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Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver CanucksMar 19, 2024

Final· Rogers Arena
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VAN
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF0022BUF73717
VAN1113VAN1510934
BUF 54VAN 68
BUF 1.34VAN 6.61
PP goals
BUF 0VAN 1
Hits
BUF 18VAN 34
Blocks
BUF 14VAN 23
PIM
BUF 10VAN 10
BUF 41%VAN 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Suter skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:07.Pettersson
  2. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:02.Dahlin
  3. Points
    Alex Tuch had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:46.Tuch
  4. Points
    J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:44.Miller
  5. Points
    Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:01.Hughes
  6. New line
    New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Suter skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MillerBoeserSuter
  7. Luck
    VAN scored 3 goals on 6.61 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. New line
    New look for VAN: Garland–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GarlandPetterssonHoglander

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: 122 attempts, 51 on goal, 5 goals, 7.96 expected goals; best chance Elias Pettersson at 0.90 xG.

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

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · VAN 68 · BUF 54

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 6.61 to 1.34 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 54, 5 goals.

0.02.04.06.08.01st2nd3rdVANBUFGPDPDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VAN
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VANBUFcontrol2nd3rdGarland · 1st 4:06Pettersson · 2nd 13:48Dahlin · 3rd 9:23Pettersson · 3rd 18:09Dahlin · 3rd 19:38
  • 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 13% of the game, VAN 54%.

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 Casey DeSmith (59:08) for VAN and Devon Levi (58:22) for BUF, 5 goals.

VAN
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
StatBUFVAN
4849
1.062.83
1.032.30
419
01
128
−0.062+0.062
13%54%

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 →

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:06
    VANConor Garland (Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson)other0.11 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Jokiharju, Byram, Cozens, BensonVAN: Soucy, Garland, Pettersson, Hughes, Hoglander
    BUF 0 – 1 VAN

2nd period

  1. 13:48
    VANElias PetterssonPP (J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes)backhand0.33 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Thompson, Bryson, DahlinVAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, Hughes
    BUF 0 – 2 VAN

3rd period

  1. 9:23
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Owen Power, Alex Tuch)backhand0.09 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, PowerVAN: Lindholm, Zadorov, Garland, Hronek
    BUF 1 – 2 VAN
  2. 18:09
    VANElias PetterssonEN (J.T. Miller)wrist0.90 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Greenway, Thompson, Dahlin, ByramVAN: Cole, Miller, Soucy, Pettersson, Suter
    BUF 1 – 3 VAN
  3. 19:38
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch)slap0.05 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Greenway, Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, CozensVAN: Cole, Miller, Lindholm, Zadorov, Pettersson
    BUF 2 – 3 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Cozens CL1000010.0300020:27——3813
JJ Peterka RL1000000.0200020:13——6422
Zach Benson LL1000-120.1712014:18——4822
Alex Tuch RL2022+100.0111021:46——6550
Tage Thompson CL2011+130.2620018:49——9066
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000010.2440010:24——7350
Peyton Krebs CL3000010.1011015:41——5743
Jordan Greenway LL3000-120.1010215:20——3628
Jeff Skinner LL3000-100.0000214:37——5337
Victor Olofsson LL4000010.070009:20——152
Eric Robinson LL4000000.002008:24——130
Tyson Jost CL4000000.001106:54——70
Owen Power DD1011+110.0601224:32——6539
Henri Jokiharju DD1000-100.0010017:25——4233
Rasmus Dahlin DD2202+140.2624226:02——6438
Bowen Byram DD2000-110.0213024:04——5344
Connor Clifton DD3000000.0010012:32——270
Jacob Bryson DD3000000.0001211:36——180
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)L33312.9395.7158:22

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pius Suter CL1000+150.6640220:07——4274
J.T. Miller CL1022061.0712019:44——4474
Brock Boeser RL1000021.3300019:29——4475
Elias Pettersson CL2213+141.6722022:07——4577
Conor Garland RL2101040.5110013:42——5266
Nils Hoglander LL2000+110.0441011:20——4663
Elias Lindholm CL3000-200.2021018:05——6470
Ilya Mikheyev RL3000010.2011013:06——6276
Sam Lafferty CL3000020.4940010:32——6176
Teddy Blueger CL4000000.0030013:34——57100
Nils Aman CL4000010.081027:38——3870
Vasily Podkolzin RL4000010.014006:30——57100
Quinn Hughes DD1022+130.0911023:01——8295
Filip Hronek DD1000-110.0521021:57——6775
Carson Soucy DD2000+210.1414218:16——3373
Tyler Myers DD2000000.0013216:47——3276
Nikita Zadorov DD3000-210.0023217:55——3649
Ian Cole DD3000010.0704017:02——3954
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)W17152.8821.3459:08

Goal anatomy

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

Conor Garland (VAN) 1st 4:06 · assists Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 3.0 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Conor Garland · 1st 4:06 · VAN

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
3.0 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s
Type
rebound

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Rasmus Dahlin · 3rd 9:23 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
41.3 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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