Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis BluesJan 9, 2020
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | BUF | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| STL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | STL | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
- BUF 36STL 48
- BUF 1.73STL 2.72
- PP goals
- BUF 0STL 1
- Hits
- BUF 23STL 16
- Blocks
- BUF 11STL 5
- PIM
- BUF 4STL 4
- BUF 44%STL 56%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
St. Louis Blues rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1
St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home. Alexander Steen (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BUF: Frolik–Johansson–Sheary skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsAlexander Steen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:52.Steen
- PointsRobert Thomas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:27.Thomas
- PointsTyler Bozak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:25.Bozak
- New line
- LuckSTL scored 5 goals on 2.72 expected goals (48 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- New line
- UsageBrandon Montour (BUF) played 15:19, −4:16 down on his 19:35 season average over 53 games.Montour
- UsageMichael Frolik (BUF) played 16:44, +4:22 up on his 12:22 season average over 56 games.Frolik
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 STL: 84 attempts, 50 on goal, 6 goals, 4.45 expected goals; best chance Alexander Steen at 0.70 xG.
- STL
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 84 of 84 attempts · STL 48 · BUF 36
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at STL: expected goals 2.72 to 1.73 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 36, 6 goals.
- STL
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- STL 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 24% of the game, STL 32%.
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 STL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jordan Binnington (59:14) for STL and Linus Ullmark (59:32) for BUF, 6 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 | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 48 | |
| 1.90 | 1.83 | |
| 1.84 | 1.79 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | 17 | |
| −0.058 | +0.058 | |
| 24% | 32% |
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
- 9:4527% CF
- L2Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons9:2820% CF
- 8:2767% CF
- D1Ristolainen – Pilut10:1047% CF
- 6:5273% CF
- 6:4540% CF
- PP1Johansson – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin2:00100% CF
- 0:46
- PK2FLarsson – Girgensons0:30
- 0:55
- PK2DRistolainen – Jokiharju0:21
St. Louis Blues
- 13:0656% CF
- 12:1467% CF
- 11:1963% CF
- L4Sundqvist – MacEachern – Barbashev8:3033% CF
- D1Bouwmeester – Faulk18:0648% CF
- D2Pietrangelo – Dunn18:0660% CF
- 12:5067% CF
- PP1Perron – Pietrangelo – O'Reilly – Schenn – Schwartz1:16100% CF
- 1:15
- 0:45
- 0:50
- PK2DBouwmeester – Bortuzzo0:45
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 4:47BUF 0 – 1 STL
- 13:29BUF 0 – 2 STL
2nd period
- 4:22BUF: Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel, Asplund, DahlinSTL: Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Sanford, DunnBUF 1 – 2 STL
- 10:17BUF: Larsson, Girgensons, Ristolainen, JokiharjuSTL: Perron, Pietrangelo, Schenn, Schwartz, ThomasBUF 1 – 3 STL
3rd period
- 5:36BUF: Girgensons, Ristolainen, Lazar, Asplund, PilutSTL: Steen, Bortuzzo, Bozak, Mikkola, ThomasBUF 1 – 4 STL
- 15:18BUF: Johansson, Reinhart, Montour, Eichel, DahlinSTL: Bouwmeester, Steen, Pietrangelo, O'ReillyBUF 1 – 5 STL
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Johansson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | — | — | 46 | 58 |
| Conor Sheary L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 | — | — | 41 | 58 |
| Michael Frolik R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16:44 | — | — | 35 | 43 |
| Johan Larsson L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | — | — | 33 | 27 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | — | — | 29 | 24 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | — | — | 20 | 12 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:25 | — | — | 62 | 71 |
| Jack Eichel C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | — | — | 63 | 72 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | — | — | 62 | 76 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:48 | — | — | 44 | 47 |
| Lawrence Pilut D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:42 | — | — | 48 | 38 |
| Brandon Montour D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15:19 | — | — | 50 | 57 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | — | — | 60 | 70 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:41 | — | — | 35 | 56 |
| Zach Bogosian D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:13 | — | — | 42 | 44 |
| Colin Miller D | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | — | — | 35 | 48 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:00 | — | — | 35 | 31 |
| Curtis Lazar C | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:29 | — | — | 40 | 38 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark(start) | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 2.02 | 59:32 |
St. Louis Blues
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | — | — | 55 | 32 |
| David Perron L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | — | — | 50 | 25 |
| Zachary Sanford L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:04 | — | — | 58 | 32 |
| Jaden Schwartz L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | — | — | 59 | 51 |
| Brayden Schenn C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | — | — | 62 | 56 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:00 | — | — | 67 | 71 |
| Alexander Steen L | L3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 5 | 1.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | — | — | 59 | 71 |
| Robert Thomas C | L3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | — | — | 56 | 62 |
| Tyler Bozak C | L3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:25 | — | — | 65 | 68 |
| Oskar Sundqvist C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | — | — | 31 | 29 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | — | — | 43 | 36 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | — | — | 40 | 33 |
| Jay Bouwmeester D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:14 | — | — | 45 | 34 |
| Justin Faulk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:11 | — | — | 46 | 34 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:32 | — | — | 56 | 43 |
| Vince Dunn D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | — | — | 60 | 44 |
| Niko Mikkola D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | — | — | 63 | 73 |
| Robert Bortuzzo D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:12 | — | — | 67 | 74 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington(start) | W | 19 | 18 | 1 | .947 | 1.73 | 59:14 |