Buffalo Sabres vs. Calgary FlamesMar 24, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	3	4		BUF	11	8	10	29
CGY	0	1	0	1		CGY	11	10	12	33

: BUF 58CGY 75
: BUF 3.76CGY 2.38
PP goals: BUF 0CGY 1
Hits: BUF 15CGY 15
Blocks: BUF 22CGY 16
PIM: BUF 4CGY 2
: BUF 37%CGY 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Sharangovich, Miromanov and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:04 together.

Points
Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:46.Thompson
PP1
CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Sharangovich, Miromanov and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:04 together.Kadri Huberdeau Sharangovich Miromanov Kuzmenko
New line
New look for BUF: Girgensons–Olofsson–Robinson skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Girgensons Olofsson Robinson
New line
New look for BUF: Skinner–Krebs–Rousek skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Skinner Krebs Rousek
Usage
Jeff Skinner (BUF) played 12:09, −3:54 down on his 16:03 season average over 73 games.Skinner
Usage
Dryden Hunt (CGY) played 8:01, −3:14 down on his 11:15 season average over 27 games.Hunt
Cats
Henri Jokiharju (BUF) blocked 5 shots in 21:45.Jokiharju

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →

CGY
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · CGY 75 · BUF 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CGY 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 29% of the game, CGY 26%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

CGY

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
Stat	BUF	CGY
	62	74
	3.19	1.97
	2.94	1.86
	12	8
	4	12
	14	14
	−0.094	+0.094
	29%	26%

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

L1Tuch – Thompson – Peterka
14:0339% CF
L2Greenway – Cozens – Benson
11:0762% CF
L3Girgensons – Olofsson – Robinson
9:3843% CF
L4Skinner – Krebs – Rousek
8:3950% CF
D1Jokiharju – Power
13:5536% CF
D2Dahlin – Byram
12:3161% CF
D3Clifton – Bryson
10:3423% CF

PP1Tuch – Greenway – Thompson – Dahlin – Peterka
1:45100% CF
PP2Skinner – Dahlin – Byram – Cozens – Benson
0:10
PK1FGreenway – Cozens
1:25
PK2FGirgensons – Tuch
0:52
PK1DClifton – Power
0:54
PK2DJokiharju – Dahlin
0:43

Current BUF line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane
14:3361% CF
L2Kadri – Pospisil – Zary
12:0446% CF
L3Huberdeau – Sharangovich – Kuzmenko
11:2359% CF
L4Hunt – Greer – Rooney
6:5154% CF
D1Andersson – Kylington
17:3551% CF
D2Weegar – Miromanov
17:3057% CF
D3Hanley – Pachal
13:2062% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Sharangovich – Miromanov – Kuzmenko
2:04100% CF
PP2Backlund – Weegar – Mangiapane – Andersson – Zary
0:27100% CF
PK1FBacklund – Rooney
1:44
PK2FColeman – Sharangovich
0:14
PK1DWeegar – Andersson
1:44
PK2DHanley – Pachal
0:14

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.30	1	4	0	21:10	—	—	39	46
Tage Thompson C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.74	1	1	0	19:46	—	—	43	51
JJ Peterka R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.33	1	0	0	18:27	—	—	40	47
Jordan Greenway L	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.35	2	1	0	17:57	—	—	61	90
Dylan Cozens C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.70	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	64	90
Zach Benson L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	0	1	2	15:52	—	—	65	91
Zemgus Girgensons C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:05	—	—	35	41
Eric Robinson L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	11:30	—	—	39	48
Victor Olofsson L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	11:27	—	—	42	48
Jeff Skinner L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:09	—	—	46	51
Peyton Krebs C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.12	3	0	2	11:30	—	—	48	53
Lukas Rousek R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	9:27	—	—	43	53
Owen Power D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	0	2	0	24:04	—	—	45	50
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.05	0	5	0	21:45	—	—	37	36
Rasmus Dahlin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	4	0.23	1	1	0	22:36	—	—	61	78
Bowen Byram D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	1	0	20:43	—	—	61	78
Connor Clifton D	D3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.39	4	2	0	15:38	—	—	26	48
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	13:42	—	—	27	34

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	2.38	60:00

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Backlund C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.21	0	0	0	20:09	—	—	60	49
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.19	0	2	0	18:33	—	—	63	49
Andrew Mangiapane L	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.32	0	0	2	17:56	—	—	60	48
Nazem Kadri C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.32	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	44	37
Connor Zary C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	0	0	16:49	—	—	46	28
Martin Pospisil C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	1	0	0	14:10	—	—	43	27
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	0	1	1	-2	2	0.19	1	0	0	17:23	—	—	55	26
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.13	0	0	0	16:25	—	—	61	42
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L3	1	0	1	-2	5	0.31	1	0	0	16:25	—	—	61	42
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	3	0	0	9:10	—	—	54	31
A.J. Greer L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	8:21	—	—	44	22
Dryden Hunt L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:01	—	—	47	31
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.14	0	3	0	23:18	—	—	49	30
Oliver Kylington D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	19:06	—	—	51	31
MacKenzie Weegar D	D2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.12	3	4	0	23:55	—	—	53	55
Daniil Miromanov D	D2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.05	0	1	0	22:22	—	—	57	58
Brayden Pachal D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	14:50	—	—	61	33
Joel Hanley D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	2	0	14:26	—	—	63	34

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	L	27	25	2	.926	2.89	58:00

Goal anatomy

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

Peyton Krebs (BUF) 1st 4:53 · assists Lukas Rousek · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 68.0 mph shot · 2.2 s from entry to goal.

Peyton Krebs · 1st 4:53 · BUF

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 68.0 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Tage Thompson · 3rd 19:15 · BUF EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 56.9 mph
Distance: 73 ft

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Connor Clifton · 3rd 19:58 · BUF EN

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 29.0 mph
Distance: 66 ft
Entry to goal: 1.4 s
Type: deflection

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Jonathan Huberdeau · 2nd 10:35 · CGY PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.2 mph
Distance: 35 ft

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JJ Peterka · 3rd 11:04 · BUF

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 38.1 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 6.7 s
Type: one-timer

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Calgary FlamesMar 24, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

Calgary Flames

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Calgary Flames

Goal anatomy

Peyton Krebs · 1st 4:53 · BUF

Tage Thompson · 3rd 19:15 · BUF EN

Connor Clifton · 3rd 19:58 · BUF EN

Jonathan Huberdeau · 2nd 10:35 · CGY PP

JJ Peterka · 3rd 11:04 · BUF