St. Louis Blues vs. Buffalo SabresApr 14, 2022
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | STL | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | BUF | 7 | 13 | 17 | 37 |
- STL 41BUF 69
- STL 3.15BUF 4.32
- PP goals
- STL 2BUF 0
- Hits
- STL 7BUF 4
- Blocks
- STL 13BUF 4
- PIM
- STL 4BUF 6
- STL 45%BUF 55%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
St. Louis Blues rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2
St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 3G 2A. Colton Parayko (STL) played 15:06, −8:34 down on his 23:40 season average over 79 games.
- PointsVladimir Tarasenko had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 13:42.Tarasenko
- PointsRobert Thomas had 5 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.Thomas
- PointsPavel Buchnevich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:22.Buchnevich
- PointsTorey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:15.Krug
- UsageColton Parayko (STL) played 15:06, −8:34 down on his 23:40 season average over 79 games.Parayko
- LuckSTL scored 6 goals on 3.15 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- LuckBUF scored 2 goals on 4.32 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
- GoalieJordan Binnington (STL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.7; the win.Binnington
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, STL at BUF: 110 attempts, 65 on goal, 8 goals, 7.47 expected goals; best chance Casey Mittelstadt at 0.37 xG.
- BUF
- STL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 110 of 110 attempts · BUF 69 · STL 41
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, STL at BUF: expected goals 4.32 to 3.15 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 69 to 41, 8 goals.
- BUF
- STL
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- STL pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 20% of the game, BUF 44%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, STL at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Craig Anderson (59:29) for BUF and Jordan Binnington (59:40) for STL, 8 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 | STL | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | 74 | |
| 2.65 | 4.80 | |
| 2.49 | 4.50 | |
| 17 | 22 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 17 | |
| −0.027 | +0.027 | |
| 20% | 44% |
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.
St. Louis Blues
- 10:3750% CF
- 8:5340% CF
- L3Tarasenko – Buchnevich – Thomas8:4046% CF
- L4Walker – Brown – Toropchenko7:5719% CF
- 15:5243% CF
- 12:4932% CF
- 8:2924% CF
- 2:0557% CF
- PP2Faulk – Tarasenko – Buchnevich – Barbashev – Thomas1:21100% CF
- PK1FO'Reilly – Buchnevich1:06
- 0:43
- 1:06
- 0:45
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Olofsson – Asplund – Mittelstadt10:3762% CF
- L2Hinostroza – Krebs – Cozens10:2464% CF
- 9:1865% CF
- L4Okposo – Eakin – Girgensons8:2767% CF
- 12:3648% CF
- 10:2459% CF
- D3Butcher – Fitzgerald9:5983% CF
- PP1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin2:3950% CF
- 1:10
- PK1FGirgensons – Cozens0:47
- 0:43
- 1:01
- PK2DFitzgerald – Bryson0:55
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 12:20STL: Tarasenko, Krug, Parayko, Buchnevich, ThomasBUF: Olofsson, Asplund, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, PowerSTL 0 – 1 BUF
- 19:36STL: Perron, Tarasenko, Krug, Buchnevich, ThomasBUF: Girgensons, Jokiharju, DahlinSTL 1 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 0:17STL: Faulk, Tarasenko, Saad, Buchnevich, ThomasBUF: Girgensons, Jokiharju, Dahlin, CozensSTL 2 – 1 BUF
- 4:20STL 2 – 2 BUF
- 7:18STL: Leddy, Faulk, Tarasenko, Buchnevich, ThomasBUF: Okposo, Eakin, Girgensons, Jokiharju, PowerSTL 3 – 2 BUF
- 12:45STL: Bortuzzo, Tarasenko, Krug, Buchnevich, ThomasBUF: Hinostroza, Dahlin, Krebs, Cozens, PowerSTL 4 – 2 BUF
3rd period
- 6:18STL 5 – 2 BUF
- 17:32STL 6 – 2 BUF
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
St. Louis Blues
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Perron L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 | — | — | 46 | 53 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 | — | — | 52 | 56 |
| Brandon Saad L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:46 | — | — | 48 | 47 |
| Brayden Schenn C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:48 | — | — | 33 | 31 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 | — | — | 29 | 22 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | — | — | 39 | 31 |
| Robert Thomas C | L3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | — | — | 30 | 29 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | L3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | — | — | 33 | 29 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | L3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 4 | 0.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:42 | — | — | 43 | 37 |
| Nathan Walker L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | — | — | 15 | 26 |
| Logan Brown C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | — | — | 17 | 23 |
| Alexey Toropchenko R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:09 | — | — | 15 | 24 |
| Justin Faulk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:46 | — | — | 46 | 45 |
| Nick Leddy D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:07 | — | — | 42 | 48 |
| Marco Scandella D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:14 | — | — | 29 | 27 |
| Colton Parayko D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:06 | — | — | 27 | 21 |
| Torey Krug D | D3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:15 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
| Robert Bortuzzo D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:15 | — | — | 21 | 31 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington(start) | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 4.32 | 59:46 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | — | — | 69 | 69 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | — | — | 71 | 68 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:15 | — | — | 66 | 64 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | — | — | 65 | 53 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | — | — | 70 | 58 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | — | — | 65 | 57 |
| Tage Thompson C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | — | — | 62 | 70 |
| Alex Tuch R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | — | — | 58 | 69 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | — | — | 73 | 85 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | — | — | 67 | 55 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | — | — | 67 | 57 |
| Cody Eakin C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:12 | — | — | 73 | 62 |
| Owen Power D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:10 | — | — | 60 | 59 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:06 | — | — | 58 | 61 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:51 | — | — | 69 | 72 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:05 | — | — | 66 | 72 |
| Casey Fitzgerald D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | — | — | 77 | 57 |
| Will Butcher D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | — | — | 81 | 54 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Anderson(start) | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 2.87 | 59:29 |