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Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsNov 19, 2018

Final / OT· PPG Paints Arena
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BUF12115BUF101118140
PIT22004PIT15169040
BUF 65PIT 54
BUF 3.68PIT 5.39
PP goals
BUF 0PIT 0
Hits
BUF 28PIT 46
Blocks
BUF 7PIT 15
PIM
BUF 11PIT 11
BUF 48%PIT 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +9 against a season average of 30.8; the win.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:24.Eichel
  2. Points
    Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:31.Pearson
  3. Points
    Zach Bogosian had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:35.Bogosian
  4. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.Malkin
  5. Points
    Kyle Okposo had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:50.Okposo
  6. Points
    Patric Hornqvist had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.Hornqvist
  7. Points
    Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:56.Ristolainen
  8. Goalie
    Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +9 against a season average of 30.8; the win.Hutton

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 PIT: 119 attempts, 80 on goal, 9 goals, 9.07 expected goals; best chance Derick Brassard at 0.75 xG.

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

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · PIT 54 · BUF 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at PIT: expected goals 5.39 to 3.68 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 65, 9 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdOTPITBUFBTKGPBNMEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:45
  • PIT
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITBUFcontrol2nd3rdOTBrassard · 1st 8:46Thompson · 1st 11:43Kessel · 1st 16:15Guentzel · 2nd 1:24Pearson · 2nd 5:00Bogosian · 2nd 10:39Nelson · 2nd 18:12Mittelstadt · 3rd 11:12Eichel · OT 0:45
  • PIT 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 34% of the game, PIT 30%.

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 PIT: 38 players over 60:45; most ice Casey DeSmith (60:45) for PIT and Carter Hutton (60:45) for BUF, 9 goals.

PIT
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
StatBUFPIT
6147
3.314.96
3.154.89
1313
58
1817
−0.022+0.023
34%30%

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 →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:46
    PITDerick Brassard (Patric Hornqvist)wrist0.13 xG
    BUF: Pominville, Bogosian, Skinner, Eichel, DahlinPIT: Letang, Hornqvist, Brassard, Dumoulin, Guentzel
    BUF 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 11:43
    BUFTage Thompson (Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen)snap0.13 xG
    BUF: Sobotka, McCabe, Ristolainen, Reinhart, ThompsonPIT: Letang, Grant, Maatta, Sprong, Simon
    BUF 1 – 1 PIT
  3. 16:15
    PITPhil Kessel (Tanner Pearson, Evgeni Malkin)tip-in0.06 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Bogosian, Sheary, Mittelstadt, DahlinPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Oleksiak, Pearson, Maatta
    BUF 1 – 2 PIT

2nd period

  1. 1:24
    PITJake Guentzel (Patric Hornqvist)wrist0.16 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Bogosian, Skinner, Mittelstadt, DahlinPIT: Hornqvist, Brassard, Oleksiak, Maatta, Guentzel
    BUF 1 – 3 PIT
  2. 5:00
    PITTanner Pearson (Jack Johnson, Evgeni Malkin)backhand0.03 xG
    BUF: Larsson, Girgensons, Nelson, Thompson, DahlinPIT: Malkin, Johnson, Kessel, Oleksiak, Pearson
    BUF 1 – 4 PIT
  3. 10:39
    BUFZach Bogosian (Jeff Skinner, Jack Eichel)slap0.01 xG
    BUF: Pominville, Bogosian, Skinner, Eichel, DahlinPIT: Johnson, Hornqvist, Brassard, Ruhwedel, Guentzel
    BUF 2 – 4 PIT
  4. 18:12
    BUFCasey Nelson (Kyle Okposo, Conor Sheary)snap0.03 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Bogosian, Sheary, Nelson, MittelstadtPIT: Malkin, Johnson, Rust, Pearson, Ruhwedel
    BUF 3 – 4 PIT

3rd period

  1. 11:12
    BUFCasey Mittelstadt (Kyle Okposo, Zach Bogosian)wrist0.09 xG
    BUF: Okposo, Bogosian, Sheary, Mittelstadt, DahlinPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Dumoulin, Pearson, Ruhwedel
    BUF 4 – 4 PIT

OT period

  1. 0:45
    BUFJack Eichel (Rasmus Ristolainen)wrist0.01 xG
    BUF: Ristolainen, Sheary, EichelPIT: Malkin, Letang, Kessel
    BUF 5 – 4 PIT

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
Sam Reinhart CL1011+120.2810016:42——7892
Tage Thompson CL1101010.1911015:21——5870
Vladimir Sobotka CL1000+140.5741014:48——7791
Jack Eichel CL2112+160.9010018:24——5831
Jeff Skinner LL2011-130.1900015:35——5425
Jason Pominville RL2000020.1600015:00——5734
Patrik Berglund CL3000000.0510016:31——4713
Zemgus Girgensons CL3000-140.2531015:44——4624
Johan Larsson LL3000-110.1410015:03——4624
Casey Mittelstadt CL4101010.2100012:51——5745
Kyle Okposo RL4022020.0200012:50——5035
Conor Sheary LL4011+220.3110012:36——6352
Rasmus Ristolainen DD1022+220.0460026:56——5935
Jake McCabe DD1000+110.0021720:39——6459
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000-220.2141022:49——4726
Zach Bogosian DD2112050.1100219:35——6753
Casey Nelson DD3101020.0521015:18——5258
Marco Scandella DD3000000.001129:33——439
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carter Hutton(start)W40364.9005.3960:45

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evgeni Malkin CL1022-140.5120021:05——4944
Phil Kessel RL1101040.9200020:40——5358
Tanner Pearson LL1112040.3660016:31——4231
Patric Hornqvist RL2022+140.4601017:16——4070
Derick Brassard CL2101+140.9210216:20——4273
Jake Guentzel CL2101+161.0931016:14——5077
Bryan Rust RL3000-110.1750013:51——2936
Zachary Aston-Reese LL3000010.1051013:05——4469
Riley Sheahan CL3000010.0121511:57——4674
Derek Grant CL4000-110.0840013:42——2317
Daniel Sprong RL4000-110.524009:44——4460
Dominik Simon CL4000-100.000009:11——2518
Kris Letang DD1000-120.0713026:24——4775
Brian Dumoulin DD1000020.0214020:17——4566
Olli Maatta DD2000+120.0820221:19——4753
Jamie Oleksiak DD2000+310.0741013:30——4451
Jack Johnson DD3011-110.0333018:38——3861
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000-310.0030216:31——3821
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)O40355.8753.6860:45