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Anaheim Ducks vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 25, 2025

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Goals123TShots123T
ANA1102ANA57618
BUF0033BUF1171937
ANA 43BUF 84
ANA 2.46BUF 5.18
PP goals
ANA 2BUF 0
Hits
ANA 26BUF 33
Blocks
ANA 18BUF 11
PIM
ANA 15BUF 15
ANA 43%BUF 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ANA's first power-play unit (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe and McTavish) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:46 together.

  1. Points
    Dylan Cozens had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:42.Cozens
  2. PP1
    ANA's first power-play unit (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe and McTavish) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:46 together.StromeVatranoTerryLaCombeMcTavish
  3. Usage
    Robby Fabbri (ANA) played 6:20, −10:06 down on his 16:26 season average over 43 games.Fabbri
  4. Goalie
    Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.1; the loss.Dostal
  5. Luck
    BUF scored 3 goals on 5.18 expected goals (84 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 12:25, −5:30 down on his 17:55 season average over 59 games.Jokiharju
  7. Usage
    Jackson LaCombe (ANA) played 27:33, +5:19 up on his 22:14 season average over 74 games.LaCombe
  8. New line
    New look for ANA: Fabbri–Lundeström–Gauthier skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.FabbriLundeströmGauthier

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, ANA at BUF: 127 attempts, 55 on goal, 5 goals, 7.64 expected goals; best chance JJ Peterka at 0.68 xG.

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

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · BUF 84 · ANA 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, ANA at BUF: expected goals 5.18 to 2.46 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 84 to 43, 5 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdBUFANAMCPTJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • ANA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFANAcontrol2nd3rdMcTavish · 1st 3:05Carlsson · 2nd 4:58Peterka · 3rd 1:56Tuch · 3rd 5:34Jokiharju · 3rd 9:31
  • BUF pressure
  • ANA pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: ANA 23% of the game, BUF 57%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, ANA at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Lukas Dostal (57:49) for ANA, 5 goals.

BUF
ANA
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
StatANABUF
3482
0.894.65
0.873.88
120
66
1419
−0.053+0.053
23%57%

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Current ANA line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:05
    ANAMason McTavishPP (Jackson LaCombe, Troy Terry)slap0.23 xG
    ANA: Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe, McTavishBUF: Tuch, Samuelsson, Byram
    ANA 1 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 4:58
    ANALeo CarlssonPP (Pavel Mintyukov, Isac Lundeström)slap0.16 xG
    ANA: Killorn, Lundeström, Gauthier, Mintyukov, CarlssonBUF: Greenway, McLeod, Samuelsson, Power
    ANA 2 – 0 BUF

3rd period

  1. 1:56
    BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Owen Power)snap0.15 xG
    ANA: Trouba, Lundeström, LaCombe, Gauthier, MintyukovBUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Power
    ANA 2 – 1 BUF
  2. 5:34
    BUFAlex Tuch (Dylan Cozens)tip-in0.10 xG
    ANA: Dumoulin, Fabbri, Lundeström, Helleson, GauthierBUF: Tuch, Jokiharju, Cozens, Peterka, Power
    ANA 2 – 2 BUF
  3. 9:31
    BUFHenri Jokiharju (Jack Quinn, Dylan Cozens)wrist0.02 xG
    ANA: Killorn, LaCombe, McTavish, Mintyukov, CarlssonBUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Power
    ANA 2 – 3 BUF

Box score

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

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mason McTavish CL1101-120.6310019:41——3731
Alex Killorn LL1000-110.0810019:12——4436
Leo Carlsson CL1101-120.2704016:50——4438
Troy Terry RL2011010.1800022:18——2111
Frank Vatrano RL2000020.1531220:45——2413
Ryan Strome CL2000020.5710719:18——219
Brett Leason RL3000000.0710013:32——314
Jansen Harkins CL3000000.0010012:04——354
Ross Johnston LL3000000.005008:05——313
Isac Lundeström CL4011-200.0010012:20——2220
Cutter Gauthier LL4000-220.1000010:38——3026
Robby Fabbri CL4000-100.002006:20——2119
Jackson LaCombe DD1011-220.0621027:33——3625
Radko Gudas DD1000010.0544020:27——4035
Pavel Mintyukov DD2011-200.1002216:40——269
Jacob Trouba DD2000-110.0043416:35——229
Brian Dumoulin DD3000-110.1000018:01——3118
Drew Helleson DD3000-110.1003013:52——2114
ANA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Lukas Dostal(start)L37343.9194.3357:49

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
JJ Peterka RL1101+331.0720018:18——7681
Tage Thompson CL1000070.3210016:27——6074
Jiri Kulich CL1000020.6401012:12——5872
Alex Tuch RL2101+150.7633219:16——6287
Ryan McLeod CL2000020.0800017:27——6780
Jason Zucker LL2000020.0400012:57——7194
Jordan Greenway LL3000030.2560217:06——6480
Jack Quinn RL3011+230.4610016:04——8086
Dylan Cozens CL3033+340.5370015:42——8591
Zach Benson LL4000020.4302011:44——85100
Beck Malenstyn LL4000000.003009:13——80100
Peyton Krebs CL4000000.000078:56——80100
Bowen Byram DD1000020.3830025:50——7182
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000000.1130224:41——7288
Owen Power DD2011+310.0500020:40——6678
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000000.0123220:27——5269
Henri Jokiharju DD3101+310.0200012:25——8389
Dennis Gilbert DD3000000.0322011:31——81100
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W18162.8892.4660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Mason McTavish (ANA PP) 1st 3:05 · assists Jackson LaCombe, Troy Terry · Forecheck turnover · 72.5 mph shot.

Leo Carlsson · 2nd 4:58 · ANA PP

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
38.5 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
6.6 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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JJ Peterka · 3rd 1:56 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
66.7 mph
Distance
28 ft
Type
one-timer

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Henri Jokiharju · 3rd 9:31 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
69.4 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
8.2 s

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