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Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis BluesNov 30, 2023

Final· Enterprise Center
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BUF
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STL
6
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1214BUF15161546
STL3216STL86620
BUF 82STL 44
BUF 4.83STL 3.73
PP goals
BUF 0STL 1
Hits
BUF 6STL 16
Blocks
BUF 6STL 12
PIM
BUF 4STL 6
BUF 51%STL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

  1. Points
    Brayden Schenn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:15.Schenn
  2. Points
    Jake Neighbours had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:05.Neighbours
  3. Points
    Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:44.Hayes
  4. Points
    Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:17.Krebs
  5. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 28:48.Dahlin
  6. Points
    Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:36.Benson
  7. Points
    Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.Cozens
  8. Points
    Jordan Kyrou had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:25.Kyrou

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: 126 attempts, 66 on goal, 10 goals, 8.57 expected goals; best chance Brayden Schenn at 0.70 xG.

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

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · STL 44 · BUF 82

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 3.73 to 4.83 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 44 to 82, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdSTLBUFSSNDBKHSNPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLBUFcontrol2nd3rdSaad · 1st 1:08Schenn · 1st 5:02Neighbours · 1st 10:59Dahlin · 1st 13:32Benson · 2nd 6:10Krebs · 2nd 10:53Hayes · 2nd 13:04Schenn · 2nd 13:28Neighbours · 3rd 4:38Peterka · 3rd 16:42
  • 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 50% of the game, STL 16%.

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 (60:00) for STL and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (55:20) for BUF, 10 goals.

STL
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
StatBUFSTL
6842
3.772.88
3.532.77
1310
41
2311
+0.017−0.017
50%16%

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 →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:08
    STLBrandon Saad (Oskar Sundqvist)wrist0.04 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Greenway, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsSTL: Scandella, Saad, Sundqvist, Kapanen, Tucker
    BUF 0 – 1 STL
  2. 5:02
    STLBrayden SchennPP (Torey Krug, Robert Thomas)wrist0.05 xG
    BUF: Johnson, Tuch, Samuelsson, KrebsSTL: Schenn, Krug, Buchnevich, Thomas, Neighbours
    BUF 0 – 2 STL
  3. 10:59
    STLJake Neighbours (Nick Leddy, Pavel Buchnevich)wrist0.21 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, JohnsonSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas, Neighbours
    BUF 0 – 3 STL
  4. 13:32
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Kyle Okposo, Peyton Krebs)slap0.04 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Greenway, Dahlin, Krebs, PowerSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Blais, Toropchenko, Alexandrov
    BUF 1 – 3 STL

2nd period

  1. 6:10
    BUFZach Benson (Dylan Cozens)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Peterka, Power, BensonSTL: Faulk, Saad, Krug, Sundqvist, Kapanen
    BUF 2 – 3 STL
  2. 10:53
    BUFPeyton Krebs (Rasmus Dahlin, Jordan Greenway)wrist0.27 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Greenway, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsSTL: Scandella, Schenn, Hayes, Kyrou, Tucker
    BUF 3 – 3 STL
  3. 13:04
    STLKevin Hayes (Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn)wrist0.30 xG
    BUF: Olofsson, Jost, Samuelsson, Johnson, RosenSTL: Scandella, Schenn, Hayes, Kyrou, Tucker
    BUF 3 – 4 STL
  4. 13:28
    STLBrayden Schenn (Jordan Kyrou, Kevin Hayes)wrist0.19 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Greenway, Krebs, Johnson, PowerSTL: Schenn, Leddy, Hayes, Kyrou, Tucker
    BUF 3 – 5 STL

3rd period

  1. 4:38
    STLJake Neighbours (Pavel Buchnevich, Justin Faulk)snap0.21 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, PowerSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas, Neighbours
    BUF 3 – 6 STL
  2. 16:42
    BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Zach Benson)wrist0.17 xG
    BUF: Olofsson, Dahlin, Cozens, Peterka, Power, BensonSTL: Faulk, Saad, Krug, Sundqvist, Kapanen
    BUF 4 – 6 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Casey Mittelstadt CL1000-230.4300022:51——7458
Jeff Skinner LL1000-240.2300022:28——7558
Alex Tuch RL1000-230.3602022:04——7357
JJ Peterka RL2101+250.7700019:16——6156
Dylan Cozens CL2022+230.2000017:10——6054
Zach Benson LL2112+250.4800015:36——5957
Kyle Okposo RL3011050.6800014:39——6573
Jordan Greenway LL3011010.1411214:11——6263
Peyton Krebs CL3112020.3400010:17——6770
Victor Olofsson LL4000030.2810011:57——4241
Tyson Jost CL4000-110.140109:12——4743
Isak Rosen RL4000-120.170008:47——4739
Rasmus Dahlin DD1112060.2531228:48——8173
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000-110.0200022:25——7163
Owen Power DD2000+100.1810024:25——5754
Henri Jokiharju DD2000+100.0500017:07——4240
Erik Johnson DD3000010.0000011:05——5965
Ryan Johnson DD3000-310.1201010:16——4328
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L20146.7002.6455:20

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Robert Thomas CL1011+200.0001021:00——3554
Pavel Buchnevich LL1022+200.0411220:21——3755
Jake Neighbours LL1202+250.6902020:05——2741
Kevin Hayes RL2112+110.3001016:44——4558
Brayden Schenn CL2213+141.1320015:15——4458
Jordan Kyrou RL2022+110.3701014:25——4658
Oskar Sundqvist CL3011-110.1512016:38——4127
Kasperi Kapanen RL3000-100.0600014:10——3224
Brandon Saad LL3101-110.1400013:26——3524
Alexey Toropchenko RL4000-100.002029:23——293
Nikita Alexandrov CL4000-100.011007:40——339
Sammy Blais LL4000-110.094006:38——5532
Justin Faulk DD1011-210.0400023:13——2928
Torey Krug DD1011-210.5010022:12——2829
Colton Parayko DD2000+120.0603023:27——5055
Nick Leddy DD2011+210.1310022:11——4859
Marco Scandella DD3000+100.0100013:45——3741
Tyler Tucker DD3000+210.0131213:27——4049
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)W46424.9134.8360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Brandon Saad (STL) 1st 1:08 · assists Oskar Sundqvist · Off the faceoff · 26.6 mph shot.

Kevin Hayes · 2nd 13:04 · STL

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
26.8 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
4.3 s
Type
deflection, rebound

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Brayden Schenn · 2nd 13:28 · STL

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
42.2 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
5.5 s

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Jake Neighbours · 3rd 4:38 · STL

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
30.2 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
one-timer

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