Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 23, 2024

FinalFriday, Feb 23, 2024· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	1	2		BUF	16	13	8	37
CBJ	1	0	0	1		CBJ	11	8	7	26

: BUF 64CBJ 55
: BUF 3.00CBJ 2.71
PP goals: BUF 0CBJ 1
Hits: BUF 11CBJ 12
Blocks: BUF 15CBJ 12
PIM: BUF 6CBJ 10
: BUF 53%CBJ 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at CBJ. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +4 against a season average of 33.2; the loss.

Goalie
Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +4 against a season average of 33.2; the loss.Tarasov
Usage
Jacob Bryson (BUF) played 20:18, +5:47 up on his 14:31 season average over 35 games.Bryson
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 2.71 expected goals (55 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Connor Clifton (BUF) played 20:03, +3:32 up on his 16:31 season average over 78 games.Clifton
Usage
Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 25:07, +6:13 up on his 18:54 season average over 73 games.Jokiharju
Usage
Alexandre Texier (CBJ) played 10:08, −5:07 down on his 15:15 season average over 77 games.Texier
Usage
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 29:54, +4:32 up on his 25:22 season average over 80 games.Dahlin
Usage
Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 10:53, −3:26 down on his 14:19 season average over 70 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.

Strength

Period

Team

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

CBJ
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · CBJ 55 · BUF 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 38% of the game, CBJ 25%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	BUF	CBJ
	58	42
	2.50	1.89
	2.39	1.77
	6	7
	5	5
	6	7
	+0.047	−0.047
	38%	25%

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

L1Greenway – Mittelstadt – Cozens
8:3843% CF
L2Krebs – Peterka – Benson
8:2970% CF
L3Skinner – Tuch – Thompson
8:0544% CF
L4Okposo – Girgensons – Robinson
6:52100% CF
D1Jokiharju – Dahlin
17:5847% CF
D2Clifton – Bryson
12:2467% CF
D3Clague – Johnson
7:2353% CF

PP1Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Dahlin – Cozens
2:21100% CF
PP2Okposo – Greenway – Mittelstadt – Dahlin – Krebs
2:14100% CF
PK1FGreenway – Cozens
1:49
PK2FTuch – Thompson
0:59
PK1DClifton – Bryson
1:56
PK2DJokiharju – Dahlin
1:12

Current BUF line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Gaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic
9:5450% CF
L2Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov
9:4050% CF
L3Danforth – Johnson – Sillinger
7:5440% CF
L4Kuraly – Olivier – Texier
7:2630% CF
D1Severson – Provorov
15:1358% CF
D2Werenski – Boqvist
12:0730% CF
D3Gudbranson – Bean
9:2732% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Werenski – Boqvist – Johnson
2:30100% CF
PP2Severson – Provorov – Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov
1:09100% CF
PK1FJenner – Roslovic
2:49
PK2FKuraly – Sillinger
1:36
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
2:23
PK2DSeverson – Bean
0:24

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:05
CBJDmitri VoronkovPP (Kirill Marchenko, Ivan Provorov)tip-in0.10 xG
BUF: Tuch, Jokiharju, Johnson, BensonCBJ: Severson, Provorov, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov
BUF 0 – 1 CBJ
16:16
BUFZemgus Girgensons (Kyle Okposo, Kale Clague)wrist0.01 xG
BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Clague, Robinson, JohnsonCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Jenner, Roslovic, Werenski
BUF 1 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

3:05
BUFConnor Clifton (Jacob Bryson, Zach Benson)slap0.04 xG
BUF: Clifton, Bryson, Krebs, Peterka, BensonCBJ: Werenski, Danforth, Boqvist, Johnson, Sillinger
BUF 2 – 1 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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Greenway L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	3	0	19:24	—	—	53	31
Casey Mittelstadt C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	18:36	—	—	58	40
Dylan Cozens C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	16:06	—	—	44	6
Peyton Krebs C	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.60	1	0	0	15:46	—	—	66	65
JJ Peterka R	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.27	0	1	0	14:38	—	—	59	53
Zach Benson L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	13:15	—	—	73	65
Tage Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.42	0	0	0	17:14	—	—	38	45
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:03	—	—	43	52
Jeff Skinner L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.59	0	0	0	13:03	—	—	44	58
Kyle Okposo R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.20	0	0	0	12:59	—	—	100	100
Zemgus Girgensons C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.01	3	0	0	11:02	—	—	69	89
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.15	0	0	0	10:51	—	—	67	71
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.31	4	3	2	29:54	—	—	59	54
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	3	0	25:07	—	—	45	42
Jacob Bryson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	20:18	—	—	71	68
Connor Clifton D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.04	2	0	0	20:03	—	—	68	74
Ryan Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	2	0	10:41	—	—	61	78
Kale Clague D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	0	0	2	8:31	—	—	53	76

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	2.71	59:54

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Boone Jenner C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	1	1	2	21:43	—	—	47	34
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	1	0	19:49	—	—	46	34
Jack Roslovic C	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.57	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	50	41
Egor Chinakhov R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.31	0	0	0	17:53	—	—	50	64
Kirill Marchenko R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.37	0	0	0	16:48	—	—	42	51
Dmitri Voronkov L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.17	1	1	2	14:13	—	—	53	80
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.20	1	1	0	15:18	—	—	37	37
Kent Johnson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	11:53	—	—	38	47
Justin Danforth R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	0	10:53	—	—	33	38
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	1	2	12:36	—	—	21	19
Alexandre Texier L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:08	—	—	23	22
Mathieu Olivier R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	9:57	—	—	33	35
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	0	2	0	22:01	—	—	56	59
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	2	18:10	—	—	64	80
Zach Werenski D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.21	0	1	2	24:10	—	—	37	42
Adam Boqvist D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.27	0	0	0	20:22	—	—	32	23
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	2	1	0	19:15	—	—	39	49
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:18	—	—	30	29

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)	L	37	35	2	.946	3.00	56:30

Goal anatomy

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

Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ PP) 1st 12:05 · assists Kirill Marchenko, Ivan Provorov · Deflection · 17.0 mph shot.

Dmitri Voronkov · 1st 12:05 · CBJ PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 17.0 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Connor Clifton · 3rd 3:05 · BUF

Play: point-shot
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 42.5 mph
Distance: 56 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

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.