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Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 7, 2022

Final· Nationwide Arena
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF6309BUF1412430
CBJ0224CBJ512724
BUF 48CBJ 48
BUF 2.46CBJ 3.55
PP goals
BUF 3CBJ 0
Hits
BUF 8CBJ 25
Blocks
BUF 10CBJ 14
PIM
BUF 6CBJ 22
BUF 40%CBJ 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Columbus Blue Jackets 9–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 9–4 at CBJ. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 5G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:26 together.

  1. Points
    Tage Thompson had 5 goals and an assist (6 points) on 9 shots in 13:56.Thompson
  2. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 13:19.Tuch
  3. Points
    Jeff Skinner had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 12:52.Skinner
  4. Points
    Dylan Cozens had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:21.Cozens
  5. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.Dahlin
  6. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:26 together.SkinnerTuchThompsonDahlinCozens
  7. Points
    Gustav Nyquist had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:34.Nyquist
  8. Points
    Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:05.Laine

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: 96 attempts, 54 on goal, 13 goals, 6.01 expected goals; best chance Mathieu Olivier at 0.33 xG.

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

Showing 96 of 96 attempts · CBJ 48 · BUF 48

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 3.55 to 2.46 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 48, 13 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJBUFCTDTTTLNTKTLNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJBUFcontrol2nd3rdCozens · 1st 3:21Thompson · 1st 5:32Dahlin · 1st 7:28Thompson · 1st 7:50Thompson · 1st 12:22Thompson · 1st 16:40Laine · 2nd 10:49Nyquist · 2nd 12:04Thompson · 2nd 16:07Krebs · 2nd 17:19Tuch · 2nd 19:16Laine · 3rd 4:47Nyquist · 3rd 15:49
  • 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 28% of the game, CBJ 44%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (32:32) for CBJ and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 13 goals.

CBJ
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
StatBUFCBJ
4944
1.992.61
1.982.51
78
55
610
−0.071+0.071
28%44%

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 →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:21
    BUFDylan CozensPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson)snap0.13 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, CozensCBJ: Nyquist, Kuraly, Gavrikov, Peeke
    BUF 1 – 0 CBJ
  2. 5:32
    BUFTage Thompson (Alex Tuch)backhand0.08 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, PowerCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Gavrikov, Laine, Bjork
    BUF 2 – 0 CBJ
  3. 7:28
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn)snap0.19 xG
    BUF: Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, PowerCBJ: Nyquist, Gudbranson, Berni, Chinakhov, Sillinger
    BUF 3 – 0 CBJ
  4. 7:50
    BUFTage Thompson (Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner)wrist0.15 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, PowerCBJ: Kuraly, Gavrikov, Olivier, Robinson, Bjork
    BUF 4 – 0 CBJ
  5. 12:22
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Jeff Skinner, Dylan Cozens)slap0.09 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, CozensCBJ: Nyquist, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Peeke
    BUF 5 – 0 CBJ
  6. 16:40
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin)slap0.23 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, CozensCBJ: Jenner, Gavrikov, Peeke
    BUF 6 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 10:49
    CBJPatrik Laine (Jack Roslovic)snap0.04 xG
    BUF: Olofsson, Jost, Mittelstadt, Bryson, PilutCBJ: Gudbranson, Roslovic, Laine, Berni, Chinakhov
    BUF 6 – 1 CBJ
  2. 12:04
    CBJGustav Nyquist (Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner)wrist0.13 xG
    BUF: Bryson, Pilut, Cozens, Quinn, PeterkaCBJ: Nyquist, Gaudreau, Jenner, Gavrikov, Bjork
    BUF 6 – 2 CBJ
  3. 16:07
    BUFTage Thompson (Alex Tuch, Jacob Bryson)snap0.01 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, PowerCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Kuraly, Peeke, Robinson
    BUF 7 – 2 CBJ
  4. 17:19
    BUFPeyton Krebsbackhand0.23 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Krebs, Quinn, Peterka, PowerCBJ: Gaudreau, Roslovic, Laine, Peeke, Bayreuther
    BUF 8 – 2 CBJ
  5. 19:16
    BUFAlex Tuch (Jeff Skinner, Jacob Bryson)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, PilutCBJ: Nyquist, Peeke, Marchenko, Sillinger, Bjork
    BUF 9 – 2 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 4:47
    CBJPatrik Laine (Vladislav Gavrikov, Egor Chinakhov)slap0.09 xG
    BUF: Olofsson, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, PilutCBJ: Roslovic, Gavrikov, Laine, Chinakhov, Bjork
    BUF 9 – 3 CBJ
  2. 15:49
    CBJGustav Nyquist (Marcus Bjork)snap0.07 xG
    BUF: Bryson, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, PowerCBJ: Nyquist, Gavrikov, Marchenko, Sillinger, Bjork
    BUF 9 – 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Quinn RL1011030.3310018:51——4661
Dylan Cozens CL1123-110.1301217:21——3636
JJ Peterka RL1000010.0810216:55——4250
Kyle Okposo RL2000000.0012015:37——7321
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000000.0220015:18——7521
Peyton Krebs CL2101+120.2310014:12——7556
Casey Mittelstadt CL3000-230.3300014:54——5649
Tyson Jost CL3000-100.0001014:04——5954
Victor Olofsson LL3000-200.1201013:51——6355
Tage Thompson CL4516+390.8100013:56——5037
Alex Tuch RL4134+430.0300013:19——4826
Jeff Skinner LL4044+410.0900012:52——4834
Henri Jokiharju DD1000+310.0211023:56——5047
Owen Power DD1000+410.0401223:54——5856
Rasmus Dahlin DD2123020.1901018:48——5850
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000020.0310018:11——4940
Jacob Bryson DD3022-100.0002016:09——4721
Lawrence Pilut DD3000-210.0100013:52——5025
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W24204.8333.5560:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kent Johnson CL1000010.1110019:01——5962
Boone Jenner CL1011020.0520017:47——6163
Johnny Gaudreau LL1011-230.3300016:20——4652
Jack Roslovic CL2011+110.2201216:38——4145
Patrik Laine LL2202020.4100015:05——4047
Egor Chinakhov RL2011+120.1401013:13——4048
Kirill Marchenko RL3000010.6311017:14——4479
Gustav Nyquist RL3202040.5400014:34——5357
Cole Sillinger CL3000-110.0211014:15——4755
Eric Robinson LL4000-210.2220213:06——4363
Sean Kuraly CL4000-220.20411810:31——3758
Mathieu Olivier RL4000-110.482007:55——5465
Erik Gudbranson DD1000-110.0131022:57——4140
Tim Berni DD1000000.0020019:16——3640
Andrew Peeke DD2000-310.0222021:27——3640
Gavin Bayreuther DD2000-100.1433017:30——3343
Marcus Bjork DD3011010.0322018:11——6477
Vladislav Gavrikov DD3011+100.0001018:08——6275
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis MerzlikinsL21156.7141.6032:32
Joonas Korpisalo(start)—963.6670.8627:28