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Buffalo Sabres vs. Vegas Golden KnightsFeb 1, 2022

Final· T-Mobile Arena
away
BUF
2
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VGK
5
Goals123TShots123T
BUF0112BUF816832
VGK2215VGK9161035
BUF 64VGK 65
BUF 2.72VGK 4.15
PP goals
BUF 0VGK 1
Hits
BUF 26VGK 15
Blocks
BUF 14VGK 21
PIM
BUF 18VGK 14
BUF 53%VGK 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.

  1. Points
    Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:17.Howden
  2. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:48.Marchessault
  3. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.Stone
  4. Points
    Max Pacioretty had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:01.Pacioretty
  5. Points
    William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:40.Karlsson
  6. Goalie
    Craig Anderson (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.Anderson
  7. Usage
    Nolan Patrick (VGK) played 16:00, +4:41 up on his 11:19 season average over 24 games.Patrick
  8. Usage
    Mark Pysyk (BUF) played 12:12, −5:42 down on his 17:54 season average over 67 games.Pysyk

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 VGK: 129 attempts, 67 on goal, 7 goals, 6.87 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.33 xG.

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

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · VGK 65 · BUF 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at VGK: expected goals 4.15 to 2.72 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 64, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdVGKBUFSHMKTSHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKBUFcontrol2nd3rdSmith · 1st 0:33Howden · 1st 18:19Marchessault · 2nd 1:31Kolesar · 2nd 4:27Tuch · 2nd 16:00Stone · 3rd 1:14Hayden · 3rd 12:23
  • VGK 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 23% of the game, VGK 41%.

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 VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Robin Lehner (60:00) for VGK and Craig Anderson (59:39) for BUF, 7 goals.

VGK
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
StatBUFVGK
6655
2.403.78
2.353.46
1014
78
1922
+0.040−0.040
23%41%

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 →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:33
    VGKReilly Smith (William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.19 xG
    BUF: Eakin, Skinner, Tuch, Jokiharju, DahlinVGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore
    BUF 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 18:19
    VGKBrett Howden (Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty)wrist0.11 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Skinner, Fitzgerald, Samuelsson, CozensVGK: Pacioretty, Stone, Hutton, Howden, Miromanov
    BUF 0 – 2 VGK

2nd period

  1. 1:31
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Nicolas Roy, William Karlsson)wrist0.07 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Hagg, Thompson, JokiharjuVGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Roy
    BUF 0 – 3 VGK
  2. 4:27
    VGKKeegan KolesarSH (Brett Howden)backhand0.08 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, KrebsVGK: Pietrangelo, Kolesar, Howden, Korczak
    BUF 0 – 4 VGK
  3. 16:00
    BUFAlex Tuch (Henri Jokiharju)wrist0.01 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Hagg, Tuch, Dahlin, CozensVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault
    BUF 1 – 4 VGK

3rd period

  1. 1:14
    VGKMark Stone (Max Pacioretty, Nolan Patrick)wrist0.17 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Thompson, Fitzgerald, Samuelsson, KrebsVGK: Pacioretty, Stone, Hutton, Patrick, Miromanov
    BUF 1 – 5 VGK
  2. 12:23
    BUFJohn Hayden (Tage Thompson)tip-in0.05 xG
    BUF: Hayden, Bjork, Thompson, Jokiharju, SamuelssonVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, Carrier, Roy
    BUF 2 – 5 VGK

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
Alex Tuch RL1101-140.3004221:02——5438
Tage Thompson CL1011-150.7420019:45——5030
Jeff Skinner LL1000-220.0402017:25——5433
Cody Eakin CL2000-140.1110015:02——6845
Anders Bjork LL2000+100.0000014:10——5227
John Hayden CL2101+150.4651011:04——7158
Dylan Cozens CL3000020.2520016:08——4645
Rasmus Asplund CL3000050.4910215:23——7380
Victor Olofsson LL3000000.0000013:26——7985
Henri Jokiharju DD1011030.1020022:48——5948
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-110.0511222:11——5235
Robert Hagg DD2000+100.0020014:43——6064
Mark Pysyk DD2000000.0010212:12——4121
Casey Fitzgerald DD3000-210.06421015:51——4633
Jacob Bryson DD3000000.0022014:02——6450
Peyton Krebs C—000-200.0020016:29——4418
Kyle Okposo R—000-200.1210016:14——2910
Mattias Samuelsson D—000-100.0002014:39——5020
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Craig Anderson(start)L35305.8574.1559:39

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
William Karlsson CL1022030.3400015:40——5580
Reilly Smith RL1101030.6300015:23——6079
Jonathan Marchessault RL1112020.1801014:48——5781
Evgenii Dadonov LL2000050.4700017:35——5450
Nicolas Roy CL2011-120.3901016:44——4552
Mattias Janmark CL2000020.2000015:58——5050
Mark Stone RL3112+130.3200016:02——3358
Nolan Patrick CL3011+120.1900016:00——3851
Max Pacioretty LL3022+210.34201015:01——4261
William Carrier LL4000-100.1042013:27——2742
Keegan Kolesar RL4101+110.0840213:23——2944
Brett Howden CL4112+220.2311013:17——4465
Shea Theodore DD1000+110.0401022:38——4457
Kaedan Korczak DD1000+100.0001016:37——4362
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000000.0814021:40——4564
Brayden McNabb DD2000-220.3525219:09——3546
Ben Hutton DD3000+220.0413018:13——5369
Daniil Miromanov DD3000+240.1802014:25——5368
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Robin Lehner(start)W32302.9382.7260:00