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Buffalo Sabres vs. Edmonton OilersJan 25, 2025

Final· Rogers Place
away
BUF
2
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EDM
3
Goals123TShots123T
BUF1102BUF5171941
EDM1113EDM1215734
BUF 74EDM 58
BUF 4.58EDM 4.10
PP goals
BUF 0EDM 0
Hits
BUF 29EDM 15
Blocks
BUF 7EDM 16
PIM
BUF 2EDM 6
BUF 49%EDM 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Edmonton Oilers edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +15 against a season average of 26.0; the win.

  1. Points
    Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:51.Nugent-Hopkins
  2. Goalie
    Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +15 against a season average of 26.0; the win.Skinner
  3. Luck
    BUF scored 2 goals on 4.58 expected goals (74 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. New line
    New look for BUF: Lafferty–Malenstyn–McLeod skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LaffertyMalenstynMcLeod
  5. Usage
    Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) played 15:51, −3:10 down on his 19:01 season average over 77 games.Nugent-Hopkins
  6. Usage
    Henri Jokiharju (BUF) played 13:05, −4:49 down on his 17:54 season average over 59 games.Jokiharju
  7. Usage
    Jack Quinn (BUF) played 18:02, +3:13 up on his 14:49 season average over 73 games.Quinn
  8. Luck
    Leon Draisaitl (EDM) generated 1.05 xG on 5 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Draisaitl

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 EDM: 132 attempts, 75 on goal, 5 goals, 8.68 expected goals; best chance Leon Draisaitl at 0.72 xG.

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

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · EDM 58 · BUF 74

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at EDM: expected goals 4.10 to 4.58 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 74, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdEDMBUFTSKNNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • EDM
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
EDMBUFcontrol2nd3rdTuch · 1st 16:28Skinner · 1st 16:45Kulich · 2nd 7:46Nugent-Hopkins · 2nd 13:20Nugent-Hopkins · 3rd 8:59
  • EDM 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 40% of the game, EDM 24%.

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 EDM: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Stuart Skinner (60:00) for EDM and James Reimer (58:05) for BUF, 5 goals.

EDM
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
StatBUFEDM
6062
3.643.71
3.463.50
1313
25
2024
+0.002−0.002
40%24%

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 →

Edmonton Oilers

Current EDM line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:28
    BUFAlex Tuch (Jason Zucker, Jacob Bryson)snap0.11 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Jokiharju, Bryson, CozensEDM: Kapanen, Bouchard, Emberson, Philp, Podkolzin
    BUF 1 – 0 EDM
  2. 16:45
    EDMJeff Skinner (Ty Emberson)snap0.21 xG
    BUF: Lafferty, Malenstyn, Jokiharju, Bryson, McLeodEDM: Ekholm, Skinner, Kapanen, Emberson, Philp
    BUF 1 – 1 EDM

2nd period

  1. 7:46
    BUFJiri Kulich (Owen Power, Dylan Cozens)slap0.07 xG
    BUF: Tuch, McLeod, Cozens, Power, KulichEDM: Hyman, Kulak, Nurse, Kapanen, Philp
    BUF 2 – 1 EDM
  2. 13:20
    EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins (Kasperi Kapanen, Mattias Ekholm)snap0.11 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Samuelsson, Cozens, PowerEDM: Perry, Ekholm, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse, Kapanen
    BUF 2 – 2 EDM

3rd period

  1. 8:59
    EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins (Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard)snap0.15 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Peterka, KulichEDM: Nugent-Hopkins, Brown, Janmark, Nurse, Bouchard
    BUF 2 – 3 EDM

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
JJ Peterka RL1000-130.1500018:34——3833
Tage Thompson CL1000-150.4300016:53——3735
Jiri Kulich CL1101070.7401016:22——4039
Alex Tuch RL2101+120.2831019:19——6555
Dylan Cozens CL2011+140.5930016:12——6552
Jason Zucker LL2011030.2900015:05——6545
Jack Quinn RL3000010.3710018:02——4261
Peyton Krebs CL3000040.6730216:56——4659
Zach Benson LL3000010.1000013:54——2931
Ryan McLeod CL4000010.4200019:00——5976
Sam Lafferty CL4000-110.123009:07——5246
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-110.192008:07——4444
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000-120.0932024:06——4034
Bowen Byram DD1000-100.0020021:01——4357
Owen Power DD2011020.0211021:32——4339
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000-130.0941020:22——5353
Henri Jokiharju DD3000000.0031013:05——5751
Jacob Bryson DD3011010.0110012:18——6564
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)L34313.9123.3958:05

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins CL1202+240.4101015:51——6566
Connor Brown RL1000+150.3400015:03——6366
Mattias Janmark CL1000+110.0201014:51——6564
Leon Draisaitl CL2000031.0500022:36——4445
Viktor Arvidsson LL2000000.0400015:37——3637
Vasily Podkolzin RL2000-100.0030014:05——2937
Zach Hyman LL3000-110.3200218:44——4439
Adam Henrique CL3000000.0722016:39——4140
Corey Perry RL3000+130.3200014:09——5747
Jeff Skinner LL4101+120.3922010:44——4865
Kasperi Kapanen RL4011010.3120210:33——6981
Noah Philp CL4000-110.060006:49——5465
Evan Bouchard DD1011030.3523024:22——4745
Mattias Ekholm DD1011+230.1312023:00——5145
Darnell Nurse DD2011+130.0820023:41——5051
Troy Stecher DD2000000.0201212:06——5551
Brett Kulak DD3000-130.1503020:14——5364
Ty Emberson DD3011010.0211014:56——5562
EDM goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Stuart Skinner(start)W41392.9514.5860:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Tuch (BUF) 1st 16:28 · assists Jason Zucker, Jacob Bryson · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 28.5 mph shot · 3.6 s from entry to goal.

Alex Tuch · 1st 16:28 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
28.5 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s

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Jiri Kulich · 2nd 7:46 · BUF

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
69.6 mph
Distance
37 ft
Type
one-timer

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