Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 17, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	3	1	4		BUF	4	10	10	24
CBJ	2	2	2	6		CBJ	9	9	7	25

: BUF 56CBJ 43
: BUF 2.55CBJ 1.78
PP goals: BUF 0CBJ 1
Hits: BUF 18CBJ 16
Blocks: BUF 8CBJ 17
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 beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kent Johnson (CBJ) played 6:26, −11:01 down on his 17:27 season average over 67 games.

Points
Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.Marchenko
Points
Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:34.Olivier
Points
Jake Christiansen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:26.Christiansen
Points
Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:03.Werenski
Usage
Kent Johnson (CBJ) played 6:26, −11:01 down on his 17:27 season average over 67 games.Johnson
Luck
CBJ scored 6 goals on 1.78 expected goals (43 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for CBJ: Danforth–Pyyhtia–Sillinger skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Danforth Pyyhtia Sillinger
New line
New look for BUF: Cozens–Kulich–Benson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Cozens Kulich Benson

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 99 of 99 attempts · CBJ 43 · BUF 56

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 31% 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

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
	47	43
	1.37	1.50
	1.34	1.49
	12	8
	5	2
	20	20
	+0.006	−0.006
	31%	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

L1Tuch – Thompson – Peterka
11:5534% CF
L2Zucker – Greenway – McLeod
10:2047% CF
L3Cozens – Kulich – Benson
9:1758% CF
L4Lafferty – Malenstyn – Krebs
6:1867% CF
D1Jokiharju – Dahlin
10:1367% CF
D2Byram – Power
9:3022% CF
D3Clifton – Samuelsson
7:3865% CF

PP1Zucker – Thompson – Dahlin – Cozens – Peterka
2:03100% CF
PP2Tuch – Byram – Power – Kulich – Benson
1:23100% CF
PK1FGreenway – McLeod
1:26
PK2FLafferty – Malenstyn
0:59
PK1DClifton – Samuelsson
2:45
PK2DJokiharju – Dahlin
0:50

Current BUF line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Monahan – Marchenko – Chinakhov
13:2679% CF
L2Danforth – Pyyhtia – Sillinger
8:120% CF
L3Kuraly – Olivier – Aston-Reese
4:2267% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Johnson – Fantilli
3:4133% CF
D1Werenski – Provorov
13:4261% CF
D2Severson – Christiansen
13:0050% CF
D3Johnson – Harris
11:1320% CF

PP1Monahan – Werenski – Marchenko – Chinakhov – Sillinger
3:12100% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Severson – Werenski – Danforth – Fantilli
1:18100% CF
PK1FMonahan – Pyyhtia
1:28
PK2FSillinger – Fantilli
0:45
PK1DSeverson – Provorov
1:04
PK2DJohnson – Werenski
0:52

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
JJ Peterka R	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.31	0	0	0	20:51	—	—	54	35
Tage Thompson C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.11	0	1	0	20:42	—	—	41	28
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.14	0	2	2	17:42	—	—	38	22
Ryan McLeod C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.27	0	0	0	16:54	—	—	50	61
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	1	0	16:43	—	—	47	60
Jordan Greenway L	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.10	4	0	0	14:46	—	—	44	59
Dylan Cozens C	L3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.66	1	0	2	16:47	—	—	74	79
Jiri Kulich C	L3	1	0	1	+1	5	0.37	0	0	0	14:45	—	—	67	72
Zach Benson L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	1	0	14:37	—	—	50	66
Peyton Krebs C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:57	—	—	86	47
Sam Lafferty C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:37	—	—	75	28
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	3	0	0	8:59	—	—	67	28
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	26:51	—	—	69	60
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	2	0	20:11	—	—	55	65
Owen Power D	D2	1	0	1	-2	2	0.16	1	1	0	21:39	—	—	40	27
Bowen Byram D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	0	0	21:24	—	—	29	19
Mattias Samuelsson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:56	—	—	61	63
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	0	2	11:33	—	—	70	68

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Devon Levi(start)	L	25	19	6	.760	1.78	57:20

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Monahan C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	22:29	—	—	76	78
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	1	1	2	0	3	0.09	0	0	0	19:58	—	—	68	66
Egor Chinakhov R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.35	0	0	0	19:48	—	—	72	77
Justin Danforth R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	4	1	0	16:38	—	—	37	43
Cole Sillinger C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	2	2	0	16:05	—	—	14	61
Mikael Pyyhtia L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	13:24	—	—	36	59
Mathieu Olivier R	L3	1	1	2	+2	1	0.25	2	0	2	14:34	—	—	30	47
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	1	1	0	10:55	—	—	46	36
Sean Kuraly C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	0	0	10:42	—	—	31	50
Adam Fantilli C	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.32	1	0	0	17:49	—	—	42	35
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:15	—	—	36	10
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:26	—	—	33	2
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	2	2	-1	3	0.11	0	2	0	24:03	—	—	60	66
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	1	1	-2	4	0.17	1	2	2	23:30	—	—	48	43
Damon Severson D	D2	1	0	1	+4	1	0.29	0	2	0	21:39	—	—	46	60
Jake Christiansen D	D2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.01	2	1	0	15:26	—	—	44	62
Jack Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:59	—	—	33	43
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	3	0	16:29	—	—	25	9

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)	W	24	20	4	.833	2.55	59:51

Goal anatomy

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

Egor Chinakhov (CBJ PP) 1st 5:12 · assists Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson · Forecheck turnover · 71.6 mph shot.

Egor Chinakhov · 1st 5:12 · CBJ PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3
Shot: 71.6 mph
Distance: 29 ft

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Kirill Marchenko · 1st 19:28 · CBJ

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.0 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Ryan McLeod · 2nd 9:34 · BUF

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 35.4 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 s

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Adam Fantilli · 2nd 12:18 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 54.7 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Type: rebound

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Jiri Kulich · 2nd 17:29 · BUF

Play: deflection
Passes: 3
Shot: 23.1 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Mathieu Olivier · 2nd 17:58 · CBJ

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.3 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Owen Power · 2nd 19:35 · BUF

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.3 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Zachary Aston-Reese · 3rd 0:15 · CBJ

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 60.7 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 6.7 s
Type: deflection

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Damon Severson · 3rd 8:10 · CBJ

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 41.2 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Type: one-timer

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JJ Peterka · 3rd 17:51 · BUF

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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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.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 17, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goal anatomy

Egor Chinakhov · 1st 5:12 · CBJ PP

Kirill Marchenko · 1st 19:28 · CBJ

Ryan McLeod · 2nd 9:34 · BUF

Adam Fantilli · 2nd 12:18 · CBJ

Jiri Kulich · 2nd 17:29 · BUF

Mathieu Olivier · 2nd 17:58 · CBJ

Owen Power · 2nd 19:35 · BUF

Zachary Aston-Reese · 3rd 0:15 · CBJ

Damon Severson · 3rd 8:10 · CBJ

JJ Peterka · 3rd 17:51 · BUF