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Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple LeafsFeb 25, 2019

Final· Scotiabank Arena
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1113BUF1610834
TOR0415TOR6171033
BUF 71TOR 62
BUF 3.49TOR 2.89
PP goals
BUF 2TOR 0
Hits
BUF 35TOR 29
Blocks
BUF 15TOR 20
PIM
BUF 2TOR 8
BUF 46%TOR 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 5:58 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:22.Eichel
  2. Points
    Frederik Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 7:01.Gauthier
  3. Points
    Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:58.Kapanen
  4. Points
    Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:44.Reinhart
  5. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:06.Dahlin
  6. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 5:58 together.SkinnerRistolainenReinhartEichelDahlin
  7. Luck
    TOR scored 5 goals on 2.89 expected goals (62 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Jake Gardiner (TOR) played 16:30, −4:47 down on his 21:17 season average over 61 games.Gardiner

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 TOR: 133 attempts, 67 on goal, 8 goals, 6.38 expected goals; best chance Mitch Marner at 0.22 xG.

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

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · TOR 62 · BUF 71

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at TOR: expected goals 2.89 to 3.49 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 71, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdTORBUFETMGEREKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TOR
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TORBUFcontrol2nd3rdEichel · 1st 19:07Tavares · 2nd 3:48Matthews · 2nd 5:24Gauthier · 2nd 5:52Ennis · 2nd 13:07Reinhart · 2nd 17:25Eichel · 3rd 0:09Kapanen · 3rd 17:42
  • TOR 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, TOR 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 TOR: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Frederik Andersen (60:00) for TOR and Linus Ullmark (32:11) for BUF, 8 goals.

TOR
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
StatBUFTOR
6765
3.062.64
2.932.48
611
68
2211
−0.017+0.017
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 →

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current TOR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Jeff Skinner LL1011-140.5900023:38——4953
Jack Eichel CL1202-140.5931023:22——4951
Jason Pominville RL1011040.3810017:21——4949
Sam Reinhart CL2112-240.6720018:44——5564
Evan Rodrigues CL2000-120.2610017:09——6065
Conor Sheary LL2000-110.1530015:05——5762
Zemgus Girgensons CL3000-230.2410012:50——5255
Johan Larsson LL3000-210.0222011:54——5054
Scott Wilson CL3000-100.002009:16——3825
Kyle Okposo RL4000000.0222011:40——5043
Vladimir Sobotka CL4000010.0430011:25——5054
Tage Thompson CL4000-110.171028:40——5244
Rasmus Dahlin DD1022-140.1310024:06——7073
Zach Bogosian DD1000030.1033023:32——6769
Rasmus Ristolainen DD2011-320.0354026:11——3636
Jake McCabe DD2000-100.1342019:46——4044
Matt Hunwick DD3000-200.0001013:39——4452
Marco Scandella DD3000-100.0010011:39——4853
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus UllmarkL21192.9051.8032:11
Carter Hutton(start)—1293.7501.0925:52

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mitch Marner RL1000-150.5302021:02——4143
Zach Hyman LL1000-120.0840020:19——5052
John Tavares CL1101030.2731219:01——4946
Auston Matthews CL2101+140.3602218:07——4644
Kasperi Kapanen RL2112+360.5230017:58——4943
Andreas Johnsson LL2011+110.3600015:23——4637
Connor Brown RL3011+110.0501014:39——4830
William Nylander RL3000+100.0310013:31——4830
Patrick Marleau CL3000020.0700012:45——4633
Tyler Ennis RL4101+210.132207:14——6799
Frederik Gauthier CL4112+230.141007:01——6799
Trevor Moore LL4011+200.183006:29——6477
Nikita Zaitsev DD1000+100.0005220:31——4453
Jake Gardiner DD1011+120.0731016:30——4952
Morgan Rielly DD2011+110.0202023:00——5038
Ron Hainsey DD2000010.0112022:14——5029
Jake Muzzin DD3011+310.0541220:12——5556
Travis Dermott DD3011+200.0241016:00——4746
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)W34313.9123.4960:00