Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay LightningFeb 23, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | BUF | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 23 | |
| TBL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | TBL | 9 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
- BUF 49TBL 68
- BUF 2.32TBL 5.38
- PP goals
- BUF 1TBL 1
- Hits
- BUF 42TBL 42
- Blocks
- BUF 9TBL 13
- PIM
- BUF 4TBL 4
- BUF 55%TBL 45%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 (OT)
Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 in overtime at TBL. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Olofsson, Thompson and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:09 together.
- PointsBrayden Point had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:36.Point
- PointsTage Thompson had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.Thompson
- PointsSteven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:22.Stamkos
- PointsVictor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 26:03.Hedman
- PointsJeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.Skinner
- PointsRasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:03.Dahlin
- PP1
- LuckBUF scored 6 goals on 2.32 expected goals (49 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 TBL: 117 attempts, 64 on goal, 11 goals, 7.69 expected goals; best chance Anthony Cirelli at 0.34 xG.
- TBL
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 117 of 117 attempts · TBL 68 · BUF 49
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 5.38 to 2.32 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 49, 11 goals.
- TBL
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 11% of the game, TBL 48%.
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 61:41; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (61:41) for TBL and Eric Comrie (61:41) for BUF, 11 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 | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 66 | |
| 2.44 | 4.87 | |
| 2.38 | 4.58 | |
| 12 | 23 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| 14 | 16 | |
| +0.026 | −0.026 | |
| 11% | 48% |
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
- 11:3029% CF
- L2Okposo – Girgensons – Jost10:2847% CF
- L3Mittelstadt – Krebs – Quinn7:1846% CF
- 5:3946% CF
- D1Samuelsson – Dahlin19:4945% CF
- 17:4650% CF
- D3Bryson – Lyubushkin7:5940% CF
- 2:09100% CF
- PP2Okposo – Mittelstadt – Krebs – Cozens – Power0:23
- PK1FGirgensons – Tuch0:50
- 0:39
- PK1DLyubushkin – Power1:11
- 1:01
Tampa Bay Lightning
- 9:3767% CF
- L2Perry – Namestnikov – Bellemare8:0963% CF
- 7:1953% CF
- 6:1914% CF
- 9:3854% CF
- 7:1663% CF
- 4:5778% CF
- 2:03100% CF
- 0:45
- 0:59
- 0:52
- 1:37
- 0:59
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:19BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Jost, Samuelsson, DahlinTBL: Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point, PerbixBUF 0 – 1 TBL
- 11:41BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Jost, Samuelsson, DahlinTBL: Stamkos, Kucherov, Point, Sergachev, PerbixBUF 1 – 1 TBL
2nd period
- 9:36BUF 2 – 1 TBL
- 12:20BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, LyubushkinTBL: Perry, Cole, Namestnikov, Bellemare, CernakBUF 3 – 1 TBL
- 12:36BUF 3 – 2 TBL
- 13:25BUF: Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Krebs, Quinn, PowerTBL: Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Cirelli, SergachevBUF 4 – 2 TBL
3rd period
- 5:48BUF 4 – 3 TBL
- 6:18BUF 5 – 3 TBL
- 8:33BUF 5 – 4 TBL
- 14:54BUF 5 – 5 TBL
OT period
- 1:41BUF 6 – 5 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:03 | — | — | 30 | 27 |
| Tage Thompson C | L1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 0.53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | — | — | 30 | 29 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 | — | — | 31 | 26 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17:45 | — | — | 46 | 54 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:25 | — | — | 43 | 58 |
| Tyson Jost C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | — | — | 45 | 49 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.07 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | — | — | 48 | 48 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | — | — | 56 | 44 |
| Jack Quinn R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | — | — | 50 | 23 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | — | — | 46 | 25 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | — | — | 55 | 37 |
| JJ Peterka R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | — | — | 44 | 24 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27:03 | — | — | 43 | 36 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.09 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25:04 | — | — | 43 | 36 |
| Owen Power D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:31 | — | — | 47 | 38 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:54 | — | — | 45 | 37 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12:26 | — | — | 42 | 21 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | — | — | 33 | 6 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Comrie(start) | W | 41 | 36 | 5 | .878 | 5.38 | 61:41 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Paul L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.43 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | — | — | 70 | 80 |
| Ross Colton C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | — | — | 68 | 78 |
| Patrick Maroon L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | — | — | 68 | 78 |
| Corey Perry R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | — | — | 57 | 81 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:43 | — | — | 50 | 55 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | — | — | 64 | 70 |
| Brayden Point C | L3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:36 | — | — | 61 | 69 |
| Nikita Kucherov R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | — | — | 61 | 65 |
| Steven Stamkos C | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 0.96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | — | — | 52 | 61 |
| Anthony Cirelli C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:54 | — | — | 41 | 60 |
| Brandon Hagel L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:36 | — | — | 52 | 60 |
| Alex Killorn L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:46 | — | — | 36 | 51 |
| Victor Hedman D | D1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 | 0.48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 26:03 | — | — | 56 | 58 |
| Nick Perbix D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | — | — | 46 | 48 |
| Mikhail Sergachev D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25:48 | — | — | 51 | 59 |
| Erik Cernak D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19:34 | — | — | 62 | 84 |
| Ian Cole D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.04 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16:51 | — | — | 68 | 79 |
| Haydn Fleury D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:13 | — | — | 61 | 79 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy(start) | O | 23 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2.32 | 61:41 |