Calgary Flames vs. Buffalo SabresOct 19, 2023

FinalThursday, Oct 19, 2023· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CGY	2	0	2	4		CGY	12	11	13	36
BUF	2	0	1	3		BUF	7	7	13	27

: CGY 67BUF 55
: CGY 4.53BUF 2.27
PP goals: CGY 0BUF 1
Hits: CGY 12BUF 22
Blocks: CGY 17BUF 12
PIM: CGY 12BUF 10
: CGY 55%BUF 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at BUF. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:03 together.

Points
Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:38.Cozens
Points
Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:25.Dahlin
PP1
BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:03 together.Skinner Tuch Thompson Dahlin Cozens
Usage
Adam Ruzicka (CGY) played 15:21, +5:27 up on his 9:54 season average over 41 games.Ruzicka
Goalie
Devon Levi (BUF) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.Levi
Usage
Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) played 12:13, −5:10 down on his 17:23 season average over 81 games.Sharangovich
Usage
Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 14:35, −4:27 down on his 19:02 season average over 73 games.Jokiharju
Usage
Blake Coleman (CGY) played 13:53, −3:18 down on his 17:11 season average over 77 games.Coleman

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

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

BUF
CGY
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · BUF 55 · CGY 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
CGY
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CGY 33% of the game, BUF 16%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

CGY

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	CGY	BUF
	56	41
	2.42	1.54
	2.33	1.50
	12	7
	6	6
	19	11
	+0.051	−0.051
	33%	16%

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.

Calgary Flames

L1Backlund – Coleman – Coronato
8:2571% CF
L2Huberdeau – Lindholm – Mangiapane
7:5547% CF
L3Greer – Sharangovich – Duehr
7:2463% CF
L4Kadri – Dube – Ruzicka
7:1538% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
13:3348% CF
D2Weegar – Zadorov
12:5156% CF
D3Tanev – Gilbert
10:3267% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Lindholm – Andersson – Ruzicka
5:1789% CF
PP2Backlund – Mangiapane – Hanifin – Dube – Coronato
2:02
PK1FBacklund – Lindholm
3:51
PK2FColeman – Sharangovich
2:13
PK1DTanev – Weegar
3:50
PK2DHanifin – Andersson
2:52

Current CGY line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson
8:5453% CF
L2Okposo – Girgensons – Jost
7:2133% CF
L3Krebs – Cozens – Peterka
7:2073% CF
L4Greenway – Mittelstadt – Benson
6:5114% CF
D1Jokiharju – Power
9:1335% CF
D2Samuelsson – Dahlin
8:4344% CF
D3Johnson – Clifton
6:1829% CF

PP1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Dahlin – Cozens
5:0392% CF
PP2Mittelstadt – Krebs – Peterka – Power – Benson
2:3575% CF
PK1FGreenway – Thompson
2:30
PK2FOkposo – Girgensons
2:20
PK1DJohnson – Samuelsson
3:54
PK2DClifton – Power
1:42

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:49
CGYJonathan Huberdeau (Elias Lindholm, Rasmus Andersson)wrist0.28 xG
CGY: Huberdeau, Lindholm, Mangiapane, Hanifin, AnderssonBUF: Greenway, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Benson
CGY 1 – 0 BUF
6:06
BUFErik Johnson (Rasmus Dahlin, Kyle Okposo)wrist0.02 xG
CGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Zadorov, CoronatoBUF: Johnson, Okposo, Dahlin, Krebs, Cozens
CGY 1 – 1 BUF
10:15
CGYWalker Duehr (A.J. Greer, Yegor Sharangovich)wrist0.20 xG
CGY: Hanifin, Andersson, Greer, Sharangovich, DuehrBUF: Johnson, Skinner, Clifton, Tuch, Thompson
CGY 2 – 1 BUF
14:28
BUFTage ThompsonPP (Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.09 xG
CGY: Backlund, Tanev, Lindholm, ZadorovBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens
CGY 2 – 2 BUF

3rd period

1:52
CGYBlake Coleman (Matt Coronato, Dennis Gilbert)snap0.12 xG
CGY: Backlund, Tanev, Coleman, Gilbert, CoronatoBUF: Johnson, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Benson
CGY 3 – 2 BUF
3:14
BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Henri Jokiharju)snap0.09 xG
CGY: Weegar, Zadorov, Greer, Sharangovich, DuehrBUF: Jokiharju, Krebs, Cozens, Peterka, Power
CGY 3 – 3 BUF
4:35
CGYAdam Ruzicka (Nazem Kadri, Dillon Dube)snap0.04 xG
CGY: Kadri, Tanev, Gilbert, Dube, RuzickaBUF: Johnson, Clifton, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Benson
CGY 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.

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Backlund C	L1	0	0	0	0	5	1.09	0	1	0	19:24	—	—	67	59
Blake Coleman L	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.13	1	1	0	13:53	—	—	70	60
Matt Coronato R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.05	0	0	0	11:09	—	—	72	47
Elias Lindholm C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.25	1	0	0	22:47	—	—	48	71
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.42	0	1	0	18:22	—	—	52	68
Andrew Mangiapane L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	4	12:33	—	—	55	68
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.39	0	0	0	12:13	—	—	67	61
A.J. Greer L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	2	0	0	10:32	—	—	67	61
Walker Duehr R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.28	1	0	2	10:01	—	—	65	60
Nazem Kadri C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.83	0	1	0	17:52	—	—	47	56
Adam Ruzicka C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.11	0	0	0	15:21	—	—	41	40
Dillon Dube C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.18	0	1	2	14:01	—	—	41	56
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.54	1	4	0	23:52	—	—	52	69
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.07	0	3	0	22:38	—	—	51	72
MacKenzie Weegar D	D2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.07	0	4	2	21:12	—	—	60	35
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	3	0	2	15:34	—	—	61	40
Chris Tanev D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	0	0	0	18:11	—	—	65	88
Dennis Gilbert D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	2	0	0	11:50	—	—	67	90

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dan Vladar(start)	W	27	24	3	.889	2.27	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tage Thompson C	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.21	0	0	0	21:16	—	—	45	21
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.22	0	2	0	20:25	—	—	48	21
Jeff Skinner L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.27	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	50	27
Kyle Okposo R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:00	—	—	40	59
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	11:34	—	—	43	68
Tyson Jost C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	10:40	—	—	20	1
Dylan Cozens C	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.21	3	0	0	17:38	—	—	61	66
JJ Peterka R	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.31	0	0	0	12:58	—	—	56	66
Peyton Krebs C	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.18	1	0	0	12:45	—	—	71	76
Casey Mittelstadt C	L4	0	0	0	-3	3	0.27	0	0	2	14:57	—	—	29	21
Jordan Greenway L	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:29	—	—	14	13
Zach Benson L	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:08	—	—	19	24
Owen Power D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.33	0	0	0	26:00	—	—	53	67
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:35	—	—	29	42
Rasmus Dahlin D	D2	0	2	2	-1	4	0.12	4	2	2	23:25	—	—	50	31
Mattias Samuelsson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	1	0	19:12	—	—	41	29
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	3	1	4	15:01	—	—	37	42
Erik Johnson D	D3	1	0	1	-2	3	0.13	1	2	0	13:46	—	—	29	32

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Devon Levi(start)	L	36	32	4	.889	3.60	58:58

Goal anatomy

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

Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) 1st 0:49 · assists Elias Lindholm, Rasmus Andersson · Rebound · passed in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 28.5 mph shot · 5.3 s from entry to goal.

Jonathan Huberdeau · 1st 0:49 · CGY

Play: rebound
Entry: pass
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.5 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 5.3 s
Type: rebound

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Erik Johnson · 1st 6:06 · BUF

Play: cycle
Passes: 1
Shot: 8.2 mph
Distance: 14 ft

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Walker Duehr · 1st 10:15 · CGY

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 21.3 mph
Distance: 12 ft

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Tage Thompson · 1st 14:28 · BUF PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.1 mph
Distance: 33 ft

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JJ Peterka · 3rd 3:14 · BUF

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 40.0 mph
Distance: 22 ft

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Blake Coleman · 3rd 1:52 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 4-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 68.8 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s
Type: one-timer

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Adam Ruzicka · 3rd 4:35 · CGY

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.4 mph
Distance: 24 ft

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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.