Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo SabresApr 23, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | BOS | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | BUF | 10 | 16 | 8 | 34 |
- BOS 72BUF 47
- BOS 3.83BUF 3.08
- PP goals
- BOS 0BUF 2
- Hits
- BOS 9BUF 13
- Blocks
- BOS 7BUF 17
- PIM
- BOS 8BUF 4
- BOS 55%BUF 45%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 6–4
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 6–4 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Reinhart, Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:48 together.
- PointsSam Reinhart had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:14.Reinhart
- PointsSteven Kampfer had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.Kampfer
- PointsRasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:19.Dahlin
- PointsTaylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:24.Hall
- PointsMattias Samuelsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:09.Samuelsson
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (Reinhart, Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:48 together.ReinhartOlofssonMittelstadtDahlinCozens
- LuckBUF scored 6 goals on 3.08 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
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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, BOS at BUF: 119 attempts, 74 on goal, 10 goals, 6.92 expected goals; best chance Nick Ritchie at 0.37 xG.
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- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
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Showing 119 of 119 attempts · BUF 47 · BOS 72
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BOS at BUF: expected goals 3.08 to 3.83 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 72, 10 goals.
- BUF
- BOS
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- BOS pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 36% of the game, BUF 30%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, BOS at BUF: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (59:34) for BUF and Tuukka Rask (41:14) for BOS, 10 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 | BOS | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | 47 | |
| 4.23 | 2.83 | |
| 3.78 | 2.73 | |
| 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | 16 | |
| +0.032 | −0.032 | |
| 36% | 30% |
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.
Boston Bruins
- 13:3068% CF
- 13:0863% CF
- 7:2671% CF
- 5:0675% CF
- 15:5048% CF
- 15:0961% CF
- 11:4165% CF
- 1:06100% CF
- 0:46100% CF
- 0:59
- 0:38
- 1:10
- 0:59
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Bjork – Cozens – Ruotsalainen11:3538% CF
- L2Asplund – Thompson – Mittelstadt11:2329% CF
- 10:4541% CF
- 8:0040% CF
- 20:0244% CF
- 15:3854% CF
- 13:2519% CF
- PP1Reinhart – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin – Cozens1:48100% CF
- PP2Skinner – Ristolainen – Thompson – Bryson – Ruotsalainen0:31
- 1:04
- 0:53
- PK1DRistolainen – Samuelsson1:04
- 0:53
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:15BOS 1 – 0 BUF
- 15:40BOS 1 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 6:54BOS 1 – 2 BUF
- 14:17BOS: Miller, Kuraly, Reilly, Ritchie, DeBruskBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, DahlinBOS 1 – 3 BUF
3rd period
- 1:14BOS: Marchand, Kampfer, Coyle, Pastrnak, LauzonBUF: Ristolainen, Bjork, Samuelsson, Cozens, RuotsalainenBOS 1 – 4 BUF
- 4:30BOS 1 – 5 BUF
- 12:06BOS 2 – 5 BUF
- 15:25BOS: Kampfer, Miller, Kuraly, Ritchie, DeBruskBUF: Ristolainen, Reinhart, Bjork, Borgen, RuotsalainenBOS 3 – 5 BUF
- 17:12BOS 4 – 5 BUF
- 19:18BOS: Krejci, Marchand, Smith, Hall, Pastrnak, McAvoyBUF: Sheahan, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Mittelstadt, SamuelssonBOS 4 – 6 BUF
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Boston Bruins
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall L | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | — | — | 65 | 72 |
| David Krejci C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:05 | — | — | 69 | 72 |
| Craig Smith C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:56 | — | — | 71 | 80 |
| Brad Marchand L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:09 | — | — | 62 | 49 |
| Charlie Coyle C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | — | — | 58 | 49 |
| David Pastrnak R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | — | — | 60 | 50 |
| Sean Kuraly C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | — | — | 64 | 71 |
| Jake DeBrusk L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:54 | — | — | 62 | 64 |
| Nick Ritchie L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | — | — | 63 | 63 |
| Anton Blidh L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 | — | — | 58 | 44 |
| Chris Wagner R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | — | — | 50 | 26 |
| Curtis Lazar C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | — | — | 53 | 29 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24:07 | — | — | 53 | 52 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:12 | — | — | 50 | 50 |
| Mike Reilly D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | — | — | 66 | 60 |
| Kevan Miller D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:02 | — | — | 64 | 68 |
| Steven Kampfer D | D3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:53 | — | — | 73 | 70 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | — | — | 63 | 51 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuukka Rask(start) | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 2.16 | 41:14 |
| Jaroslav Halak | L | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.65 | 17:19 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:05 | — | — | 41 | 40 |
| Anders Bjork L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:15 | — | — | 36 | 29 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:09 | — | — | 32 | 27 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | — | — | 35 | 51 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:28 | — | — | 35 | 52 |
| Tage Thompson C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | — | — | 39 | 53 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | — | — | 42 | 20 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | — | — | 41 | 27 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | — | — | 36 | 20 |
| Riley Sheahan C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | — | — | 35 | 58 |
| Drake Caggiula L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:48 | — | — | 41 | 59 |
| Tobias Rieder L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:31 | — | — | 42 | 62 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:19 | — | — | 45 | 60 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:01 | — | — | 43 | 57 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:22 | — | — | 48 | 54 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | — | — | 53 | 62 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:50 | — | — | 18 | 6 |
| Will Borgen D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15:14 | — | — | 19 | 5 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start) | W | 40 | 36 | 4 | .900 | 3.83 | 59:34 |