Los Angeles Kings vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 17, 2018

FinalSaturday, Feb 17, 2018· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
LAK	1	3	0	4		LAK	19	11	6	36
BUF	0	0	2	2		BUF	8	9	18	35

: LAK 62BUF 61
: LAK 2.89BUF 2.01
PP goals: LAK 0BUF 0
Hits: LAK 21BUF 19
Blocks: LAK 14BUF 16
PIM: LAK 6BUF 6
: LAK 51%BUF 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at BUF. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Toffoli skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:39.Kopitar
Points
Michael Amadio had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:16.Amadio
Points
Dustin Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.Brown
New line
New look for LAK: Thompson–Clifford–Toffoli skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Thompson Clifford Toffoli
Goalie
Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +6 against a season average of 29.2; the win.Quick
New line
New look for BUF: Pouliot–Okposo–Rodrigues skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pouliot Okposo Rodrigues
New line
New look for LAK: Mitchell–Pearson–Kempe skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Mitchell Pearson Kempe
Usage
Dion Phaneuf (LAK) played 14:18, −5:46 down on his 20:04 season average over 78 games.Phaneuf

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

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

BUF
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · BUF 61 · LAK 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 36% of the game, BUF 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

LAK

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	LAK	BUF
	65	52
	2.47	1.58
	2.41	1.51
	8	11
	4	5
	19	18
	+0.022	−0.021
	36%	23%

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.