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Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose SharksJan 27, 2024

Final· SAP Center at San Jose
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BUF
5
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SJS
2
Goals123TShots123T
BUF2125BUF10131336
SJS2002SJS127726
BUF 65SJS 65
BUF 4.77SJS 2.24
PP goals
BUF 0SJS 0
Hits
BUF 14SJS 14
Blocks
BUF 17SJS 12
PIM
BUF 10SJS 10
BUF 45%SJS 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Robinson–Krebs–Benson skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Dylan Cozens had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:14.Cozens
  2. Points
    JJ Peterka had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:14.Peterka
  3. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.Tuch
  4. Points
    Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:32.Mittelstadt
  5. Points
    William Eklund had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:35.Eklund
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Robinson–Krebs–Benson skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.RobinsonKrebsBenson
  7. Goalie
    Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.Kahkonen
  8. Usage
    Dylan Cozens (BUF) played 14:14, −3:02 down on his 17:16 season average over 78 games.Cozens

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: 130 attempts, 62 on goal, 7 goals, 7.01 expected goals; best chance Dylan Cozens at 0.66 xG.

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

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · SJS 65 · BUF 65

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 2.24 to 4.77 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 65, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdSJSBUFVRPGTPCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • SJS
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
SJSBUFcontrol2nd3rdVlasic · 1st 8:06Rutta · 1st 10:42Peterka · 1st 14:14Greenway · 1st 18:01Tuch · 2nd 1:36Peterka · 3rd 4:33Cozens · 3rd 15:44
  • 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 44% of the game, SJS 15%.

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 (59:12) for SJS and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF, 7 goals.

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
StatBUFSJS
7073
4.202.42
3.912.36
1612
210
1119
−0.061+0.061
44%15%

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 →

San Jose Sharks

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:06
    SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic (William Eklund, Ty Emberson)slap0.03 xG
    BUF: Bryson, Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, PeterkaSJS: Vlasic, Kunin, Emberson, Sturm, Eklund
    BUF 0 – 1 SJS
  2. 10:42
    SJSJan Rutta (William Eklund)wrist0.01 xG
    BUF: Bryson, Cozens, Johnson, Quinn, PeterkaSJS: Kunin, Rutta, Sturm, Mukhamadullin, Eklund
    BUF 0 – 2 SJS
  3. 14:14
    BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Owen Power)wrist0.18 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, PowerSJS: Burroughs, Bailey, Sturm, Okhotiuk, Eklund
    BUF 1 – 2 SJS
  4. 18:01
    BUFJordan Greenway (Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt)wrist0.18 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, JohnsonSJS: Burroughs, Bailey, Carpenter, Zadina, Okhotiuk
    BUF 2 – 2 SJS

2nd period

  1. 1:36
    BUFAlex Tuch (Casey Mittelstadt)wrist0.14 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Greenway, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, PowerSJS: Kunin, Rutta, Sturm, Mukhamadullin, Eklund
    BUF 3 – 2 SJS

3rd period

  1. 4:33
    BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn)slap0.11 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Jokiharju, Cozens, Quinn, PeterkaSJS: Couture, Burroughs, Duclair, Okhotiuk, Barabanov
    BUF 4 – 2 SJS
  2. 15:44
    BUFDylan CozensENwrist0.66 xG
    BUF: Greenway, Dahlin, Cozens, PowerSJS: Couture, Hoffman, Hertl, Zetterlund, Barabanov
    BUF 5 – 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

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1000020.3110015:51——5048
Jeff Skinner LL1000000.0000215:49——5351
Kyle Okposo RL1000020.3710413:09——4847
Zach Benson LL2000010.3100015:28——5259
Peyton Krebs CL2000000.0000012:58——5550
Eric Robinson LL2000020.2430012:57——5753
Alex Tuch RL3112+230.4602017:59——4478
Jordan Greenway LL3101+310.6930015:37——4887
Casey Mittelstadt CL3022+210.1300015:32——3984
JJ Peterka RL4202050.5901014:14——4263
Dylan Cozens CL4123+130.9400014:14——5274
Jack Quinn RL4011020.2920012:31——5073
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000+130.1111024:48——4870
Jacob Bryson DD1000-200.0002014:12——4467
Owen Power DD2011+330.1302024:17——5872
Henri Jokiharju DD2000+340.0704219:55——5168
Connor Clifton DD3000+140.0732218:01——4656
Ryan Johnson DD3000000.0503016:28——4248
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W26242.9232.2460:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Fabian Zetterlund LL1000-130.1211020:19——5767
Mike Hoffman CL1000-140.6000217:05——5673
Tomas Hertl CL1000-110.1400016:50——5263
Alexander Barabanov LL2000-210.1200019:18——5333
Logan Couture CL2000-210.0410215:48——4631
Anthony Duclair LL2000-100.0010015:46——4029
Ryan Carpenter CL3000-100.0200013:12——6234
Filip Zadina RL3000-120.1500011:36——4828
Justin Bailey RL3000-200.080008:47——4211
Nico Sturm CL4000000.0410015:38——4616
William Eklund LL4022000.1010215:35——5331
Luke Kunin CL4000+120.1920212:40——5725
Jan Rutta DD1101020.0802021:08——5535
Shakir Mukhamadullin DD1000030.0412019:21——5432
Ty Emberson DD2011+100.0221019:47——5142
Marc-Edouard Vlasic DD2101+150.3103017:56——5463
Kyle Burroughs DD3000-310.0120217:09——4226
Nikita Okhotiuk DD3000-310.1923016:53——4830
SJS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kaapo Kahkonen(start)L35314.8864.1259:12

Goal anatomy

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

Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) 1st 8:06 · assists William Eklund, Ty Emberson · Rebound · 76.9 mph shot.

JJ Peterka · 3rd 4:33 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
62.8 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Dylan Cozens · 3rd 15:44 · BUF EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
69.1 mph
Distance
60 ft
Entry to goal
0.7 s

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