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Buffalo Sabres vs. Winnipeg JetsMar 23, 2025

Final· Canada Life Centre
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WPG
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF1135BUF36817
WPG0123WPG10131336
BUF 32WPG 71
BUF 1.64WPG 3.36
PP goals
BUF 1WPG 1
Hits
BUF 20WPG 24
Blocks
BUF 13WPG 7
PIM
BUF 6WPG 6
BUF 46%WPG 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 at WPG. Ryan McLeod (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BUF scored 5 goals on 1.64 expected goals (32 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Ryan McLeod had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:33.McLeod
  2. Points
    Jacob Bernard-Docker had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:49.Bernard-Docker
  3. Points
    Logan Stanley had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:29.Stanley
  4. Luck
    BUF scored 5 goals on 1.64 expected goals (32 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  5. Usage
    Jordan Greenway (BUF) played 4:44, −10:39 down on his 15:23 season average over 33 games.Greenway
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: McLeod–Quinn–Peterka skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.McLeodQuinnPeterka
  7. Goalie
    James Reimer (BUF) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +8 against a season average of 27.6; the win.Reimer
  8. Usage
    Connor Clifton (BUF) played 21:00, +5:01 up on his 15:59 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 WPG: 103 attempts, 53 on goal, 8 goals, 5.00 expected goals; best chance Ryan McLeod at 0.42 xG.

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

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · WPG 71 · BUF 32

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at WPG: expected goals 3.36 to 1.64 (WPG led the chances), shot attempts 71 to 32, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdWPGBUFPNDKMTEMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WPG
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WPGBUFcontrol2nd3rdPeterka · 1st 9:15Niederreiter · 2nd 2:05Dahlin · 2nd 18:46Kozak · 3rd 7:13Miller · 3rd 7:41Tuch · 3rd 13:21Ehlers · 3rd 16:32McLeod · 3rd 19:13
  • WPG 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 11% of the game, WPG 52%.

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 WPG: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Eric Comrie (58:19) for WPG and James Reimer (60:00) for BUF, 8 goals.

WPG
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
StatBUFWPG
2961
0.612.47
0.612.42
012
22
1320
−0.048+0.048
11%52%

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 →

Winnipeg Jets

Current WPG line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:15
    BUFJJ Peterka (Jacob Bernard-Docker, Ryan McLeod)wrist0.11 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Bernard-Docker, Quinn, Peterka, PowerWPG: DeMelo, Morrissey, Tanev, Iafallo, Barron
    BUF 1 – 0 WPG

2nd period

  1. 2:05
    WPGNino NiederreiterPP (Cole Perfetti, Vladislav Namestnikov)wrist0.17 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsWPG: Niederreiter, Namestnikov, Miller, Iafallo, Perfetti
    BUF 1 – 1 WPG
  2. 18:46
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Jacob Bernard-Docker, Ryan McLeod)slap0.05 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Dahlin, Bernard-Docker, Quinn, PeterkaWPG: DeMelo, Namestnikov, Morrissey, Ehlers, Perfetti
    BUF 2 – 1 WPG

3rd period

  1. 7:13
    BUFTyson KozakPP (Mattias Samuelsson)backhand0.15 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Bernard-Docker, Krebs, KozakWPG: Schenn, Lowry, Connor, Stanley
    BUF 3 – 1 WPG
  2. 7:41
    WPGColin Miller (Mark Scheifele, Logan Stanley)wrist0.16 xG
    BUF: Malenstyn, Thompson, Samuelsson, Bernard-Docker, KrebsWPG: Scheifele, Miller, Connor, Stanley, Vilardi
    BUF 3 – 2 WPG
  3. 13:21
    BUFAlex TuchSH (Ryan McLeod, Connor Clifton)wrist0.22 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Tuch, McLeod, ByramWPG: Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor, Vilardi
    BUF 4 – 2 WPG
  4. 16:32
    WPGNikolaj Ehlers (Logan Stanley, Dylan DeMelo)slap0.02 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Bernard-Docker, Quinn, Peterka, PowerWPG: Lowry, Miller, Ehlers, Appleton, Samberg
    BUF 4 – 3 WPG
  5. 19:13
    BUFRyan McLeodENbackhand0.42 xG
    BUF: Tuch, McLeod, Samuelsson, Krebs, ByramWPG: Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor, Vilardi, Perfetti
    BUF 5 – 3 WPG

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+220.2422021:09——5340
Tage Thompson CL1000-110.2000018:12——5331
Zach Benson LL1000020.2110017:39——5950
Ryan McLeod CL2134+320.4901021:33——2229
JJ Peterka RL2101+110.1620018:23——2830
Jack Quinn RL2000+100.0210016:45——2933
Tyson Kozak CL3101010.1730013:12——3211
Beck Malenstyn LL3000-100.0030011:39——316
Brett Murray LL3000000.001006:29——278
Jason Zucker LL4000010.0310015:09——226
Peyton Krebs CL4000000.0011013:12——184
Jordan Greenway LL4000000.000104:44——00
Bowen Byram DD1000+200.0001221:19——268
Connor Clifton DD1011+120.0121221:00——2921
Rasmus Dahlin DD2101+120.0602023:53——3522
Mattias Samuelsson DD2011010.0212221:13——3018
Owen Power DD3000010.0000015:59——3926
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3022010.0122012:49——3220
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)W36333.9173.3660:00

Winnipeg Jets

WPG skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mark Scheifele CL1011-140.4501421:12——6490
Kyle Connor LL1000-140.2800020:23——6792
Gabriel Vilardi CL1000-110.1510016:02——5889
Adam Lowry CL2000+110.2012015:31——7985
Mason Appleton CL2000+120.1210214:57——7984
Nino Niederreiter RL2101030.4710014:49——7178
Nikolaj Ehlers LL3101-240.3520018:58——7479
Vladislav Namestnikov CL3011-120.1200015:58——7277
Cole Perfetti CL3011-210.0910014:36——6578
Alex Iafallo LL4000-110.1740011:48——6268
Brandon Tanev LL4000-110.0931010:01——5670
Morgan Barron CL4000-100.010007:53——4645
Josh Morrissey DD1000-440.2011025:24——6970
Dylan DeMelo DD1011-210.1010020:19——7375
Colin Miller DD2101+230.4710017:22——6689
Logan Stanley DD2022+100.0330014:29——6589
Dylan Samberg DD3000+130.0602020:16——6984
Luke Schenn DD3000010.0140015:43——6370
WPG goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Eric Comrie(start)L16124.7501.2258:19

Goal anatomy

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

JJ Peterka (BUF) 1st 9:15 · assists Jacob Bernard-Docker, Ryan McLeod · Forecheck turnover · 57.7 mph shot.

Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 18:46 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
68.4 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s
Type
one-timer

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Colin Miller · 3rd 7:41 · WPG

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
52.0 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
5.0 s

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Alex Tuch · 3rd 13:21 · BUF SH

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
50.8 mph
Distance
21 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Nikolaj Ehlers · 3rd 16:32 · WPG

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
74.2 mph
Distance
42 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s

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