Vancouver Canucks vs. Buffalo SabresOct 19, 2021

FinalTuesday, Oct 19, 2021· KeyBank Center

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

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Buffalo SabresBUF

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	2	0	0	2		VAN	8	10	16	34
BUF	1	1	3	5		BUF	11	16	16	43

: VAN 44BUF 65
: VAN 2.83BUF 3.69
PP goals: VAN 0BUF 0
Hits: VAN 10BUF 14
Blocks: VAN 10BUF 5
PIM: VAN 6BUF 6
: VAN 48%BUF 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Zemgus Girgensons (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Boeser–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:01.Okposo
Points
Zemgus Girgensons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:04.Girgensons
Points
Colin Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:18.Miller
Points
Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:31.Cozens
New line
New look for VAN: Boeser–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Boeser Pettersson Hoglander
Goalie
Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +11 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.Demko
Usage
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 16:35, −7:32 down on his 24:07 season average over 79 games.Dahlin
Usage
Justin Dowling (VAN) played 14:22, +5:00 up on his 9:22 season average over 21 games.Dowling

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

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

BUF
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · BUF 65 · VAN 44

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 16% of the game, BUF 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

VAN

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	VAN	BUF
	40	54
	2.47	2.53
	2.39	2.34
	12	16
	1	1
	12	4
	−0.027	+0.027
	16%	31%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

L1Boeser – Pettersson – Hoglander
11:3156% CF
L2Pearson – Horvat – Garland
9:2038% CF
L3Dowling – Miller – Podkolzin
8:5042% CF
L4Dickinson – Lammikko – Highmore
6:1013% CF
D1Ekman-Larsson – Poolman
17:0943% CF
D2Myers – Hunt
11:1432% CF
D3Schenn – Rathbone
10:1940% CF

PP1Ekman-Larsson – Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson
3:3183% CF
PP2Hunt – Pearson – Garland – Rathbone – Hoglander
2:2167% CF
PK1FDickinson – Lammikko
1:55
PK2FDowling – Miller
0:46
PK1DMyers – Ekman-Larsson
2:18
PK2DSchenn – Poolman
1:29

Current VAN line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Olofsson – Asplund – Thompson
11:2058% CF
L2Skinner – Hinostroza – Cozens
10:5570% CF
L3Bjork – Caggiula – Ruotsalainen
9:4046% CF
L4Okposo – Eakin – Girgensons
8:2878% CF
D1Pysyk – Hagg
16:0133% CF
D2Butcher – Dahlin
13:1565% CF
D3Miller – Bryson
11:1944% CF

PP1Skinner – Olofsson – Asplund – Thompson – Dahlin
3:14100% CF
PP2Okposo – Miller – Girgensons – Bryson – Cozens
2:31100% CF
PK1FBjork – Caggiula
1:15
PK2FEakin – Asplund
1:11
PK1DMiller – Bryson
2:53
PK2DPysyk – Hagg
2:38

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:57
VANBo Horvat (Tanner Pearson, Conor Garland)snap0.20 xG
VAN: Myers, Ekman-Larsson, Pearson, Horvat, GarlandBUF: Skinner, Hinostroza, Butcher, Dahlin, Cozens
VAN 1 – 0 BUF
8:22
BUFKyle Okposo (Zemgus Girgensons, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.02 xG
VAN: Myers, Dowling, Hunt, Horvat, PodkolzinBUF: Okposo, Eakin, Girgensons, Butcher, Dahlin
VAN 1 – 1 BUF
16:01
VANJustin Dowling (Luke Schenn, J.T. Miller)snap0.22 xG
VAN: Schenn, Dowling, Miller, Rathbone, PodkolzinBUF: Miller, Olofsson, Asplund, Thompson, Bryson
VAN 2 – 1 BUF

2nd period

17:37
BUFZemgus Girgensons (Kyle Okposo, Dylan Cozens)tip-in0.08 xG
VAN: Myers, Dowling, Hunt, Pearson, LammikkoBUF: Okposo, Miller, Girgensons, Bryson, Cozens
VAN 2 – 2 BUF

3rd period

3:33
BUFJeff Skinner (Colin Miller, Dylan Cozens)backhand0.01 xG
VAN: Myers, Hunt, Dickinson, Lammikko, HighmoreBUF: Skinner, Miller, Hinostroza, Bryson, Cozens
VAN 2 – 3 BUF
3:56
BUFTage Thompson (Will Butcher, Victor Olofsson)wrist0.05 xG
VAN: Schenn, Dowling, Miller, Rathbone, PodkolzinBUF: Butcher, Olofsson, Asplund, Thompson, Dahlin
VAN 2 – 4 BUF
17:05
BUFRasmus AsplundEN (Colin Miller)wrist0.24 xG
VAN: Ekman-Larsson, Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Garland, PetterssonBUF: Miller, Bjork, Asplund, Bryson, Dahlin
VAN 2 – 5 BUF

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Elias Pettersson C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	1	0	0	19:55	—	—	61	43
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	0	0	2	19:09	—	—	61	43
Nils Hoglander L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	60	32
Bo Horvat C	L2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.20	0	0	0	16:08	—	—	40	26
Tanner Pearson L	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.33	0	0	4	15:56	—	—	35	22
Conor Garland R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:10	—	—	44	26
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.24	2	1	0	19:14	—	—	44	75
Justin Dowling C	L3	1	0	1	-2	4	0.61	0	3	0	14:22	—	—	39	70
Vasily Podkolzin R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.57	0	0	0	12:00	—	—	37	73
Matthew Highmore C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:34	—	—	22	24
Juho Lammikko C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:12	—	—	9	3
Jason Dickinson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	10:11	—	—	10	4
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.16	0	1	0	25:56	—	—	46	48
Tucker Poolman D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:56	—	—	46	40
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	2	1	0	20:17	—	—	39	52
Brad Hunt D	D2	0	0	0	-3	5	0.09	0	0	0	15:51	—	—	38	47
Jack Rathbone D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	2	0	18:29	—	—	43	54
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.02	2	0	0	14:37	—	—	43	54

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko(start)	L	42	38	4	.905	2.96	59:16

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Rasmus Asplund C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.67	1	0	0	18:25	—	—	59	66
Tage Thompson C	L1	1	0	1	0	6	0.63	1	0	0	15:15	—	—	58	66
Victor Olofsson L	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.26	0	0	0	15:12	—	—	58	66
Dylan Cozens C	L2	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:31	—	—	71	34
Jeff Skinner L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.30	0	0	0	14:27	—	—	70	30
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	0	0	13:52	—	—	56	29
Drake Caggiula L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	32	13
Anders Bjork L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.19	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	47	14
Arttu Ruotsalainen C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0	12:13	—	—	50	19
Zemgus Girgensons C	L4	1	1	2	+2	4	0.29	1	1	0	15:04	—	—	75	98
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	14:52	—	—	47	80
Kyle Okposo R	L4	1	1	2	+2	4	0.16	0	0	2	14:01	—	—	82	98
Mark Pysyk D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	1	0	20:36	—	—	33	38
Robert Hagg D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	1	0	20:27	—	—	42	51
Will Butcher D	D2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.14	1	1	0	18:19	—	—	74	60
Rasmus Dahlin D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.55	0	0	4	16:35	—	—	68	47
Colin Miller D	D3	0	2	2	+2	4	0.10	3	0	0	21:18	—	—	63	42
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	0	0	0	19:54	—	—	52	52

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Craig Anderson(start)	W	34	32	2	.941	2.83	60:00

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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.