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Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo SabresApr 2, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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WSH
2
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BUF
6
Goals123TShots123T
WSH1102WSH481426
BUF2136BUF13121035
WSH 58BUF 65
WSH 2.53BUF 3.81
PP goals
WSH 1BUF 2
Hits
WSH 24BUF 23
Blocks
WSH 18BUF 17
PIM
WSH 4BUF 6
WSH 56%BUF 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Washington Capitals 6–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 6–2 at home. JJ Peterka (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Peterka and Benson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:15 together.

  1. Points
    JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.Peterka
  2. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.Tuch
  3. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.Dahlin
  4. Points
    Tage Thompson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.Thompson
  5. Points
    Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:38.Benson
  6. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Peterka and Benson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:15 together.TuchThompsonDahlinPeterkaBenson
  7. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Sgarbossa, Strome and Lapierre) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:26 together.OvechkinCarlsonSgarbossaStromeLapierre
  8. Usage
    Michael Sgarbossa (WSH) played 16:43, +5:59 up on his 10:44 season average over 24 games.Sgarbossa

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, WSH at BUF: 123 attempts, 61 on goal, 8 goals, 6.34 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.39 xG.

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

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · BUF 65 · WSH 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at BUF: expected goals 3.81 to 2.53 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 58, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFWSHFGPPSDTTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFWSHcontrol2nd3rdFehérváry · 1st 2:46Girgensons · 1st 15:42Peterka · 1st 16:50Peterka · 2nd 10:54Strome · 2nd 19:14Dahlin · 3rd 3:03Thompson · 3rd 4:48Tuch · 3rd 5:33
  • BUF pressure
  • WSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 20% of the game, BUF 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at BUF: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Charlie Lindgren (45:33) for WSH, 8 goals.

BUF
WSH
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
StatWSHBUF
5971
2.264.24
2.203.88
1618
45
138
+0.046−0.046
20%37%

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.

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:46
    WSHMartin Fehérváry (Michael Sgarbossa, Hendrix Lapierre)slap0.05 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Sgarbossa, Fehérváry, Protas, LapierreBUF: Dahlin, Krebs, Quinn, Peterka, Power
    WSH 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 15:42
    BUFZemgus Girgensons (Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power)tip-in0.07 xG
    WSH: Jensen, Dowd, Aube-Kubel, Malenstyn, SandinBUF: Girgensons, Olofsson, Robinson, Dahlin, Power
    WSH 1 – 1 BUF
  3. 16:50
    BUFJJ PeterkaPP (Alex Tuch, Zach Benson)wrist0.11 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Jensen, Dowd, MalenstynBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Peterka, Benson
    WSH 1 – 2 BUF

2nd period

  1. 10:54
    BUFJJ Peterka (Alex Tuch)wrist0.19 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Aube-Kubel, Sandin, McMichaelBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, Peterka
    WSH 1 – 3 BUF
  2. 19:14
    WSHDylan StromePP (John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin)wrist0.09 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Sgarbossa, Strome, LapierreBUF: Girgensons, Clifton, Tuch, Power
    WSH 2 – 3 BUF

3rd period

  1. 3:03
    BUFRasmus DahlinPP (JJ Peterka, Tage Thompson)slap0.03 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Dowd, Malenstyn, FehérváryBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Peterka, Benson
    WSH 2 – 4 BUF
  2. 4:48
    BUFTage Thompson (Jack Quinn, Zach Benson)wrist0.21 xG
    WSH: Pacioretty, van Riemsdyk, Milano, Strome, AlexeyevBUF: Thompson, Jokiharju, Quinn, Power, Benson
    WSH 2 – 5 BUF
  3. 5:33
    BUFAlex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.11 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Fehérváry, McMichael, ProtasBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Peterka, Power
    WSH 2 – 6 BUF

Box score

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

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Strome CL1101-150.4901015:57——5246
Max Pacioretty LL1000-120.1532214:35——5036
Sonny Milano LL1000-110.0300014:35——4432
Beck Malenstyn LL2000-110.0102013:03——4830
Nic Dowd CL2000-100.0010012:42——5237
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL2000-210.1810012:00——4625
Alex Ovechkin LL3011-230.3340018:58——3621
Connor McMichael LL3000-210.0300018:11——3217
Ivan Miroshnichenko LL3000000.0621015:01——4317
Michael Sgarbossa CL4011+120.2021016:43——5349
Hendrix Lapierre CL4011+140.2112015:46——5051
Aliaksei Protas LL4000010.6510013:56——4552
John Carlson DD1011-110.0512023:54——4844
Martin Fehérváry DD1101010.0622020:36——4444
Rasmus Sandin DD2000-210.0130219:27——274
Nick Jensen DD2000-100.0011019:08——3635
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000-110.0302016:56——5431
Alexander Alexeyev DD3000-110.0522016:33——5746
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)L31256.8063.5245:33
Darcy Kuemper—440.10000.2914:19

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1123+240.4202020:17——6687
Tage Thompson CL1123+340.7610019:41——6887
JJ Peterka RL1213+130.6100218:41——6383
Jeff Skinner LL2000030.4301014:16——6295
Lukas Rousek RL2000000.0020013:04——4375
Peyton Krebs CL2000-110.1220212:16——6091
Jack Quinn RL3011020.5200015:10——5754
Zach Benson LL3022+120.2120013:38——5454
Dylan Cozens CL3000030.0820013:29——5247
Zemgus Girgensons CL4101+120.0820014:22——2718
Eric Robinson LL4000+110.0211011:53——3533
Victor Olofsson LL4000+120.170009:55——3834
Owen Power DD1011+220.1521223:38——7487
Rasmus Dahlin DD1123+140.1832021:05——7186
Henri Jokiharju DD2000+120.0213020:43——3740
Bowen Byram DD2000000.0033019:21——3333
Connor Clifton DD3000+100.0412018:02——5058
Jacob Bryson DD3000+100.0012016:06——4252
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W26242.9232.5360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Martin Fehérváry (WSH) 1st 2:46 · assists Michael Sgarbossa, Hendrix Lapierre · Rush · carried in · 66.7 mph shot · 4.3 s from entry to goal.