Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsJan 29, 2019
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | BUF | 16 | 6 | 12 | 34 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | CBJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
- BUF 59CBJ 66
- BUF 3.85CBJ 3.35
- PP goals
- BUF 0CBJ 1
- Hits
- BUF 12CBJ 28
- Blocks
- BUF 15CBJ 13
- PIM
- BUF 4CBJ 4
- BUF 54%CBJ 46%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4
Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 at CBJ. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF won it by committee.
- PointsCam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:01.Atkinson
- PointsConor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:56.Sheary
- PointsEvan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:33.Rodrigues
- PointsPierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:57.Dubois
- PointsArtemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.Panarin
- PointsRasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.Dahlin
- PointsRyan Murray had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:57.Murray
- PointsZach Bogosian had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:28.Bogosian
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 CBJ: 125 attempts, 71 on goal, 9 goals, 7.20 expected goals; best chance Jeff Skinner at 0.73 xG.
- CBJ
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 125 of 125 attempts · CBJ 66 · BUF 59
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at CBJ: expected goals 3.35 to 3.85 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 59, 9 goals.
- CBJ
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- CBJ 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 40% of the game, CBJ 36%.
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 CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Sergei Bobrovsky (58:02) for CBJ and Carter Hutton (59:42) for BUF, 9 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | BUF | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | 64 | |
| 4.15 | 2.41 | |
| 3.95 | 2.32 | |
| 23 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| +0.041 | −0.041 | |
| 40% | 36% |
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
- 15:1961% CF
- L2Pominville – Sobotka – Thompson10:3213% CF
- L3Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons9:5135% CF
- L4Sheary – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt9:2766% CF
- D1McCabe – Ristolainen17:0939% CF
- 14:5371% CF
- 13:0844% CF
- PP1Okposo – Skinner – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel3:34100% CF
- PP2Bogosian – Sheary – Thompson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin0:24
- 1:55
- PK2FLarsson – Girgensons1:24
- 2:46
- PK2DScandella – Ristolainen0:43
Columbus Blue Jackets
- 14:5557% CF
- L2Nash – Sedlak – Hannikainen5:0689% CF
- L3Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg4:3543% CF
- 2:5920% CF
- 11:1254% CF
- 8:1441% CF
- D3Savard – Harrington7:3464% CF
- 2:36100% CF
- PP2Anderson – Duclair – Bjorkstrand – Jones – Wennberg0:50
- 1:58
- 1:30
- PK1DHarrington – Werenski1:10
- 0:49
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:14BUF: Bogosian, Sheary, Rodrigues, Mittelstadt, DahlinCBJ: Dubinsky, Nash, Murray, Hannikainen, NutivaaraBUF 1 – 0 CBJ
- 3:17BUF 1 – 1 CBJ
- 7:59BUF 2 – 1 CBJ
- 9:39BUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Bogosian, Thompson, DahlinCBJ: Dubinsky, Murray, Duclair, Bjorkstrand, NutivaaraBUF 3 – 1 CBJ
2nd period
- 0:21BUF 3 – 2 CBJ
- 0:42BUF 4 – 2 CBJ
- 16:52BUF: Hunwick, Scandella, Sheary, Rodrigues, MittelstadtCBJ: Dubinsky, Harrington, Murray, Anderson, DuclairBUF 4 – 3 CBJ
- 19:27BUF 4 – 4 CBJ
3rd period
- 2:12BUF: Bogosian, Sheary, Rodrigues, Mittelstadt, DahlinCBJ: Dubinsky, Harrington, Duclair, Wennberg, NutivaaraBUF 5 – 4 CBJ
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:15 | — | — | 61 | 78 |
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | — | — | 58 | 72 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 1.04 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:31 | — | — | 57 | 72 |
| Vladimir Sobotka C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | — | — | 13 | 27 |
| Tage Thompson C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:34 | — | — | 20 | 28 |
| Jason Pominville R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | — | — | 13 | 27 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:52 | — | — | 33 | 20 |
| Johan Larsson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | — | — | 35 | 19 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:40 | — | — | 36 | 20 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | — | — | 69 | 80 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:11 | — | — | 69 | 81 |
| Conor Sheary L | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:56 | — | — | 68 | 81 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:10 | — | — | 36 | 62 |
| Jake McCabe D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22:34 | — | — | 37 | 60 |
| Zach Bogosian D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:28 | — | — | 69 | 74 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 | — | — | 64 | 73 |
| Marco Scandella D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:32 | — | — | 39 | 42 |
| Matt Hunwick D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:30 | — | — | 42 | 47 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hutton(start) | W | 37 | 33 | 4 | .892 | 3.35 | 59:42 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Atkinson R | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | — | — | 60 | 35 |
| Artemi Panarin L | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:12 | — | — | 57 | 33 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:57 | — | — | 56 | 30 |
| Markus Hannikainen L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | — | — | 59 | 43 |
| Riley Nash C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | — | — | 68 | 38 |
| Lukas Sedlak C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | — | — | 92 | 80 |
| Nick Foligno L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19:56 | — | — | 58 | 65 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:04 | — | — | 32 | 27 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:41 | — | — | 58 | 63 |
| Josh Anderson R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:50 | — | — | 38 | 45 |
| Brandon Dubinsky C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12:41 | — | — | 23 | 14 |
| Anthony Duclair L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:59 | — | — | 27 | 20 |
| Zach Werenski D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:15 | — | — | 63 | 62 |
| Seth Jones D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:55 | — | — | 44 | 27 |
| Ryan Murray D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:57 | — | — | 43 | 22 |
| Markus Nutivaara D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:30 | — | — | 30 | 24 |
| David Savard D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | — | — | 76 | 63 |
| Scott Harrington D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | — | — | 45 | 42 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky(start) | L | 34 | 29 | 5 | .853 | 3.85 | 58:02 |