tomas Kaberle (1), assists: Owen Nolan, Mats Sundin
3RD
19:33GOAL (BUF): Taylor Pyatt (6), unassisted
vs MIN (Oct 28, 2003)@ OTT (Nov 1, 2003) ›