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Buffalo Sabres vs. Winnipeg JetsDec 5, 2025

Final· Canada Life Centre
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WPG
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF1001BUF1511935
WPG1214WPG89623
BUF 67WPG 42
BUF 3.52WPG 3.06
PP goals
BUF 1WPG 0
Hits
BUF 22WPG 33
Blocks
BUF 7WPG 9
PIM
BUF 4WPG 6
BUF 46%WPG 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin and Doan) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:47 together.

  1. Points
    Cole Koepke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:34.Koepke
  2. Points
    Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:09.Vilardi
  3. Points
    Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:28.Connor
  4. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin and Doan) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:47 together.ZuckerThompsonNorrisDahlinDoan
  5. Luck
    BUF scored 1 goal on 3.52 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Goalie
    Eric Comrie (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +9 against a season average of 26.2; the win.Comrie
  7. New line
    New look for WPG: Niederreiter–Namestnikov–Iafallo skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NiederreiterNamestnikovIafallo
  8. New line
    New look for WPG: Toews–Lowry–Perfetti skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ToewsLowryPerfetti

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: 109 attempts, 58 on goal, 5 goals, 6.58 expected goals; best chance Gabriel Vilardi at 0.84 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 109 of 109 attempts · WPG 42 · BUF 67

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 3.06 to 3.52 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 42 to 67, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdWPGBUFCZPKVnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WPG
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WPGBUFcontrol2nd3rdConnor · 1st 4:24Zucker · 1st 14:44Pearson · 2nd 2:22Koepke · 2nd 18:42Vilardi · 3rd 19:26
  • 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 43% of the game, WPG 26%.

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 (60:00) for WPG and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (58:30) for BUF, 5 goals.

WPG
BUF
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

WPG skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the WPG side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, WPG rows versus BUF columns: 250 matchups; most common Scheifele vs Byram, 9:08 at 73% xGF.

WPG ↓ · BUF →ThompsonNorrisBensonKrebsGreenwayMalenstynMcLeodZuckerQuinnTuchDoanOstlundDahlinSamuelssonByramTimminsPowerBrysonL1 ScheifeleL1 ConnorL1 VilardiL2 BarronL2 KoepkeL2 PearsonL3 LowryL3 PerfettiL3 ToewsL4 IafalloL4 NamestnikovL4 NiederreiterD1 MorrisseyD1 DeMeloD2 PionkD2 SambergD3 StanleyD3 Salomonsson
WPG xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBUFWPG
6443
2.472.09
2.272.05
118
44
2616
−0.047+0.047
43%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

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. 4:24
    WPGKyle Connor (Gabriel Vilardi, Dylan Samberg)wrist0.07 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Timmins, Norris, Byram, BensonWPG: DeMelo, Scheifele, Connor, Vilardi, Samberg
    BUF 0 – 1 WPG
  2. 14:44
    BUFJason ZuckerPP (Josh Norris, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.08 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, DoanWPG: Lowry, Samberg, Pionk, Barron
    BUF 1 – 1 WPG

2nd period

  1. 2:22
    WPGTanner Pearson (Cole Koepke)wrist0.18 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Bryson, Doan, Power, OstlundWPG: DeMelo, Pearson, Morrissey, Barron, Koepke
    BUF 1 – 2 WPG
  2. 18:42
    WPGCole Koepke (Morgan Barron, Dylan DeMelo)backhand0.19 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Norris, Bryson, Byram, BensonWPG: Pearson, Morrissey, Pionk, Barron, Koepke
    BUF 1 – 3 WPG

3rd period

  1. 19:26
    WPGGabriel VilardiEN (Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele)wrist0.84 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Norris, Samuelsson, Dahlin, QuinnWPG: Scheifele, Connor, Vilardi, Samberg, Pionk
    BUF 1 – 4 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
Tage Thompson CL1000-230.3710016:55——6750
Josh Norris CL1011-300.0400015:43——6148
Zach Benson LL1000-230.2200013:24——6754
Peyton Krebs CL2000030.1440014:50——6265
Jordan Greenway LL2000030.1640213:42——6456
Beck Malenstyn LL2000000.0751013:11——6459
Ryan McLeod CL3000000.0900018:13——6578
Jason Zucker LL3101-150.5600016:32——4465
Jack Quinn RL3000-110.3420016:01——4662
Alex Tuch RL4000-220.5820016:09——6358
Josh Doan RL4000-110.2011014:21——5633
Noah Ostlund CL4000-100.0900010:32——4734
Rasmus Dahlin DD1011-140.1712024:42——6566
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000-110.0711023:21——5761
Bowen Byram DD2000-220.0900221:46——5844
Conor Timmins DD2000-150.2612018:37——5651
Owen Power DD3000-120.0400020:17——6464
Jacob Bryson DD3000-200.020009:14——6036
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L22193.8642.2258:30

Winnipeg Jets

WPG skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mark Scheifele CL1011+210.3810020:48——4848
Kyle Connor LL1112+240.3300020:28——5054
Gabriel Vilardi CL1112+210.8401020:09——5251
Morgan Barron CL2011+220.1530211:57——3670
Cole Koepke LL2112+210.1941011:34——2465
Tanner Pearson LL2101+210.1911010:41——3370
Adam Lowry CL3000010.3020014:51——4234
Cole Perfetti CL3000010.0500014:37——3312
Jonathan Toews CL3000000.0010213:43——327
Alex Iafallo LL4000000.0051012:57——3729
Vladislav Namestnikov CL4000020.0721012:52——4527
Nino Niederreiter RL4000010.0330012:08——4229
Josh Morrissey DD1000+220.1411023:57——5051
Dylan DeMelo DD1011+200.0130021:01——4947
Neal Pionk DD2000+230.1031023:38——4661
Dylan Samberg DD2011+220.0712023:30——3844
Logan Stanley DD3000000.2320215:09——2638
Elias Salomonsson DD3000010.0010011:41——149
WPG goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Eric Comrie(start)W35341.9713.5260:00

Goal anatomy

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

Kyle Connor (WPG) 1st 4:24 · assists Gabriel Vilardi, Dylan Samberg · Rebound · 23.8 mph shot.

Tanner Pearson · 2nd 2:22 · WPG

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
70.6 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Cole Koepke · 2nd 18:42 · WPG

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
21.3 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.7 s

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Gabriel Vilardi · 3rd 19:26 · WPG EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
64.6 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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