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Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo SabresMar 27, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
away
OTT
6
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home
BUF
2
Goals123TShots123T
OTT5016OTT1815942
BUF0202BUF1117836
OTT 66BUF 77
OTT 4.49BUF 3.31
PP goals
OTT 0BUF 0
Hits
OTT 26BUF 32
Blocks
OTT 18BUF 10
PIM
OTT 10BUF 10
OTT 60%BUF 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Shane Pinto (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 14:54, −8:18 down on his 23:12 season average over 50 games.

  1. Points
    Shane Pinto had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:30.Pinto
  2. Points
    Boris Katchouk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:35.Katchouk
  3. Points
    Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:44.Tkachuk
  4. Points
    Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.Batherson
  5. Points
    Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:35.Chychrun
  6. Points
    Jacob Bryson had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:01.Bryson
  7. Points
    Mark Kastelic had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:26.Kastelic
  8. Usage
    Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 14:54, −8:18 down on his 23:12 season average over 50 games.Chabot

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, OTT at BUF: 143 attempts, 78 on goal, 8 goals, 7.80 expected goals; best chance Shane Pinto at 0.75 xG.

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

Showing 143 of 143 attempts · BUF 77 · OTT 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, OTT at BUF: expected goals 3.31 to 4.49 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 77 to 66, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdBUFOTTZKBCTPCPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFOTTcontrol2nd3rdZub · 1st 2:37Katchouk · 1st 4:56Batherson · 1st 6:01Chychrun · 1st 8:49Tkachuk · 1st 19:11Peterka · 2nd 2:54Clifton · 2nd 13:07Pinto · 3rd 16:43
  • BUF pressure
  • OTT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 35% of the game, BUF 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, OTT at BUF: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Devon Levi (50:14) for BUF and Joonas Korpisalo (60:00) for OTT, 8 goals.

BUF
OTT
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
StatOTTBUF
6576
3.742.95
3.592.70
2311
54
87
+0.077−0.077
35%33%

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.

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:37
    OTTArtem Zub (Mark Kastelic, Boris Katchouk)other0.25 xG
    OTT: Katchouk, Kastelic, Kelly, Sanderson, ZubBUF: Girgensons, Olofsson, Robinson, Dahlin, Byram
    OTT 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 4:56
    OTTBoris Katchouk (Parker Kelly, Mark Kastelic)tip-in0.04 xG
    OTT: Katchouk, Kastelic, Kelly, Sanderson, ZubBUF: Skinner, Greenway, Jokiharju, Krebs, Power
    OTT 2 – 0 BUF
  3. 6:01
    OTTDrake Batherson (Brady Tkachuk, Shane Pinto)backhand0.33 xG
    OTT: Chabot, Brannstrom, Batherson, Tkachuk, PintoBUF: Dahlin, Byram, Cozens, Quinn, Benson
    OTT 3 – 0 BUF
  4. 8:49
    OTTJakob Chychrun (Shane Pinto)slap0.07 xG
    OTT: Chychrun, Batherson, Bernard-Docker, Crookshank, PintoBUF: Clifton, Bryson, Cozens, Quinn, Benson
    OTT 4 – 0 BUF
  5. 19:11
    OTTBrady Tkachuk (Thomas Chabot, Shane Pinto)tip-in0.04 xG
    OTT: Chabot, Tkachuk, Pinto, SandersonBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Power
    OTT 5 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 2:54
    BUFJJ Peterka (Alex Tuch, Jacob Bryson)wrist0.21 xG
    OTT: Joseph, Crookshank, Greig, Sanderson, ZubBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, Byram, Peterka
    OTT 5 – 1 BUF
  2. 13:07
    BUFConnor Clifton (Jacob Bryson)wrist0.05 xG
    OTT: Chabot, Chychrun, Batherson, Crookshank, StützleBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Thompson, Bryson, Peterka
    OTT 5 – 2 BUF

3rd period

  1. 16:43
    OTTShane PintoEN (Drake Batherson, Jakob Chychrun)wrist0.75 xG
    OTT: Chychrun, Brannstrom, Batherson, Tkachuk, PintoBUF: Skinner, Girgensons, Jokiharju, Byram, Cozens, Quinn
    OTT 6 – 2 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tim Stützle CL1000-110.1701020:41——3654
Claude Giroux RL1000010.0010217:40——3954
Angus Crookshank CL1000-130.3110015:08——3847
Brady Tkachuk LL2112+340.1051016:44——4762
Drake Batherson RL2112+220.5910016:23——4858
Shane Pinto CL2134+441.1320015:30——5666
Parker Kelly CL3011+240.2600214:16——4757
Mark Kastelic CL3022+230.4510011:26——6369
Boris Katchouk LL3112+220.1010010:35——6871
Mathieu Joseph RL4000-130.1120012:17——4645
Ridly Greig CL4000-100.0030412:10——3330
Dominik Kubalik LL4000030.3220010:51——3546
Jake Sanderson DD1000+210.0112021:45——4258
Artem Zub DD1101+130.4603021:11——4359
Jakob Chychrun DD2112+150.3803223:35——4355
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD2000+100.0126018:08——3547
Erik Brannstrom DD3000+220.0631020:46——5655
Thomas Chabot DD3011+110.0211014:54——6562
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joonas Korpisalo(start)W36342.9443.3160:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
JJ Peterka RL1101+250.6020021:38——6265
Tage Thompson CL1000+130.4430019:03——5867
Alex Tuch RL1011+120.1830218:07——5466
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000-230.1310011:10——5252
Victor Olofsson LL2000-100.001008:05——4246
Eric Robinson LL2000-120.490007:35——4444
Jeff Skinner LL3000-250.2530016:08——6448
Jack Quinn RL3000-310.0940015:41——4522
Peyton Krebs CL3000-110.1620014:03——6141
Jordan Greenway LL4000-120.2650016:54——5445
Dylan Cozens CL4000-310.1251016:24——3913
Zach Benson LL4000-200.0000011:39——5215
Connor Clifton DD1101030.0810016:39——6361
Jacob Bryson DD1022+100.0210015:01——6363
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000-220.2713422:53——5738
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-340.0702021:21——4335
Owen Power DD3000-200.0003023:16——4936
Bowen Byram DD3000-220.1501419:20——5439
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devon Levi—32311.9692.7850:14
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L954.5560.968:49

Goal anatomy

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

Boris Katchouk (OTT) 1st 4:56 · assists Parker Kelly, Mark Kastelic · Deflection · 54.2 mph shot.

Connor Clifton · 2nd 13:07 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
33.6 mph
Distance
42 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s

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Shane Pinto · 3rd 16:43 · OTT EN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
50.3 mph
Distance
49 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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