Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 11, 2018
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | COL | 13 | 9 | 5 | 27 | |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | BUF | 7 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
- COL 50BUF 58
- COL 2.29BUF 3.06
- PP goals
- COL 1BUF 1
- Hits
- COL 10BUF 8
- Blocks
- COL 7BUF 10
- PIM
- COL 8BUF 12
- COL 35%BUF 65%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Colorado Avalanche edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4
Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at BUF. Ryan O'Reilly (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Kane, Ristolainen and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:44 together.
- PointsRyan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:48.O'Reilly
- PointsColin Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:16.Wilson
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Kane, Ristolainen and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:44 together.OkposoO'ReillyKaneRistolainenReinhart
- PP1
- New lineNew look for BUF: Pominville–O'Reilly–Kane skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PominvilleO'ReillyKane
- New line
- LuckCOL scored 5 goals on 2.29 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- UsageRyan O'Reilly (BUF) played 26:48, +6:03 up on his 20:45 season average over 80 games.O'Reilly
Shot map
Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.
Shot map
Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.
Shot map, COL at BUF: 108 attempts, 60 on goal, 9 goals, 5.35 expected goals; best chance Benoit Pouliot at 0.36 xG.
- BUF
- COL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 108 of 108 attempts · BUF 58 · COL 50
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, COL at BUF: expected goals 3.06 to 2.29 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 50, 9 goals.
- BUF
- COL
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- COL pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 25% of the game, BUF 42%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, COL at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Robin Lehner (56:29) for BUF and Jonathan Bernier (59:39) for COL, 9 goals.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Penalty
Sequence card
5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).
| Stat | COL | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 46 | |
| 1.04 | 1.60 | |
| 1.01 | 1.58 | |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | |
| −0.086 | +0.086 | |
| 25% | 42% |
Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.
Lines used
Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.
Colorado Avalanche
- 10:3135% CF
- 8:2633% CF
- 7:0233% CF
- 4:0660% CF
- 9:1322% CF
- 6:3822% CF
- 6:1360% CF
- 5:3790% CF
- 2:3460% CF
- 3:40
- 1:08
- 5:46
- 1:45
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Pominville – O'Reilly – Kane8:3963% CF
- 7:3570% CF
- 3:340% CF
- L4Josefson – Nolan – Girgensons2:06100% CF
- 9:0861% CF
- 6:2967% CF
- D3Beaulieu – Ristolainen3:0820% CF
- PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Kane – Ristolainen – Reinhart5:4460% CF
- PP2Pominville – Scandella – Beaulieu – Girgensons – Rodrigues1:400% CF
- 3:20
- PK2FLarsson – Girgensons2:40
- PK1DScandella – Ristolainen4:50
- 1:32
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 0:43COL: Wilson, Barrie, Landeskog, Kerfoot, LindholmBUF: Okposo, Larsson, Beaulieu, Girgensons, RistolainenCOL 1 – 0 BUF
- 7:57COL 1 – 1 BUF
- 9:19COL 2 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 1:07COL 3 – 1 BUF
- 13:15COL 3 – 2 BUF
3rd period
- 3:05COL 4 – 2 BUF
- 7:03COL 5 – 2 BUF
- 12:14COL 5 – 3 BUF
- 17:08COL 5 – 4 BUF
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Compher L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | — | — | 40 | 24 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | — | — | 40 | 24 |
| Tyson Jost C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | — | — | 40 | 37 |
| Alexander Kerfoot C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | — | — | 47 | 51 |
| Colin Wilson C | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | — | — | 38 | 39 |
| Carl Soderberg C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:23 | — | — | 38 | 42 |
| Matt Nieto L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:05 | — | — | 37 | 43 |
| Gabriel Bourque L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | — | — | 43 | 53 |
| Dominic Toninato C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:06 | — | — | 42 | 33 |
| Nail Yakupov R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | — | — | 43 | 12 |
| A.J. Greer L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:04 | — | — | 56 | 45 |
| Erik Johnson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:31 | — | — | 35 | 28 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:34 | — | — | 35 | 39 |
| Patrik Nemeth D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | — | — | 35 | 42 |
| Samuel Girard D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:54 | — | — | 31 | 23 |
| Tyson Barrie D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:00 | — | — | 52 | 41 |
| Anton Lindholm D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Bernier(start) | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 3.06 | 59:39 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 0.69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26:48 | — | — | 67 | 80 |
| Evander Kane L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 | — | — | 70 | 84 |
| Jason Pominville R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | — | — | 62 | 62 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | — | — | 74 | 90 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | — | — | 67 | 74 |
| Scott Wilson C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:27 | — | — | 64 | 85 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | — | — | 27 | 18 |
| Benoit Pouliot L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:39 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Johan Larsson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:27 | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:16 | — | — | 58 | 38 |
| Jacob Josefson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:07 | — | — | 67 | 86 |
| Jordan Nolan C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:39 | — | — | 57 | 80 |
| Marco Scandella D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:10 | — | — | 61 | 46 |
| Casey Nelson D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:17 | — | — | 63 | 62 |
| Justin Falk D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:30 | — | — | 67 | 85 |
| Victor Antipin D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | — | — | 61 | 75 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:48 | — | — | 46 | 43 |
| Nathan Beaulieu D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:32 | — | — | 52 | 51 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner(start) | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 2.29 | 56:29 |