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Buffalo Sabres vs. Anaheim DucksNov 22, 2024

Final / OT· Honda Center
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BUF02013BUF1298433
ANA11002ANA6810024
BUF 76ANA 56
BUF 3.86ANA 3.29
PP goals
BUF 0ANA 0
Hits
BUF 17ANA 25
Blocks
BUF 10ANA 19
PIM
BUF 11ANA 11
BUF 66%ANA 34%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Isac Lundeström (ANA) played 17:07, +3:37 up on his 13:30 season average over 78 games.

  1. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:31.Tuch
  2. Points
    Owen Power had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:20.Power
  3. Usage
    Isac Lundeström (ANA) played 17:07, +3:37 up on his 13:30 season average over 78 games.Lundeström
  4. Usage
    Pavel Mintyukov (ANA) played 22:25, +4:53 up on his 17:32 season average over 67 games.Mintyukov
  5. Usage
    Brett Leason (ANA) played 17:24, +4:29 up on his 12:55 season average over 61 games.Leason
  6. Usage
    JJ Peterka (BUF) played 22:21, +4:13 up on his 18:08 season average over 76 games.Peterka
  7. Luck
    Frank Vatrano (ANA) generated 0.94 xG on 8 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Vatrano
  8. Cats
    Pavel Mintyukov (ANA) blocked 5 shots in 22:25.Mintyukov

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: 132 attempts, 57 on goal, 5 goals, 7.15 expected goals; best chance Jason Zucker at 0.39 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 132 of 132 attempts · ANA 56 · BUF 76

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 3.29 to 3.86 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 76, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTANABUFHLTZKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:00
  • ANA
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
ANABUFcontrol2nd3rdOTHelleson · 1st 4:02Lundeström · 2nd 14:07Tuch · 2nd 18:37Zucker · 2nd 19:27Kulich · OT 4:00
  • 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 39% of the game, ANA 27%.

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 64:00; most ice John Gibson (64:00) for ANA and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (64:00) for BUF, 5 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
7454
3.212.87
3.042.71
1816
106
1614
+0.074−0.074
39%27%

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. 4:02
    ANADrew Helleson (Trevor Zegras, Leo Carlsson)snap0.03 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Malenstyn, Jokiharju, Bryson, McLeodANA: Killorn, Dumoulin, Zegras, Helleson, Carlsson
    BUF 0 – 1 ANA

2nd period

  1. 14:07
    ANAIsac Lundeström (Ross Johnston, Olen Zellweger)tip-in0.07 xG
    BUF: Aube-Kubel, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Quinn, PeterkaANA: Dumoulin, Johnston, Lundeström, Colangelo, Zellweger
    BUF 0 – 2 ANA
  2. 18:37
    BUFAlex Tuchunknown0.14 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Jokiharju, Krebs, Cozens, PowerANA: Gudas, Lundeström, Colangelo, Gauthier, Mintyukov
    BUF 1 – 2 ANA
  3. 19:27
    BUFJason Zucker (Owen Power)wrist0.16 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Aube-Kubel, Lafferty, Dahlin, PowerANA: Dumoulin, Harkins, Zegras, Helleson, Colangelo
    BUF 2 – 2 ANA

OT period

  1. 4:00
    BUFJiri Kulich (Owen Power, Alex Tuch)wrist0.37 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Power, KulichANA: Vatrano, Lundeström, Zellweger
    BUF 3 – 2 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
JJ Peterka RL1000-140.2900022:21——5645
Alex Tuch RL1112+120.3220019:31——5045
Ryan McLeod CL1000-110.1300017:47——4826
Dylan Cozens CL2000+100.0621016:38——6158
Zach Benson LL2000020.2101414:19——4742
Sam Lafferty CL2000+100.0001012:23——5033
Peyton Krebs CL3000+120.2320012:30——5249
Beck Malenstyn LL3000-100.0020011:37——5632
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL3000000.1110011:03——5945
Jack Quinn RL4000-120.4922017:00——7273
Jiri Kulich CL4101+140.6511015:46——7479
Jason Zucker LL4101+140.6310215:42——7279
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000040.3102026:15——6644
Bowen Byram DD1000020.0400023:57——6354
Owen Power DD2022+330.2900023:20——7681
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-100.0100016:41——6262
Jacob Bryson DD3000-110.0110015:44——4417
Connor Clifton DD3000010.0932515:26——3918
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W24222.9173.2964:00

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Trevor Zegras CL1011020.0610018:54——4642
Alex Killorn LL1000+130.4401218:43——5047
Leo Carlsson CL1011+100.1600017:43——4844
Frank Vatrano RL2000-120.9441018:14——3765
Troy Terry RL2000000.1100017:23——3662
Ryan Strome CL2000010.1412015:40——3560
Brett Leason RL3000030.3201217:24——6261
Isac Lundeström CL3101-120.2001017:07——6856
Cutter Gauthier LL3000-120.3511015:31——5744
Jansen Harkins CL4000-100.0041211:52——2718
Sam Colangelo RL4000-120.060109:58——2416
Ross Johnston LL4011+110.024009:34——3229
Pavel Mintyukov DD1000-110.1125022:25——1629
Radko Gudas DD1000-100.0232520:01——1623
Olen Zellweger DD2011010.1220021:08——6055
Jackson LaCombe DD2000020.1110019:41——6155
Brian Dumoulin DD3000+100.0120021:02——5766
Drew Helleson DD3101020.1103015:40——5652
ANA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
John Gibson(start)O32303.9383.8664:00

Goal anatomy

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

Drew Helleson (ANA) 1st 4:02 · assists Trevor Zegras, Leo Carlsson · Rush · carried in · 70.4 mph shot · 4.6 s from entry to goal.

Drew Helleson · 1st 4:02 · ANA

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
70.4 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
4.6 s

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Isac Lundeström · 2nd 14:07 · ANA

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
2
Shot
8.0 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
6.3 s

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Jason Zucker · 2nd 19:27 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
46.6 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Jiri Kulich · OT 4:00 · BUF

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
50.3 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s
Type
rebound

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