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Buffalo Sabres vs. Anaheim DucksFeb 15, 2023

Final· Honda Center
away
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF2237BUF19121344
ANA0303ANA391022
BUF 65ANA 43
BUF 4.84ANA 2.27
PP goals
BUF 1ANA 0
Hits
BUF 7ANA 10
Blocks
BUF 10ANA 11
PIM
BUF 18ANA 24
BUF 42%ANA 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Anaheim Ducks 7–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 7–3 at ANA. Cam Fowler (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Cam Fowler had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:20.Fowler
  2. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:19.Tuch
  3. Points
    Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:47.Mittelstadt
  4. Points
    Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.Cozens
  5. Points
    Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.Shattenkirk
  6. Points
    Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:24.Krebs
  7. Points
    Tyson Jost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:32.Jost
  8. Points
    Derek Grant had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:11.Grant

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 ANA: 108 attempts, 66 on goal, 10 goals, 7.11 expected goals; best chance Jeff Skinner at 0.41 xG.

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

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · ANA 43 · BUF 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at ANA: expected goals 2.27 to 4.84 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 43 to 65, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdANABUFJTSFFKMTGCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • ANA
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
ANABUFcontrol2nd3rdJost · 1st 6:08Thompson · 1st 15:58Shattenkirk · 2nd 6:37Fowler · 2nd 7:48Fowler · 2nd 13:08Krebs · 2nd 13:43Mittelstadt · 2nd 18:03Tuch · 3rd 6:13Girgensons · 3rd 11:46Cozens · 3rd 18:53
  • ANA 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 46% of the game, ANA 24%.

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 ANA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Lukas Dostal (60:00) for ANA and Eric Comrie (60:00) for BUF, 10 goals.

ANA
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
StatBUFANA
5843
4.082.39
3.822.24
1614
52
1414
−0.069+0.069
46%24%

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 →

Anaheim Ducks

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:08
    BUFTyson Jost (Rasmus Dahlin, Henri Jokiharju)backhand0.01 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Jost, Jokiharju, Dahlin, PeterkaANA: Klingberg, Strome, Beaulieu, Zegras, McTavish
    BUF 1 – 0 ANA
  2. 15:58
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner)slap0.11 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, CozensANA: Henrique, Beaulieu, Megna, Benoit
    BUF 2 – 0 ANA

2nd period

  1. 6:37
    ANAKevin Shattenkirk (Trevor Zegras, Derek Grant)snap0.12 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Jost, Samuelsson, PowerANA: Shattenkirk, Grant, Strome, Benoit, Zegras
    BUF 2 – 1 ANA
  2. 7:48
    ANACam Fowler (Dmitry Kulikov, Ryan Strome)wrist0.03 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Clague, Thompson, LyubushkinANA: Grant, Kulikov, Fowler, Strome, Zegras
    BUF 2 – 2 ANA
  3. 13:08
    ANACam Fowler (Derek Grant, Kevin Shattenkirk)wrist0.09 xG
    BUF: Olofsson, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Cozens, PeterkaANA: Shattenkirk, Grant, Fowler, Strome, Zegras
    BUF 2 – 3 ANA
  4. 13:43
    BUFPeyton Krebs (Jack Quinn, Kale Clague)wrist0.16 xG
    BUF: Clague, Mittelstadt, Lyubushkin, Krebs, QuinnANA: Henrique, Kulikov, Fowler, Vatrano, McTavish
    BUF 3 – 3 ANA
  5. 18:03
    BUFCasey Mittelstadt (Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson)wrist0.05 xG
    BUF: Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Krebs, Quinn, PowerANA: Henrique, Silfverberg, Klingberg, Beaulieu, McTavish
    BUF 4 – 3 ANA

3rd period

  1. 6:13
    BUFAlex Tuch (Dylan Cozens, Kyle Okposo)wrist0.06 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Tuch, Dahlin, Cozens, PowerANA: Shattenkirk, Carrick, Vatrano, Lundeström, Benoit
    BUF 5 – 3 ANA
  2. 11:46
    BUFZemgus Girgensons (Jack Quinn, Tyson Jost)wrist0.09 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Jost, Jokiharju, Dahlin, QuinnANA: Klingberg, Strome, Beaulieu, Jones, Zegras
    BUF 6 – 3 ANA
  3. 18:53
    BUFDylan Cozens (Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt)backhand0.19 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Cozens, PowerANA: Grant, Kulikov, Vatrano, Lundeström, Benoit
    BUF 7 – 3 ANA

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
Kyle Okposo RL1011040.5400017:50——6167
Tyson Jost CL1112+130.3100015:32——6869
Zemgus Girgensons CL1101+120.1202014:58——6363
Alex Tuch RL2112+120.1001219:19——6878
Jeff Skinner LL2011-150.7700018:28——6475
Tage Thompson CL2101-140.7510016:57——6173
Victor Olofsson LL3000-130.3800015:21——2612
Dylan Cozens CL3112+120.2710014:55——2928
JJ Peterka RL3000000.0000010:30——2910
Peyton Krebs CL4112+220.3220015:24——6473
Casey Mittelstadt CL4112+320.1701013:47——6989
Jack Quinn RL4022+300.0010010:24——6985
Owen Power DD1000+240.3801023:05——6174
Mattias Samuelsson DD1011+140.0601019:46——6475
Rasmus Dahlin DD2022+250.5111223:12——6873
Henri Jokiharju DD2011+110.0501216:06——6274
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3000000.0002014:55——3519
Kale Clague DD3011010.10101213:31——4133
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Eric Comrie(start)W22193.8642.2760:00

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Trevor Zegras CL1011+110.3502017:23——4741
Derek Grant CL1022+220.2120017:11——7772
Ryan Strome CL1011+110.08001215:47——4444
Jayson Megna CL2000000.0700012:37——4349
Sam Carrick CL2000-100.1331010:55——2935
Brett Leason RL2000010.1300010:36——3941
Isac Lundeström CL3000-220.1401015:18——3325
Jakob Silfverberg RL3000-100.0001413:28——3335
Max Jones LL3000-130.2410011:28——5042
Adam Henrique CL4000-210.2000016:31——3620
Mason McTavish CL4000-300.0600014:20——3018
Frank Vatrano RL4000-310.2601414:07——5339
Simon Benoit DD1000-100.0612222:14——3642
Kevin Shattenkirk DD1112+130.1700218:58——5260
Dmitry Kulikov DD2011-130.0510021:53——5028
Cam Fowler DD2202+120.1201020:20——6351
Nathan Beaulieu DD3000-310.0010018:14——2416
John Klingberg DD3000-310.0212016:44——3130
ANA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Lukas Dostal(start)L44377.8414.8460:00