Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 31, 2018
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | BUF | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 | |
| NSH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | NSH | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
- BUF 52NSH 56
- BUF 3.07NSH 2.31
- PP goals
- BUF 4NSH 1
- Hits
- BUF 12NSH 20
- Blocks
- BUF 10NSH 8
- PIM
- BUF 8NSH 37
- BUF 39%NSH 61%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators 7–4
Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators 7–4 at NSH. Jack Eichel (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 5A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 3 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 6:23 together.
- PointsJack Eichel had 5 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 19:37.Eichel
- PointsSam Reinhart had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:06.Reinhart
- PointsRyan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:45.O'Reilly
- PointsRasmus Ristolainen had 3 assists (3 points) in 28:05.Ristolainen
- PP1BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 3 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 6:23 together.OkposoO'ReillyRistolainenReinhartEichel
- PointsKyle Okposo had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:07.Okposo
- PointsAustin Watson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:05.Watson
- PointsNick Bonino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.Bonino
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 NSH: 108 attempts, 72 on goal, 11 goals, 5.38 expected goals; best chance Kevin Fiala at 0.27 xG.
- NSH
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 108 of 108 attempts · NSH 56 · BUF 52
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at NSH: expected goals 2.31 to 3.07 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 52, 11 goals.
- NSH
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- NSH 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 44% of the game, NSH 23%.
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 NSH: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Pekka Rinne (40:00) for NSH and Chad Johnson (60:00) for BUF, 11 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | BUF | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 43 | |
| 1.84 | 1.05 | |
| 1.81 | 1.04 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| −0.080 | +0.081 | |
| 44% | 23% |
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
- 9:5660% CF
- L2Pominville – Girgensons – Eichel9:2450% CF
- L3Okposo – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt8:0763% CF
- 5:2543% CF
- D1Scandella – Ristolainen13:5240% CF
- 12:2557% CF
- 8:2338% CF
- PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Eichel6:23100% CF
- PP2Pominville – Baptiste – Guhle – Rodrigues – Mittelstadt2:07
- 0:34
- PK2FWilson – Girgensons0:09
- PK1DScandella – Ristolainen1:20
Nashville Predators
- 8:4069% CF
- 7:5556% CF
- 5:4713% CF
- 4:5433% CF
- 11:5442% CF
- 11:3855% CF
- 11:1853% CF
- 1:200% CF
- 0:26100% CF
- 2:17
- 1:49
- 4:07
- 3:39
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 0:43BUF: Pominville, Girgensons, Eichel, Guhle, NelsonNSH: Subban, Turris, Ellis, Smith, FialaBUF 1 – 0 NSH
- 2:59BUF: Scandella, Wilson, Girgensons, RistolainenNSH: Subban, Josi, Smith, Johansen, ArvidssonBUF 1 – 1 NSH
- 17:00BUF: Pominville, Scandella, Girgensons, Ristolainen, EichelNSH: Bonino, Ellis, Ekholm, Watson, SissonsBUF 1 – 2 NSH
2nd period
- 2:00BUF 1 – 3 NSH
- 5:45BUF 2 – 3 NSH
- 7:20BUF 3 – 3 NSH
- 12:50BUF: Pominville, Girgensons, Eichel, Guhle, NelsonNSH: Bonino, Ellis, Ekholm, Watson, SissonsBUF 3 – 4 NSH
- 15:04BUF 4 – 4 NSH
- 17:18BUF 5 – 4 NSH
- 19:00BUF 6 – 4 NSH
3rd period
- 8:17BUF 7 – 4 NSH
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:45 | — | — | 57 | 92 |
| Sam Reinhart C | L1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 0.71 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:06 | — | — | 62 | 89 |
| Scott Wilson C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:14 | — | — | 45 | 83 |
| Jack Eichel C | L2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:37 | — | — | 55 | 72 |
| Jason Pominville R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | — | — | 48 | 56 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:11 | — | — | 45 | 52 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:07 | — | — | 63 | 65 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | — | — | 55 | 60 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | — | — | 53 | 51 |
| Johan Larsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:30 | — | — | 30 | 53 |
| Benoit Pouliot L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:50 | — | — | 38 | 57 |
| Nick Baptiste R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:01 | — | — | 33 | 66 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen D | D1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28:05 | — | — | 52 | 71 |
| Marco Scandella D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 | — | — | 36 | 53 |
| Casey Nelson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:58 | — | — | 55 | 63 |
| Brendan Guhle D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 | — | — | 55 | 67 |
| Justin Falk D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:39 | — | — | 42 | 68 |
| Victor Antipin D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 | — | — | 43 | 55 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Johnson(start) | W | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 2.31 | 60:00 |
Nashville Predators
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bonino C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:43 | — | — | 63 | 71 |
| Austin Watson L | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17:05 | — | — | 60 | 52 |
| Colton Sissons C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | — | — | 68 | 62 |
| Kyle Turris C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:25 | — | — | 56 | 31 |
| Craig Smith C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | — | — | 52 | 34 |
| Kevin Fiala L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:15 | — | — | 55 | 32 |
| Ryan Hartman R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | — | — | 44 | 11 |
| Mike Fisher C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:18 | — | — | 43 | 35 |
| Scott Hartnell L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6:15 | — | — | 20 | 8 |
| Ryan Johansen C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 | — | — | 47 | 25 |
| Eeli Tolvanen R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | — | — | 44 | 28 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:22 | — | — | 33 | 24 |
| P.K. Subban D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22:13 | — | — | 39 | 13 |
| Alexei Emelin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | — | — | 46 | 22 |
| Ryan Ellis D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:27 | — | — | 56 | 44 |
| Mattias Ekholm D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:16 | — | — | 56 | 49 |
| Roman Josi D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:01 | — | — | 56 | 47 |
| Anthony Bitetto D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | — | — | 60 | 45 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rinne(start) | L | 29 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 2.51 | 40:00 |
| Juuse Saros | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.55 | 17:04 |