Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington CapitalsNov 1, 2019
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | BUF | 16 | 9 | 5 | 30 | |
| WSH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | WSH | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 |
- BUF 52WSH 59
- BUF 2.63WSH 3.50
- PP goals
- BUF 0WSH 0
- Hits
- BUF 20WSH 23
- Blocks
- BUF 11WSH 16
- PIM
- BUF 2WSH 4
- BUF 44%WSH 56%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Washington Capitals rout Buffalo Sabres 6–1
Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 6–1 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH scored 6 goals on 3.50 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- PointsTom Wilson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.Wilson
- PointsMichal Kempny had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:57.Kempny
- PointsJakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 16:45.Vrana
- PointsBrendan Leipsic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:48.Leipsic
- PointsTravis Boyd had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:53.Boyd
- LuckWSH scored 6 goals on 3.50 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- New lineNew look for WSH: Boyd–Leipsic–Stephenson skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BoydLeipsicStephenson
- LuckBUF scored 1 goal on 2.63 expected goals (52 attempts), well short of its chances.
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 WSH: 111 attempts, 64 on goal, 7 goals, 6.13 expected goals; best chance Tom Wilson at 0.31 xG.
- WSH
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 111 of 111 attempts · WSH 59 · BUF 52
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at WSH: expected goals 3.50 to 2.63 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 52, 7 goals.
- WSH
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- WSH 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 27% of the game, WSH 32%.
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 WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Braden Holtby (60:00) for WSH and Linus Ullmark (60:00) 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 | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | 62 | |
| 2.91 | 3.39 | |
| 2.90 | 3.30 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 18 | 18 | |
| −0.059 | +0.059 | |
| 27% | 32% |
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
- L1Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons12:1945% CF
- L2Sheary – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt11:4143% CF
- 11:0163% CF
- 10:3850% CF
- 18:0756% CF
- D2McCabe – Ristolainen16:4133% CF
- 14:4552% CF
- PP1Johansson – Miller – Ristolainen – Sheary – Mittelstadt2:1350% CF
- 1:47100% CF
- 1:20
- PK2FGirgensons – Eichel0:16
- 0:50
- PK2DRistolainen – Jokiharju0:16
Washington Capitals
- 14:5950% CF
- 13:0260% CF
- 11:2672% CF
- L4Boyd – Leipsic – Stephenson9:5821% CF
- 17:1646% CF
- 15:0448% CF
- D3Jensen – Siegenthaler13:1269% CF
- 1:36100% CF
- 1:04
- PK2FWilson – Stephenson0:38
- PK1DGudas – Siegenthaler2:33
- 1:14
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 6:17BUF 0 – 1 WSH
- 6:59BUF: Sobotka, Johansson, Skinner, Ristolainen, DahlinWSH: Orlov, Gudas, Boyd, Leipsic, StephensonBUF 0 – 2 WSH
- 9:29BUF 0 – 3 WSH
- 10:44BUF: Sheary, Rodrigues, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, DahlinWSH: Jensen, Boyd, Leipsic, Stephenson, SiegenthalerBUF 0 – 4 WSH
2nd period
- 10:40BUF: Sheary, Rodrigues, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, DahlinWSH: Jensen, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana, SiegenthalerBUF 1 – 4 WSH
- 16:53BUF 1 – 5 WSH
3rd period
- 13:43BUF 1 – 6 WSH
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | — | — | 46 | 48 |
| Johan Larsson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13:50 | — | — | 46 | 54 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:59 | — | — | 41 | 45 |
| Conor Sheary L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:19 | — | — | 43 | 61 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | — | — | 43 | 61 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | — | — | 43 | 61 |
| Jack Eichel C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | — | — | 56 | 62 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:32 | — | — | 54 | 62 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | — | — | 57 | 51 |
| Marcus Johansson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:39 | — | — | 45 | 22 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | — | — | 49 | 34 |
| Vladimir Sobotka C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | — | — | 47 | 23 |
| Colin Miller D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | — | — | 54 | 58 |
| John Gilmour D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:56 | — | — | 54 | 60 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21:01 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Jake McCabe D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:23 | — | — | 38 | 46 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0.09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | — | — | 50 | 21 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:33 | — | — | 57 | 47 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark(start) | L | 34 | 28 | 6 | .824 | 3.50 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:12 | — | — | 50 | 41 |
| T.J. Oshie R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:52 | — | — | 46 | 36 |
| Nicklas Backstrom C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:43 | — | — | 48 | 42 |
| Tom Wilson R | L2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 0.49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17:09 | — | — | 59 | 78 |
| Jakub Vrana L | L2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 8 | 0.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:45 | — | — | 58 | 78 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | — | — | 60 | 73 |
| Lars Eller C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | — | — | 68 | 59 |
| Garnet Hathaway R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:45 | — | — | 70 | 63 |
| Carl Hagelin L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | — | — | 68 | 57 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | — | — | 25 | 40 |
| Travis Boyd C | L4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | — | — | 37 | 50 |
| Brendan Leipsic L | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:48 | — | — | 27 | 38 |
| John Carlson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:33 | — | — | 40 | 32 |
| Michal Kempny D | D1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:57 | — | — | 49 | 38 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21:00 | — | — | 38 | 53 |
| Radko Gudas D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:11 | — | — | 52 | 67 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:00 | — | — | 64 | 65 |
| Nick Jensen D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | — | — | 71 | 71 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby(start) | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 2.63 | 60:00 |