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Vancouver Canucks vs. Buffalo SabresNov 29, 2024

Final / OT· KeyBank Center
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VAN
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BUF
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VAN01214VAN696122
BUF10203BUF7718234
VAN 48BUF 69
VAN 2.58BUF 2.52
PP goals
VAN 1BUF 0
Hits
VAN 24BUF 18
Blocks
VAN 17BUF 15
PIM
VAN 10BUF 8
VAN 48%BUF 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at BUF. Conor Garland (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:33 together.

  1. Points
    Conor Garland had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:37.Garland
  2. Points
    Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.Cozens
  3. Points
    Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.Suter
  4. Points
    Brock Boeser had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:02.Boeser
  5. Points
    Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:31.Hughes
  6. Points
    Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:52.Benson
  7. PP1
    VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:33 together.BoeserDeBruskGarlandPetterssonHughes
  8. New line
    New look for VAN: Blueger–Heinen–Sasson skated 4:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (7.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BluegerHeinenSasson

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, VAN at BUF: 117 attempts, 56 on goal, 7 goals, 5.11 expected goals; best chance Conor Garland at 0.52 xG.

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

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · BUF 69 · VAN 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at BUF: expected goals 2.52 to 2.58 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 69 to 48, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTBUFVANBDGSCTGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:59
  • BUF
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFVANcontrol2nd3rdOTByram · 1st 17:33DeBrusk · 2nd 18:12Garland · 3rd 5:15Suter · 3rd 9:00Cozens · 3rd 13:18Tuch · 3rd 14:57Garland · OT 3:59
  • 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 31% of the game, BUF 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VAN at BUF: 38 players over 63:59; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (63:40) for BUF and Kevin Lankinen (63:06) for VAN, 7 goals.

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
StatVANBUF
4056
1.511.33
1.421.32
510
45
2320
−0.012+0.013
31%36%

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

Current VAN line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 17:33
    BUFBowen Byram (Zach Benson)tip-in0.08 xG
    VAN: DeBrusk, Desharnais, Pettersson, Brannstrom, SherwoodBUF: Dahlin, Krebs, Byram, Cozens, Benson
    VAN 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 18:12
    VANJake DeBrusk (Pius Suter, Brock Boeser)wrist0.36 xG
    VAN: Myers, Boeser, DeBrusk, Suter, HughesBUF: Malenstyn, Bryson, McLeod, Krebs, Byram
    VAN 1 – 1 BUF

3rd period

  1. 5:15
    VANConor GarlandPP (Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes)tip-in0.31 xG
    VAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson, HughesBUF: Clifton, Tuch, McLeod, Byram
    VAN 2 – 1 BUF
  2. 9:00
    VANPius Suter (Conor Garland)wrist0.16 xG
    VAN: Myers, Soucy, Heinen, Suter, SassonBUF: Thompson, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Quinn, Peterka
    VAN 3 – 1 BUF
  3. 13:18
    BUFDylan Cozens (Connor Clifton)wrist0.05 xG
    VAN: Soucy, Joshua, Juulsen, Garland, SuterBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Bryson, Cozens, Benson
    VAN 3 – 2 BUF
  4. 14:57
    BUFAlex Tuch (Dylan Cozens, Zach Benson)tip-in0.09 xG
    VAN: Joshua, Garland, Desharnais, Brannstrom, SuterBUF: Tuch, Jokiharju, Cozens, Power, Benson
    VAN 3 – 3 BUF

OT period

  1. 3:59
    VANConor Garland (Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson)backhand0.52 xG
    VAN: Boeser, Garland, HughesBUF: Byram, Quinn, Peterka
    VAN 4 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Conor Garland RL1213-161.0011023:37——4642
Pius Suter CL1112040.3601019:16——5269
Dakota Joshua CL1000-200.0030011:07——2921
Teddy Blueger CL2000010.0102214:26——228
Danton Heinen LL2000+110.1510012:46——2556
Max Sasson CL2000+100.012009:32——2153
Elias Pettersson CL3011-110.1401222:36——4042
Brock Boeser RL3022+220.2000021:02——5876
Jake DeBrusk LL3101010.3610020:33——4870
Kiefer Sherwood LL4000-110.0430213:34——5022
Aatu Räty CL4000010.004008:26——509
Nils Hoglander LL4000000.002006:28——448
Quinn Hughes DD1022+220.2200028:31——5767
Tyler Myers DD1000+210.0624022:45——5177
Erik Brannstrom DD2000-200.0124217:00——262
Vincent Desharnais DD2000-200.0011215:51——267
Carson Soucy DD3000000.0021020:08——4259
Noah Juulsen DD3000-110.0102015:12——3031
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)W34313.9122.5263:06

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1000-160.4920022:14——6366
Alex Tuch RL1101+230.3102021:37——7483
JJ Peterka RL1000-240.4511021:14——6064
Zach Benson LL2022+320.2301018:52——6063
Dylan Cozens CL2112+320.2411416:57——6064
Peyton Krebs CL2000010.0510013:30——4630
Jason Zucker LL3000010.0010017:46——8770
Jack Quinn RL3000-220.1601017:37——5525
Jiri Kulich CL3000020.2410213:43——7746
Ryan McLeod CL4000-110.0200014:08——478
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-100.002109:24——180
Sam Lafferty CL4000000.001004:02——170
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000040.0520027:01——7266
Bowen Byram DD1101-130.1201026:18——5336
Owen Power DD2000+110.0602222:54——6160
Henri Jokiharju DD2000000.0721014:01——6146
Connor Clifton DD3011+110.0242013:36——5765
Jacob Bryson DD3000010.0102010:30——4423
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)O22184.8182.5863:40

Goal anatomy

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

Bowen Byram (BUF) 1st 17:33 · assists Zach Benson · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 30.8 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Bowen Byram · 1st 17:33 · BUF

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
30.8 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s
Type
deflection

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Pius Suter · 3rd 9:00 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
67.8 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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