Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis BluesJan 24, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | BUF | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 | |
| STL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | STL | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
- BUF 48STL 45
- BUF 5.70STL 2.44
- PP goals
- BUF 0STL 0
- Hits
- BUF 13STL 18
- Blocks
- BUF 5STL 7
- PIM
- BUF 6STL 6
- BUF 43%STL 57%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres beat St. Louis Blues 5–3
Buffalo Sabres beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at STL. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for STL: Schenn–Tarasenko–Barbashev skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsTage Thompson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.Thompson
- PointsAlex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:32.Tuch
- PointsJeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:43.Skinner
- PointsJustin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:07.Faulk
- PointsTorey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:15.Krug
- New line
- New lineNew look for STL: Acciari–Brown–Neighbours skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AcciariBrownNeighbours
- UsageColton Parayko (STL) played 16:15, −6:50 down on his 23:05 season average over 78 games.Parayko
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: 93 attempts, 59 on goal, 8 goals, 8.14 expected goals; best chance Dylan Cozens at 0.82 xG.
- STL
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 93 of 93 attempts · STL 45 · BUF 48
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 2.44 to 5.70 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 45 to 48, 8 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 35% of the game, STL 27%.
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 (57:30) for STL and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | 41 | |
| 2.80 | 1.97 | |
| 2.65 | 1.93 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | 13 | |
| −0.090 | +0.090 | |
| 35% | 27% |
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
- L1Olofsson – Jost – Mittelstadt11:5938% CF
- L2Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs10:5756% CF
- 9:4827% CF
- 8:5058% CF
- D1Samuelsson – Dahlin17:1736% CF
- 13:5364% CF
- D3Bryson – Lyubushkin11:5718% CF
- 2:55100% CF
- PP2Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Quinn – Peterka – Power0:37
- 0:44
- PK2FGirgensons – Tuch0:31
- PK1DJokiharju – Samuelsson0:34
- PK2DLyubushkin – Power0:16
St. Louis Blues
- 13:0656% CF
- 9:4663% CF
- L3Acciari – Brown – Neighbours6:3263% CF
- L4Pitlick – Walker – Toropchenko5:2360% CF
- 9:2163% CF
- 7:4467% CF
- 6:5633% CF
- 1:0275% CF
- PP2Faulk – Saad – Barbashev – Brown – Neighbours0:4550% CF
- 1:30
- 0:42
- 2:01
- 1:30
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 1:00BUF 1 – 0 STL
- 1:25BUF 2 – 0 STL
- 9:07BUF 3 – 0 STL
2nd period
- 1:10BUF 4 – 0 STL
- 4:33BUF 4 – 1 STL
- 7:56BUF 4 – 2 STL
3rd period
- 0:47BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsSTL: Leddy, Saad, Mikkola, Kyrou, ThomasBUF 4 – 3 STL
- 19:00BUF 5 – 3 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Jost C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | — | — | 39 | 41 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | — | — | 46 | 50 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | — | — | 41 | 48 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:38 | — | — | 53 | 62 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:03 | — | — | 55 | 51 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | — | — | 42 | 43 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1.78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | — | — | 23 | 42 |
| Jack Quinn R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | — | — | 36 | 52 |
| JJ Peterka R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | — | — | 36 | 64 |
| Alex Tuch R | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | — | — | 64 | 76 |
| Tage Thompson C | L4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | — | — | 71 | 81 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | — | — | 71 | 80 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26:57 | — | — | 41 | 43 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:38 | — | — | 39 | 38 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:47 | — | — | 63 | 73 |
| Owen Power D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 | — | — | 68 | 75 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:47 | — | — | 25 | 34 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:00 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start) | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 2.44 | 60:00 |
St. Louis Blues
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Thomas C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:39 | — | — | 55 | 35 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | — | — | 57 | 38 |
| Brandon Saad L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | — | — | 55 | 38 |
| Brayden Schenn C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | — | — | 50 | 36 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | — | — | 48 | 35 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | — | — | 57 | 42 |
| Noel Acciari C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | — | — | 42 | 59 |
| Jake Neighbours L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | — | — | 54 | 54 |
| Logan Brown C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10:30 | — | — | 58 | 59 |
| Alexey Toropchenko R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | — | — | 38 | 37 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:42 | — | — | 50 | 43 |
| Nathan Walker L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:22 | — | — | 55 | 41 |
| Nick Leddy D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:41 | — | — | 50 | 49 |
| Niko Mikkola D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:02 | — | — | 42 | 19 |
| Torey Krug D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:15 | — | — | 71 | 58 |
| Justin Faulk D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:07 | — | — | 55 | 48 |
| Tyler Tucker D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | — | — | 54 | 53 |
| Colton Parayko D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:15 | — | — | 29 | 20 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington(start) | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 2.81 | 57:30 |