Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 1, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | BUF | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 | |
| OTT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | OTT | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
- BUF 71OTT 50
- BUF 3.50OTT 3.63
- PP goals
- BUF 0OTT 1
- Hits
- BUF 18OTT 33
- Blocks
- BUF 7OTT 18
- PIM
- BUF 2OTT 6
- BUF 52%OTT 48%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1
Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 7:45, −7:22 down on his 15:07 season average over 67 games.
- PointsTim Stützle had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:21.Stützle
- PointsClaude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.Giroux
- UsageIlya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 7:45, −7:22 down on his 15:07 season average over 67 games.Lyubushkin
- LuckBUF scored 1 goal on 3.50 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.
- UsageDerick Brassard (OTT) played 7:21, −4:55 down on his 12:16 season average over 61 games.Brassard
- UsageParker Kelly (OTT) played 15:30, +5:05 up on his 10:25 season average over 54 games.Kelly
- UsageJacob Bernard-Docker (OTT) played 12:49, −3:23 down on his 16:12 season average over 18 games.Bernard-Docker
- UsageRasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 29:29, +3:44 up on his 25:45 season average over 77 games.Dahlin
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 OTT: 121 attempts, 67 on goal, 4 goals, 7.13 expected goals; best chance Tim Stützle at 0.90 xG.
- OTT
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 121 of 121 attempts · OTT 50 · BUF 71
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at OTT: expected goals 3.63 to 3.50 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 71, 4 goals.
- OTT
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- OTT 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 41% of the game, OTT 29%.
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 OTT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Anton Forsberg (60:00) for OTT and Craig Anderson (58:57) for BUF, 4 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 | OTT |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | 55 | |
| 3.87 | 3.04 | |
| 3.66 | 2.98 | |
| 14 | 13 | |
| 1 | 8 | |
| 10 | 11 | |
| +0.018 | −0.018 | |
| 41% | 29% |
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
- 11:1767% CF
- L2Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs11:1078% CF
- 6:5317% CF
- L4Olofsson – Jost – Mittelstadt6:3262% CF
- D1Samuelsson – Dahlin14:5763% CF
- 12:4959% CF
- D3Bryson – Lyubushkin6:0036% CF
- 3:00100% CF
- PP2Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin – Quinn – Peterka1:04100% CF
- 0:41
- 0:31
- PK1DSamuelsson – Lyubushkin1:10
- 0:25
Ottawa Senators
- 12:4746% CF
- 11:2752% CF
- 9:2473% CF
- 5:3050% CF
- 17:3960% CF
- 16:4948% CF
- D3Holden – Bernard-Docker9:3928% CF
- 1:1050% CF
- 0:33
- 0:49
- 0:25
- 1:09
- 1:00
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 0:47BUF 0 – 1 OTT
2nd period
- 6:51BUF: Okposo, Girgensons, Samuelsson, Lyubushkin, KrebsOTT: Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson, StützleBUF 1 – 1 OTT
- 11:45BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, LyubushkinOTT: Giroux, Brassard, Lucchini, Pinto, SandersonBUF 1 – 2 OTT
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:47 | — | — | 66 | 73 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | — | — | 62 | 72 |
| Tage Thompson C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | — | — | 63 | 74 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | — | — | 70 | 59 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | — | — | 70 | 59 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | — | — | 79 | 62 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | — | — | 31 | 47 |
| JJ Peterka R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | — | — | 35 | 32 |
| Jack Quinn R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | — | — | 33 | 30 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:53 | — | — | 54 | 47 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | — | — | 61 | 48 |
| Tyson Jost C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | — | — | 58 | 49 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29:29 | — | — | 63 | 65 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:41 | — | — | 65 | 62 |
| Owen Power D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:15 | — | — | 55 | 44 |
| Kale Clague D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | — | — | 63 | 56 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:10 | — | — | 35 | 17 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7:45 | — | — | 42 | 42 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Anderson(start) | L | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 2.73 | 58:57 |
Ottawa Senators
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Stützle C | L1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:21 | — | — | 38 | 40 |
| Brady Tkachuk L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 0.44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | — | — | 38 | 37 |
| Claude Giroux R | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | — | — | 44 | 43 |
| Alex DeBrincat R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | — | — | 39 | 55 |
| Drake Batherson R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0.39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:09 | — | — | 38 | 50 |
| Shane Pinto C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:01 | — | — | 52 | 72 |
| Parker Kelly C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | — | — | 57 | 49 |
| Dylan Gambrell C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14:14 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Jake Lucchini C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | — | — | 58 | 68 |
| Austin Watson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9:44 | — | — | 37 | 21 |
| Mark Kastelic C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | — | — | 35 | 31 |
| Derick Brassard C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:21 | — | — | 46 | 43 |
| Thomas Chabot D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:35 | — | — | 54 | 47 |
| Artem Zub D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:20 | — | — | 55 | 52 |
| Travis Hamonic D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:58 | — | — | 43 | 38 |
| Jake Sanderson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21:39 | — | — | 47 | 48 |
| Nick Holden D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:15 | — | — | 23 | 31 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:49 | — | — | 24 | 33 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg(start) | W | 34 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 3.50 | 60:00 |