Edgehalla

Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay LightningNov 29, 2018

Final· Amalie Arena
Goals123TShots123T
BUF2114BUF751022
TBL3025TBL1691237
BUF 39TBL 59
BUF 1.26TBL 4.24
PP goals
BUF 0TBL 1
Hits
BUF 23TBL 28
Blocks
BUF 10TBL 8
PIM
BUF 20TBL 4
BUF 38%TBL 62%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Gourde and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:49 together.

  1. Points
    Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.Reinhart
  2. Points
    Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:19.Killorn
  3. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.Kucherov
  4. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:44.Eichel
  5. Points
    Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:55.Hedman
  6. PP1
    TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Gourde and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:49 together.StamkosHedmanKucherovGourdePoint
  7. Usage
    Ryan McDonagh (TBL) played 4:59, −17:19 down on his 22:18 season average over 81 games.McDonagh
  8. Usage
    Jake McCabe (BUF) played 7:29, −11:40 down on his 19:09 season average over 58 games.McCabe

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 TBL: 98 attempts, 59 on goal, 9 goals, 5.50 expected goals; best chance Dan Girardi at 0.64 xG.

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

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · TBL 59 · BUF 39

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at TBL: expected goals 4.24 to 1.26 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 39, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdTBLBUFGGRKKRTSPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLBUFcontrol2nd3rdGirardi · 1st 2:59Girgensons · 1st 8:42Reinhart · 1st 9:45Killorn · 1st 10:28Kucherov · 1st 15:55Reinhart · 2nd 5:39Thompson · 3rd 2:29Stamkos · 3rd 4:12Paquette · 3rd 14:19
  • TBL 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 12% of the game, TBL 65%.

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 TBL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Louis Domingue (60:00) for TBL and Carter Hutton (58:17) for BUF, 9 goals.

TBL
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
StatBUFTBL
4161
1.473.66
1.423.46
214
46
1714
−0.097+0.097
12%65%

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 →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 5:39
    BUF 3 – 3 TBL

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
Sam Reinhart CL1202+120.2100020:27——4437
Jack Eichel CL1022+120.2520219:44——4642
Jeff Skinner LL1000-110.1310019:17——4635
Zemgus Girgensons CL2101020.0320014:07——4030
Remi Elie LL2011000.0061012:59——4032
Johan Larsson LL2000030.2520612:54——3828
Tage Thompson CL3101+110.0430012:15——4831
Kyle Okposo RL3000020.1200011:52——5532
Casey Mittelstadt CL3011020.0900011:28——5229
Vladimir Sobotka CL4000000.0010014:55——1711
Evan Rodrigues CL4000-100.0000014:20——146
Jason Pominville RL4000-100.0001010:53——1313
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000+110.0412025:51——4734
Zach Bogosian DD1011-110.0311225:05——4337
Casey Nelson DD2011020.0301015:38——4633
Nathan Beaulieu DD2000-210.00101015:30——3218
Rasmus Ristolainen DD3011+110.0133028:52——3122
Jake McCabe DD3000+110.030107:29——4022
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carter Hutton(start)L37325.8653.6058:17

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brayden Point CL1011-210.0910021:06——3944
Nikita Kucherov RL1112-140.4800020:17——4850
Tyler Johnson CL1000-130.2811018:21——4850
Ondrej Palat LL2011+120.0822014:22——5465
Cedric Paquette CL2101+120.2340013:03——5274
Ryan Callahan RL2000+110.1220012:13——5976
Alex Killorn LL3112+240.5510213:19——8998
J.T. Miller CL3011+220.3630011:50——7997
Anthony Cirelli CL3000+210.0110011:33——8398
Yanni Gourde CL4000-210.2610018:06——5867
Steven Stamkos CL4101-110.1720016:34——6573
Mathieu Joseph RL4000-210.2520211:30——7386
Braydon Coburn DD1000-220.0720023:10——5880
Dan Girardi DD1101+140.9930020:07——5562
Victor Hedman DD2022+110.0111026:55——7176
Erik Cernak DD2011-130.1401016:59——5462
Mikhail Sergachev DD3011+130.1523021:36——6275
Ryan McDonagh DD3000010.010004:59——5661
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Louis Domingue(start)W22184.8181.2660:00