Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo SabresJan 12, 2019

FinalSaturday, Jan 12, 2019· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TBL	1	1	3	5		TBL	6	11	13	30
BUF	2	0	1	3		BUF	16	12	5	33

: TBL 51BUF 55
: TBL 2.21BUF 2.28
PP goals: TBL 1BUF 0
Hits: TBL 11BUF 20
Blocks: TBL 10BUF 7
PIM: TBL 10BUF 6
: TBL 48%BUF 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Sobotka–Rodrigues–Thompson skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:08.Kucherov
Points
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:41.Stamkos
Points
Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.Hedman
New line
New look for BUF: Sobotka–Rodrigues–Thompson skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sobotka Rodrigues Thompson
Luck
TBL scored 5 goals on 2.21 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Jason Pominville (BUF) played 7:17, −5:15 down on his 12:32 season average over 72 games.Pominville
New line
New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Girgensons skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Okposo Larsson Girgensons
New line
New look for BUF: Pominville–Sheary–Mittelstadt skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pominville Sheary Mittelstadt

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

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

BUF
TBL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · BUF 55 · TBL 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
TBL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 34% of the game, BUF 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

TBL

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	TBL	BUF
	58	50
	2.31	1.67
	2.22	1.60
	10	14
	4	2
	14	12
	−0.059	+0.059
	34%	43%

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.