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Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red WingsApr 6, 2019

Final· Little Caesars Arena
Goals123TShots123T
BUF2327BUF17101037
DET1001DET115824
BUF 61DET 39
BUF 3.06DET 1.63
PP goals
BUF 2DET 1
Hits
BUF 20DET 15
Blocks
BUF 8DET 13
PIM
BUF 6DET 4
BUF 54%DET 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres rout Detroit Red Wings 7–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 7–1 at DET. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF scored 7 goals on 3.07 expected goals (61 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:47.Skinner
  2. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:42.Dahlin
  3. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.Eichel
  4. Points
    Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:32.Ristolainen
  5. Luck
    BUF scored 7 goals on 3.07 expected goals (61 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Anthony Mantha (DET) played 21:08, +3:21 up on his 17:47 season average over 66 games.Mantha
  7. Usage
    Casey Nelson (BUF) played 18:43, +3:24 up on his 15:19 season average over 37 games.Nelson
  8. Usage
    Madison Bowey (DET) played 21:02, +5:54 up on his 15:08 season average over 49 games.Bowey

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 DET: 100 attempts, 61 on goal, 8 goals, 4.70 expected goals; best chance Zemgus Girgensons at 0.28 xG.

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

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · DET 39 · BUF 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at DET: expected goals 1.63 to 3.06 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 39 to 61, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdDETBUFRDMSSGSMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DET
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DETBUFcontrol2nd3rdReinhart · 1st 3:22Dahlin · 1st 11:51Mantha · 1st 15:11Sheary · 2nd 8:37Skinner · 2nd 11:29Girgensons · 2nd 12:47Skinner · 3rd 10:27Montour · 3rd 11:39
  • DET 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 50% of the game, DET 15%.

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 DET: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jimmy Howard (32:30) for DET and Linus Ullmark (60:00) for BUF, 8 goals.

DET
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
StatBUFDET
7136
3.530.86
3.340.86
192
52
2223
+0.027−0.027
50%15%

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 →

Detroit Red Wings

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 8:37
    BUF 3 – 1 DET
  2. 11:29
    BUF 4 – 1 DET
  3. 12:47
    BUF 5 – 1 DET

3rd period

  1. 10:27
    BUF 6 – 1 DET
  2. 11:39
    BUF 7 – 1 DET

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 Eichel CL1022+220.2000020:01——5560
Sam Reinhart CL1101+210.1800018:32——5760
Victor Olofsson LL1000+130.0601018:29——4854
Jeff Skinner LL2202+250.5300216:47——8294
Evan Rodrigues CL2000+110.1400014:37——8093
Kyle Okposo RL2011+110.1602013:46——7992
Conor Sheary LL3101+110.0600012:47——5783
Scott Wilson CL3011+120.0740012:36——6383
Casey Mittelstadt CL3000+130.3620011:51——5782
Johan Larsson LL4000+130.1630013:06——7994
Zemgus Girgensons CL4101+120.5020212:08——7994
Jason Pominville RL4011+130.1700010:25——8095
Rasmus Ristolainen DD1022+220.0930221:32——5372
Rasmus Dahlin DD1112+220.1821019:42——5372
Brandon Montour DD2101+140.0901021:47——7183
Jake McCabe DD2000+120.0111020:26——7383
Casey Nelson DD3011+200.0121018:43——7391
Lawrence Pilut DD3000+200.0911017:04——7992
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)W24231.9581.6360:00

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Larkin CL1000-140.2800022:55——4838
Tyler Bertuzzi LL1000-110.2421021:37——5045
Anthony Mantha RL1101-140.4500021:08——5443
Andreas Athanasiou CL2011-200.0400018:36——2911
Taro Hirose LL2000-200.0000013:40——2112
Darren Helm CL2000-220.0600013:20——2513
Christoffer Ehn CL3000-100.0032013:37——184
Martin Frk RL3000-110.0400013:18——224
Ryan Kuffner LL3000-110.0112012:46——191
Joe Hicketts DD1000-210.0001021:27——259
Madison Bowey DD1000-200.0011021:02——247
Filip Hronek DD2011-240.4114020:56——4343
Niklas Kronwall DD2000-200.0000020:32——4338
Dylan McIlrath DD3000-110.0130015:56——3712
Jake Chelios DD3000-120.0202215:49——3111
Dominic Turgeon C—000-110.0410011:20——3827
Matt Puempel L—000-120.0210210:02——3818
Luke Witkowski D—000-100.0020010:01——4722
DET goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jimmy Howard(start)L26215.8082.2932:30
Kaden Fulcher—1192.8180.7827:13