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Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple LeafsDec 15, 2024

Final· Scotiabank Arena
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BUF
3
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TOR
5
Goals123TShots123T
BUF2103BUF119727
TOR1315TOR8141941
BUF 50TOR 78
BUF 2.33TOR 5.33
PP goals
BUF 1TOR 1
Hits
BUF 13TOR 37
Blocks
BUF 16TOR 4
PIM
BUF 18TOR 4
BUF 43%TOR 57%

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. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:11 together.

  1. Points
    John Tavares had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:02.Tavares
  2. Points
    Jack Quinn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:18.Quinn
  3. Points
    Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:25.Domi
  4. Points
    Nick Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:26.Robertson
  5. Points
    Bobby McMann had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.McMann
  6. Points
    JJ Peterka had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:33.Peterka
  7. PP1
    TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:11 together.TavaresRiellyNylanderMarnerMatthews
  8. New line
    New look for BUF: Cozens–Quinn–Peterka skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CozensQuinnPeterka

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: 128 attempts, 68 on goal, 8 goals, 7.66 expected goals; best chance John Tavares at 0.63 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 128 of 128 attempts · TOR 78 · BUF 50

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 5.33 to 2.33 (TOR led the chances), shot attempts 78 to 50, 8 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdTORBUFQTDQRTTTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TOR
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TORBUFcontrol2nd3rdQuinn · 1st 1:03Tuch · 1st 2:46Domi · 1st 15:45Quinn · 2nd 9:11Robertson · 2nd 11:20Tavares · 2nd 12:41Tavares · 2nd 13:51Tavares · 3rd 17:48
  • 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 22% of the game, TOR 57%.

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: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Dennis Hildeby (60:00) for TOR and Devon Levi (57:59) 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
5373
2.433.88
2.363.72
419
62
1424
−0.040+0.040
22%57%

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.

1st period

  1. 1:03
    BUFJack QuinnPP (JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram)wrist0.10 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Byram, Quinn, Peterka, BensonTOR: McCabe, Marner, Myers, Matthews
    BUF 1 – 0 TOR
  2. 2:46
    BUFAlex Tuch (Zach Benson, Tage Thompson)wrist0.05 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Power, BensonTOR: Tanev, McCabe, Marner, Matthews, Knies
    BUF 2 – 0 TOR
  3. 15:45
    TORMax Domi (Nick Robertson, Bobby McMann)wrist0.15 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Greenway, Gilbert, Bryson, KulichTOR: Rielly, Domi, Myers, Robertson, McMann
    BUF 2 – 1 TOR

2nd period

  1. 9:11
    BUFJack Quinn (JJ Peterka, Mattias Samuelsson)wrist0.15 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Jokiharju, Byram, Quinn, PeterkaTOR: Reaves, Pacioretty, Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Rielly
    BUF 3 – 1 TOR
  2. 11:20
    TORNick Robertson (Bobby McMann, Max Domi)wrist0.09 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Byram, Cozens, Quinn, PeterkaTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Tanev, Domi, Robertson, McMann
    BUF 3 – 2 TOR
  3. 12:41
    TORJohn TavaresPP (Auston Matthews, William Nylander)tip-in0.19 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Greenway, Samuelsson, PowerTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner, Matthews
    BUF 3 – 3 TOR
  4. 13:51
    TORJohn Tavares (Chris Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson)wrist0.11 xG
    BUF: Gilbert, Thompson, Bryson, Peterka, BensonTOR: Pacioretty, Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Tanev, McMann
    BUF 3 – 4 TOR

3rd period

  1. 17:48
    TORJohn TavaresEN (Matthew Knies, Mitch Marner)wrist0.63 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Byram, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, PowerTOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Tanev, Marner, Knies
    BUF 3 – 5 TOR

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
Jack Quinn RL1202-150.4410018:18——4135
JJ Peterka RL1022-200.0800217:33——3730
Dylan Cozens CL1000-200.03401014:33——3724
Alex Tuch RL2101+120.0810018:25——3927
Zach Benson LL2011010.1801017:27——4740
Tage Thompson CL2011+120.0400017:11——4240
Peyton Krebs CL3000000.2100012:57——5663
Ryan McLeod CL3000010.1600212:43——6377
Beck Malenstyn LL3000030.1420010:58——5662
Jordan Greenway LL4000-100.0011014:13——2834
Jiri Kulich CL4000-120.2721012:23——3338
Jason Zucker LL4000-200.191009:51——3231
Bowen Byram DD1011-130.1004025:53——3832
Henri Jokiharju DD1000030.1411420:59——4539
Owen Power DD2000030.1905024:44——4545
Mattias Samuelsson DD2011+120.0802023:08——4349
Jacob Bryson DD3000-200.0001013:05——4023
Dennis Gilbert DD3000-200.0000010:47——4021
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi(start)L40364.9004.7057:59

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Max Domi CL1112+220.2400015:25——6780
Bobby McMann CL1022+320.2730015:13——7283
Nick Robertson LL1112+210.3440013:26——7783
William Nylander RL2011010.0110022:18——6046
Mitch Marner RL2011020.3330021:12——5349
Auston Matthews CL2011-150.9000020:54——5957
John Tavares CL3303+161.5020021:02——5955
Max Pacioretty LL3000040.7650017:55——6266
Matthew Knies LL3011020.0520016:21——5768
Connor Dewar CL4000000.003007:50——3049
Ryan Reaves RL4000-100.005107:07——00
Steven Lorentz CL4000010.172006:50——2263
Simon Benoit DD1000000.0021017:39——4044
Philippe Myers DD1000+120.1220017:00——6985
Jake McCabe DD2000-130.0621019:51——4552
Chris Tanev DD2011+200.0000419:33——6770
Morgan Rielly DD3000050.3501021:57——6564
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD3011+250.2110017:41——5851
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Dennis Hildeby(start)W27243.8892.3360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Quinn (BUF PP) 1st 1:03 · assists JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram · Rebound · 39.2 mph shot.

Alex Tuch · 1st 2:46 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
59.7 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s

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Max Domi · 1st 15:45 · TOR

Play
rebound
Passes
0
Shot
11.9 mph
Distance
13 ft
Type
rebound

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Jack Quinn · 2nd 9:11 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
55.4 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
5.1 s

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Nick Robertson · 2nd 11:20 · TOR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
40.0 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s
Type
one-timer

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John Tavares · 2nd 12:41 · TOR PP

Play
deflection
Passes
5 (royal road)
Shot
46.0 mph
Distance
11 ft
Type
deflection

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