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Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo SabresFeb 15, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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FLA
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Goals123TShots123T
FLA1124FLA1261230
BUF0000BUF10171845
FLA 60BUF 63
FLA 3.84BUF 2.83
PP goals
FLA 1BUF 0
Hits
FLA 47BUF 21
Blocks
FLA 8BUF 15
PIM
FLA 14BUF 6
FLA 44%BUF 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Florida Panthers rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at BUF. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anthony Stolarz (FLA) faced 45 shots and stopped 45 (.1000), +20 against a season average of 25.3; the win.

  1. Points
    Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:43.Verhaeghe
  2. Points
    Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:52.Lundell
  3. Points
    Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:15.Barkov
  4. Points
    Gustav Forsling had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:42.Forsling
  5. Goalie
    Anthony Stolarz (FLA) faced 45 shots and stopped 45 (.1000), +20 against a season average of 25.3; the win.Stolarz
  6. Luck
    BUF scored 0 goals on 2.83 expected goals (63 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 24:26, +5:32 up on his 18:54 season average over 73 games.Jokiharju
  8. Usage
    Connor Clifton (BUF) played 21:43, +5:14 up on his 16:29 season average over 78 games.Clifton

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, FLA at BUF: 123 attempts, 75 on goal, 4 goals, 6.67 expected goals; best chance Carter Verhaeghe at 0.85 xG.

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

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · BUF 63 · FLA 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, FLA at BUF: expected goals 2.83 to 3.84 (FLA led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 60, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFFLAVLVLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • FLA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFFLAcontrol2nd3rdVerhaeghe · 1st 9:26Lundell · 2nd 17:16Verhaeghe · 3rd 18:27Lomberg · 3rd 19:48
  • 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 47% of the game, BUF 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, FLA at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Eric Comrie (59:05) for BUF and Anthony Stolarz (59:55) for FLA, 4 goals.

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
StatFLABUF
5658
2.182.18
2.072.10
1110
411
188
−0.045+0.046
47%33%

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

Current FLA line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:26
    FLACarter Verhaeghe (Aleksander Barkov)snap0.22 xG
    FLA: Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour, MikkolaBUF: Johnson, Tuch, Greenway, Krebs, Johnson
    FLA 1 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 17:16
    FLAAnton Lundell (Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling)deflected0.20 xG
    FLA: Ekblad, Forsling, Rodrigues, Tkachuk, Luostarinen, LundellBUF: Johnson, Clifton, Olofsson, Thompson, Mittelstadt
    FLA 2 – 0 BUF

3rd period

  1. 18:27
    FLACarter VerhaegheEN (Sam Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov)wrist0.85 xG
    FLA: Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Forsling, MikkolaBUF: Tuch, Greenway, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Cozens
    FLA 3 – 0 BUF
  2. 19:48
    FLARyan LombergPP (Gustav Forsling, Anton Lundell)wrist0.12 xG
    FLA: Ekman-Larsson, Forsling, Lomberg, Luostarinen, LundellBUF: Johnson, Clifton, Krebs, Cozens
    FLA 4 – 0 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Aleksander Barkov CL1022+220.0710019:15——4641
Sam Reinhart CL1011+200.3330019:06——4842
Carter Verhaeghe CL1202+221.0811018:43——4338
Matthew Tkachuk LL2011+120.3630017:03——3348
Sam Bennett CL2000010.1321214:36——3346
Nick Cousins CL2000020.2250012:55——3344
Evan Rodrigues CL3000+130.0510014:11——6865
Anton Lundell CL3112+140.5110013:52——6967
Eetu Luostarinen CL3000+120.1920013:42——7270
Kevin Stenlund CL4000010.0101013:52——4143
Ryan Lomberg LL4101040.371001011:14——4148
Jonah Gadjovich LL4000010.0181010:44——3848
Brandon Montour DD1000+100.2020022:30——4047
Niko Mikkola DD1000+210.0921219:32——3848
Gustav Forsling DD2022+200.0111020:42——5028
Aaron Ekblad DD2000+110.0442019:00——4527
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD3000040.1500017:47——6875
Dmitry Kulikov DD3000000.0210017:21——6864
FLA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anthony Stolarz(start)W45450.10002.8359:55

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
JJ Peterka RL1000030.1800018:26——4652
Dylan Cozens CL1000-150.3500018:15——4642
Zach Benson LL1000000.1702217:11——4559
Alex Tuch RL2000-230.3401017:22——6465
Jordan Greenway LL2000-210.0941015:52——4649
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000-240.2701015:32——5274
Peyton Krebs CL3000-110.0910012:09——6556
Victor Olofsson LL3000-100.0010011:32——6164
Zemgus Girgensons CL3000020.1330010:50——6557
Tage Thompson CL4000-250.2310016:33——4329
Jeff Skinner LL4000010.1800014:58——4533
Kyle Okposo RL4000040.3620213:03——3221
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-180.1244029:29——4630
Henri Jokiharju DD1000020.0721024:26——4641
Connor Clifton DD2000-140.2202221:43——6279
Jacob Bryson DD2000020.0401018:34——5675
Erik Johnson DD3000-200.0022011:49——2619
Ryan Johnson DD3000-100.001009:06——6261
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Eric Comrie(start)L29263.8972.9959:05

Goal anatomy

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

Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 1st 9:26 · assists Aleksander Barkov · Rebound · 41.0 mph shot.

Carter Verhaeghe · 3rd 18:27 · FLA EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
57.9 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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