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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo SabresApr 5, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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PHI
2
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BUF
4
Goals123TShots123T
PHI0112PHI10131134
BUF1214BUF48719
PHI 74BUF 54
PHI 3.06BUF 4.00
PP goals
PHI 0BUF 0
Hits
PHI 45BUF 36
Blocks
PHI 16BUF 16
PIM
PHI 2BUF 6
PHI 69%BUF 31%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home. Jack Quinn (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: Konecny–Frost–Foerster skated 12:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Jack Quinn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:57.Quinn
  2. Points
    Owen Tippett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:12.Tippett
  3. Points
    Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.Thompson
  4. Points
    Alex Tuch had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:39.Tuch
  5. Points
    Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:51.Benson
  6. New line
    New look for PHI: Konecny–Frost–Foerster skated 12:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KonecnyFrostFoerster
  7. New line
    New look for PHI: Hathaway–Poehling–Lycksell skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HathawayPoehlingLycksell
  8. New line
    New look for PHI: Laughton–Tippett–Brink skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LaughtonTippettBrink

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, PHI at BUF: 128 attempts, 53 on goal, 6 goals, 7.06 expected goals; best chance Zach Benson at 0.83 xG.

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

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · BUF 54 · PHI 74

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PHI at BUF: expected goals 4.00 to 3.06 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 74, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdBUFPHITCDQTQnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • PHI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFPHIcontrol2nd3rdThompson · 1st 10:01Cates · 2nd 9:07Dahlin · 2nd 14:51Quinn · 2nd 19:54Tippett · 3rd 9:19Quinn · 3rd 13:59
  • BUF pressure
  • PHI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 38% of the game, BUF 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PHI at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Ivan Fedotov (55:42) for PHI, 6 goals.

BUF
PHI
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
StatPHIBUF
7053
3.032.47
2.662.39
136
62
1312
+0.137−0.137
38%32%

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Current PHI line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:01
    BUFTage Thompson (JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch)wrist0.09 xG
    PHI: Staal, Johnson, Konecny, Frost, FoersterBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Peterka, Power
    PHI 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 9:07
    PHINoah Cates (Owen Tippett, Cam York)wrist0.05 xG
    PHI: Atkinson, Sanheim, Tippett, Cates, YorkBUF: Girgensons, Olofsson, Jokiharju, Robinson, Byram
    PHI 1 – 1 BUF
  2. 14:51
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch)wrist0.06 xG
    PHI: Sanheim, Tippett, Frost, YorkBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Power
    PHI 1 – 2 BUF
  3. 19:54
    BUFJack Quinn (Zach Benson, Owen Power)wrist0.12 xG
    PHI: Atkinson, Sanheim, Poehling, Cates, YorkBUF: Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Power, Benson
    PHI 1 – 3 BUF

3rd period

  1. 9:19
    PHIOwen Tippett (Travis Sanheim, Scott Laughton)slap0.03 xG
    PHI: Atkinson, Laughton, Sanheim, Tippett, YorkBUF: Skinner, Clifton, Tuch, Thompson, Power
    PHI 2 – 3 BUF
  2. 13:59
    BUFJack Quinn (Zach Benson, Dylan Cozens)wrist0.41 xG
    PHI: Atkinson, Laughton, Sanheim, Tippett, YorkBUF: Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Power, Benson
    PHI 2 – 4 BUF

Box score

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

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Travis Konecny RL1000-120.2140222:56——5752
Morgan Frost CL1000-210.1330021:40——5751
Tyson Foerster RL1000-150.4010019:38——5948
Ryan Poehling CL2000-110.4101013:02——5657
Garnet Hathaway RL2000010.0590011:48——6066
Olle Lycksell RL2000040.3600011:39——5567
Owen Tippett RL3112040.0641019:12——5241
Scott Laughton CL3011010.1441018:20——4640
Bobby Brink RL3000000.0940015:12——3757
Cam Atkinson RL4000010.1712012:54——6654
Noah Cates LL4101050.4310012:06——7178
Joel Farabee LL4000000.000009:58——7188
Cam York DD1011-120.1920023:40——4640
Travis Sanheim DD1011-110.1410021:09——5040
Jamie Drysdale DD2000040.1922023:41——6480
Nick Seeler DD2000010.0475019:19——6370
Erik Johnson DD3000-110.0522013:16——5964
Marc Staal DD3000-100.0002012:48——5966
PHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ivan Fedotov(start)L19154.7892.3055:42

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1022+120.3511021:39——3933
JJ Peterka RL1011+140.5820020:27——3535
Tage Thompson CL1112+130.2511019:25——3329
Jack Quinn RL2202+240.9112016:57——5468
Dylan Cozens CL2011+210.4831016:15——6581
Zach Benson LL2022+200.8301014:51——5468
Jeff Skinner LL3000-100.0010213:32——4267
Peyton Krebs CL3000000.1660011:58——5666
Lukas Rousek RL3000000.0012010:29——6489
Zemgus Girgensons CL4000-100.0062011:36——3811
Eric Robinson LL4000-110.072008:19——3611
Victor Olofsson LL4000-100.000008:06——2711
Owen Power DD1011+310.0202025:07——5457
Rasmus Dahlin DD1101+420.2831023:26——4961
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-110.0021221:07——2731
Bowen Byram DD2000-100.0840218:54——2632
Connor Clifton DD3000-100.0022017:51——6746
Jacob Bryson DD3000000.0010014:01——5643
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W34322.9413.0660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Quinn (BUF) 3rd 13:59 · assists Zach Benson, Dylan Cozens · Dump and chase · dumped in · 16.0 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Jack Quinn · 3rd 13:59 · BUF

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
16.0 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s

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Tage Thompson · 1st 10:01 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
28.3 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
3.7 s

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Noah Cates · 2nd 9:07 · PHI

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
63.0 mph
Distance
25 ft

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Jack Quinn · 2nd 19:54 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
71.7 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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