Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose SharksFeb 18, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | BUF | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | |
| SJS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | SJS | 14 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
- BUF 60SJS 56
- BUF 4.00SJS 3.52
- PP goals
- BUF 0SJS 0
- Hits
- BUF 12SJS 19
- Blocks
- BUF 9SJS 19
- PIM
- BUF 4SJS 4
- BUF 51%SJS 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 4–2
Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob MacDonald (SJS) played 21:52, +10:00 up on his 11:52 season average over 57 games.
- PointsAlex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:30.Tuch
- PointsJeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.Skinner
- UsageJacob MacDonald (SJS) played 21:52, +10:00 up on his 11:52 season average over 57 games.MacDonald
- UsageKale Clague (BUF) played 7:13, −8:08 down on his 15:21 season average over 32 games.Clague
- GoalieUkko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +3 against a season average of 31.9; the win.Luukkonen
- LuckSJS scored 2 goals on 3.52 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.
- UsageMichael Eyssimont (SJS) played 15:24, +3:12 up on his 12:12 season average over 53 games.Eyssimont
- UsageNico Sturm (SJS) played 11:36, −3:10 down on his 14:46 season average over 73 games.Sturm
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 SJS: 116 attempts, 66 on goal, 6 goals, 7.52 expected goals; best chance Alex Tuch at 0.95 xG.
- SJS
- BUF
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 116 of 116 attempts · SJS 56 · BUF 60
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, BUF at SJS: expected goals 3.52 to 4.00 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 60, 6 goals.
- SJS
- BUF
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 32% of the game, SJS 39%.
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 SJS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Kaapo Kahkonen (57:44) for SJS and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 6 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 | SJS |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | 59 | |
| 3.20 | 3.48 | |
| 3.11 | 3.40 | |
| 13 | 16 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 22 | 22 | |
| −0.027 | +0.027 | |
| 32% | 39% |
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
- L1Mittelstadt – Krebs – Quinn12:1148% CF
- L2Okposo – Girgensons – Jost11:1842% CF
- 10:5053% CF
- 10:4750% CF
- 16:4170% CF
- D2Samuelsson – Power9:4640% CF
- D3Clague – Lyubushkin4:0733% CF
- 1:120% CF
- PP2Okposo – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Krebs – Power0:370% CF
- 1:02
- PK2FGirgensons – Tuch0:51
- PK1DSamuelsson – Lyubushkin1:11
- 0:42
San Jose Sharks
- 12:1355% CF
- 12:1150% CF
- 9:4962% CF
- L4Lindblom – Svechnikov – Lorentz9:3431% CF
- 15:1048% CF
- D2Karlsson – Harrington13:4750% CF
- 9:5335% CF
- 1:08
- 0:32100% CF
- 0:46
- 0:30
- 0:56
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 3:01BUF 1 – 0 SJS
- 16:49BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Clague, Thompson, SamuelssonSJS: Lindblom, Svechnikov, Lorentz, MacDonald, FerraroBUF 1 – 1 SJS
2nd period
- 6:26BUF 2 – 1 SJS
- 11:57BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Clague, Thompson, SamuelssonSJS: Couture, Karlsson, Harrington, Eyssimont, BarabanovBUF 2 – 2 SJS
3rd period
- 9:52BUF 3 – 2 SJS
- 18:59BUF 4 – 2 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Krebs C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.68 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:36 | — | — | 54 | 68 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:32 | — | — | 54 | 68 |
| Jack Quinn R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 | — | — | 48 | 54 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | — | — | 48 | 32 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | — | — | 48 | 31 |
| Tyson Jost C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | — | — | 48 | 28 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | — | — | 53 | 47 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | — | — | 53 | 48 |
| JJ Peterka R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | — | — | 53 | 47 |
| Alex Tuch R | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1.08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:30 | — | — | 51 | 47 |
| Tage Thompson C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | — | — | 51 | 46 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | — | — | 50 | 45 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26:51 | — | — | 60 | 66 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 | — | — | 68 | 75 |
| Owen Power D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:45 | — | — | 51 | 54 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:23 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:26 | — | — | 43 | 19 |
| Kale Clague D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 | — | — | 35 | 23 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start) | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 3.52 | 60:00 |
San Jose Sharks
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Barabanov L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 | — | — | 52 | 56 |
| Logan Couture C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19:12 | — | — | 52 | 62 |
| Michael Eyssimont C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | — | — | 54 | 54 |
| Timo Meier R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:50 | — | — | 47 | 39 |
| Tomas Hertl C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 | — | — | 41 | 31 |
| Kevin Labanc R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | — | — | 52 | 41 |
| Nick Bonino C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | — | — | 59 | 92 |
| Noah Gregor L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:47 | — | — | 56 | 85 |
| Nico Sturm C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:36 | — | — | 58 | 86 |
| Steven Lorentz C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | — | — | 43 | 38 |
| Oskar Lindblom L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | — | — | 32 | 32 |
| Evgeny Svechnikov L | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | — | — | 37 | 43 |
| Jacob MacDonald D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0.63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21:52 | — | — | 49 | 54 |
| Mario Ferraro D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:51 | — | — | 52 | 57 |
| Erik Karlsson D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27:17 | — | — | 54 | 58 |
| Scott Harrington D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 | — | — | 46 | 54 |
| Matt Benning D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:02 | — | — | 39 | 36 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:51 | — | — | 52 | 45 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaapo Kahkonen(start) | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 3.05 | 57:44 |