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Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago BlackhawksOct 19, 2024

Final· United Center
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BUF
4
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CHI
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF2114BUF98522
CHI0202CHI12131237
BUF 54CHI 60
BUF 3.09CHI 2.45
PP goals
BUF 0CHI 0
Hits
BUF 24CHI 21
Blocks
BUF 14CHI 19
PIM
BUF 6CHI 12
BUF 46%CHI 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Craig Smith (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +10 against a season average of 27.1; the win.

  1. Points
    Craig Smith had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 9:12.Smith
  2. Points
    JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:43.Peterka
  3. Points
    Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:18.Thompson
  4. Points
    Lukas Reichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 8:21.Reichel
  5. Goalie
    Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +10 against a season average of 27.1; the win.Luukkonen
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Zucker–McLeod–Benson skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZuckerMcLeodBenson
  7. New line
    New look for CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DickinsonDonatoMikheyev
  8. New line
    New look for CHI: Smith–Athanasiou–Reichel skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SmithAthanasiouReichel

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, BUF at CHI: 114 attempts, 59 on goal, 6 goals, 5.54 expected goals; best chance Ryan McLeod at 0.74 xG.

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

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · CHI 60 · BUF 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at CHI: expected goals 2.45 to 3.09 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 54, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCHIBUFTMSSPMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHIBUFcontrol2nd3rdThompson · 1st 8:39Malenstyn · 1st 11:31Smith · 2nd 6:28Smith · 2nd 12:48Peterka · 2nd 18:37McLeod · 3rd 19:34
  • 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 33% of the game, CHI 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Arvid Soderblom (58:15) for CHI and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 6 goals.

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
StatBUFCHI
4860
1.431.95
1.371.87
410
24
1618
−0.055+0.054
33%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.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:39
    BUFTage Thompson (JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch)wrist0.04 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Byram, Peterka, PowerCHI: Hall, Bertuzzi, Jones, Kurashev, Vlasic
    BUF 1 – 0 CHI
  2. 11:31
    BUFBeck Malenstyn (Connor Clifton, Peyton Krebs)deflected0.15 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, KrebsCHI: Brodie, Smith, Athanasiou, Reichel, Kaiser
    BUF 2 – 0 CHI

2nd period

  1. 6:28
    CHICraig Smith (Lukas Reichel, Seth Jones)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Zucker, McLeod, Byram, Power, BensonCHI: Smith, Athanasiou, Jones, Vlasic, Reichel
    BUF 2 – 1 CHI
  2. 12:48
    CHICraig Smith (Lukas Reichel, Connor Murphy)wrist0.18 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, KrebsCHI: Smith, Murphy, Athanasiou, Reichel, Allan
    BUF 2 – 2 CHI
  3. 18:37
    BUFJJ Peterka (Tage Thompson, Owen Power)wrist0.14 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Byram, Peterka, PowerCHI: Brodie, Smith, Athanasiou, Reichel, Allan
    BUF 3 – 2 CHI

3rd period

  1. 19:34
    BUFRyan McLeodEN (Dylan Cozens)wrist0.74 xG
    BUF: Tuch, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, CozensCHI: Hall, Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones, Kurashev, Bedard
    BUF 4 – 2 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
JJ Peterka RL1112+210.3700220:43——5881
Tage Thompson CL1112+220.2021019:18——5886
Alex Tuch RL1011+330.5221018:57——6291
Dylan Cozens CL2011+110.1910017:27——5747
Jiri Kulich CL2000050.4510015:19——5447
Jack Quinn RL2000010.1011015:16——5047
Sam Lafferty CL3000020.0842012:10——3729
Beck Malenstyn LL3101020.1531211:16——5034
Peyton Krebs CL3011010.0820210:51——4834
Jason Zucker LL4000-110.1200015:36——2010
Ryan McLeod CL4101010.7400014:15——1416
Zach Benson LL4000-100.0101013:17——2419
Bowen Byram DD1000+110.0323020:27——5984
Owen Power DD1011+100.0201020:10——4959
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000+100.0111023:51——4321
Henri Jokiharju DD2000000.0010017:42——5019
Mattias Samuelsson DD3000+100.0001015:48——2737
Connor Clifton DD3011010.0241015:37——3236
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W37352.9462.4560:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Teuvo Teravainen CL1000-130.3600021:17——3855
Nick Foligno LL1000030.3233020:45——4153
Connor Bedard CL1000-120.2501020:11——4461
Philipp Kurashev CL2000-210.1211215:48——8584
Tyler Bertuzzi LL2000-220.0420215:38——8883
Taylor Hall LL2000-230.1400014:38——9388
Jason Dickinson CL3000000.0020016:09——4659
Ilya Mikheyev RL3000000.0001214:08——4525
Ryan Donato CL3000030.1711011:56——5371
Craig Smith CL4202050.274009:12——6048
Andreas Athanasiou CL4000000.013008:51——6049
Lukas Reichel LL4022040.461008:21——7060
Seth Jones DD1011-150.1111226:25——5484
Alex Vlasic DD1000020.0715023:10——5884
Wyatt Kaiser DD2000-100.0114019:29——5561
TJ Brodie DD2000-210.0711416:15——6043
Connor Murphy DD3011+120.0500018:25——5751
Nolan Allan DD3000010.0001013:07——4839
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Arvid Soderblom(start)L21183.8571.9358:15

Goal anatomy

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

Tage Thompson (BUF) 1st 8:39 · assists JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 76.9 mph shot · 1.5 s from entry to goal.

Tage Thompson · 1st 8:39 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
76.9 mph
Distance
42 ft
Entry to goal
1.5 s

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Beck Malenstyn · 1st 11:31 · BUF

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
10.2 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
4.7 s

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Craig Smith · 2nd 6:28 · CHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
67.7 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Ryan McLeod · 3rd 19:34 · BUF EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
59.3 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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