Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington CapitalsJan 3, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | BUF | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 29 | |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | WSH | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 32 |
- BUF 53WSH 57
- BUF 2.84WSH 3.19
- PP goals
- BUF 1WSH 0
- Hits
- BUF 21WSH 39
- Blocks
- BUF 10WSH 15
- PIM
- BUF 2WSH 6
- BUF 31%WSH 69%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)
Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at WSH. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:32 together.
- PointsTage Thompson had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:56.Thompson
- PointsAlex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:51.Tuch
- PointsAlex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:33.Ovechkin
- PointsSonny Milano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:55.Milano
- PP1
- LuckBUF scored 5 goals on 2.84 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- New line
- UsageEvgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 21:49, +3:48 up on his 18:01 season average over 80 games.Kuznetsov
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: 110 attempts, 61 on goal, 9 goals, 6.03 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.30 xG.
- WSH
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 110 of 110 attempts · WSH 57 · BUF 53
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 3.19 to 2.84 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 53, 9 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 38% 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 63:00; most ice Darcy Kuemper (62:56) for WSH and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (63:00) for BUF, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 60 | |
| 2.54 | 3.40 | |
| 2.45 | 3.27 | |
| 11 | 13 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 17 | 14 | |
| −0.146 | +0.146 | |
| 38% | 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
- 12:4440% CF
- L2Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs11:5650% CF
- L3Olofsson – Jost – Mittelstadt11:2236% CF
- 11:0154% CF
- D1Samuelsson – Dahlin20:0139% CF
- 16:0341% CF
- D3Bryson – Lyubushkin12:5654% CF
- 2:32100% CF
- 1:00
- 1:00
- PK1DSamuelsson – Power1:00
- 0:23
Washington Capitals
- 7:5738% CF
- 6:5454% CF
- 6:2753% CF
- 4:1317% CF
- 18:2768% CF
- 17:3156% CF
- 15:2324% CF
- PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Kuznetsov – Gustafsson – Strome1:00100% CF
- 1:0067% CF
- 0:59
- 0:26
- PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk2:13
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 10:48BUF 1 – 0 WSH
- 12:07BUF: Olofsson, Jost, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, DahlinWSH: Irwin, Kuznetsov, Mantha, Milano, FehérváryBUF 1 – 1 WSH
- 17:29BUF 2 – 1 WSH
2nd period
- 5:50BUF 3 – 1 WSH
- 16:46BUF 3 – 2 WSH
3rd period
- 0:55BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Clague, Krebs, PowerWSH: Oshie, Dowd, Gustafsson, van Riemsdyk, MilanoBUF 3 – 3 WSH
- 7:10BUF: Olofsson, Jost, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, DahlinWSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson, Sheary, van RiemsdykBUF 3 – 4 WSH
- 11:42BUF 4 – 4 WSH
OT period
- 3:00BUF 5 – 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson C | L1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 5 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 | — | — | 42 | 28 |
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:51 | — | — | 37 | 27 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | — | — | 43 | 30 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | — | — | 50 | 61 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | — | — | 52 | 60 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | — | — | 46 | 58 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:45 | — | — | 47 | 26 |
| Tyson Jost C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | — | — | 43 | 23 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | — | — | 46 | 25 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | — | — | 56 | 58 |
| Jack Quinn R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | — | — | 53 | 50 |
| JJ Peterka R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | — | — | 54 | 55 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27:58 | — | — | 43 | 35 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:57 | — | — | 41 | 34 |
| Owen Power D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 | — | — | 46 | 46 |
| Kale Clague D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:20 | — | — | 46 | 44 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | — | — | 52 | 46 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14:56 | — | — | 59 | 58 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start) | W | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 3.19 | 63:00 |
Washington Capitals
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:49 | — | — | 62 | 67 |
| Anthony Mantha R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | — | — | 43 | 48 |
| Sonny Milano L | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | — | — | 50 | 53 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | L2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 0.74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:33 | — | — | 62 | 66 |
| Conor Sheary L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | — | — | 66 | 65 |
| Dylan Strome C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | — | — | 48 | 47 |
| T.J. Oshie R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | — | — | 59 | 67 |
| Marcus Johansson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | — | — | 52 | 63 |
| Lars Eller C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13:41 | — | — | 50 | 67 |
| Nic Dowd C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 | — | — | 47 | 50 |
| Garnet Hathaway R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:54 | — | — | 41 | 53 |
| Aliaksei Protas L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:44 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:27 | — | — | 70 | 80 |
| Erik Gustafsson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 | — | — | 70 | 81 |
| Nick Jensen D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:01 | — | — | 56 | 54 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21:57 | — | — | 59 | 58 |
| Martin Fehérváry D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17:01 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Matt Irwin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16:22 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper(start) | O | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 2.84 | 62:56 |