Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 20, 2022
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | BUF | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | CBJ | 19 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
- BUF 59CBJ 60
- BUF 2.73CBJ 4.32
- PP goals
- BUF 0CBJ 0
- Hits
- BUF 15CBJ 17
- Blocks
- BUF 8CBJ 12
- PIM
- BUF 6CBJ 4
- BUF 51%CBJ 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Columbus Blue Jackets rout Buffalo Sabres 7–3
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 7–3 at home. Dean Kukan (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ scored 7 goals on 4.32 expected goals (60 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- PointsDean Kukan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:54.Kukan
- PointsBrendan Gaunce had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 7:41.Gaunce
- PointsBoone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.Jenner
- PointsPatrik Laine had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.Laine
- LuckCBJ scored 7 goals on 4.32 expected goals (60 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- GoalieCraig Anderson (BUF) faced 38 shots and stopped 32 (.842), +8 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.Anderson
- GoalieJ-F Berube (CBJ) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +1 against a season average of 34.8; the win.Berube
- UsageJustin Danforth (CBJ) played 6:59, −5:43 down on his 12:42 season average over 44 games.Danforth
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: 119 attempts, 75 on goal, 10 goals, 7.05 expected goals; best chance Gustav Nyquist at 0.85 xG.
- CBJ
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 119 of 119 attempts · CBJ 60 · 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 4.32 to 2.73 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 59, 10 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 36% of the game, CBJ 28%.
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 J-F Berube (60:00) for CBJ and Craig Anderson (59:00) for BUF, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | 60 | |
| 2.72 | 3.54 | |
| 2.66 | 3.35 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 18 | 12 | |
| −0.005 | +0.005 | |
| 36% | 28% |
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
- 11:3047% CF
- 7:5621% CF
- 7:4971% CF
- L4Okposo – Mittelstadt – Krebs5:5255% CF
- 16:5746% CF
- D2Fitzgerald – Samuelsson12:4554% CF
- 12:3450% CF
- 1:01
- PP2Okposo – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Bryson – Cozens0:59100% CF
- 1:19
- 0:35
- PK1DFitzgerald – Samuelsson1:43
- 1:06
Columbus Blue Jackets
- 13:2143% CF
- 11:2255% CF
- L3Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Sillinger9:5145% CF
- 6:3369% CF
- 16:4553% CF
- 12:4068% CF
- D3Kukan – Bayreuther9:1853% CF
- PP1Voracek – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Laine2:1180% CF
- 1:20100% CF
- 0:47
- 0:32
- 2:00
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 4:47BUF: Olofsson, Fitzgerald, Samuelsson, Krebs, CozensCBJ: Kuraly, Domi, Kukan, Bayreuther, ChinakhovBUF 0 – 1 CBJ
- 15:05BUF: Pysyk, Hagg, Olofsson, Krebs, CozensCBJ: Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Kukan, Bayreuther, SillingerBUF 1 – 1 CBJ
- 17:14BUF 2 – 1 CBJ
- 17:24BUF 2 – 2 CBJ
2nd period
- 3:28BUF: Eakin, Hayden, Bjork, Fitzgerald, SamuelssonCBJ: Gaunce, Roslovic, Kukan, Danforth, BayreutherBUF 2 – 3 CBJ
- 8:16BUF 2 – 4 CBJ
- 17:43BUF 2 – 5 CBJ
- 19:28BUF 3 – 5 CBJ
3rd period
- 19:24BUF 3 – 6 CBJ
- 19:56BUF: Okposo, Olofsson, Fitzgerald, Samuelsson, KrebsCBJ: Gaunce, Roslovic, Kukan, Peeke, DanforthBUF 3 – 7 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | — | — | 42 | 36 |
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 | — | — | 57 | 52 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | — | — | 52 | 40 |
| Anders Bjork L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | — | — | 15 | 18 |
| John Hayden C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:46 | — | — | 22 | 33 |
| Cody Eakin C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | — | — | 31 | 43 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | — | — | 73 | 56 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:57 | — | — | 67 | 57 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | — | — | 61 | 42 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:29 | — | — | 55 | 38 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | — | — | 45 | 41 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:53 | — | — | 57 | 41 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25:06 | — | — | 44 | 41 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 | — | — | 51 | 45 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:49 | — | — | 63 | 34 |
| Casey Fitzgerald D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | — | — | 48 | 24 |
| Robert Hagg D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:56 | — | — | 48 | 69 |
| Mark Pysyk D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:05 | — | — | 48 | 60 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Anderson(start) | L | 38 | 32 | 6 | .842 | 3.47 | 59:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Jenner C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | — | — | 43 | 52 |
| Patrik Laine L | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 | — | — | 54 | 54 |
| Jakub Voracek R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:43 | — | — | 42 | 40 |
| Sean Kuraly C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17:10 | — | — | 52 | 56 |
| Max Domi C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | — | — | 45 | 50 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:50 | — | — | 46 | 51 |
| Gustav Nyquist R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | — | — | 38 | 44 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | — | — | 39 | 48 |
| Cole Sillinger C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | — | — | 44 | 41 |
| Jack Roslovic C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | — | — | 70 | 92 |
| Brendan Gaunce C | L4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 0.42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:41 | — | — | 74 | 93 |
| Justin Danforth R | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:59 | — | — | 67 | 92 |
| Zach Werenski D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:02 | — | — | 48 | 45 |
| Andrew Peeke D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24:32 | — | — | 51 | 49 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23:25 | — | — | 53 | 59 |
| Adam Boqvist D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | — | — | 55 | 65 |
| Dean Kukan D | D3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:54 | — | — | 41 | 55 |
| Gavin Bayreuther D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:06 | — | — | 50 | 59 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-F Berube(start) | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 2.73 | 60:00 |