Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago BlackhawksMar 7, 2019

Final / SOThursday, Mar 7, 2019· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	2OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	2OT	T
BUF	0	3	1	0	0	0	4		BUF	14	12	8	5	0	39
CHI	2	0	2	0	0	1	5		CHI	16	12	10	7	0	45

: BUF 64CHI 69
: BUF 3.34CHI 4.65
PP goals: BUF 0CHI 0
Hits: BUF 12CHI 18
Blocks: BUF 10CHI 19
PIM: BUF 10CHI 4
: BUF 52%CHI 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at home. Artem Anisimov (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 45 shots and stopped 41 (.911), +14 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.

Points
Artem Anisimov had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.Anisimov
Points
Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:21.Montour
Points
Zach Bogosian had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:18.Bogosian
Points
Evan Rodrigues had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.Rodrigues
Points
Jonathan Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.Toews
Points
Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:13.Kane
Goalie
Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 45 shots and stopped 41 (.911), +14 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.Hutton
New line
New look for CHI: Kunitz–Kruger–Kampf skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kunitz Kruger Kampf

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

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

CHI
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · CHI 69 · BUF 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CHI
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 21% of the game, CHI 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CHI

BUF

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	BUF	CHI
	64	53
	2.73	2.85
	2.54	2.71
	10	13
	4	5
	22	13
	+0.016	−0.017
	21%	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.

Buffalo Sabres

L1Skinner – Reinhart – Eichel
14:0453% CF
L2Okposo – Sheary – Rodrigues
10:0973% CF
L3Pominville – Wilson – Mittelstadt
6:5267% CF
L4Sobotka – Girgensons – Thompson
5:4850% CF
D1Bogosian – Montour
14:4068% CF
D2Scandella – Ristolainen
12:3445% CF
D3Nelson – Dahlin
12:0152% CF

PP1Skinner – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin
2:590% CF
PP2Okposo – Sheary – Montour – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt
0:49100% CF
PK1FWilson – Girgensons
5:31
PK2FSobotka – Rodrigues
2:50
PK1DBogosian – Ristolainen
6:22
PK2DMontour – Dahlin
0:38

Current BUF line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kunitz – Kruger – Kampf
9:3757% CF
L2Anisimov – Kane – Kahun
8:3629% CF
L3Perlini – Strome – DeBrincat
8:0854% CF
L4Toews – Saad – Hayden
6:2327% CF
D1Murphy – Dahlstrom
16:5967% CF
D2Keith – Seabrook
10:0240% CF
D3Koekkoek – Gustafsson
7:1135% CF

PP1Toews – Kane – Gustafsson – Strome – DeBrincat
7:4491% CF
PP2Keith – Seabrook – Anisimov – Saad – Kahun
1:58100% CF
PK1FAnisimov – Saad
1:27
PK2FKruger – Kampf
1:08
PK1DMurphy – Dahlstrom
2:39
PK2DKeith – Seabrook
1:12

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: BUF 4 – 5 CHI.

Box score

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

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	+1	5	0.52	1	1	0	22:26	—	—	47	52
Sam Reinhart C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.33	1	0	0	20:49	—	—	50	53
Jeff Skinner L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	0	0	20:41	—	—	52	55
Evan Rodrigues C	L2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.11	0	0	0	17:50	—	—	62	59
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.16	0	0	0	14:34	—	—	65	65
Kyle Okposo R	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.16	1	1	0	12:36	—	—	60	59
Scott Wilson C	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.06	1	1	0	16:31	—	—	64	57
Casey Mittelstadt C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	2	11:14	—	—	58	53
Jason Pominville R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	8:21	—	—	59	53
Zemgus Girgensons C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	1	0	14:52	—	—	50	33
Vladimir Sobotka C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	12:59	—	—	50	35
Tage Thompson C	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.27	1	0	0	7:07	—	—	57	35
Zach Bogosian D	D1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.72	1	1	0	25:18	—	—	63	60
Brandon Montour D	D1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.42	1	0	4	21:21	—	—	64	54
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	4	2	27:50	—	—	40	44
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	1	0	0	15:44	—	—	47	50
Rasmus Dahlin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	2	1	0	20:40	—	—	56	41
Casey Nelson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	2	14:19	—	—	50	38

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hutton(start)	O	45	41	4	.911	4.65	64:48

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Marcus Kruger C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	1	0	0	12:52	—	—	60	86
David Kampf C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	2	12:31	—	—	53	83
Chris Kunitz L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	10:32	—	—	53	82
Patrick Kane R	L2	0	2	2	+1	4	0.52	0	0	0	25:13	—	—	30	38
Artem Anisimov C	L2	2	0	2	+2	2	0.35	0	1	0	18:37	—	—	37	39
Dominik Kahun C	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.07	0	0	0	16:11	—	—	37	37
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.90	0	1	0	19:24	—	—	50	52
Dylan Strome C	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.20	0	2	0	18:35	—	—	55	50
Brendan Perlini L	L3	1	0	1	0	6	0.68	0	0	0	10:48	—	—	58	66
Jonathan Toews C	L4	0	2	2	0	2	0.30	1	0	2	22:06	—	—	38	58
Brandon Saad L	L4	0	0	0	+1	5	0.48	3	1	0	20:58	—	—	50	57
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	0	0	6:37	—	—	27	22
Connor Murphy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	5	0.24	4	2	0	21:10	—	—	65	88
Carl Dahlstrom D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	20:02	—	—	67	89
Duncan Keith D	D2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.18	0	2	0	22:43	—	—	39	42
Brent Seabrook D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	2	5	0	17:30	—	—	36	39
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	4	0.29	3	3	0	24:22	—	—	35	33
Slater Koekkoek D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	0	1	0	11:19	—	—	33	31

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Corey Crawford(start)	W	39	35	4	.897	3.34	64:30

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.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago BlackhawksMar 7, 2019

Fantasy takeaways

Chicago Blackhawks edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

Chicago Blackhawks

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Chicago Blackhawks