Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo SabresMar 12, 2024

FinalTuesday, Mar 12, 2024· KeyBank Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DET	1	1	1	3		DET	7	12	5	24
BUF	4	3	0	7		BUF	13	14	12	39

: DET 48BUF 68
: DET 2.55BUF 3.33
PP goals: DET 1BUF 0
Hits: DET 42BUF 22
Blocks: DET 17BUF 9
PIM: DET 8BUF 8
: DET 56%BUF 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Detroit Red Wings 7–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3 at home. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Gostisbehere, Fabbri, DeBrincat and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:08 together.

Points
Zach Benson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:55.Benson
Points
Bowen Byram had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:14.Byram
Points
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.Raymond
Points
Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:09.Greenway
Points
Tage Thompson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.Thompson
PP1
DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Gostisbehere, Fabbri, DeBrincat and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:08 together.Kane Gostisbehere Fabbri DeBrincat Raymond
Luck
BUF scored 7 goals on 3.33 expected goals (68 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for BUF: Greenway–Cozens–Benson skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Greenway Cozens Benson

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

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

BUF
DET
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · BUF 68 · DET 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BUF
DET
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 25% of the game, BUF 45%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	DET	BUF
	50	59
	2.27	2.65
	2.23	2.47
	13	13
	5	4
	11	10
	+0.015	−0.015
	25%	45%

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

L1Kane – Compher – Rasmussen
3:2790% CF
L2Perron – Copp – Berggren
2:3175% CF
L3DeBrincat – Veleno – Raymond
2:080% CF
L4Fabbri – Fischer – Sprong
1:4220% CF
D1Petry – Chiarot
13:0547% CF
D2Maatta – Gostisbehere
12:1657% CF
D3Walman – Seider
10:5636% CF

PP1Kane – Gostisbehere – Fabbri – DeBrincat – Raymond
3:0880% CF
PP2Perron – Copp – Compher – Berggren – Seider
2:3325% CF
PK1FCopp – Rasmussen
2:00
PK2FCompher – Raymond
1:03
PK1DWalman – Seider
4:17
PK2DPetry – Chiarot
2:14

Current DET line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

L1Girgensons – Tuch – Thompson
8:2681% CF
L2Greenway – Cozens – Benson
7:5454% CF
L3Olofsson – Jost – Robinson
7:2746% CF
L4Skinner – Krebs – Peterka
6:2525% CF
D1Dahlin – Byram
13:3569% CF
D2Clifton – Bryson
11:5743% CF
D3Jokiharju – Power
10:5148% CF

PP1Tuch – Thompson – Dahlin – Byram – Cozens
3:5986% CF
PP2Skinner – Olofsson – Krebs – Peterka – Power
3:34100% CF
PK1FGreenway – Cozens
3:13
PK2FTuch – Benson
1:22
PK1DClifton – Bryson
2:12
PK2DDahlin – Byram
1:02

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
J.T. Compher L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	2	0	21:07	—	—	47	31
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.05	1	0	0	19:30	—	—	61	56
Michael Rasmussen C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.29	6	2	0	17:07	—	—	61	70
Andrew Copp C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:17	—	—	60	74
Jonatan Berggren R	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.11	1	1	0	16:30	—	—	43	49
David Perron L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	6	0	2	14:15	—	—	53	73
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.50	3	1	0	17:37	—	—	54	74
Lucas Raymond L	L3	1	1	2	-2	3	0.59	3	1	0	17:29	—	—	33	34
Joseph Veleno C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	1	0	5:18	—	—	17	19
Christian Fischer R	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	4	1	2	11:26	—	—	25	24
Robby Fabbri C	L4	0	1	1	-2	3	0.28	3	0	2	11:24	—	—	56	53
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	0	0	-4	1	0.17	2	0	0	7:41	—	—	21	17
Ben Chiarot D	D1	1	0	1	-4	1	0.16	2	2	2	18:35	—	—	46	35
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	-4	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:41	—	—	44	38
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	4	1	0	17:37	—	—	50	64
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:37	—	—	60	77
Moritz Seider D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	5	2	0	21:28	—	—	42	31
Jake Walman D	D3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.17	1	1	0	21:21	—	—	35	31

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
James Reimer	—	26	23	3	.885	2.06	44:31
Alex Lyon(start)	L	13	9	4	.692	1.27	15:29

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Tuch R	L1	1	0	1	+3	5	0.74	0	0	0	19:35	—	—	67	75
Tage Thompson C	L1	0	2	2	+4	3	0.08	0	0	0	17:53	—	—	76	74
Zemgus Girgensons C	L1	0	1	1	+4	3	0.12	3	1	2	13:16	—	—	80	76
Dylan Cozens C	L2	0	1	1	+3	5	0.47	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	57	66
Jordan Greenway L	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.10	2	0	0	15:09	—	—	49	58
Zach Benson L	L2	1	2	3	+3	3	0.34	1	1	0	12:55	—	—	52	60
Victor Olofsson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	0	0	13:53	—	—	50	36
Tyson Jost C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	1	2	13:22	—	—	41	26
Eric Robinson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:48	—	—	56	22
JJ Peterka R	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.32	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	44	42
Peyton Krebs C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:26	—	—	33	30
Jeff Skinner L	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.32	0	0	2	13:16	—	—	33	32
Bowen Byram D	D1	2	0	2	+4	4	0.35	2	0	0	23:14	—	—	67	68
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	1	1	+4	2	0.14	1	1	0	22:15	—	—	60	67
Connor Clifton D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	4	1	0	19:19	—	—	52	52
Jacob Bryson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	1	2	16:44	—	—	39	26
Owen Power D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.14	0	2	0	19:16	—	—	52	48
Henri Jokiharju D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	15:57	—	—	42	32

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	2.55	59:10

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Tuch (BUF) 1st 1:07 · unassisted · Rush · loose puck · 35.6 mph shot · 2.8 s from entry to goal.

Alex Tuch · 1st 1:07 · BUF

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 35.6 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s

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Bowen Byram · 1st 10:09 · BUF

Play: rebound
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.8 mph
Distance: 38 ft
Entry to goal: 4.9 s
Type: rebound

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Ben Chiarot · 1st 12:37 · DET

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 29.6 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s
Type: one-timer

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Zach Benson · 1st 13:00 · BUF

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.3 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Jeff Skinner · 1st 15:29 · BUF

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 65.5 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Connor Clifton · 2nd 4:27 · BUF

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 70.0 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s
Type: one-timer

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Bowen Byram · 2nd 9:05 · BUF

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.0 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: rebound

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Lucas Raymond · 2nd 9:29 · DET PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.4 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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JJ Peterka · 2nd 13:49 · BUF

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.2 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Jake Walman · 3rd 17:32 · DET

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 70.6 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 5.4 s

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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.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo SabresMar 12, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Buffalo Sabres rout Detroit Red Wings 7–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Goal anatomy

Alex Tuch · 1st 1:07 · BUF

Bowen Byram · 1st 10:09 · BUF

Ben Chiarot · 1st 12:37 · DET

Zach Benson · 1st 13:00 · BUF

Jeff Skinner · 1st 15:29 · BUF

Connor Clifton · 2nd 4:27 · BUF

Bowen Byram · 2nd 9:05 · BUF

Lucas Raymond · 2nd 9:29 · DET PP

JJ Peterka · 2nd 13:49 · BUF

Jake Walman · 3rd 17:32 · DET