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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo SabresNov 24, 2023

Final· KeyBank Center
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PIT
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT1102PIT11111133
BUF0033BUF1191434
PIT 58BUF 73
PIT 2.72BUF 5.29
PP goals
PIT 0BUF 1
Hits
PIT 24BUF 21
Blocks
PIT 12BUF 12
PIM
PIT 12BUF 8
PIT 49%BUF 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Mittelstadt and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:49 together.

  1. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:01.Tuch
  2. Points
    Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:57.Skinner
  3. Points
    Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:09.Olofsson
  4. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Mittelstadt and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:49 together.SkinnerTuchOlofssonMittelstadtDahlin
  5. Usage
    Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) played 24:01, +6:22 up on his 17:39 season average over 79 games.Mittelstadt
  6. Usage
    Jeff Skinner (BUF) played 21:57, +6:02 up on his 15:55 season average over 73 games.Skinner
  7. Usage
    Alex Tuch (BUF) played 25:01, +5:35 up on his 19:26 season average over 74 games.Tuch
  8. Luck
    BUF scored 3 goals on 5.29 expected goals (73 attempts), well short of its chances.

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, PIT at BUF: 131 attempts, 67 on goal, 5 goals, 8.00 expected goals; best chance Alex Tuch at 0.81 xG.

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

Showing 131 of 131 attempts · BUF 73 · PIT 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at BUF: expected goals 5.29 to 2.72 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 73 to 58, 5 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdBUFPITCESOTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFPITcontrol2nd3rdCrosby · 1st 16:46Eller · 2nd 16:44Skinner · 3rd 5:13Okposo · 3rd 10:52Tuch · 3rd 17:16
  • 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 29%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (59:50) for BUF and Alex Nedeljkovic (58:45) for PIT, 5 goals.

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
StatPITBUF
5366
2.453.24
2.423.13
1214
18
1213
+0.008−0.008
21%29%

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

Current PIT line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:46
    PITSidney Crosby (Jake Guentzel)snap0.02 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Guentzel, Pettersson, O'ConnorBUF: Olofsson, Jost, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Peterka
    PIT 1 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 16:44
    PITLars Eller (Matt Nieto)snap0.25 xG
    PIT: Letang, Eller, Nieto, Graves, AcciariBUF: Tuch, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Cozens, Power
    PIT 2 – 0 BUF

3rd period

  1. 5:13
    BUFJeff SkinnerPP (Alex Tuch, Victor Olofsson)wrist0.17 xG
    PIT: Letang, Nieto, Pettersson, AcciariBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin
    PIT 2 – 1 BUF
  2. 10:52
    BUFKyle Okposo (Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Olofsson)wrist0.02 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Guentzel, Pettersson, O'ConnorBUF: Okposo, Olofsson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs
    PIT 2 – 2 BUF
  3. 17:16
    BUFAlex Tuch (Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt)snap0.23 xG
    PIT: Letang, Eller, Hinostroza, Pettersson, ZohornaBUF: Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Samuelsson
    PIT 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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jake Guentzel CL1011010.0510220:58——5033
Sidney Crosby CL1101050.3910019:14——5537
Drew O'Connor LL1000010.1221017:31——5239
Evgeni Malkin CL2000020.2701220:58——4552
Reilly Smith RL2000020.4110219:08——4249
Alex Nylander LL2000040.3820016:01——4448
Lars Eller CL3101030.3302014:26——3441
Vinnie Hinostroza CL3000-110.2700014:03——3935
Radim Zohorna LL3000-120.0930012:45——3532
Noel Acciari CL4000+110.052108:25——5072
Matt Nieto LL4011+100.001008:16——5573
Jeff Carter CL4000010.010006:33——4344
Erik Karlsson DD1000030.1212224:48——4130
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-100.0543022:23——4329
Kris Letang DD2000050.0910224:38——6065
Ryan Graves DD2000+100.0011219:13——5063
Ryan Shea DD3000010.0510013:22——3525
John Ludvig DD3000010.0431011:42——2419
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)L34313.9123.7558:45

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1112041.5710225:01——5171
Casey Mittelstadt CL1011010.1600024:01——5061
Jeff Skinner LL1112+180.7901021:57——5874
Kyle Okposo RL2101+150.4700014:28——7674
Peyton Krebs CL2000+100.0000213:12——5564
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000010.221006:35——6362
Dylan Cozens CL3000-121.0300018:08——5432
Zach Benson LL3000000.3200014:32——5654
JJ Peterka RL3000-130.1700013:54——5539
Rasmus Dahlin DD1011-120.2444026:07——5459
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000+110.0042220:47——5676
Connor Clifton DD2000000.0240014:37——6554
Erik Johnson DD2000030.0341012:20——6554
Owen Power DD3000-110.0102217:39——4028
Henri Jokiharju DD3000+100.0311012:13——6581
Victor Olofsson L—022010.0700014:09——4842
Ryan Johnson D—000010.0101012:39——5256
Tyson Jost C—000-110.1620011:51——5026
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W33312.9392.7259:50

Goal anatomy

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

Kyle Okposo (BUF) 3rd 10:52 · assists Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Olofsson · Rush · carried in · 28.7 mph shot · 4.6 s from entry to goal.

Kyle Okposo · 3rd 10:52 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
28.7 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
4.6 s

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