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Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa SenatorsApr 1, 2025

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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BUF
5
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home
OTT
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF2125BUF58922
OTT0112OTT1281535
BUF 41OTT 91
BUF 4.29OTT 3.40
PP goals
BUF 0OTT 0
Hits
BUF 13OTT 25
Blocks
BUF 27OTT 8
PIM
BUF 12OTT 6
BUF 39%OTT 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Amadio–Pinto–Greig skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:52.Tuch
  2. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:10.Dahlin
  3. Points
    Mattias Samuelsson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:33.Samuelsson
  4. New line
    New look for OTT: Amadio–Pinto–Greig skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AmadioPintoGreig
  5. Goalie
    James Reimer (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +7 against a season average of 27.6; the win.Reimer
  6. Usage
    Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 17:46, +3:53 up on his 13:53 season average over 80 games.Krebs
  7. Usage
    Ryan McLeod (BUF) played 20:49, +4:02 up on his 16:47 season average over 78 games.McLeod
  8. Usage
    Artem Zub (OTT) played 17:15, −3:27 down on his 20:42 season average over 55 games.Zub

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: 132 attempts, 57 on goal, 7 goals, 7.68 expected goals; best chance Bowen Byram at 0.64 xG.

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

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · OTT 91 · BUF 41

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 3.40 to 4.29 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 91 to 41, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTTBUFTDTGKSMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTBUFcontrol2nd3rdTuch · 1st 8:38Dahlin · 1st 11:51Thompson · 2nd 12:36Giroux · 2nd 13:46Krebs · 3rd 9:59Sanderson · 3rd 10:22McLeod · 3rd 17:21
  • 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 18% of the game, OTT 52%.

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 Linus Ullmark (56:55) for OTT and James Reimer (60:00) for BUF, 7 goals.

OTT
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
StatBUFOTT
3786
2.543.15
2.392.89
712
108
1723
−0.051+0.051
18%52%

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 →

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:38
    BUFAlex Tuch (Mattias Samuelsson, Jason Zucker)backhand0.42 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Tuch, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsOTT: Perron, Batherson, Cozens, Kleven, Matinpalo
    BUF 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 11:51
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Jack Quinn, Mattias Samuelsson)slap0.02 xG
    BUF: McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn, PeterkaOTT: Jensen, Chabot, Batherson, Crookshank, Cozens
    BUF 2 – 0 OTT

2nd period

  1. 12:36
    BUFTage Thompson (JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin)snap0.27 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, PeterkaOTT: Jensen, Batherson, Sanderson, Stützle
    BUF 3 – 0 OTT
  2. 13:46
    OTTClaude Giroux (Tyler Kleven, Linus Ullmark)wrist0.13 xG
    BUF: Bernard-Docker, Quinn, Power, Kozak, KulichOTT: Giroux, Amadio, Kleven, Stützle, Matinpalo
    BUF 3 – 1 OTT

3rd period

  1. 9:59
    BUFPeyton Krebssnap0.22 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Malenstyn, Thompson, Krebs, ByramOTT: Perron, Batherson, Cozens, Kleven, Matinpalo
    BUF 4 – 1 OTT
  2. 10:22
    OTTJake Sanderson (Michael Amadio, Artem Zub)wrist0.01 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Thompson, Byram, Kulich, BensonOTT: Amadio, Pinto, Greig, Sanderson, Zub
    BUF 4 – 2 OTT
  3. 17:21
    BUFRyan McLeodEN (Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton)wrist0.46 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Tuch, McLeod, SamuelssonOTT: Giroux, Batherson, Cozens, Greig, Sanderson, Stützle
    BUF 5 – 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan McLeod CL1101+220.4700020:49——3641
JJ Peterka RL1011+220.3400217:48——3632
Jack Quinn RL1011010.0700014:00——3936
Alex Tuch RL2112+220.4914017:52——1955
Peyton Krebs CL2101+210.3400217:46——2149
Jason Zucker LL2011+120.1601012:35——1754
Tage Thompson CL3101+120.3500016:01——5067
Jiri Kulich CL3000-250.9403014:20——4652
Zach Benson LL3000-120.3400012:18——5979
Sam Lafferty CL4000010.0421010:28——1315
Beck Malenstyn LL4000+100.0050210:09——2631
Tyson Kozak CL4000-100.001105:46——00
Mattias Samuelsson DD1022+400.0001022:33——2747
Rasmus Dahlin DD1112+320.0412022:10——3043
Bowen Byram DD2000000.7003421:24——2439
Connor Clifton DD2011+100.0034019:11——2734
Owen Power DD3000-100.0002019:15——3956
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3000-100.0105213:35——3147
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)W35332.9433.4060:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ridly Greig CL1000030.1212019:01——6762
Michael Amadio RL1011+200.0050015:48——6368
Shane Pinto CL1000+130.4231215:33——6263
Drake Batherson RL2000-510.0130018:13——7443
Dylan Cozens CL2000-420.0910017:18——7137
David Perron LL2000-240.4200015:20——7734
Tim Stützle CL3000-140.3630023:42——7460
Fabian Zetterlund LL3000030.7121017:32——7368
Claude Giroux RL3101020.3000217:12——7563
Adam Gaudette RL4000020.2510011:29——6057
Angus Crookshank CL4000-110.091008:22——5859
Matthew Highmore CL4000010.002006:36——6776
Jake Sanderson DD1101-140.2501025:50——7666
Artem Zub DD1011+120.0800217:15——7973
Thomas Chabot DD2000-110.1412025:08——6557
Nick Jensen DD2000-200.0500019:46——6268
Tyler Kleven DD3011-110.0721011:53——6529
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000-110.0400011:07——7122
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)L21174.8102.6156:55

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Tuch (BUF) 1st 8:38 · assists Mattias Samuelsson, Jason Zucker · Cycle · 4.2 mph shot.

Tage Thompson · 2nd 12:36 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
34.1 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
4.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Claude Giroux · 2nd 13:46 · OTT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
47.1 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s
Type
one-timer

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Peyton Krebs · 3rd 9:59 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
75.3 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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