Thu, Dec 31, 2015
11:00 PM
FinalRegular season
First Niagara Center
Retroactive prediction
Correct winner predicted
NYI 62%39% BUF
Probable score
1 - 1
Regulation win (home)
26%
OT / shootout probability
26%
Elo home / away
1383 / 1511
Likely goal scorers
1/6 correct
John Tavares0.07 goal · 7%0
Brock Nelson0.06 goal · 6%0
Anders Lee0.05 goal · 5%0
Kyle Okposo0.04 goal · 4%0
Evander Kane0.04 goal · 4%0
Frans Nielsen0.04 goal · 4%1Likely goal scorers
1/6 correctJohn Tavares0.07 goal · 7%0Brock Nelson0.06 goal · 6%0Anders Lee0.05 goal · 5%0Kyle Okposo0.04 goal · 4%0Evander Kane0.04 goal · 4%0Frans Nielsen0.04 goal · 4%1Likely assists
4/6 correct
Jack Eichel0.06 assist · 6%1John Tavares0.06 assist · 6%1Kyle Okposo0.06 assist · 6%1
Nick Leddy0.05 assist · 5%1
Josh Bailey0.05 assist · 5%0
Mikhail Grabovski0.05 assist · 5%0Likely point getters
5/6 correctJohn Tavares0.13 point · 12%1Kyle Okposo0.10 point · 9%1Jack Eichel0.10 point · 9%1Frans Nielsen0.09 point · 8%1Anders Lee0.09 point · 8%0
Ryan O'Reilly0.09 point · 8%1Tonight's matchup
| NYI | Stat | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | G | 21 |
| 37 | A | 39 |
| 70 | PTS | 60 |
| 13.2% | S% | 13.4% |
| 20.0 | TOI | 21.7 |
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
2nd period
- 09:35
J. Tavares (14), N. Leddy (12)
NYI 1–0 BUF
3rd period
- 01:07
K. Okposo (19), J. Boychuk (11)
NYI 2–0 BUF - 11:18
J. Eichel (12), R. Ristolainen (18)
NYI 2–1 BUF
Team comparison
| NYI | Stat | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Shots | 43 |
| 1 | Power play | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 14 |
| 15 | Blocked shots | 16 |
| 8 | PIM | 4 |
