BUF
5–1
CBJ
Final · W
Buffalo Sabres
BUF · 1-1-0
5–1
FinalW
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 1-1-0
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BUF
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CBJ
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goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Sabres lead the season series 1–0
BUF 1-1-0 · CBJ 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Sabres beat the Blue Jackets
The Sabres earned it: 3.5 expected goals to 1.5, and a 5–1 win to show for it. Evan Gardner allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
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★ NHL first starNoah Ostlund
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 P
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 PWho had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Sabres created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 1.5, on 35 and 25 shots on goal.
BUF 3.5 xG · 35 shots
CBJ 1.5 xG · 25 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
0.9 · 0.1
2nd · the swing
2.2 · 0.8
3rd
0.4 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Josh Norris · 2nd 10:12 · 1–0 · slap shot, a good chance (13%)
2
Noah Ostlund · 2nd 11:54 · 2–0 · backhand shot, a good chance (22%)
3
Noah Ostlund · 2nd 12:22 · 3–0 · slap shot, a good chance (21%)
4
Conor Timmins · 3rd 03:53 · 4–0 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
5
Tage Thompson · 3rd 14:32 · 5–0 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
6
Corson Ceulemans · 3rd 16:19 · 5–1 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Sabres win 81.
BUF 81%CBJ 19%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 18 penalties← Sabres shoot this way
Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
4
Conor Timmins · 3rd 03:53 · 4–0
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
▶ Watch goal
5
Tage Thompson · 3rd 14:32 · 5–0
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
▶ Watch goal
6
Corson Ceulemans · 3rd 16:19 · 5–1
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
▶ Watch goal
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:14
Rasmus Dahlin· Hooking
Rasmus Dahlin· Hooking
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:14
Luke Tuch· Holding the stick
Luke Tuch· Holding the stick
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:32
Carson Soucy· Interference
Carson Soucy· Interference
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
05:00
Tage Thompson· Tripping
Tage Thompson· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
05:30
· Delaying game equipment
· Delaying game equipment
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
14:26
Luke Tuch· Interference
Luke Tuch· Interference
Killed
Minor
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:18
Beck Malenstyn· Interference
Beck Malenstyn· Interference
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
04:40
Josh Norris· Holding
Josh Norris· Holding
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
17:35
Beck Malenstyn· Roughing
Beck Malenstyn· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
17:35
Luke Tuch· Roughing
Luke Tuch· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
3rd period
PEN
5 min
Major
01:04
Carson Soucy· Fighting
Carson Soucy· Fighting
Offsetting
Major
PEN
5 min
Major
01:04
Beck Malenstyn· Fighting
Beck Malenstyn· Fighting
Offsetting
Major
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Louis Crevier· Roughing
Louis Crevier· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Josh Eernisse· Roughing
Josh Eernisse· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
James Malatesta· Roughing
James Malatesta· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
4
Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4–0
▶ Watch ↗
PEN
2 min
Minor
07:06
Sam Carrick· Tripping
Sam Carrick· Tripping
Killed
Minor
6
Dmitri Voronkov, Boston Buckberger · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
5–1
▶ Watch ↗
NHL three stars
the league's pick
★ 1st star
Noah Ostlund
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A
★ 2nd star
Josh Norris
BUF · C · #9
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
★ 3rd star
Conor Timmins
BUF · D · #21
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
Noah Ostlund
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A
★ 2nd star
Josh Norris
BUF · C · #9
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
★ 3rd star
Conor Timmins
BUF · D · #21
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
Goaltending
13/13 saves · 0 GA · 1.0 xGA
Stopped 1.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
11/12 saves · 1 GA · 0.6 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
The Sabres went 0-for-3 on the power play and killed all 4 Blue Jackets power plays.
Box score
xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers| Forwards | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Jack QuinnJ. QuinnRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:12 | 18 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 72Tage ThompsonT. ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17:00 | 18 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 6Zach BensonZ. BensonLW | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:59 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 86Noah OstlundN. OstlundC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:41 | 19 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 71R. McLeodR. McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15:27 | 21 | 71% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 9Josh NorrisJ. NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 91Josh DoanJ. DoanRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14:15 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 19P. KrebsP. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13:03 | 15 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 94Konsta HeleniusK. HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 20J.KulichJ.KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:25 | 19 | 82% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 10Sam CarrickS. CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:31 | 17 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 29Beck MalenstynB. MalenstynLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:13 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Defense | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Rasmus DahlinR. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24:41 | 28 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 25Owen PowerO. PowerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:05 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 21Conor TimminsC. TimminsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 | 27 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 46Louis CrevierL. CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 24 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 8O. ZellwegerO. ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13:37 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 23M. SamuelssonM. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09:24 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Goalies | Saves | SA | GA | Sv% | EV | PP | SH | TOI | GS | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. LuukkonenG | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 10/10 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 40:00 | +1.0 | |
| 92Colten EllisC. EllisG | 11 | 12 | 1 | .917 | 7/8 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 20:00 | −0.4 |
| Forwards | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71Luke TuchL. TuchLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18:34 | 23 | 44% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 92 . RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:52 | 25 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 53L. PinelliL. PinelliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 12O. SillingerO. SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 | 22 | 42% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 20O. KeskinenO. KeskinenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 21 | 47% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovD. VoronkovLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:25 | 21 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 22J. DumaisJ. DumaisRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 | 19 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 94R. LombergR. LombergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14:10 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 76Josh EernisseJ. EernisseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13:24 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 11M. WoodM. WoodLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 18 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 67James MalatestaJ. MalatestaLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11:35 | 15 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 82M. PyyhtiaM. PyyhtiaLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Defense | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2J. ChristiansenJ. ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23:57 | 26 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 56Boston BuckbergerB. BuckbergerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:41 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 74Corson CeulemansC. CeulemansD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18:32 | 22 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 57C. ElickC. ElickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:13 | 25 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 54L. MarrelliL. MarrelliD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17:46 | 21 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7Carson SoucyC. SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:30 | 24 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Goalies | Saves | SA | GA | Sv% | EV | PP | SH | TOI | GS | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Cam TalbotC. TalbotG | 23 | 26 | 3 | .885 | 15/18 | 7/7 | 1/1 | 39:16 | +0.7 | |
| 35Evan GardnerE. GardnerG | 7 | 9 | 2 | .778 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 20:00 | −1.5 |
EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game.
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