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Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo SabresNov 14, 2023

Final· KeyBank Center
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BOS
5
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BUF
2
Goals123TShots123T
BOS3205BOS1181332
BUF0112BUF1381334
BOS 59BUF 64
BOS 4.03BUF 4.05
PP goals
BOS 1BUF 0
Hits
BOS 17BUF 18
Blocks
BOS 10BUF 16
PIM
BOS 6BUF 8
BOS 52%BUF 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Tage Thompson (BUF) played 5:38, −12:40 down on his 18:18 season average over 70 games.

  1. Points
    David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.Pastrnak
  2. Points
    Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:58.Olofsson
  3. Points
    Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:21.McAvoy
  4. Points
    Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:27.Zacha
  5. Usage
    Tage Thompson (BUF) played 5:38, −12:40 down on his 18:18 season average over 70 games.Thompson
  6. Luck
    BUF scored 2 goals on 4.05 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Kyle Okposo (BUF) played 17:52, +4:35 up on his 13:17 season average over 66 games.Okposo
  8. Usage
    Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) played 24:36, +4:12 up on his 20:24 season average over 40 games.Samuelsson

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: 123 attempts, 66 on goal, 7 goals, 8.08 expected goals; best chance Dylan Cozens at 0.46 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BOS attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · BUF 64 · BOS 59

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 4.05 to 4.03 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 64 to 59, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdBUFBOSHPCSLOOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFBOScontrol2nd3rdHeinen · 1st 3:01Pastrnak · 1st 4:09Carlo · 1st 15:14Steen · 2nd 4:07Lindholm · 2nd 12:23Olofsson · 2nd 15:07Olofsson · 3rd 15:02
  • 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 41% of the game, BUF 33%.

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 Devon Levi (35:07) for BUF and Linus Ullmark (59:21) for BOS, 7 goals.

BUF
BOS
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
StatBOSBUF
4964
3.283.52
3.123.39
1111
18
117
+0.009−0.009
41%33%

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

Current BOS line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:01
    BOSDanton Heinen (Charlie McAvoy, Matthew Poitras)wrist0.30 xG
    BOS: Heinen, DeBrusk, McAvoy, Lohrei, PoitrasBUF: Clifton, Olofsson, Jost, Rousek, Power
    BOS 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 4:09
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Pavel Zacha, Charlie McAvoy)slap0.12 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, LohreiBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Cozens
    BOS 2 – 0 BUF
  3. 15:14
    BOSBrandon Carlo (David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.17 xG
    BOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, Carlo, LohreiBUF: Clifton, Mittelstadt, Peterka, Power
    BOS 3 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 4:07
    BOSOskar Steen (Jakub Lauko)snap0.11 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Carlo, Steen, Lauko, BeecherBUF: Skinner, Clifton, Thompson, Cozens, Power
    BOS 4 – 0 BUF
  2. 12:23
    BOSHampus LindholmPP (David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand)snap0.05 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBruskBUF: Johnson, Clifton, Greenway, Cozens
    BOS 5 – 0 BUF
  3. 15:07
    BUFVictor Olofsson (Owen Power, Dylan Cozens)snap0.30 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Shattenkirk, Coyle, Pastrnak, LohreiBUF: Olofsson, Dahlin, Cozens, Rousek, Power
    BOS 5 – 1 BUF

3rd period

  1. 15:02
    BUFVictor Olofsson (JJ Peterka, Casey Mittelstadt)wrist0.18 xG
    BOS: McAvoy, Steen, Lauko, Beecher, LohreiBUF: Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Johnson, Peterka, Power
    BOS 5 – 2 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

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Charlie Coyle CL1000-120.3620018:35——4633
James van Riemsdyk LL1000040.5900014:41——5035
Trent Frederic CL1000010.1221014:06——5040
David Pastrnak RL2123+130.3700017:35——4758
Pavel Zacha CL2022+210.1410017:27——3959
Brad Marchand LL2011040.6900017:03——5263
Jake DeBrusk LL3000+110.2100017:48——4244
Matthew Poitras CL3011+110.0511415:07——4649
Danton Heinen LL3101+130.4511013:12——4448
Jakub Lauko CL4011000.0020011:30——3150
John Beecher CL4000000.0930010:50——2741
Oskar Steen CL4101020.2912010:03——2947
Charlie McAvoy DD1022+110.0510224:21——4246
Mason Lohrei DD1000+110.1211019:51——3936
Hampus Lindholm DD2101+150.2500022:07——5657
Brandon Carlo DD2101+220.2301019:34——5962
Derek Forbort DD3000000.0022016:10——3264
Kevin Shattenkirk DD3000-110.0201015:13——228
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)W34322.9414.0559:21

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kyle Okposo RL1000040.1901017:52——5668
Zemgus Girgensons CL1000020.5052015:48——5277
Peyton Krebs CL1000000.0800015:48——6867
Casey Mittelstadt CL2011000.0000219:04——4430
JJ Peterka RL2011030.4700018:19——3931
Jordan Greenway LL2000010.1402018:06——4037
Victor Olofsson LL3202+130.5410013:58——6958
Tyson Jost CL3000-110.2730010:07——5338
Lukas Rousek RL3000000.020109:21——7452
Dylan Cozens CL4011-160.7900217:38——6159
Jeff Skinner LL4000-240.6600015:48——6455
Tage Thompson CL4000-210.080105:38——5433
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000-120.0945024:36——4957
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000010.0021023:44——4864
Owen Power DD2011-120.1510021:39——5836
Connor Clifton DD2000-330.0711016:21——6229
Ryan Johnson DD3000+100.0000015:58——6954
Erik Johnson DD3000010.0112214:41——7275
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)L18135.7222.3735:07
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen—14140.10001.6522:42

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

David Pastrnak (BOS) 1st 4:09 · assists Pavel Zacha, Charlie McAvoy · Odd-man rush · passed in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 68.7 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

David Pastrnak · 1st 4:09 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
68.7 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Brandon Carlo · 1st 15:14 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
28.5 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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Victor Olofsson · 3rd 15:02 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
50.4 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
7.8 s

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