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Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red WingsMar 16, 2024

Final· Little Caesars Arena
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BUF
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DET
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF1001BUF108826
DET0224DET812626
BUF 54DET 53
BUF 2.54DET 2.97
PP goals
BUF 1DET 0
Hits
BUF 31DET 30
Blocks
BUF 13DET 13
PIM
BUF 4DET 4
BUF 46%DET 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Andrew Copp (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Christian Fischer (DET) played 16:51, +5:31 up on his 11:20 season average over 78 games.

  1. Points
    Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:53.Copp
  2. Usage
    Christian Fischer (DET) played 16:51, +5:31 up on his 11:20 season average over 78 games.Fischer
  3. Usage
    Moritz Seider (DET) played 27:07, +4:49 up on his 22:18 season average over 81 games.Seider
  4. New line
    New look for DET: Fabbri–Sprong–Czarnik skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.FabbriSprongCzarnik
  5. Usage
    J.T. Compher (DET) played 15:10, −4:17 down on his 19:27 season average over 76 games.Compher
  6. Luck
    BUF scored 1 goal on 2.54 expected goals (54 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Bowen Byram (BUF) played 26:10, +5:54 up on his 20:16 season average over 72 games.Byram
  8. Usage
    Shayne Gostisbehere (DET) played 15:32, −3:36 down on his 19:08 season average over 80 games.Gostisbehere

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: 107 attempts, 52 on goal, 5 goals, 5.51 expected goals; best chance Lucas Raymond at 0.91 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 107 of 107 attempts · DET 53 · BUF 54

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 2.97 to 2.54 (DET led the chances), shot attempts 53 to 54, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdDETBUFTFKSRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DET
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DETBUFcontrol2nd3rdThompson · 1st 11:22Fischer · 2nd 5:35Kane · 2nd 17:40Sprong · 3rd 13:52Raymond · 3rd 18:53
  • 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 34% of the game, DET 27%.

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: 38 players over 60:00; most ice James Reimer (59:32) for DET and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (57:13) for BUF, 5 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
5052
1.852.21
1.832.11
68
210
820
−0.004+0.004
34%27%

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.

1st period

  1. 11:22
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch)snap0.09 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, CozensDET: Petry, Chiarot, Copp, Compher
    BUF 1 – 0 DET

2nd period

  1. 5:35
    DETChristian Fischer (Andrew Copp, Moritz Seider)wrist0.19 xG
    BUF: Girgensons, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, ByramDET: Copp, Walman, Fischer, Rasmussen, Seider
    BUF 1 – 1 DET
  2. 17:40
    DETPatrick Kane (J.T. Compher, Shayne Gostisbehere)snap0.05 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Dahlin, Krebs, Byram, PeterkaDET: Kane, Maatta, Gostisbehere, Compher, DeBrincat
    BUF 1 – 2 DET

3rd period

  1. 13:52
    DETDaniel Sprong (Robby Fabbri)snap0.01 xG
    BUF: Olofsson, Jost, Robinson, Dahlin, ByramDET: Petry, Chiarot, Fabbri, Sprong, Czarnik
    BUF 1 – 3 DET
  2. 18:53
    DETLucas RaymondEN (Michael Rasmussen, Andrew Copp)snap0.91 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Greenway, Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens, PowerDET: Chiarot, Copp, Rasmussen, Seider, Raymond
    BUF 1 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Cozens CL1000-110.3650021:22——4836
Jordan Greenway LL1000-150.5251021:01——4440
Zach Benson LL1000010.0700015:35——4643
Alex Tuch RL2011-200.0002020:15——5547
Tage Thompson CL2101-220.2402020:00——6148
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000-100.0071013:17——5649
Victor Olofsson LL3000-120.1200011:47——7080
Eric Robinson LL3000-110.1120210:18——6369
Tyson Jost CL3000-130.141109:07——5370
Jeff Skinner LL4000-110.1800013:43——3544
Peyton Krebs CL4000-110.0711011:21——3543
JJ Peterka RL4000-110.1400011:12——3236
Bowen Byram DD1000-300.1520026:10——3929
Rasmus Dahlin DD1011-430.1240225:03——4337
Owen Power DD2000-120.0810023:21——4445
Henri Jokiharju DD2000010.0412021:08——5152
Connor Clifton DD3000020.2022014:45——6572
Jacob Bryson DD3000000.000109:22——7381
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L25223.8802.0657:13

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Andrew Copp CL1022+200.0700018:53——4253
Michael Rasmussen CL1011+200.0041217:46——5057
Christian Fischer RL1101+120.2630016:51——4153
Lucas Raymond LL2101+120.9210017:29——2827
David Perron LL2000010.0811017:23——2830
Joseph Veleno CL2000010.0831017:16——3330
Patrick Kane RL3101+130.3801215:36——6874
J.T. Compher LL3011+140.4300015:10——6374
Alex DeBrincat RL3000+110.0920014:41——6473
Daniel Sprong RL4101+130.2600011:03——5548
Robby Fabbri CL4011+110.0200010:00——5038
Austin Czarnik CL4000+130.151008:03——6152
Moritz Seider DD1011+200.0072027:07——4848
Jake Walman DD1000+100.0623023:25——4145
Jeff Petry DD2000+120.0222019:02——4855
Ben Chiarot DD2000+200.0131018:41——5860
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3011+120.1410015:32——5763
Olli Maatta DD3000+110.0101014:14——5458
DET goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)W26251.9622.5459:32

Goal anatomy

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

Tage Thompson (BUF PP) 1st 11:22 · assists Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch · Forecheck turnover · 64.6 mph shot.

Daniel Sprong · 3rd 13:52 · DET

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
58.2 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
6.4 s

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Lucas Raymond · 3rd 18:53 · DET EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
64.2 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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