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Arizona Coyotes vs. Buffalo SabresDec 11, 2023

Final· KeyBank Center
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ARI
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
ARI0112ARI510823
BUF1315BUF13151038
ARI 40BUF 60
ARI 1.99BUF 5.29
PP goals
ARI 0BUF 0
Hits
ARI 27BUF 21
Blocks
ARI 11BUF 9
PIM
ARI 4BUF 6
ARI 42%BUF 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Eric Robinson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.

  1. Points
    Eric Robinson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 12:54.Robinson
  2. Points
    Kyle Okposo had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:20.Okposo
  3. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:10.Dahlin
  4. Points
    Connor Clifton had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.Clifton
  5. Goalie
    Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.Vejmelka
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Olofsson–Jost–Murray skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OlofssonJostMurray
  7. Usage
    Michael Kesselring (ARI) played 11:07, −4:45 down on his 15:52 season average over 64 games.Kesselring
  8. Usage
    Jason Zucker (ARI) played 20:28, +6:44 up on his 13:44 season average over 68 games.Zucker

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, ARI at BUF: 100 attempts, 61 on goal, 7 goals, 7.28 expected goals; best chance Zach Benson at 0.97 xG.

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

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · BUF 60 · ARI 40

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, ARI at BUF: expected goals 5.29 to 1.99 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 40, 7 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdBUFARIOKRKPCDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • ARI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFARIcontrol2nd3rdOkposo · 1st 2:25Kesselring · 2nd 3:01Robinson · 2nd 6:14Krebs · 2nd 10:52Peterka · 2nd 15:06Carcone · 3rd 12:47Dahlin · 3rd 18:55
  • BUF pressure
  • ARI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: ARI 16% of the game, BUF 50%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, ARI at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Devon Levi (60:00) for BUF and Karel Vejmelka (59:34) for ARI, 7 goals.

BUF
ARI
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
StatARIBUF
4265
1.653.99
1.603.71
514
87
1117
−0.050+0.050
16%50%

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Current ARI line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:25
    BUFKyle Okposo (Eric Robinson, Connor Clifton)wrist0.45 xG
    ARI: Brown, Stecher, Maccelli, Cooley, KelemenBUF: Okposo, Clifton, Jokiharju, Robinson, Krebs
    ARI 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 3:01
    ARIMichael Kesselring (Logan Cooley, Milos Kelemen)wrist0.12 xG
    ARI: Dumba, O'Brien, Kesselring, Cooley, KelemenBUF: Olofsson, Jost, Murray, Jokiharju, Dahlin
    ARI 1 – 1 BUF
  2. 6:14
    BUFEric Robinson (Kyle Okposo, Connor Clifton)wrist0.23 xG
    ARI: O'Brien, Välimäki, Kesselring, Cooley, KelemenBUF: Johnson, Okposo, Clifton, Robinson, Krebs
    ARI 1 – 2 BUF
  3. 10:52
    BUFPeyton Krebs (Kyle Okposo, Eric Robinson)snap0.09 xG
    ARI: Bjugstad, Dermott, Crouse, Stecher, CarconeBUF: Okposo, Jokiharju, Robinson, Krebs, Power
    ARI 1 – 3 BUF
  4. 15:06
    BUFJJ Peterka (Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.26 xG
    ARI: Kerfoot, Brown, Dermott, Keller, CarconeBUF: Skinner, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Peterka
    ARI 1 – 4 BUF

3rd period

  1. 12:47
    ARIMichael CarconeSH (Matias Maccelli, J.J. Moser)wrist0.44 xG
    ARI: Carcone, Välimäki, Maccelli, MoserBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Jokiharju, Cozens, Johnson
    ARI 2 – 4 BUF
  2. 18:55
    BUFRasmus DahlinENwrist0.59 xG
    ARI: Zucker, Kerfoot, Keller, Välimäki, Maccelli, CooleyBUF: Johnson, Robinson, Dahlin, Krebs, Benson
    ARI 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.

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Clayton Keller RL1000-200.0001220:54——3623
Jason Zucker LL1000-110.1800020:28——3124
Nick Schmaltz CL1000010.0800019:06——3735
Matias Maccelli LL2011-140.4100019:56——5139
Nick Bjugstad CL2000-140.1750017:44——5347
Lawson Crouse LL2000-130.2731017:36——5245
Logan Cooley CL3011-210.0901218:35——2412
Liam O'Brien CL3000000.0040011:27——2527
Milos Kelemen LL3011-100.001108:22——1412
Mathew Dumba DD1000+100.0031021:31——5457
J.J. Moser DD1011+110.0220020:42——4643
Juuso Välimäki DD2000-110.0110019:32——3319
Troy Stecher DD2000-210.0301017:49——3319
Travis Dermott DD3000-210.0401012:29——3327
Joshua Brown DD3000-200.0042012:03——327
Alexander Kerfoot C—000-220.1001014:45——4031
Michael Carcone L—101-110.4720012:15——3526
Michael Kesselring D—101020.1321011:07——4750
ARI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)L37334.8923.7359:39

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Peyton Krebs CL1101+420.1211014:50——5469
Kyle Okposo RL1123+320.6431013:20——5268
Eric Robinson LL1123+450.7300012:54——5067
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000+130.2501217:32——6570
JJ Peterka RL2101+140.5200016:44——6487
Jeff Skinner LL2011010.2400016:07——6571
Dylan Cozens CL3000-150.4221017:36——6989
Tage Thompson CL3000-130.3620216:42——6473
Zach Benson LL3000+101.1521214:45——6384
Victor Olofsson LL4000-110.0310012:29——6040
Tyson Jost CL4000-130.0500011:50——5740
Brett Murray LL4000-110.0930010:47——6248
Rasmus Dahlin DD1112+140.6521023:10——6770
Henri Jokiharju DD1000+100.0010021:55——6575
Owen Power DD2000+120.0401022:30——5566
Ryan Johnson DD2000-100.0001017:50——4871
Connor Clifton DD3022+210.0030017:11——6570
Erik Johnson DD3000+210.0011015:48——6771
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)W23212.9131.9960:00

Goal anatomy

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

Kyle Okposo (BUF) 1st 2:25 · assists Eric Robinson, Connor Clifton · Rush · passed in · 8.0 mph shot · 3.6 s from entry to goal.

Kyle Okposo · 1st 2:25 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
8.0 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s

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JJ Peterka · 2nd 15:06 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
2.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
4.7 s

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