Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 13, 2020
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | CBJ | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 | |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | BUF | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
- CBJ 49BUF 42
- CBJ 1.99BUF 2.79
- PP goals
- CBJ 0BUF 1
- Hits
- CBJ 26BUF 21
- Blocks
- CBJ 11BUF 13
- PIM
- CBJ 4BUF 4
- CBJ 50%BUF 50%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)
Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Reinhart–Olofsson–Eichel skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsJack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:46.Eichel
- PointsVictor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.Olofsson
- PointsRasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:19.Dahlin
- New line
- UsageMarkus Nutivaara (CBJ) played 24:00, +8:18 up on his 15:42 season average over 36 games.Nutivaara
- New lineNew look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Girgensons skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OkposoLarssonGirgensons
- New line
- UsageHenri Jokiharju (BUF) played 22:26, +5:18 up on his 17:08 season average over 68 games.Jokiharju
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, CBJ at BUF: 91 attempts, 58 on goal, 7 goals, 4.77 expected goals; best chance Jeff Skinner at 0.55 xG.
- BUF
- CBJ
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 91 of 91 attempts · BUF 42 · CBJ 49
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, CBJ at BUF: expected goals 2.79 to 1.99 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 42 to 49, 7 goals.
- BUF
- CBJ
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- CBJ pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CBJ 26% of the game, BUF 28%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, CBJ at BUF: 38 players over 62:44; most ice Carter Hutton (62:36) for BUF and Matiss Kivlenieks (61:59) for CBJ, 7 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 | CBJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 42 | |
| 1.68 | 2.80 | |
| 1.65 | 2.75 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| −0.019 | +0.019 | |
| 26% | 28% |
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.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- 14:0967% CF
- L2Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Dubois12:1750% CF
- 11:2453% CF
- 8:4150% CF
- 18:4652% CF
- 17:1778% CF
- D3Harrington – Peeke12:5738% CF
- 1:01
- PP2Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Dubois – Bemstrom0:59100% CF
- 0:42
- 0:28
- PK1DHarrington – Werenski0:42
- 0:28
Buffalo Sabres
- 12:4932% CF
- L2Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons12:1847% CF
- 8:4350% CF
- 8:2850% CF
- D1Ristolainen – Montour17:1540% CF
- 16:2756% CF
- 11:5750% CF
- 1:10100% CF
- 1:27
- PK2FLarsson – Girgensons0:30
- PK1DRistolainen – Montour1:09
- 0:48
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 19:32CBJ 1 – 0 BUF
2nd period
- 1:31CBJ 2 – 0 BUF
- 18:47CBJ: Foligno, Harrington, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, DuboisBUF: Ristolainen, Reinhart, Montour, Olofsson, EichelCBJ 2 – 1 BUF
3rd period
- 2:10CBJ 2 – 2 BUF
- 15:34CBJ 2 – 3 BUF
- 18:47CBJ 3 – 3 BUF
OT period
- 2:44CBJ 3 – 4 BUF
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Jenner C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | — | — | 64 | 49 |
| Gustav Nyquist R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | — | — | 67 | 55 |
| Liam Foudy C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | — | — | 70 | 56 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | — | — | 45 | 39 |
| Nick Foligno L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18:22 | — | — | 48 | 40 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | — | — | 50 | 44 |
| Nathan Gerbe C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:05 | — | — | 53 | 20 |
| Riley Nash C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:30 | — | — | 53 | 20 |
| Eric Robinson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:06 | — | — | 55 | 21 |
| Kevin Stenlund C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:56 | — | — | 50 | 40 |
| Sonny Milano L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | — | — | 50 | 36 |
| Emil Bemstrom C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:04 | — | — | 50 | 36 |
| Zach Werenski D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:41 | — | — | 48 | 33 |
| Markus Nutivaara D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:00 | — | — | 54 | 38 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:26 | — | — | 73 | 41 |
| David Savard D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:32 | — | — | 78 | 65 |
| Andrew Peeke D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:02 | — | — | 44 | 37 |
| Scott Harrington D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:02 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matiss Kivlenieks(start) | O | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 2.79 | 61:59 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | 0.49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 | — | — | 36 | 39 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | — | — | 35 | 36 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:59 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
| Johan Larsson L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:47 | — | — | 46 | 68 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:02 | — | — | 55 | 85 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 45 | 76 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | — | — | 52 | 80 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | — | — | 52 | 77 |
| Conor Sheary L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:41 | — | — | 50 | 77 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | — | — | 50 | 72 |
| Michael Frolik R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 | — | — | 60 | 59 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | — | — | 50 | 55 |
| Brandon Montour D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:05 | — | — | 41 | 53 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:46 | — | — | 38 | 47 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:26 | — | — | 55 | 41 |
| Jake McCabe D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20:14 | — | — | 54 | 56 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:19 | — | — | 44 | 82 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:08 | — | — | 42 | 87 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hutton(start) | W | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 1.99 | 62:36 |