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Los Angeles Kings vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 13, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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Goals123TShots123T
LAK0000LAK5131533
BUF3227BUF98724
LAK 83BUF 47
LAK 3.15BUF 3.96
PP goals
LAK 0BUF 1
Hits
LAK 24BUF 14
Blocks
LAK 10BUF 25
PIM
LAK 4BUF 6
LAK 61%BUF 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Los Angeles Kings 7–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 7–0 at home. Jordan Greenway (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK scored 0 goals on 3.15 expected goals (83 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Jordan Greenway had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:31.Greenway
  2. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:02.Tuch
  3. Points
    JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:51.Peterka
  4. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:40.Dahlin
  5. Points
    Jacob Bryson had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:17.Bryson
  6. Luck
    LAK scored 0 goals on 3.15 expected goals (83 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Luck
    BUF scored 7 goals on 3.96 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Carl Grundstrom (LAK) played 3:43, −7:22 down on his 11:05 season average over 49 games.Grundstrom

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, LAK at BUF: 130 attempts, 57 on goal, 7 goals, 7.12 expected goals; best chance Jordan Greenway at 0.43 xG.

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

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · BUF 47 · LAK 83

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, LAK at BUF: expected goals 3.96 to 3.15 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 83, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFLAKPGODBTGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFLAKcontrol2nd3rdPeterka · 1st 4:25Greenway · 1st 16:58Okposo · 1st 19:25Dahlin · 2nd 6:42Benson · 2nd 14:17Tuch · 3rd 4:30Greenway · 3rd 7:50
  • 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 28% of the game, BUF 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, LAK at BUF: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and David Rittich (40:00) for LAK, 7 goals.

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
StatLAKBUF
8352
2.424.43
2.314.15
1018
64
1217
+0.039−0.039
28%35%

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:25
    BUFJJ Peterka (Jordan Greenway, Jacob Bryson)backhand0.33 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Moore, AndersonBUF: Clifton, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Bryson, Peterka
    LAK 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 16:58
    BUFJordan Greenwaywrist0.10 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, ByfieldBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju
    LAK 0 – 2 BUF
  3. 19:25
    BUFKyle OkposoPP (Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin)tip-in0.16 xG
    LAK: Danault, Gavrikov, Roy, MooreBUF: Okposo, Skinner, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens
    LAK 0 – 3 BUF

2nd period

  1. 6:42
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Ryan Johnson, Peyton Krebs)wrist0.01 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Lewis, Gavrikov, Roy, LaferriereBUF: Girgensons, Olofsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Johnson
    LAK 0 – 4 BUF
  2. 14:17
    BUFZach Benson (Jacob Bryson, JJ Peterka)wrist0.19 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Englund, Moore, SpenceBUF: Clifton, Mittelstadt, Bryson, Peterka, Benson
    LAK 0 – 5 BUF

3rd period

  1. 4:30
    BUFAlex Tuchsnap0.03 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Moore, Anderson, SpenceBUF: Tuch, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Bryson
    LAK 0 – 6 BUF
  2. 7:50
    BUFJordan Greenway (Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt)wrist0.43 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Gavrikov, Roy, Anderson-DolanBUF: Johnson, Tuch, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Bryson
    LAK 0 – 7 BUF

Box score

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

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Quinton Byfield RL1000-120.1400019:00——7156
Adrian Kempe RL1000-420.4230017:46——5619
Anze Kopitar CL1000-620.3600017:10——5720
Kevin Fiala LL2000-110.2600018:02——6544
Trevor Moore LL2000-310.5011017:37——5925
Phillip Danault CL2000020.1931017:19——6138
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL3000040.3311217:36——6965
Alex Laferriere RL3000-130.1410016:36——7470
Jaret Anderson-Dolan CL3000-110.0030013:52——5428
Alex Turcotte CL4000020.2300013:03——6445
Trevor Lewis CL4000-140.2820010:23——5442
Carl Grundstrom RL4000010.010003:43——5729
Matt Roy DD1000-220.0511021:44——5524
Vladislav Gavrikov DD1000-200.0001019:30——5626
Drew Doughty DD2000-220.0822022:03——7248
Mikey Anderson DD2000-300.0531020:19——6437
Jordan Spence DD3000-230.0911018:07——5840
Andreas Englund DD3000-110.0231213:56——6141
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
David Rittich(start)L17125.7063.1340:00
Cam Talbot—752.7140.8420:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jordan Greenway LL1213+430.5401018:31——3971
Alex Tuch RL1112+340.1802018:02——3358
Casey Mittelstadt CL1011+510.3500016:04——3970
Dylan Cozens CL2011000.0111018:43——4470
JJ Peterka RL2112+240.6900015:51——5482
Zach Benson LL2101+120.6211014:56——4574
Peyton Krebs CL3011+100.0020012:35——2125
Victor Olofsson LL3000+100.0021012:19——3053
Zemgus Girgensons CL3000+100.0021011:27——1813
Tage Thompson CL4000010.5101014:46——4766
Jeff Skinner LL4000020.2100012:50——4567
Kyle Okposo RL4101030.5900010:56——3858
Henri Jokiharju DD1000+200.0213223:03——4465
Rasmus Dahlin DD1112+120.1806022:40——3756
Connor Clifton DD2000+310.0235222:34——3165
Jacob Bryson DD2022+400.0002219:17——3675
Erik Johnson DD3000+100.0021016:22——4675
Ryan Johnson DD3011+110.0400014:25——3144
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W33330.10003.1560:00

Goal anatomy

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

JJ Peterka (BUF) 1st 4:25 · assists Jordan Greenway, Jacob Bryson · Cycle · 6.7 mph shot.

Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 6:42 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
74.0 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
6.3 s

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Zach Benson · 2nd 14:17 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
27.1 mph
Distance
8 ft

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Alex Tuch · 3rd 4:30 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
56.3 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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