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Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay LightningApr 15, 2024

Final· Amalie Arena
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BUF
4
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TBL
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1214BUF916934
TBL0112TBL1671033
BUF 57TBL 62
BUF 5.37TBL 3.67
PP goals
BUF 0TBL 0
Hits
BUF 13TBL 18
Blocks
BUF 12TBL 11
PIM
BUF 4TBL 4
BUF 46%TBL 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at TBL. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Tage Thompson (BUF) played 3:11, −15:09 down on his 18:20 season average over 70 games.

  1. Points
    Dylan Cozens had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 20:15.Cozens
  2. Points
    Jordan Greenway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.Greenway
  3. Points
    Jack Quinn had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:57.Quinn
  4. Usage
    Tage Thompson (BUF) played 3:11, −15:09 down on his 18:20 season average over 70 games.Thompson
  5. New line
    New look for BUF: Girgensons–Olofsson–Jost skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GirgensonsOlofssonJost
  6. Usage
    Luke Glendening (TBL) played 3:47, −7:56 down on his 11:43 season average over 80 games.Glendening
  7. New line
    New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Peterka skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SkinnerTuchPeterka
  8. Usage
    JJ Peterka (BUF) played 23:11, +6:52 up on his 16:19 season average over 81 games.Peterka

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: 119 attempts, 67 on goal, 6 goals, 9.05 expected goals; best chance Jack Quinn at 0.53 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 119 of 119 attempts · TBL 62 · BUF 57

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 3.67 to 5.37 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 57, 6 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdTBLBUFCSCGCBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLBUFcontrol2nd3rdCozens · 1st 1:26Stamkos · 2nd 2:27Cozens · 2nd 5:08Greenway · 2nd 16:13Cernak · 3rd 9:39Benson · 3rd 9:54
  • 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 41% of the game, TBL 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 TBL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (57:36) for TBL and Eric Comrie (60:00) for BUF, 6 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
5659
4.583.69
4.373.40
1418
55
1416
−0.021+0.021
41%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 →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:26
    BUFDylan Cozens (Jack Quinn, Bowen Byram)wrist0.41 xG
    BUF: Byram, Cozens, Quinn, Power, BensonTBL: Dumba, Paul, Eyssimont, Chaffee, Lilleberg
    BUF 1 – 0 TBL

2nd period

  1. 2:27
    TBLSteven Stamkos (Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.14 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Greenway, Dahlin, Krebs, PowerTBL: Stamkos, Kucherov, Paul, Cernak, Perbix
    BUF 1 – 1 TBL
  2. 5:08
    BUFDylan CozensSH (Jordan Greenway)wrist0.15 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Greenway, Cozens, PowerTBL: Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Point
    BUF 2 – 1 TBL
  3. 16:13
    BUFJordan Greenway (Zemgus Girgensons, Tyson Jost)wrist0.24 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Clifton, Greenway, Jost, BrysonTBL: Duclair, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel, Perbix
    BUF 3 – 1 TBL

3rd period

  1. 9:39
    TBLErik Cernak (Nick Paul)slap0.03 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Clifton, Olofsson, Jost, BrysonTBL: Paul, Sheary, Cernak, Jeannot, Perbix
    BUF 3 – 2 TBL
  2. 9:54
    BUFZach Benson (Jack Quinn, Dylan Cozens)tip-in0.21 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, BensonTBL: Stamkos, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel, Perbix
    BUF 4 – 2 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
Dylan Cozens CL1213+381.3100020:15——7692
Jack Quinn RL1022+231.0310016:57——7281
Zach Benson LL1101+240.6602016:36——6889
Zemgus Girgensons CL2011010.0411012:34——4445
Tyson Jost CL2011010.241008:45——4137
Victor Olofsson LL2000-100.210008:01——2516
Alex Tuch RL3000010.0902024:13——4137
JJ Peterka RL3000050.3400023:11——4743
Jeff Skinner LL3000-130.3501013:38——4237
Jordan Greenway LL4112+120.2410218:19——4151
Peyton Krebs CL4000-110.0310012:04——3038
Tage Thompson CL4000010.020003:11——438
Bowen Byram DD1011+100.0031021:02——5051
Owen Power DD1000+120.3900020:17——4948
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000010.4410222:23——4761
Henri Jokiharju DD2000+100.0001017:32——4864
Connor Clifton DD3000+110.0123020:54——5263
Jacob Bryson DD3000000.0021016:08——4864
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Eric Comrie(start)W33312.9393.6760:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nikita Kucherov RL1011000.1000024:00——5663
Brayden Point CL1000-151.1800023:11——5562
Anthony Duclair LL1000-110.1910017:09——5358
Nick Paul LL2011010.3100019:55——5429
Mitchell Chaffee RL2000-110.1621010:02——3818
Michael Eyssimont CL2000-110.051009:29——3517
Steven Stamkos CL3101-170.5610018:58——5451
Anthony Cirelli CL3000-240.5401018:54——4843
Brandon Hagel LL3000-220.3400018:28——4845
Conor Sheary LL4000+110.0500010:52——5631
Tanner Jeannot LL4000+100.002029:47——6149
Luke Glendening CL4000000.000003:47——4320
Victor Hedman DD1000-130.1012026:15——5466
Darren Raddysh DD1000020.0113021:16——5664
Erik Cernak DD2101020.0431019:04——5045
Nick Perbix DD2000000.0012016:28——5346
Mathew Dumba DD3000-120.0441015:46——4515
Emil Lilleberg DD3000-110.0010215:03——4012
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)L34304.8824.4457:36

Goal anatomy

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

Dylan Cozens (BUF) 1st 1:26 · assists Jack Quinn, Bowen Byram · Rebound · 39.6 mph shot.

Steven Stamkos · 2nd 2:27 · TBL

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
45.0 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
7.6 s

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Jordan Greenway · 2nd 16:13 · BUF

Play
rebound
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
47.6 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s
Type
rebound

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Erik Cernak · 3rd 9:39 · TBL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1
Shot
75.9 mph
Distance
54 ft
Type
one-timer

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