Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo SabresNov 2, 2022

FinalWednesday, Nov 2, 2022· KeyBank Center

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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Buffalo SabresBUF

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	1	1	3		PIT	6	8	7	21
BUF	0	1	5	6		BUF	11	9	13	33

: PIT 42BUF 54
: PIT 2.18BUF 2.89
PP goals: PIT 1BUF 1
Hits: PIT 12BUF 8
Blocks: PIT 12BUF 14
PIM: PIT 10BUF 8
: PIT 54%BUF 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. Victor Olofsson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:59 together.

Points
Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:14.Olofsson
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Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:10.Thompson
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Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:05.Malkin
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Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:14.Skinner
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Owen Power had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:51.Power
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Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 29:25.Dahlin
PP1
BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Quinn) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:59 together.Skinner Tuch Thompson Dahlin Quinn
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:53 together.Malkin Crosby Letang Rust Guentzel

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

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

BUF
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 96 of 96 attempts · BUF 54 · PIT 42

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 21% of the game, BUF 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BUF

PIT

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	PIT	BUF
	40	49
	2.37	2.03
	2.31	2.00
	8	4
	4	6
	12	12
	+0.000	+0.000
	21%	30%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
13:1157% CF
L2Malkin – Zucker – Rakell
13:0232% CF
L3Archibald – McGinn – Poehling
8:4140% CF
L4Kapanen – Heinen – O'Connor
6:5443% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
14:0245% CF
D2Petry – Pettersson
13:0767% CF
D3Joseph – Rutta
8:3746% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Rust – Guentzel
1:5367% CF
PP2Crosby – McGinn – Joseph – Poehling – Rutta
0:02100% CF
PK1FMcGinn – Poehling
3:27
PK2FArchibald – O'Connor
1:34
PK1DDumoulin – Rutta
3:27
PK2DPetry – Pettersson
1:46

Current PIT line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Tuch – Cozens – Peterka
9:3946% CF
L2Girgensons – Asplund – Krebs
9:0650% CF
L3Okposo – Skinner – Thompson
8:4856% CF
L4Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Quinn
7:5054% CF
D1Bryson – Dahlin
17:4848% CF
D2Clague – Power
11:0238% CF
D3Fitzgerald – Pilut
5:4956% CF

PP1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Dahlin – Quinn
3:59100% CF
PP2Okposo – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Cozens – Power
1:51100% CF
PK1FGirgensons – Mittelstadt
0:53
PK2FAsplund – Cozens
0:11
PK1DBryson – Pilut
0:42
PK2DFitzgerald – Dahlin
0:11

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:28
PITJason Zucker (Evgeni Malkin)slap0.22 xG
PIT: Malkin, Dumoulin, Zucker, Rakell, PetterssonBUF: Girgensons, Asplund, Bryson, Dahlin, Krebs
PIT 1 – 0 BUF

2nd period

5:50
PITJosh Archibald (Ryan Poehling, Brock McGinn)snap0.17 xG
PIT: Archibald, McGinn, Joseph, Poehling, RuttaBUF: Okposo, Skinner, Clague, Thompson, Fitzgerald
PIT 2 – 0 BUF
18:51
BUFJJ Peterka (Owen Power, Rasmus Asplund)wrist0.03 xG
PIT: Crosby, Petry, Dumoulin, Rust, GuentzelBUF: Asplund, Pilut, Krebs, Peterka, Power
PIT 2 – 1 BUF

3rd period

0:08
PITJake GuentzelPP (Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.18 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust, GuentzelBUF: Girgensons, Asplund, Fitzgerald, Bryson
PIT 3 – 1 BUF
3:21
BUFTage ThompsonPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner)slap0.05 xG
PIT: Petry, Kapanen, Pettersson, O'ConnorBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn
PIT 3 – 2 BUF
6:29
BUFVictor Olofsson (Owen Power)slap0.05 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Dumoulin, Zucker, RakellBUF: Olofsson, Pilut, Cozens, Peterka, Power
PIT 3 – 3 BUF
10:34
BUFAlex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner)tip-in0.08 xG
PIT: Crosby, Petry, Rust, Guentzel, PetterssonBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Pilut, Power
PIT 3 – 4 BUF
18:24
BUFKyle OkposoEN (Zemgus Girgensons, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.41 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, GuentzelBUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Bryson, Dahlin, Cozens
PIT 3 – 5 BUF
19:53
BUFVictor OlofssonEN (Jacob Bryson)wrist0.25 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, GuentzelBUF: Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Bryson, Dahlin, Cozens
PIT 3 – 6 BUF

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	-4	3	0.23	0	0	0	19:56	—	—	56	55
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	0	1	-4	1	0.33	0	0	2	19:35	—	—	46	43
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-4	2	0.17	0	0	0	17:48	—	—	55	50
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	2	2	-2	0	0.00	1	0	2	20:05	—	—	37	49
Rickard Rakell R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.17	3	0	0	16:51	—	—	33	43
Jason Zucker L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.44	0	1	0	15:39	—	—	44	57
Ryan Poehling C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.26	0	0	0	14:20	—	—	43	55
Brock McGinn L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	39	55
Josh Archibald R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.22	0	0	2	11:48	—	—	46	63
Drew O'Connor L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	0	0	0	10:23	—	—	40	66
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:45	—	—	50	72
Kasperi Kapanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	8:29	—	—	50	79
Kris Letang D	D1	0	1	1	-3	1	0.01	2	3	0	23:24	—	—	35	33
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	2	5	0	22:22	—	—	42	47
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	1	0	20:37	—	—	61	67
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	3	1	2	20:20	—	—	44	55
Jan Rutta D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	16:24	—	—	45	66
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:15	—	—	42	61

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	L	31	27	4	.871	2.23	58:30

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Tuch R	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.39	1	2	0	18:07	—	—	55	57
Dylan Cozens C	L1	0	0	0	+3	2	0.05	2	1	4	17:47	—	—	67	79
JJ Peterka R	L1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.03	0	0	0	14:18	—	—	57	61
Rasmus Asplund C	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.24	0	1	0	14:01	—	—	52	43
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.11	0	0	0	11:40	—	—	50	48
Peyton Krebs C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	1	0	0	10:28	—	—	61	51
Tage Thompson C	L3	1	1	2	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	18:10	—	—	56	29
Jeff Skinner L	L3	0	2	2	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	17:14	—	—	69	40
Kyle Okposo R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.43	1	0	2	16:47	—	—	50	24
Casey Mittelstadt C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.00	0	0	2	16:13	—	—	45	29
Victor Olofsson L	L4	2	0	2	+2	3	0.40	0	0	0	15:14	—	—	52	44
Jack Quinn R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	0	0	0	13:31	—	—	53	46
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	2	2	+1	5	0.23	2	4	0	29:25	—	—	54	46
Jacob Bryson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	4	0	22:46	—	—	52	45
Owen Power D	D2	0	2	2	+3	4	0.24	1	1	0	23:51	—	—	57	55
Kale Clague D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:58	—	—	40	33
Lawrence Pilut D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:54	—	—	70	69
Casey Fitzgerald D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:50	—	—	47	19

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Eric Comrie(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	2.18	60:00

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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.