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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo SabresOct 17, 2023

Final / OT· KeyBank Center
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TBL
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
TBL01102TBL8611025
BUF20013BUF1199231
TBL 58BUF 57
TBL 3.18BUF 2.72
PP goals
TBL 0BUF 0
Hits
TBL 20BUF 14
Blocks
TBL 10BUF 12
PIM
TBL 11BUF 13
TBL 49%BUF 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Barré-Boulet skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:54.Hagel
  2. New line
    New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Barré-Boulet skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KucherovPointBarré-Boulet
  3. New line
    New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Jeannot skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CirelliHagelJeannot
  4. Usage
    Brayden Point (TBL) played 26:26, +6:28 up on his 19:58 season average over 80 games.Point
  5. Usage
    Dylan Cozens (BUF) played 11:36, −5:42 down on his 17:18 season average over 78 games.Cozens
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Krebs–Cozens–Peterka skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KrebsCozensPeterka
  7. New line
    New look for BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Jost skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OkposoGirgensonsJost
  8. Usage
    Zach Bogosian (TBL) played 11:37, −6:22 down on his 17:59 season average over 64 games.Bogosian

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, TBL at BUF: 115 attempts, 56 on goal, 5 goals, 5.90 expected goals; best chance Brandon Hagel at 0.34 xG.

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

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · BUF 57 · TBL 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TBL at BUF: expected goals 2.72 to 3.18 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 58, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTBUFTBLGSHHCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:46
  • BUF
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFTBLcontrol2nd3rdOTGirgensons · 1st 8:57Skinner · 1st 15:28Hagel · 2nd 17:58Hagel · 3rd 19:53Cozens · OT 1:46
  • 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 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, TBL at BUF: 38 players over 61:46; most ice Devon Levi (61:46) for BUF and Jonas Johansson (60:11) for TBL, 5 goals.

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
StatTBLBUF
4949
1.982.05
1.921.97
210
46
1012
−0.012+0.012
34%26%

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:57
    BUFZemgus Girgensons (Tyson Jost, Mattias Samuelsson)wrist0.10 xG
    TBL: Bogosian, Watson, Cirelli, Jeannot, PerbixBUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Clifton, Jost, Samuelsson
    TBL 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 15:28
    BUFJeff Skinner (Owen Power, Alex Tuch)wrist0.06 xG
    TBL: Point, Raddysh, Sergachev, Eyssimont, JeannotBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Power
    TBL 0 – 2 BUF

2nd period

  1. 17:58
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Anthony Cirelli, Tanner Jeannot)wrist0.19 xG
    TBL: Bogosian, Cirelli, Hagel, Jeannot, PerbixBUF: Clifton, Jokiharju, Krebs, Cozens, Peterka
    TBL 1 – 2 BUF

3rd period

  1. 19:53
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Brayden Point)wrist0.34 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Point, Cirelli, Sergachev, HagelBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Power
    TBL 2 – 2 BUF

OT period

  1. 1:46
    BUFDylan Cozens (Jordan Greenway, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.14 xG
    TBL: Sheary, Point, SergachevBUF: Skinner, Dahlin, Cozens
    TBL 2 – 3 BUF

Box score

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brayden Point CL1011-140.4012026:26——6465
Nikita Kucherov RL1000+120.4600025:57——6361
Alex Barré-Boulet CL1000010.1300216:57——5551
Brandon Hagel LL2202+241.0920019:54——5571
Anthony Cirelli CL2011+110.0720018:02——5961
Tanner Jeannot LL2011-100.1840014:44——4842
Luke Glendening CL3000000.001209:03——1026
Waltteri Merela CL3000000.000005:49——3392
Austin Watson LL3000-100.102055:04——1430
Nick Paul LL4000000.1130015:38——318
Conor Sheary LL4000-110.1200212:53——4426
Michael Eyssimont CL4000-130.0301010:34——3521
Mikhail Sergachev DD1000-120.1514026:26——4841
Darren Raddysh DD1000-100.0800223:06——5146
Victor Hedman DD2000+130.1601028:19——4955
Erik Cernak DD2000000.0010017:57——5370
Nick Perbix DD3000030.0810012:27——4641
Zach Bogosian DD3000010.0120011:37——5548
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)O31283.9032.7260:11

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1000050.3420021:51——6157
Alex Tuch RL1011020.2001219:48——5652
Jeff Skinner LL1101+150.4700018:27——5853
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000000.0801218:00——3331
Jordan Greenway LL2011010.0900016:58——4548
Zach Benson LL2000010.0700015:00——3943
Peyton Krebs CL3000-100.0010014:30——295
JJ Peterka RL3000-110.1001012:33——4230
Dylan Cozens CL3101020.5500011:36——5032
Tyson Jost CL4011+130.1520011:24——5359
Kyle Okposo RL4000+110.1300010:24——5065
Zemgus Girgensons CL4101+120.210159:11——6178
Rasmus Dahlin DD1011030.0612225:54——5148
Mattias Samuelsson DD1011+100.0002017:36——3641
Owen Power DD2011000.1612022:51——4451
Henri Jokiharju DD2000030.0911015:45——5753
Connor Clifton DD3000010.0140217:45——5861
Erik Johnson DD3000010.0021017:45——5250
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)W25232.9203.1861:46

Goal anatomy

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

Zemgus Girgensons (BUF) 1st 8:57 · assists Tyson Jost, Mattias Samuelsson · Odd-man rush · passed in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 64.3 mph shot · 1.6 s from entry to goal.

Zemgus Girgensons · 1st 8:57 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
64.3 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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