Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red WingsJan 15, 2022

FinalSaturday, Jan 15, 2022· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	0	0	0		BUF	6	8	8	22
DET	2	0	2	4		DET	22	8	9	39

: BUF 49DET 57
: BUF 1.85DET 4.29
PP goals: BUF 0DET 2
Hits: BUF 7DET 11
Blocks: BUF 9DET 17
PIM: BUF 10DET 8
: BUF 38%DET 62%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 6:51 together.

Points
Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:57.Bertuzzi
Points
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:09.Raymond
Points
Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:53.Larkin
PP1
DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 6:51 together.Bertuzzi Larkin Fabbri Seider Raymond
New line
New look for BUF: Okposo–Hinostroza–Cozens skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Okposo Hinostroza Cozens
New line
New look for DET: Namestnikov–Larkin–Raymond skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Namestnikov Larkin Raymond
New line
New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Fabbri–Suter skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bertuzzi Fabbri Suter
Goalie
Aaron Dell (BUF) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the loss.Dell

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)DET attacks right (top on phones) →

DET
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · DET 57 · BUF 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 30% of the game, DET 48%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

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
Stat	BUF	DET
	34	43
	1.10	3.07
	1.07	2.90
	6	16
	1	1
	12	6
	−0.097	+0.097
	30%	48%

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

L1Okposo – Hinostroza – Cozens
6:5563% CF
L2Skinner – Tuch – Thompson
6:5040% CF
L3Jankowski – Olofsson – Asplund
5:2327% CF
L4Eakin – Hayden – Bjork
5:2150% CF
D1Jokiharju – Dahlin
11:5743% CF
D2Miller – Bryson
8:1450% CF
D3Pysyk – Hagg
7:5142% CF

PP1Okposo – Skinner – Tuch – Thompson – Dahlin
4:56100% CF
PP2Miller – Olofsson – Asplund – Bryson – Cozens
4:33100% CF
PK1FTuch – Thompson
3:00
PK2FOkposo – Jankowski
2:47
PK1DPysyk – Hagg
4:25
PK2DJokiharju – Dahlin
3:32

Current BUF line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Namestnikov – Larkin – Raymond
8:1172% CF
L2Bertuzzi – Fabbri – Suter
6:0882% CF
L3Erne – Rasmussen – Zadina
5:2233% CF
L4Gagner – Smith – Veleno
3:5557% CF
D1Leddy – Lindstrom
12:3646% CF
D2Staal – Hronek
7:5867% CF
D3DeKeyser – Seider
7:5277% CF

PP1Bertuzzi – Larkin – Fabbri – Seider – Raymond
6:5180% CF
PP2Leddy – Erne – Hronek – Suter – Zadina
1:55100% CF
PK1FGagner – Suter
6:28
PK2FNamestnikov – Bertuzzi
1:40
PK1DStaal – Lindstrom
4:08
PK2DDeKeyser – Seider
3:33

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:57
DETTyler BertuzziPP (Dylan Larkin, Filip Zadina)wrist0.08 xG
BUF: Eakin, Tuch, Jokiharju, DahlinDET: Bertuzzi, Larkin, Suter, Zadina, Seider
BUF 0 – 1 DET
19:09
DETRobby FabbriPP (Tyler Bertuzzi, Lucas Raymond)snap0.25 xG
BUF: Hayden, Asplund, Jokiharju, DahlinDET: Bertuzzi, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider, Raymond
BUF 0 – 2 DET

3rd period

0:13
DETLucas Raymond (Dylan Larkin, Vladislav Namestnikov)backhand0.33 xG
BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, DahlinDET: Namestnikov, DeKeyser, Larkin, Seider, Raymond
BUF 0 – 3 DET
12:24
DETMichael Rasmussen (Tyler Bertuzzi, Filip Hronek)wrist0.19 xG
BUF: Miller, Olofsson, Asplund, Bryson, CozensDET: Staal, Namestnikov, Bertuzzi, Hronek, Rasmussen
BUF 0 – 4 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
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Cozens C	L1	-1	1	0.17	1	1	0	17:16	—	—	40	23
Kyle Okposo R	L1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:58	—	—	55	42
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L1	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	12:20	—	—	78	65
Alex Tuch R	L2	-1	2	0.16	0	1	0	17:50	—	—	42	17
Tage Thompson C	L2	-1	1	0.18	2	0	0	16:27	—	—	36	17
Jeff Skinner L	L2	-1	3	0.41	0	0	0	15:39	—	—	29	11
Rasmus Asplund C	L3	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:06	—	—	27	7
Victor Olofsson L	L3	-1	1	0.07	0	1	0	14:19	—	—	33	11
Mark Jankowski L	L3	0	0	0.05	0	1	0	14:12	—	—	47	27
John Hayden C	L4	0	2	0.26	1	0	0	13:43	—	—	50	53
Anders Bjork L	L4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	56	81
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	1	0.01	0	0	4	10:25	—	—	50	81
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	-1	2	0.14	0	0	2	24:00	—	—	42	22
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	-1	2	0.05	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	36	22
Colin Miller D	D2	-1	3	0.16	0	1	2	19:33	—	—	54	44
Jacob Bryson D	D2	-1	1	0.02	1	1	2	17:23	—	—	54	53
Mark Pysyk D	D3	0	1	0.02	0	2	0	18:00	—	—	42	24
Robert Hagg D	D3	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	17:45	—	—	44	19

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Aaron Dell(start)	L	39	35	4	.897	4.29	59:59

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Larkin C	L1	0	2	2	+1	4	0.62	0	0	2	18:53	—	—	72	83
Lucas Raymond L	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.79	0	0	0	17:09	—	—	71	85
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.51	2	2	0	14:43	—	—	61	90
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L2	1	2	3	+1	6	0.59	1	0	0	20:57	—	—	57	71
Robby Fabbri C	L2	1	0	1	0	6	0.57	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	55	64
Pius Suter C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	2	0	16:17	—	—	82	83
Michael Rasmussen C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.34	0	0	6	14:52	—	—	20	43
Adam Erne L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	14:16	—	—	25	52
Filip Zadina R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	12:46	—	—	33	62
Sam Gagner C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	2	0	13:50	—	—	73	44
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	2	1	0	12:03	—	—	38	31
Givani Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	0	0	6:03	—	—	67	52
Gustav Lindstrom D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:28	—	—	41	57
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:22	—	—	39	45
Filip Hronek D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.08	1	1	0	18:50	—	—	50	65
Marc Staal D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.10	1	1	0	18:30	—	—	53	75
Moritz Seider D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	0	4	0	21:54	—	—	69	87
Danny DeKeyser D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	2	0	15:38	—	—	68	85

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)	W	22	22	0	.1000	1.85	58:43

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.