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Buffalo Sabres vs. Arizona CoyotesFeb 29, 2020

Final· Gila River Arena
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ARI
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF2002BUF812727
ARI0325ARI9121031
BUF 49ARI 60
BUF 2.01ARI 3.32
PP goals
BUF 0ARI 0
Hits
BUF 28ARI 27
Blocks
BUF 15ARI 9
PIM
BUF 4ARI 4
BUF 54%ARI 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Arizona Coyotes beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ARI: Hall–Dvorak–Keller skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:47.Keller
  2. Points
    Jordan Oesterle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:11.Oesterle
  3. Points
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:42.Ekman-Larsson
  4. New line
    New look for ARI: Hall–Dvorak–Keller skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HallDvorakKeller
  5. Usage
    Victor Olofsson (BUF) played 7:15, −11:21 down on his 18:36 season average over 53 games.Olofsson
  6. New line
    New look for ARI: Richardson–Soderberg–Schmaltz skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.RichardsonSoderbergSchmaltz
  7. Luck
    ARI scored 5 goals on 3.32 expected goals (60 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Jordan Oesterle (ARI) played 20:11, +3:13 up on his 16:58 season average over 57 games.Oesterle

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 ARI: 109 attempts, 58 on goal, 7 goals, 5.33 expected goals; best chance Oliver Ekman-Larsson at 0.32 xG.

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

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · ARI 60 · BUF 49

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at ARI: expected goals 3.32 to 2.01 (ARI led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 49, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdARIBUFJSOKKKEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • ARI
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
ARIBUFcontrol2nd3rdJohansson · 1st 7:59Skinner · 1st 8:43Oesterle · 2nd 2:20Kessel · 2nd 3:13Keller · 2nd 7:30Keller · 3rd 13:59Ekman-Larsson · 3rd 19:40
  • ARI 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 15% of the game, ARI 44%.

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 ARI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Antti Raanta (59:38) for ARI and Jonas Johansson (58:15) for BUF, 7 goals.

ARI
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
StatBUFARI
4662
1.633.00
1.612.88
616
66
1422
+0.003−0.003
15%44%

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 →

Arizona Coyotes

Current ARI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:59
    BUFMarcus Johansson (Dominik Kahun, Jake McCabe)wrist0.16 xG
    BUF: Johansson, Miller, Vesey, Montour, KahunARI: Soderberg, Ekman-Larsson, Hinostroza, Hayton, Lyubushkin
    BUF 1 – 0 ARI
  2. 8:43
    BUFJeff Skinner (Wayne Simmonds)tip-in0.08 xG
    BUF: Simmonds, Larsson, Skinner, Ristolainen, DahlinARI: Goligoski, Hjalmarsson, Kessel, Stepan, Garland
    BUF 2 – 0 ARI

2nd period

  1. 2:20
    ARIJordan Oesterle (Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson)wrist0.18 xG
    BUF: Simmonds, Skinner, Miller, Lazar, MontourARI: Demers, Hall, Oesterle, Dvorak, Keller
    BUF 2 – 1 ARI
  2. 3:13
    ARIPhil Kessel (Alex Goligoski, Jordan Oesterle)wrist0.01 xG
    BUF: Johansson, Vesey, McCabe, Jokiharju, KahunARI: Goligoski, Kessel, Oesterle, Garland, Hayton
    BUF 2 – 2 ARI
  3. 7:30
    ARIClayton Kellerwrist0.10 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Miller, Reinhart, Montour, EichelARI: Goligoski, Hjalmarsson, Hall, Dvorak, Keller
    BUF 2 – 3 ARI

3rd period

  1. 13:59
    ARIClayton Keller (Jason Demers)wrist0.10 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Johansson, Larsson, Ristolainen, DahlinARI: Demers, Hall, Oesterle, Dvorak, Keller
    BUF 2 – 4 ARI
  2. 19:40
    ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonEN (Brad Richardson)wrist0.32 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Simmonds, Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, DahlinARI: Richardson, Goligoski, Stepan, Ekman-Larsson
    BUF 2 – 5 ARI

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
Marcus Johansson LL1101-140.2910015:50——3336
Jimmy Vesey LL1000000.0003015:05——3634
Dominik Kahun CL1011010.1000014:57——3744
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000010.0211015:48——5341
Kyle Okposo RL2000-210.1560015:14——5640
Johan Larsson LL2000000.0000015:14——5847
Jack Eichel CL3000-210.0430021:23——4723
Sam Reinhart CL3000-210.0801019:36——4522
Victor Olofsson LL3000020.240027:15——258
Jeff Skinner LL4101-230.2110015:06——5239
Wayne Simmonds RL4011-140.3520012:25——3345
Curtis Lazar CL4000-110.1001010:57——2839
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-130.1232223:53——4240
Rasmus Ristolainen DD1000010.1351021:21——4851
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-120.1311017:50——4850
Jake McCabe DD2011-110.0322017:40——4450
Brandon Montour DD3000-100.0001020:52——3827
Colin Miller DD3000-110.0232017:19——3524
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)L30264.8673.0058:15

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Taylor Hall LL1000+320.1701018:40——6879
Clayton Keller RL1213+350.8511017:47——6481
Christian Dvorak CL1000+300.1310016:57——6278
Phil Kessel RL2101020.1900016:10——5247
Conor Garland RL2000010.0100013:02——5643
Barrett Hayton CL2000000.0000011:13——5026
Derek Stepan CL3000030.1912019:22——6166
Lawson Crouse LL3000030.2860014:32——5862
Vinnie Hinostroza CL3000-140.4010013:04——6564
Carl Soderberg CL4000-120.1800013:05——4453
Brad Richardson RL4011+110.0810013:01——4761
Nick Schmaltz CL4000000.0010010:52——4356
Alex Goligoski DD1011+300.0021024:21——5059
Niklas Hjalmarsson DD1000+110.0210417:29——5064
Jordan Oesterle DD2112+220.3141020:11——6783
Jason Demers DD2011+110.0110018:27——6985
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD3112030.4931022:42——5850
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3000-110.0442015:27——5246
ARI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Antti Raanta(start)W27252.9262.0159:38