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Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo SabresDec 5, 2023

Final· KeyBank Center
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Goals123TShots123T
DET2215DET912627
BUF0123BUF1171432
DET 41BUF 62
DET 3.18BUF 2.11
PP goals
DET 1BUF 2
Hits
DET 16BUF 18
Blocks
DET 18BUF 9
PIM
DET 10BUF 8
DET 52%BUF 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:41 together.

  1. Points
    Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.Larkin
  2. Points
    Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.Skinner
  3. Points
    Michael Rasmussen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:15.Rasmussen
  4. Points
    Robby Fabbri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:30.Fabbri
  5. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:41 together.SkinnerThompsonMittelstadtDahlinCozens
  6. PP1
    DET's first power-play unit (Fabbri, Sprong, DeBrincat, Veleno and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:45 together.FabbriSprongDeBrincatVelenoSeider
  7. New line
    New look for BUF: Okposo–Jost–Krebs skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OkposoJostKrebs
  8. New line
    New look for BUF: Skinner–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SkinnerThompsonMittelstadt

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, DET at BUF: 103 attempts, 59 on goal, 8 goals, 5.29 expected goals; best chance Dylan Larkin at 0.66 xG.

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

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · BUF 62 · DET 41

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, DET at BUF: expected goals 2.11 to 3.18 (DET led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 41, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFDETLFSRDMSLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • DET
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFDETcontrol2nd3rdLarkin · 1st 3:40Fabbri · 1st 8:25Seider · 2nd 5:43Rasmussen · 2nd 13:55Dahlin · 2nd 18:57Mittelstadt · 3rd 8:20Skinner · 3rd 11:37Larkin · 3rd 19:14
  • BUF pressure
  • DET pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: DET 39% of the game, BUF 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, DET at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Eric Comrie (58:18) for BUF and Alex Lyon (60:00) for DET, 8 goals.

BUF
DET
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
StatDETBUF
3658
2.051.83
1.961.80
1310
65
76
+0.007−0.007
39%38%

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Current DET line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:40
    DETDylan Larkin (Lucas Raymond)snap0.12 xG
    DET: Larkin, Walman, Veleno, Seider, RaymondBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Dahlin
    DET 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 8:25
    DETRobby Fabbri (Andrew Copp, David Perron)wrist0.17 xG
    DET: Perron, Maatta, Gostisbehere, Copp, FabbriBUF: Okposo, Jost, Jokiharju, Krebs, Power
    DET 2 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 5:43
    DETMoritz SeiderPP (Robby Fabbri, Alex DeBrincat)slap0.09 xG
    DET: Fabbri, Sprong, DeBrincat, Veleno, SeiderBUF: Johnson, Jost, Samuelsson, Krebs
    DET 3 – 0 BUF
  2. 13:55
    DETMichael Rasmussen (Jeff Petry, Shayne Gostisbehere)wrist0.16 xG
    DET: Petry, Gostisbehere, Sprong, DeBrincat, RasmussenBUF: Skinner, Clifton, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Benson
    DET 4 – 0 BUF
  3. 18:57
    BUFRasmus DahlinPP (Tage Thompson, Dylan Cozens)slap0.02 xG
    DET: Compher, Walman, Rasmussen, SeiderBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Cozens
    DET 4 – 1 BUF

3rd period

  1. 8:20
    BUFCasey Mittelstadt (Jeff Skinner, JJ Peterka)snap0.10 xG
    DET: Chiarot, Maatta, Sprong, Veleno, RaymondBUF: Johnson, Skinner, Clifton, Mittelstadt, Peterka
    DET 4 – 2 BUF
  2. 11:37
    BUFJeff SkinnerPPbackhand0.10 xG
    DET: Larkin, Walman, Rasmussen, SeiderBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Cozens
    DET 4 – 3 BUF
  3. 19:14
    DETDylan LarkinEN (Michael Rasmussen)wrist0.66 xG
    DET: Chiarot, Larkin, Rasmussen, SeiderBUF: Skinner, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Cozens, Peterka
    DET 5 – 3 BUF

Box score

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

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Lucas Raymond LL1011020.1310218:02——4635
Dylan Larkin CL1202+240.9811016:30——4751
Joseph Veleno CL1000010.0100016:07——5041
J.T. Compher LL2000040.3402020:03——3160
Alex DeBrincat RL2011+140.2410017:21——3861
Michael Rasmussen CL2112+230.5802015:15——3658
Andrew Copp CL3011+100.0001215:56——2950
David Perron LL3011+110.0520013:34——2739
Robby Fabbri CL3112+120.2401012:30——2971
Daniel Sprong RL4000010.3001012:08——4763
Klim Kostin CL4000000.1100010:45——3859
Christian Fischer RL4000000.0021010:06——4157
Ben Chiarot DD1000000.0026221:11——2739
Jeff Petry DD1011+110.0240020:24——3257
Moritz Seider DD2101+230.1711022:36——4169
Jake Walman DD2000+100.0012217:50——3654
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3011+210.0010218:53——5252
Olli Maatta DD3000000.0000014:03——5346
DET goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Lyon(start)W32293.9062.1160:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Peyton Krebs CL1000-110.0120016:37——5044
Tyson Jost CL1000-100.1140016:12——4641
Kyle Okposo RL1000-100.0421015:51——3526
Casey Mittelstadt CL2101-230.1600219:46——6238
Tage Thompson CL2011-240.1600018:41——479
Jeff Skinner LL2112-240.2910217:50——6535
JJ Peterka RL3011000.2500217:47——7455
Dylan Cozens CL3011-110.1100017:28——6538
Zach Benson LL3000-130.3410015:40——6538
Victor Olofsson LL4000010.000108:39——7599
Isak Rosen RL4000050.410007:54——81100
Brandon Biro LL4000000.000007:04——7599
Owen Power DD1000-110.0202021:12——4651
Henri Jokiharju DD1000-110.0312020:15——4645
Rasmus Dahlin DD2101-340.0930225:22——7139
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000-110.0203021:42——7042
Connor Clifton DD3000000.0020013:49——6052
Erik Johnson DD3000+130.0720012:39——7568
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Eric Comrie(start)L26224.8462.5258:18

Goal anatomy

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

Dylan Larkin (DET) 1st 3:40 · assists Lucas Raymond · Forecheck turnover · 55.2 mph shot.

Moritz Seider · 2nd 5:43 · DET PP

Play
point-shot
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
74.3 mph
Distance
42 ft
Type
one-timer

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