Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina HurricanesDec 4, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | BUF | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | |
| CAR | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | CAR | 13 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
- BUF 59CAR 47
- BUF 3.56CAR 2.94
- PP goals
- BUF 1CAR 0
- Hits
- BUF 16CAR 19
- Blocks
- BUF 11CAR 11
- PIM
- BUF 0CAR 17
- BUF 37%CAR 63%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Carolina Hurricanes rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2
Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at home. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) played 9:16, −8:43 down on his 17:59 season average over 80 games.
- PointsVincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 9:16.Trocheck
- PointsSebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:45.Aho
- PointsTeuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:46.Teravainen
- PointsNino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:52.Niederreiter
- UsageVincent Trocheck (CAR) played 9:16, −8:43 down on his 17:59 season average over 80 games.Trocheck
- LuckCAR scored 6 goals on 2.94 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
- New lineNew look for CAR: Niederreiter–Teravainen–Aho skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NiederreiterTeravainenAho
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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 CAR: 106 attempts, 63 on goal, 8 goals, 6.50 expected goals; best chance Victor Olofsson at 0.40 xG.
- CAR
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 106 of 106 attempts · CAR 47 · BUF 59
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at CAR: expected goals 2.94 to 3.56 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 59, 8 goals.
- CAR
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- CAR 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 34% of the game, CAR 32%.
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 CAR: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Antti Raanta (60:00) for CAR and Malcolm Subban (49:57) for BUF, 8 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | BUF | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | 53 | |
| 3.69 | 3.19 | |
| 3.40 | 3.14 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 19 | 11 | |
| −0.167 | +0.167 | |
| 34% | 32% |
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
- L1Girgensons – Asplund – Mittelstadt12:5854% CF
- 11:5063% CF
- L3Eakin – Hinostroza – Bjork11:3159% CF
- 10:5444% CF
- 17:2458% CF
- 15:5759% CF
- 14:3848% CF
- PP1Skinner – Olofsson – Thompson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin4:3050% CF
- PP2Okposo – Miller – Girgensons – Bryson – Cozens2:12100% CF
Carolina Hurricanes
- 10:2331% CF
- L2Niederreiter – Teravainen – Aho9:4065% CF
- 6:5327% CF
- 13:5145% CF
- 13:4248% CF
- 6:0350% CF
- PK1FTeravainen – Aho1:31
- 1:21
- 3:23
- 1:31
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:16BUF: Eakin, Pysyk, Hinostroza, Bjork, DahlinCAR: Niederreiter, Skjei, Teravainen, Aho, ChatfieldBUF 0 – 1 CAR
- 13:59BUF 0 – 2 CAR
- 19:28BUF 1 – 2 CAR
2nd period
- 3:44BUF: Eakin, Hinostroza, Bjork, Jokiharju, BrysonCAR: Cole, Niederreiter, Trocheck, Teravainen, SlavinBUF 1 – 3 CAR
- 4:08BUF: Girgensons, Asplund, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, BrysonCAR: Smith, Niederreiter, Trocheck, Teravainen, LajoieBUF 1 – 4 CAR
- 11:42BUF: Okposo, Miller, Butcher, Murray, CozensCAR: Niederreiter, Skjei, Teravainen, Aho, ChatfieldBUF 1 – 5 CAR
- 19:34BUF 2 – 5 CAR
3rd period
- 1:09BUF: Skinner, Olofsson, Thompson, Mittelstadt, DahlinCAR: Smith, Skjei, Teravainen, AhoBUF 2 – 6 CAR
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:14 | — | — | 56 | 34 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | — | — | 56 | 40 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:07 | — | — | 56 | 40 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | — | — | 62 | 57 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | — | — | 62 | 57 |
| Tage Thompson C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:32 | — | — | 64 | 63 |
| Cody Eakin C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | — | — | 58 | 33 |
| Anders Bjork L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:44 | — | — | 59 | 24 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | — | — | 59 | 24 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | — | — | 44 | 67 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | — | — | 44 | 67 |
| Brett Murray L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | — | — | 44 | 67 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:49 | — | — | 59 | 63 |
| Mark Pysyk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:22 | — | — | 55 | 60 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:44 | — | — | 58 | 58 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | — | — | 58 | 64 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:38 | — | — | 42 | 22 |
| Will Butcher D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:04 | — | — | 50 | 23 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Subban(start) | L | 25 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 2.40 | 49:57 |
| Aaron Dell | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | .1000 | 0.54 | 10:03 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Lorentz C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 | — | — | 33 | 60 |
| Jesper Fast R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:17 | — | — | 24 | 22 |
| Jordan Staal C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:00 | — | — | 33 | 54 |
| Sebastian Aho C | L2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 0.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | — | — | 53 | 43 |
| Nino Niederreiter R | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | — | — | 54 | 39 |
| Teuvo Teravainen C | L2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 4 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | — | — | 66 | 54 |
| Martin Necas C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | — | — | 26 | 34 |
| Seth Jarvis R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | — | — | 44 | 60 |
| Vincent Trocheck C | L3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9:16 | — | — | 40 | 64 |
| Jaccob Slavin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:39 | — | — | 50 | 83 |
| Ian Cole D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.06 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19:02 | — | — | 44 | 65 |
| Jalen Chatfield D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 | — | — | 41 | 37 |
| Brady Skjei D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | — | — | 50 | 51 |
| Ethan Bear D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | — | — | 45 | 33 |
| Maxime Lajoie D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:45 | — | — | 54 | 46 |
| Brendan Smith D | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:09 | — | — | 32 | 37 |
| Derek Stepan C | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:08 | — | — | 50 | 42 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi C | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:56 | — | — | 50 | 46 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antti Raanta(start) | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 3.56 | 60:00 |