Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver CanucksJan 18, 2019
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | BUF | 10 | 13 | 16 | 39 | |
| VAN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | VAN | 4 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
- BUF 70VAN 40
- BUF 3.19VAN 1.73
- PP goals
- BUF 0VAN 0
- Hits
- BUF 21VAN 19
- Blocks
- BUF 10VAN 19
- PIM
- BUF 4VAN 6
- BUF 44%VAN 56%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vancouver Canucks edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3
Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +7 against a season average of 32.0; the win.
- PointsBrock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.Boeser
- PointsBo Horvat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:39.Horvat
- GoalieThatcher Demko (VAN) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +7 against a season average of 32.0; the win.Demko
- LuckVAN scored 4 goals on 1.73 expected goals (40 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- UsageEvan Rodrigues (BUF) played 11:41, −4:12 down on his 15:53 season average over 73 games.Rodrigues
- UsageVladimir Sobotka (BUF) played 10:17, −3:58 down on his 14:15 season average over 68 games.Sobotka
- UsageDerrick Pouliot (VAN) played 13:49, −3:24 down on his 17:13 season average over 61 games.Pouliot
- UsageRasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 25:10, +4:04 up on his 21:06 season average over 81 games.Dahlin
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 VAN: 110 attempts, 62 on goal, 7 goals, 4.92 expected goals; best chance Vladimir Sobotka at 0.34 xG.
- VAN
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 110 of 110 attempts · VAN 40 · BUF 70
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at VAN: expected goals 1.73 to 3.19 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 40 to 70, 7 goals.
- VAN
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- VAN 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 36% of the game, VAN 12%.
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 VAN: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Thatcher Demko (59:41) for VAN and Linus Ullmark (58:31) for BUF, 7 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 | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | 43 | |
| 3.22 | 1.96 | |
| 3.08 | 1.93 | |
| 13 | 7 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| −0.061 | +0.061 | |
| 36% | 12% |
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
- 14:5752% CF
- L2Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons10:5965% CF
- L3Sheary – Thompson – Mittelstadt10:2967% CF
- L4Pominville – Sobotka – Rodrigues8:2775% CF
- 17:4466% CF
- D2Ristolainen – Pilut14:2255% CF
- 11:2764% CF
- PP1Skinner – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel – Dahlin3:3889% CF
- PP2Okposo – Rodrigues – Thompson – Mittelstadt – Pilut0:16
- PK1FLarsson – Girgensons1:18
- 0:35
- 0:59
- PK2DScandella – Ristolainen0:54
Vancouver Canucks
- 9:4321% CF
- 9:3046% CF
- 6:2942% CF
- 6:0470% CF
- 19:0445% CF
- 15:0033% CF
- D3Gudbranson – Pouliot12:2543% CF
- 1:260% CF
- 0:25
- 2:36
- 0:40
- 3:19
- PK2DGudbranson – Hutton0:26
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 8:48BUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Ristolainen, Rodrigues, PilutVAN: Sutter, Roussel, Baertschi, Pouliot, VirtanenBUF 1 – 0 VAN
- 12:12BUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Ristolainen, Rodrigues, PilutVAN: Edler, Tanev, Baertschi, Horvat, BoeserBUF 1 – 1 VAN
- 15:31BUF: Pominville, Sobotka, Ristolainen, Rodrigues, PilutVAN: Gudbranson, Baertschi, Pouliot, Horvat, BoeserBUF 1 – 2 VAN
2nd period
- 2:26BUF: Okposo, Bogosian, Larsson, Girgensons, PilutVAN: Gudbranson, Baertschi, Pouliot, Horvat, BoeserBUF 2 – 2 VAN
- 8:00BUF 2 – 3 VAN
- 12:52BUF 3 – 3 VAN
3rd period
- 5:57BUF 3 – 4 VAN
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:01 | — | — | 54 | 57 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:47 | — | — | 53 | 58 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:31 | — | — | 47 | 43 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | — | — | 67 | 59 |
| Johan Larsson L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | — | — | 60 | 56 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | — | — | 61 | 54 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:47 | — | — | 68 | 65 |
| Tage Thompson C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:41 | — | — | 60 | 60 |
| Conor Sheary L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | — | — | 70 | 70 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | — | — | 67 | 68 |
| Vladimir Sobotka C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | — | — | 69 | 70 |
| Jason Pominville R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:35 | — | — | 73 | 72 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25:10 | — | — | 65 | 66 |
| Zach Bogosian D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:41 | — | — | 68 | 61 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:32 | — | — | 53 | 41 |
| Lawrence Pilut D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:04 | — | — | 62 | 50 |
| Jake McCabe D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15:43 | — | — | 62 | 78 |
| Marco Scandella D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | — | — | 62 | 73 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark(start) | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 1.73 | 58:31 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Sutter C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | — | — | 18 | 15 |
| Antoine Roussel L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 15 | 15 |
| Jake Virtanen R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:41 | — | — | 15 | 19 |
| Loui Eriksson L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | — | — | 50 | 59 |
| Jay Beagle C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | — | — | 52 | 43 |
| Tyler Motte C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:27 | — | — | 50 | 35 |
| Bo Horvat C | L3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:39 | — | — | 41 | 37 |
| Brock Boeser R | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Sven Baertschi L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:45 | — | — | 33 | 23 |
| Josh Leivo L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | — | — | 60 | 62 |
| Markus Granlund C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Tim Schaller L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:37 | — | — | 54 | 53 |
| Ben Hutton D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23:22 | — | — | 42 | 40 |
| Troy Stecher D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22:14 | — | — | 45 | 42 |
| Alexander Edler D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:49 | — | — | 32 | 14 |
| Chris Tanev D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:45 | — | — | 35 | 14 |
| Erik Gudbranson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:33 | — | — | 39 | 60 |
| Derrick Pouliot D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13:49 | — | — | 39 | 53 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko(start) | W | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 3.19 | 59:41 |