Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose SharksOct 12, 2017

FinalThursday, Oct 12, 2017· SAP Center at San Jose

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	1	0	2		BUF	10	10	5	25
SJS	2	1	0	3		SJS	6	12	8	26

: BUF 49SJS 63
: BUF 1.49SJS 3.88
PP goals: BUF 0SJS 1
Hits: BUF 27SJS 23
Blocks: BUF 16SJS 15
PIM: BUF 6SJS 6
: BUF 47%SJS 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

San Jose Sharks edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Jason Pominville (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BUF: Okposo–O'Reilly–Kane skated 13:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jason Pominville had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.Pominville
Points
Chris Tierney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:05.Tierney
Points
Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:21.Meier
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Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:37.Eichel
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Joonas Donskoi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:18.Donskoi
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Zemgus Girgensons had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:09.Girgensons
New line
New look for BUF: Okposo–O'Reilly–Kane skated 13:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Okposo O'Reilly Kane
New line
New look for SJS: Couture–Boedker–Hertl skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Couture Boedker Hertl

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · SJS 63 · BUF 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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, SJS 44%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

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	SJS
	43	59
	1.06	1.65
	1.04	1.57
	6	7
	7	2
	24	24
	+0.028	−0.028
	30%	44%

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 – O'Reilly – Kane
13:1457% CF
L2Pominville – Girgensons – Eichel
11:0835% CF
L3Pouliot – Larsson – Reinhart
9:3948% CF
L4Josefson – Nolan – Griffith
7:3515% CF
D1Scandella – Ristolainen
18:2036% CF
D2Beaulieu – Tennyson
14:5957% CF
D3Gorges – McCabe
12:0028% CF

PP1Pominville – Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Eichel
3:2975% CF
PP2Kane – Beaulieu – Griffith – Tennyson – Reinhart
1:30
PK1FPouliot – Josefson
1:50
PK2FLarsson – Girgensons
1:44
PK1DGorges – McCabe
3:06
PK2DBeaulieu – Ristolainen
1:25

Current BUF line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Couture – Boedker – Hertl
11:3768% CF
L2Thornton – Pavelski – Labanc
10:1138% CF
L3Hansen – Carpenter – Karlsson
8:3931% CF
L4Donskoi – Tierney – Meier
8:0693% CF
D1Burns – Ryan
18:0477% CF
D2Vlasic – Braun
15:4441% CF
D3Dillon – Heed
9:1546% CF

PP1Thornton – Burns – Pavelski – Couture – Heed
2:4367% CF
PP2Vlasic – Boedker – Donskoi – Hertl – Labanc
2:28100% CF
PK1FCarpenter – Karlsson
1:52
PK2FHansen – Tierney
1:12
PK1DVlasic – Braun
1:44
PK2DBurns – Dillon
1:15

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:15
SJSTomas HertlPP (Kevin Labanc, Mikkel Boedker)tip-in0.18 xG
BUF: Gorges, Josefson, Nolan, McCabeSJS: Vlasic, Boedker, Donskoi, Hertl, Labanc
BUF 0 – 1 SJS
12:26
BUFJason Pominville (Jack Eichel, Zemgus Girgensons)wrist0.08 xG
BUF: Pominville, Beaulieu, Tennyson, Girgensons, EichelSJS: Thornton, Pavelski, Dillon, Heed, Labanc
BUF 1 – 1 SJS
15:11
SJSChris Tierney (Joonas Donskoi, Timo Meier)wrist0.13 xG
BUF: Pouliot, Scandella, Larsson, McCabe, ReinhartSJS: Dillon, Donskoi, Heed, Tierney, Meier
BUF 1 – 2 SJS

2nd period

6:50
BUFJason Pominville (Jack Eichel, Zemgus Girgensons)tip-in0.05 xG
BUF: Pominville, Beaulieu, Tennyson, Girgensons, EichelSJS: Hansen, Dillon, Heed, Carpenter, Karlsson
BUF 2 – 2 SJS
14:30
SJSTimo Meier (Joonas Donskoi, Chris Tierney)wrist0.04 xG
BUF: Pominville, Scandella, Girgensons, Ristolainen, EichelSJS: Dillon, Donskoi, Heed, Tierney, Meier
BUF 2 – 3 SJS

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	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kyle Okposo R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.34	1	0	0	20:35	—	—	58	55
Evander Kane L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	2	0	2	19:31	—	—	54	41
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	2	0	0	19:14	—	—	54	47
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	19:37	—	—	35	26
Jason Pominville R	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	0.18	1	0	0	17:17	—	—	33	26
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.01	5	2	0	14:09	—	—	36	30
Johan Larsson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	0	0	13:23	—	—	50	60
Sam Reinhart C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	1	1	0	13:08	—	—	50	60
Benoit Pouliot L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.32	1	2	0	12:05	—	—	50	60
Jacob Josefson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:29	—	—	19	5
Seth Griffith C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:07	—	—	15	4
Jordan Nolan C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	9:54	—	—	25	24
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.03	2	0	0	26:56	—	—	38	32
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	0	2	4	21:17	—	—	36	33
Nathan Beaulieu D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	1	1	0	19:32	—	—	59	70
Matt Tennyson D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	2	0	0	16:31	—	—	57	67
Jake McCabe D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	3	0	16:04	—	—	25	7
Josh Gorges D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	5	0	15:06	—	—	28	10

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	1.83	58:26

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Logan Couture C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.10	1	1	0	20:16	—	—	71	59
Tomas Hertl C	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.53	5	1	0	19:15	—	—	71	67
Mikkel Boedker L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:15	—	—	67	64
Joe Pavelski C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	1.05	1	1	0	17:27	—	—	39	44
Joe Thornton C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.58	0	1	0	16:30	—	—	39	44
Kevin Labanc R	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:48	—	—	36	39
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	13:11	—	—	38	32
Jannik Hansen R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	0	0	0	12:14	—	—	45	44
Melker Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	4	1	0	12:10	—	—	35	37
Joonas Donskoi R	L4	0	2	2	+2	1	0.12	0	0	0	12:18	—	—	83	74
Chris Tierney C	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.80	0	2	0	12:05	—	—	88	99
Timo Meier R	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.22	0	0	0	10:21	—	—	83	74
Brent Burns D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.05	2	1	2	25:47	—	—	73	61
Joakim Ryan D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	21:24	—	—	77	66
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	2	0	23:02	—	—	44	38
Justin Braun D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	1	2	21:50	—	—	50	54
Tim Heed D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	3	2	13:10	—	—	45	60
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	3	1	0	12:57	—	—	48	72

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	W	25	23	2	.920	1.49	60:00

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.