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Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver CanucksJan 21, 2025

Final· Rogers Arena
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BUF
3
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VAN
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1023BUF791026
VAN0202VAN8131334
BUF 55VAN 54
BUF 2.09VAN 2.84
PP goals
BUF 0VAN 0
Hits
BUF 19VAN 15
Blocks
BUF 11VAN 12
PIM
BUF 2VAN 4
BUF 50%VAN 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Jiri Kulich (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Thompson–Peterka–Kulich skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Jiri Kulich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.Kulich
  2. Points
    JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.Peterka
  3. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:10.Dahlin
  4. New line
    New look for BUF: Thompson–Peterka–Kulich skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ThompsonPeterkaKulich
  5. Usage
    Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 10:03, −7:54 down on his 17:57 season average over 59 games.Jokiharju
  6. Usage
    Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 21:42, +7:52 up on his 13:50 season average over 80 games.Krebs
  7. New line
    New look for BUF: Tuch–Cozens–Kozak skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TuchCozensKozak
  8. Usage
    Tyson Kozak (BUF) played 16:06, +5:53 up on his 10:13 season average over 20 games.Kozak

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: 109 attempts, 60 on goal, 5 goals, 4.94 expected goals; best chance Brock Boeser at 0.25 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 109 of 109 attempts · VAN 54 · BUF 55

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 2.84 to 2.09 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 55, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVANBUFTDGPKPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VAN
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VANBUFcontrol2nd3rdThompson · 1st 17:34Di Giuseppe · 2nd 3:05Pettersson · 2nd 10:29Kulich · 3rd 8:42Peterka · 3rd 13:33
  • 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 32% of the game, VAN 34%.

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 (58:15) for VAN and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) 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
6449
2.392.50
2.342.26
1210
21
1826
−0.012+0.013
32%34%

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. 17:34
    BUFTage Thompson (Jiri Kulich)wrist0.06 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Peterka, KulichVAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson, Hughes
    BUF 1 – 0 VAN

2nd period

  1. 3:05
    VANPhillip Di Giuseppe (Carson Soucy, J.T. Miller)backhand0.13 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Gilbert, Thompson, Peterka, KulichVAN: Miller, Di Giuseppe, Soucy, Hronek, Hoglander
    BUF 1 – 1 VAN
  2. 10:29
    VANElias Pettersson (Quinn Hughes, Brock Boeser)wrist0.19 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Lafferty, Gilbert, Peterka, KulichVAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Desharnais, Pettersson, Hughes
    BUF 1 – 2 VAN

3rd period

  1. 8:42
    BUFJiri Kulich (JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin)tip-in0.07 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Peterka, KulichVAN: Heinen, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, Hughes
    BUF 2 – 2 VAN
  2. 13:33
    BUFJJ Peterka (Rasmus Dahlin, Jiri Kulich)slap0.18 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Peterka, KulichVAN: Blueger, Friedman, Heinen, Sherwood, Hughes
    BUF 3 – 2 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
JJ Peterka RL1112+140.2600021:08——5743
Tage Thompson CL1101+250.1801019:17——6657
Jiri Kulich CL1123+130.5620017:47——5844
Peyton Krebs CL2000030.1440021:42——5351
Jack Quinn RL2000010.1010217:58——5660
Zach Benson LL2000000.0701017:21——5752
Alex Tuch RL3000020.1101019:47——4859
Dylan Cozens CL3000030.2520016:38——5460
Tyson Kozak CL3000000.1312016:06——5264
Rasmus Dahlin DD1022+310.1100023:10——7678
Bowen Byram DD1000+310.0502022:44——6572
Owen Power DD2000010.0601023:01——5646
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000000.0201018:10——5047
Connor Clifton DD3000-200.0041011:04——2613
Dennis Gilbert DD3000-200.011107:48——295
Henri Jokiharju D—000010.0100010:03——6761
Beck Malenstyn L—000010.034007:48——67100
Sam Lafferty C—000-100.000006:28——425
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W34322.9412.8460:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
J.T. Miller CL1011+140.3711020:14——4044
Conor Garland RL1000010.0810019:18——2829
Pius Suter CL1000010.1430017:47——2928
Elias Pettersson CL2101-130.3401017:54——5070
Brock Boeser RL2011-180.8511017:28——5370
Jake DeBrusk LL2000020.3110015:11——4771
Kiefer Sherwood LL3000-120.0450015:27——4442
Danton Heinen LL3000-210.1410014:03——4741
Teddy Blueger CL3000-110.0401013:32——4740
Phillip Di Giuseppe LL4101+110.2710010:18——5357
Max Sasson CL4000000.000109:41——3615
Nils Hoglander LL4000+100.001009:37——5760
Filip Hronek DD1000-140.1100023:31——3642
Carson Soucy DD1011+120.0203217:39——3651
Vincent Desharnais DD2000+100.0001017:39——6069
Derek Forbort DD2000010.0402017:15——5260
Quinn Hughes DD3011-220.0501226:10——4653
Mark Friedman DD3000-110.0400015:01——3831
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Thatcher Demko(start)L26233.8852.0958:15

Goal anatomy

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

Tage Thompson (BUF) 1st 17:34 · assists Jiri Kulich · Off the faceoff · 64.6 mph shot.

Jiri Kulich · 3rd 8:42 · BUF

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
20.4 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
6.5 s

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