Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo SabresDec 18, 2018

FinalTuesday, Dec 18, 2018· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
FLA	0	1	4	5		FLA	9	11	16	36
BUF	1	1	0	2		BUF	6	17	9	32

: FLA 51BUF 53
: FLA 3.31BUF 2.28
PP goals: FLA 1BUF 0
Hits: FLA 20BUF 11
Blocks: FLA 11BUF 5
PIM: FLA 11BUF 11
: FLA 44%BUF 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:47 together.

Points
Evgenii Dadonov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:01.Dadonov
Points
Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:51.Barkov
Points
Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:25.Skinner
Points
Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:43.Huberdeau
Points
Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:10.Reinhart
PP1
FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:47 together.Yandle Dadonov Hoffman Huberdeau Barkov
New line
New look for BUF: Larsson–Girgensons–Thompson skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Larsson Girgensons Thompson
Goalie
Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.Hutton

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

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

BUF
FLA
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · BUF 53 · FLA 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
FLA
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: FLA 33% 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

BUF

FLA

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	FLA	BUF
	50	49
	2.24	1.75
	2.17	1.72
	10	10
	10	2
	17	18
	−0.043	+0.043
	33%	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.

Florida Panthers

L1Dadonov – Vatrano – Borgstrom
10:4964% CF
L2Hoffman – Huberdeau – Barkov
10:1027% CF
L3Brouwer – McCann – Malgin
5:3429% CF
L4Haley – Hawryluk – Lammikko
5:1317% CF
D1Petrovic – Weegar
13:1735% CF
D2Matheson – Ekblad
12:1648% CF
D3Yandle – Pysyk
11:1162% CF

PP1Yandle – Dadonov – Hoffman – Huberdeau – Barkov
3:4775% CF
PP2Weegar – Ekblad – Vatrano – Malgin – Borgstrom
0:57100% CF
PK1FMcCann – Lammikko
1:22
PK2FBrouwer – Barkov
1:21
PK1DPysyk – Weegar
3:15
PK2DMatheson – Ekblad
2:43

Current FLA line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Skinner – Reinhart – Eichel
13:0448% CF
L2Larsson – Girgensons – Thompson
8:0283% CF
L3Pominville – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt
6:5854% CF
L4Sobotka – Okposo – Sheary
6:2240% CF
D1Bogosian – Dahlin
12:5257% CF
D2Scandella – Ristolainen
11:1163% CF
D3Hunwick – Guhle
9:3227% CF

PP1Skinner – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin
4:59100% CF
PP2Okposo – Scandella – Sheary – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt
0:58100% CF
PK1FLarsson – Girgensons
3:06
PK2FSobotka – Rodrigues
2:33
PK1DBogosian – Scandella
3:10
PK2DHunwick – Ristolainen
1:01

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:48
BUFJeff Skinner (Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart)wrist0.12 xG
FLA: Yandle, Huberdeau, Barkov, Ekblad, MalginBUF: Bogosian, Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin
FLA 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

9:17
FLATroy Brouwer (Jared McCann, Mike Matheson)wrist0.07 xG
FLA: Brouwer, Yandle, Pysyk, McCann, MalginBUF: Bogosian, Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin
FLA 1 – 1 BUF
11:08
BUFRasmus Ristolainen (Sam Reinhart, Jeff Skinner)wrist0.12 xG
FLA: Brouwer, Matheson, Barkov, Ekblad, McCannBUF: Scandella, Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel
FLA 1 – 2 BUF

3rd period

0:58
FLAAleksander BarkovPP (Keith Yandle, Jonathan Huberdeau)tip-in0.11 xG
FLA: Yandle, Dadonov, Hoffman, Huberdeau, BarkovBUF: Sobotka, Bogosian, Scandella, Rodrigues
FLA 2 – 2 BUF
3:30
FLAEvgenii DadonovPSwrist0.30 xG
FLA: Dadonov, Matheson, Ekblad, Vatrano, BorgstromBUF: Sobotka, Okposo, Bogosian, Sheary, Dahlin
FLA 3 – 2 BUF
4:42
FLAFrank Vatrano (Evgenii Dadonov, Henrik Borgstrom)backhand0.10 xG
FLA: Yandle, Dadonov, Pysyk, Vatrano, BorgstromBUF: Scandella, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel, Thompson
FLA 4 – 2 BUF
17:30
FLAEvgenii DadonovEN (Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau)wrist0.74 xG
FLA: Yandle, Dadonov, Pysyk, Huberdeau, BarkovBUF: Sobotka, Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin
FLA 5 – 2 BUF

Box score

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

Florida Panthers

FLA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgenii Dadonov L	L1	2	1	3	+3	8	1.73	0	0	0	17:01	—	—	66	85
Henrik Borgstrom C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:48	—	—	66	84
Frank Vatrano R	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.48	1	2	0	13:31	—	—	67	84
Aleksander Barkov C	L2	1	1	2	-1	4	0.34	0	1	0	20:51	—	—	44	32
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	20:43	—	—	44	40
Mike Hoffman C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:05	—	—	33	23
Jared McCann L	L3	0	1	1	0	5	0.17	0	1	4	16:15	—	—	56	52
Troy Brouwer R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.23	4	0	0	14:44	—	—	56	54
Denis Malgin C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:06	—	—	30	25
Juho Lammikko C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	14:51	—	—	36	6
Micheal Haley L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	5	8:19	—	—	31	34
Jayce Hawryluk R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	7:55	—	—	39	34
MacKenzie Weegar D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	2	1	0	19:28	—	—	33	33
Alexander Petrovic D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:10	—	—	41	60
Aaron Ekblad D	D2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.08	0	0	0	22:09	—	—	53	54
Mike Matheson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.03	2	1	0	20:48	—	—	49	52
Keith Yandle D	D3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.07	0	0	2	20:36	—	—	68	70
Mark Pysyk D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.02	2	2	0	19:01	—	—	55	57

FLA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Roberto Luongo(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	2.28	59:39

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sam Reinhart C	L1	0	2	2	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	21:10	—	—	41	28
Jeff Skinner L	L1	1	1	2	0	5	0.27	1	1	2	20:25	—	—	46	35
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.09	0	0	0	20:23	—	—	44	30
Johan Larsson L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.52	2	0	0	16:03	—	—	65	69
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	5	12:13	—	—	69	75
Tage Thompson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	0	0	11:46	—	—	68	68
Evan Rodrigues C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.34	1	0	0	14:36	—	—	50	65
Casey Mittelstadt C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	0	0	12:40	—	—	48	61
Jason Pominville R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	0	7:20	—	—	54	67
Vladimir Sobotka C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:10	—	—	42	30
Kyle Okposo R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	12:43	—	—	43	28
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	1	0	0	12:18	—	—	35	22
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	1	0	25:55	—	—	56	52
Zach Bogosian D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	0	2	0	23:02	—	—	51	57
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.31	2	0	2	24:19	—	—	65	54
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	48	32
Matt Hunwick D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:20	—	—	32	38
Brendan Guhle D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:22	—	—	33	5

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hutton(start)	L	35	31	4	.886	2.57	59:04

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.