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Buffalo Sabres vs. Seattle KrakenMar 18, 2024

Final· Climate Pledge Arena
away
BUF
6
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SEA
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF3216BUF1012830
SEA2002SEA971834
BUF 56SEA 70
BUF 3.06SEA 3.51
PP goals
BUF 0SEA 1
Hits
BUF 28SEA 38
Blocks
BUF 22SEA 10
PIM
BUF 10SEA 4
BUF 61%SEA 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at SEA. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 0A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Schultz, McCann, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:01 together.

  1. Points
    Jeff Skinner had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:51.Skinner
  2. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.Tuch
  3. Points
    Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:50.Thompson
  4. Points
    Eeli Tolvanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:13.Tolvanen
  5. Points
    Zemgus Girgensons had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:54.Girgensons
  6. PP1
    SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Schultz, McCann, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:01 together.EberleSchultzMcCannTolvanenBeniers
  7. New line
    New look for SEA: Eberle–Tolvanen–Beniers skated 12:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EberleTolvanenBeniers
  8. Luck
    BUF scored 6 goals on 3.06 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 SEA: 126 attempts, 64 on goal, 8 goals, 6.58 expected goals; best chance Jordan Eberle at 0.43 xG.

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

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · SEA 70 · BUF 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at SEA: expected goals 3.51 to 3.06 (SEA led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 56, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSEABUFETSTBPSSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • SEA
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
SEABUFcontrol2nd3rdEberle · 1st 0:24Thompson · 1st 0:49Skinner · 1st 3:56Tuch · 1st 5:41Beniers · 1st 14:36Power · 2nd 10:36Skinner · 2nd 11:18Skinner · 3rd 18:01
  • SEA 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 31% of the game, SEA 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 SEA: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Philipp Grubauer (54:19) for SEA and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 8 goals.

SEA
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
StatBUFSEA
6062
3.352.68
3.102.35
1112
56
1014
+0.049−0.049
31%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 →

Seattle Kraken

Current SEA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:24
    SEAJordan Eberle (Eeli Tolvanen, Brian Dumoulin)wrist0.13 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Dahlin, Byram, Cozens, BensonSEA: Eberle, Dumoulin, Larsson, Tolvanen, Beniers
    BUF 0 – 1 SEA
  2. 0:49
    BUFTage Thompson (Zemgus Girgensons, Alex Tuch)snap0.05 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, PowerSEA: Oleksiak, Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, McCann, Borgen
    BUF 1 – 1 SEA
  3. 3:56
    BUFJeff Skinner (Peyton Krebs)wrist0.06 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Greenway, Bryson, Krebs, ByramSEA: Schultz, Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, Evans
    BUF 2 – 1 SEA
  4. 5:41
    BUFAlex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Zemgus Girgensons)wrist0.11 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, ByramSEA: Eberle, Dumoulin, Larsson, Tolvanen, Beniers
    BUF 3 – 1 SEA
  5. 14:36
    SEAMatty BeniersPP (Eeli Tolvanen, Justin Schultz)wrist0.37 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Greenway, Cozens, PowerSEA: Eberle, Schultz, McCann, Tolvanen, Beniers
    BUF 3 – 2 SEA

2nd period

  1. 10:36
    BUFOwen Power (Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka)wrist0.42 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Peterka, Power, BensonSEA: Larsson, Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Kartye, Evans
    BUF 4 – 2 SEA
  2. 11:18
    BUFJeff Skinnerwrist0.11 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Greenway, Dahlin, Krebs, ByramSEA: Schultz, Tatar, Bellemare, Borgen, Tanev
    BUF 5 – 2 SEA

3rd period

  1. 18:01
    BUFJeff Skinner (Jordan Greenway, Jacob Bryson)slap0.13 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Clifton, Greenway, Bryson, KrebsSEA: Schultz, Tatar, Gourde, Tanev, Evans
    BUF 6 – 2 SEA

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 RL1112+220.1210217:00——3632
Tage Thompson CL1112+250.3331014:50——4331
Zemgus Girgensons CL1022+210.0442212:54——3626
Jordan Greenway LL2011+200.0021018:29——5068
Jeff Skinner LL2303+360.5200013:51——6194
Peyton Krebs CL2011+300.1430412:00——5795
Victor Olofsson LL3000020.0420011:55——4836
Tyson Jost CL3000020.1811011:10——5244
Eric Robinson LL3000010.0630010:12——4438
Dylan Cozens CL4011020.1710018:20——5877
JJ Peterka RL4011+120.3300016:09——6166
Zach Benson LL4000010.3211014:44——5272
Bowen Byram DD1000+200.1414021:26——5458
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000+120.1441020:32——5150
Connor Clifton DD2000+100.0012020:46——4152
Jacob Bryson DD2011+210.0303019:09——4161
Owen Power DD3101+220.4915021:47——4957
Henri Jokiharju DD3000+210.0201215:56——5156
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W34322.9413.5160:00

Seattle Kraken

SEA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matty Beniers CL1101020.7031021:01——5971
Jordan Eberle RL1101040.8610020:48——5462
Eeli Tolvanen RL1022000.0720419:13——6378
Andre Burakovsky LL2000-240.4910017:18——6767
Jared McCann LL2000-140.1600017:04——7175
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL2000-330.1040016:28——5639
Yanni Gourde CL3000-310.1330016:27——3010
Kailer Yamamoto RL3000010.2111012:37——5247
Tye Kartye LL3000-130.1370010:58——2719
Brandon Tanev LL4000-210.0150013:34——5028
Tomas Tatar LL4000-210.1810010:21——6341
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare LL4000-110.200009:11——5353
Adam Larsson DD1000-140.0421022:25——5636
Brian Dumoulin DD1011000.0010022:17——6254
Will Borgen DD2000-220.0843016:42——3830
Jamie Oleksiak DD2000-120.011109:49——3831
Ryker Evans DD3000-300.0012021:25——5145
Justin Schultz DD3011-310.1411018:22——5065
SEA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Philipp Grubauer—26233.8852.7454:19
Joey Daccord(start)L413.2500.335:41

Goal anatomy

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

Jordan Eberle (SEA) 1st 0:24 · assists Eeli Tolvanen, Brian Dumoulin · Forecheck turnover · 53.0 mph shot.

Tage Thompson · 1st 0:49 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
71.8 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Jeff Skinner · 1st 3:56 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
67.9 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Alex Tuch · 1st 5:41 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
81.3 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Jeff Skinner · 3rd 18:01 · BUF

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
54.6 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
8.3 s

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