Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 1, 2019

FinalFriday, Feb 1, 2019· KeyBank Center

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

7

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Buffalo SabresBUF

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	1	3	3	7		CHI	7	15	8	30
BUF	0	1	2	3		BUF	14	12	17	43

: CHI 45BUF 63
: CHI 3.19BUF 3.70
PP goals: CHI 0BUF 1
Hits: CHI 9BUF 9
Blocks: CHI 9BUF 5
PIM: CHI 8BUF 6
: CHI 45%BUF 55%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Chicago Blackhawks rout Buffalo Sabres 7–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Buffalo Sabres 7–3 at BUF. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CHI scored 7 goals on 3.19 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Patrick Kane had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:37.Kane
Points
Drake Caggiula had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.Caggiula
Points
Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.Saad
Points
Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 10 shots in 20:59.Skinner
Luck
CHI scored 7 goals on 3.19 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Goalie
Cam Ward (CHI) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +9 against a season average of 33.7; the win.Ward
New line
New look for BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Elie skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Okposo Girgensons Elie
Usage
Jack Eichel (BUF) played 23:36, +3:12 up on his 20:24 season average over 76 games.Eichel

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →

BUF
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · BUF 63 · CHI 45

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BUF pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 22% of the game, BUF 48%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BUF

CHI

goals / penalties

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).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	BUF
	48	54
	2.66	2.59
	2.60	2.38
	6	6
	8	5
	16	16
	−0.029	+0.029
	22%	48%

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Toews – Kane – Caggiula
14:3341% CF
L2Kruger – Saad – Kampf
9:2269% CF
L3Strome – DeBrincat – Kahun
9:0556% CF
L4Kunitz – Anisimov – Hayden
6:5125% CF
D1Murphy – Dahlstrom
15:5250% CF
D2Keith – Seabrook
14:4441% CF
D3Gustafsson – Forsling
14:2642% CF

PP1Toews – Kane – Gustafsson – Strome – DeBrincat
2:43100% CF
PP2Keith – Seabrook – Anisimov – Saad – Kahun
1:090% CF
PK1FToews – Kampf
1:34
PK2FAnisimov – Saad
1:03
PK1DKeith – Seabrook
3:20
PK2DMurphy – Dahlstrom
1:36

Current CHI line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Skinner – Reinhart – Eichel
9:2846% CF
L2Sheary – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt
8:4641% CF
L3Pominville – Sobotka – Thompson
6:1691% CF
L4Okposo – Girgensons – Elie
6:0125% CF
D1Bogosian – Dahlin
12:3039% CF
D2McCabe – Ristolainen
11:3559% CF
D3Scandella – Pilut
6:5656% CF

PP1Skinner – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin
4:06100% CF
PP2Okposo – Sheary – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt – Pilut
1:21100% CF
PK1FSobotka – Girgensons
2:04
PK2FEichel – Rodrigues
0:45
PK1DBogosian – McCabe
2:04
PK2DScandella – Ristolainen
1:07

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:38
CHIDrake Caggiula (Gustav Forsling)backhand0.14 xG
CHI: Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Forsling, CaggiulaBUF: Bogosian, Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin
CHI 1 – 0 BUF

2nd period

0:50
CHIPatrick Kane (Erik Gustafsson, Drake Caggiula)wrist0.09 xG
CHI: Keith, Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, CaggiulaBUF: Bogosian, Skinner, Ristolainen, Eichel, Dahlin
CHI 2 – 0 BUF
5:06
CHIDuncan Keith (Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane)wrist0.14 xG
CHI: Keith, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome, DeBrincatBUF: Skinner, McCabe, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel
CHI 3 – 0 BUF
18:05
BUFJack Eichel (Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Ristolainen)tip-in0.05 xG
CHI: Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Forsling, CaggiulaBUF: Skinner, McCabe, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel
CHI 3 – 1 BUF
19:39
CHIBrandon Saad (David Kampf, Marcus Kruger)wrist0.07 xG
CHI: Kruger, Saad, Murphy, Dahlstrom, KampfBUF: Bogosian, Sheary, Rodrigues, Mittelstadt, Dahlin
CHI 4 – 1 BUF

3rd period

3:39
BUFJason Pominville (Jeff Skinner, Zach Bogosian)backhand0.11 xG
CHI: Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Forsling, CaggiulaBUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Bogosian, Skinner, Dahlin
CHI 4 – 2 BUF
7:16
BUFKyle OkposoPP (Conor Sheary, Casey Mittelstadt)wrist0.35 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Toews, KampfBUF: Okposo, Sheary, Rodrigues, Mittelstadt, Pilut
CHI 4 – 3 BUF
11:24
CHIConnor Murphy (Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews)wrist0.03 xG
CHI: Toews, Kane, Murphy, Dahlstrom, DeBrincatBUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Scandella, Ristolainen, Sheary
CHI 5 – 3 BUF
17:13
CHIPatrick KaneEN (Drake Caggiula, Brent Seabrook)wrist0.69 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Kane, CaggiulaBUF: Okposo, Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Mittelstadt, Dahlin
CHI 6 – 3 BUF
19:22
CHIBrandon Saadwrist0.11 xG
CHI: Kruger, Saad, Murphy, Dahlstrom, KampfBUF: Sobotka, Bogosian, Scandella, Skinner, Reinhart
CHI 7 – 3 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	2	2	4	+3	4	0.81	1	0	0	21:37	—	—	42	34
Jonathan Toews C	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.29	0	0	2	21:30	—	—	43	30
Drake Caggiula L	L1	1	2	3	+1	3	0.32	3	1	0	16:33	—	—	41	30
Brandon Saad L	L2	2	0	2	+2	3	0.24	0	0	0	15:16	—	—	73	84
David Kampf C	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.04	0	0	0	14:03	—	—	67	77
Marcus Kruger C	L2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.60	0	0	0	13:09	—	—	73	84
Dylan Strome C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	0	0	0	15:32	—	—	58	85
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.23	1	0	0	14:56	—	—	50	64
Dominik Kahun C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	0	0	11:49	—	—	58	80
Artem Anisimov C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	0	2	12:21	—	—	38	38
Chris Kunitz L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	8:58	—	—	29	31
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:44	—	—	23	12
Connor Murphy D	D1	1	0	1	+3	4	0.07	0	0	2	19:14	—	—	49	55
Carl Dahlstrom D	D1	0	0	0	+3	3	0.09	1	2	0	19:10	—	—	53	57
Duncan Keith D	D2	1	0	1	+3	2	0.15	0	2	0	22:32	—	—	44	44
Brent Seabrook D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	1	2	0	19:47	—	—	41	25
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.06	0	1	2	20:52	—	—	50	54
Gustav Forsling D	D3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:25	—	—	42	42

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Ward(start)	W	43	40	3	.930	3.70	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.11	0	0	0	23:36	—	—	53	50
Jeff Skinner L	L1	0	2	2	-3	10	0.82	0	0	0	20:59	—	—	46	44
Sam Reinhart C	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.34	0	0	0	18:06	—	—	43	39
Evan Rodrigues C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	50	29
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	1	1	-2	3	0.36	0	0	0	16:18	—	—	52	30
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.04	0	0	0	15:23	—	—	50	26
Vladimir Sobotka C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.22	1	0	0	14:43	—	—	68	78
Jason Pominville R	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.40	1	0	0	12:34	—	—	82	96
Tage Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	2	9:31	—	—	93	100
Kyle Okposo R	L4	1	0	1	-1	3	0.57	1	0	0	10:56	—	—	30	20
Zemgus Girgensons C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:48	—	—	22	1
Remi Elie L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:40	—	—	22	1
Zach Bogosian D	D1	0	1	1	-3	1	0.07	1	0	0	22:32	—	—	40	45
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.02	0	1	0	21:52	—	—	42	45
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	1	1	-3	3	0.25	3	1	2	24:31	—	—	55	44
Jake McCabe D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	2	0	19:10	—	—	61	55
Lawrence Pilut D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	15:32	—	—	63	74
Marco Scandella D	D3	0	0	0	-2	6	0.11	0	0	0	14:40	—	—	59	35

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hutton(start)	L	22	18	4	.818	2.13	40:00
Linus Ullmark	—	7	5	2	.714	0.37	19:22

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.