New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo SabresMar 24, 2023

FinalFriday, Mar 24, 2023· KeyBank Center

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	0	2	4		NJD	13	5	13	31
BUF	3	2	0	5		BUF	12	5	9	26

: NJD 65BUF 41
: NJD 3.22BUF 3.07
PP goals: NJD 1BUF 1
Hits: NJD 18BUF 5
Blocks: NJD 4BUF 18
PIM: NJD 8BUF 6
: NJD 47%BUF 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge New Jersey Devils 5–4

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Thompson and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:15 together.

Points
Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:09.Tuch
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Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:08.Hughes
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Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:25.Cozens
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Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:10.Quinn
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Kevin Bahl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.Bahl
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Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:49.Severson
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JJ Peterka had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:15.Peterka
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BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Thompson and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:15 together.Skinner Tuch Olofsson Thompson Dahlin

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

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

BUF
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · BUF 41 · NJD 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 38% of the game, BUF 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

NJD

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	NJD	BUF
	59	38
	2.25	2.73
	2.18	2.66
	12	8
	2	1
	17	12
	+0.031	−0.031
	38%	27%

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.

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – Bratt – Hischier
7:0076% CF
L2McLeod – Sharangovich – Foote
6:3133% CF
L3Haula – Hughes – Mercer
5:3325% CF
L4Tatar – Palat – Boqvist
4:44100% CF
D1Hamilton – Siegenthaler
9:4867% CF
D2Graves – Marino
9:3556% CF
D3Severson – Bahl
7:3763% CF

PP1Hamilton – Meier – Hischier – Hughes – Mercer
4:0090% CF
PP2Tatar – Haula – Palat – Severson – Bratt
0:49100% CF
PK1FHaula – Mercer
2:50
PK2FMcLeod – Hischier
0:50
PK1DGraves – Marino
5:09
PK2DSiegenthaler – Bahl
1:33

Current NJD line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Olofsson – Jost – Mittelstadt
9:4421% CF
L2Cozens – Quinn – Peterka
7:1033% CF
L3Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs
6:5450% CF
L4Skinner – Tuch – Thompson
5:5650% CF
D1Jokiharju – Dahlin
16:2538% CF
D2Lyubushkin – Power
15:4336% CF
D3Clague – Bryson
8:1954% CF

PP1Skinner – Tuch – Olofsson – Thompson – Dahlin
3:1586% CF
PP2Skinner – Tuch – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Power
1:21100% CF
PK1FCozens – Quinn
1:16
PK2FGirgensons – Tuch
1:15
PK1DLyubushkin – Power
2:46
PK2DBryson – Dahlin
1:03

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:29
BUFDylan Cozens (Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka)backhand0.13 xG
NJD: Siegenthaler, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, BahlBUF: Jokiharju, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka
NJD 0 – 1 BUF
7:08
BUFTage Thompson (Alex Tuch)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Haula, Graves, Marino, Hughes, MercerBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Clague, Thompson, Bryson
NJD 0 – 2 BUF
9:07
NJDYegor Sharangovich (Michael McLeod, Damon Severson)tip-in0.06 xG
NJD: Severson, McLeod, Bahl, Sharangovich, FooteBUF: Jokiharju, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka
NJD 1 – 2 BUF
10:55
BUFJack Quinn (Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka)wrist0.14 xG
NJD: Haula, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Hughes, MercerBUF: Jokiharju, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka
NJD 1 – 3 BUF
18:46
NJDKevin Bahl (Jack Hughes, Damon Severson)snap0.01 xG
NJD: Haula, Severson, Bahl, Hughes, MercerBUF: Tuch, Mittelstadt, Lyubushkin, Peterka, Power
NJD 2 – 3 BUF

2nd period

4:50
BUFAlex Tuch (Jeff Skinner, Peyton Krebs)wrist0.10 xG
NJD: Haula, Graves, Marino, Hughes, MercerBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Clague, Bryson, Krebs
NJD 2 – 4 BUF
16:38
BUFAlex TuchPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Olofsson)tip-in0.12 xG
NJD: Haula, Graves, Marino, MercerBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Thompson, Dahlin
NJD 2 – 5 BUF

3rd period

5:20
NJDJack Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Kevin Bahl)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Palat, Hamilton, Bratt, Bahl, HughesBUF: Tuch, Lyubushkin, Cozens, Quinn, Power
NJD 3 – 5 BUF
9:33
NJDJack HughesPP (Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton)snap0.11 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Meier, Hischier, Hughes, MercerBUF: Girgensons, Tuch, Jokiharju, Dahlin
NJD 4 – 5 BUF

Box score

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

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.27	1	0	2	19:57	—	—	71	48
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.45	4	0	0	18:28	—	—	67	46
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	1	1	0	5	0.24	1	0	0	17:01	—	—	74	53
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	0	0	0	11:44	—	—	38	36
Michael McLeod C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	11:08	—	—	38	28
Nolan Foote L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	2	0	0	7:05	—	—	33	34
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.30	0	0	0	20:10	—	—	44	25
Jack Hughes C	L3	2	1	3	-1	4	0.37	0	0	0	20:08	—	—	45	30
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.33	2	1	0	17:23	—	—	42	23
Ondrej Palat L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.28	0	1	0	14:44	—	—	77	73
Tomas Tatar L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.57	1	0	0	12:17	—	—	88	73
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	0	0	9:53	—	—	67	63
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.22	0	1	2	20:59	—	—	63	49
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.02	0	0	0	18:50	—	—	64	54
Ryan Graves D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.03	1	1	0	21:47	—	—	55	31
John Marino D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:33	—	—	56	32
Damon Severson D	D3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	0	0	2	19:49	—	—	63	52
Kevin Bahl D	D3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.04	2	0	0	16:07	—	—	61	46

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek	L	19	17	2	.895	2.48	47:41
Akira Schmid(start)	—	7	4	3	.571	0.59	10:55

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Victor Olofsson L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.31	0	0	0	17:48	—	—	22	33
Casey Mittelstadt C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	1	0	16:38	—	—	35	55
Tyson Jost C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	3	0	12:53	—	—	32	37
Jack Quinn R	L2	1	1	2	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	16:10	—	—	29	39
Dylan Cozens C	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.20	0	1	2	15:25	—	—	33	50
JJ Peterka R	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:15	—	—	33	42
Peyton Krebs C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.04	2	0	0	14:16	—	—	43	58
Zemgus Girgensons C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.20	1	1	0	12:42	—	—	42	54
Kyle Okposo R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	0	1	0	12:03	—	—	54	64
Alex Tuch R	L4	2	1	3	0	2	0.52	0	2	0	20:09	—	—	46	66
Jeff Skinner L	L4	0	1	1	+2	5	0.18	0	0	0	16:28	—	—	54	70
Tage Thompson C	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.63	1	0	0	13:14	—	—	48	68
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	2	25:55	—	—	41	54
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	0	2	22:53	—	—	39	44
Owen Power D	D2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.27	0	5	0	23:51	—	—	38	53
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	1	0	20:32	—	—	36	52
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	11:47	—	—	44	63
Kale Clague D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.04	0	0	0	9:00	—	—	54	79

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)	W	31	27	4	.871	3.22	59:51

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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.