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Buffalo Sabres vs. Calgary FlamesJan 23, 2025

Final· Scotiabank Saddledome
away
BUF
2
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CGY
5
Goals123TShots123T
BUF0202BUF1411934
CGY1135CGY781126
BUF 77CGY 55
BUF 3.71CGY 5.37
PP goals
BUF 0CGY 0
Hits
BUF 20CGY 19
Blocks
BUF 14CGY 19
PIM
BUF 11CGY 29
BUF 61%CGY 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 12:53, −5:02 down on his 17:55 season average over 59 games.

  1. Points
    Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:20.Huberdeau
  2. Points
    Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:04.Kadri
  3. Points
    Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:58.Pelletier
  4. Points
    Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.Samuelsson
  5. Points
    Brayden Pachal had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:02.Pachal
  6. Usage
    Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 12:53, −5:02 down on his 17:55 season average over 59 games.Jokiharju
  7. Luck
    BUF scored 2 goals on 3.71 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Usage
    Connor Clifton (BUF) played 9:22, −6:46 down on his 16:08 season average over 72 games.Clifton

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 CGY: 132 attempts, 60 on goal, 7 goals, 9.08 expected goals; best chance Yegor Sharangovich at 0.96 xG.

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

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · CGY 55 · BUF 77

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at CGY: expected goals 5.37 to 3.71 (CGY led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 77, 7 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdCGYBUFHSTKPSBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CGY
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CGYBUFcontrol2nd3rdHuberdeau · 1st 12:00Samuelsson · 2nd 2:50Thompson · 2nd 7:18Kadri · 2nd 10:31Pelletier · 3rd 3:29Sharangovich · 3rd 17:15Backlund · 3rd 17:52
  • 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 28% of the game, CGY 30%.

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 CGY: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Dustin Wolf (60:00) for CGY and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (59:06) for BUF, 7 goals.

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
StatBUFCGY
7048
3.182.43
3.052.31
1412
52
1919
+0.065−0.065
28%30%

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 →

Calgary Flames

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:00
    CGYJonathan HuberdeauSH (Brayden Pachal)wrist0.43 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Krebs, Quinn, PeterkaCGY: Huberdeau, Weegar, Bahl, Pelletier
    BUF 0 – 1 CGY

2nd period

  1. 2:50
    BUFMattias Samuelsson (Henri Jokiharju, Sam Lafferty)wrist0.02 xG
    BUF: Lafferty, Malenstyn, Jokiharju, Samuelsson, CozensCGY: Andersson, Bahl, Sharangovich, Kerins, Kuzmenko
    BUF 1 – 1 CGY
  2. 7:18
    BUFTage Thompson (Mattias Samuelsson, JJ Peterka)tip-in0.06 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Peterka, KulichCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Bahl, Coronato
    BUF 2 – 1 CGY
  3. 10:31
    CGYNazem Kadri (Jonathan Huberdeau, Jakob Pelletier)backhand0.08 xG
    BUF: Gilbert, Thompson, Jokiharju, Cozens, PeterkaCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Pelletier, Miromanov
    BUF 2 – 2 CGY

3rd period

  1. 3:29
    CGYJakob Pelletier (Brayden Pachal, Nazem Kadri)tip-in0.08 xG
    BUF: Lafferty, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Power, KulichCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Bean, Pachal, Pelletier
    BUF 2 – 3 CGY
  2. 17:15
    CGYYegor SharangovichEN (Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri)tip-in0.96 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Byram, Cozens, Power, Kulich, BensonCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich, Miromanov
    BUF 2 – 4 CGY
  3. 17:52
    CGYMikael BacklundEN (Blake Coleman)wrist0.94 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Krebs, Quinn, PeterkaCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Bahl
    BUF 2 – 5 CGY

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 RL1011-230.1800021:19——4463
Tage Thompson CL1101-210.3600021:03——4759
Jiri Kulich CL1000-110.4501019:07——4855
Jack Quinn RL2000-230.3101218:56——6759
Peyton Krebs CL2000-220.4420517:37——6152
Zach Benson LL2000-120.1421017:21——6350
Dylan Cozens CL3000-110.1120019:57——6256
Alex Tuch RL3000-240.7330017:58——6266
Tyson Kozak CL3000010.0712013:04——6265
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-130.1813024:30——7888
Bowen Byram DD1000-130.2111021:30——5329
Owen Power DD2000-230.0402020:12——5947
Mattias Samuelsson DD2112+120.0201017:34——6262
Connor Clifton DD3000000.001129:22——3543
Dennis Gilbert DD3000-120.003107:18——4150
Henri Jokiharju D—011000.0400012:53——6669
Beck Malenstyn L—000020.342008:08——7556
Sam Lafferty C—011010.082027:14——7356
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L24213.8753.1659:06

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Blake Coleman LL1011010.1720019:58——4426
Mikael Backlund CL1101021.0200019:27——4426
Matt Coronato RL1000-100.0402215:31——3932
Jonathan Huberdeau LL2123+430.5600221:20——5374
Nazem Kadri CL2123+310.3000418:04——4474
Jakob Pelletier LL2112+320.3611214:58——6792
Yegor Sharangovich CL3101041.5201016:29——3838
Andrei Kuzmenko LL3000-100.000109:05——103
Rory Kerins CL3000-100.001006:57——192
Martin Pospisil CL4000010.4730011:36——4654
Ryan Lomberg LL4000020.132007:24——4453
Clark Bishop CL4000010.070005:26——3640
MacKenzie Weegar DD1000+330.1835521:24——4861
Daniil Miromanov DD1000+200.0101219:11——5261
Rasmus Andersson DD2000-120.2302223:18——4247
Kevin Bahl DD2000000.10141022:55——3438
Brayden Pachal DD3022+110.0162017:02——2725
Jake Bean DD3000+130.2100015:55——4445
CGY goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Dustin Wolf(start)W34322.9413.7160:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY SH) 1st 12:00 · assists Brayden Pachal · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 51.9 mph shot · 2.2 s from entry to goal.

Nazem Kadri · 2nd 10:31 · CGY

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
7.0 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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Yegor Sharangovich · 3rd 17:15 · CGY EN

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
19.2 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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Mikael Backlund · 3rd 17:52 · CGY EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
49.8 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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