Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars

Oct 30, 2010 · American Airlines Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Buffalo Sabres	0	34
Dallas Stars	4	41

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
07:34	DAL	James Neal (1) PP	Mike Ribeiro (1), Brad Richards (1)	0 - 1
2nd Period
18:20	DAL	Brenden Morrow (1) PP	Brad Richards (2), Loui Eriksson (1)	0 - 2
3rd Period
05:05	DAL	Steve Ott (1) SH	Jamie Benn (1)	0 - 3
11:35	DAL	Trevor Daley (1)	Stephane Robidas (1)	0 - 4

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
03:01	BUF	Team	Too many men on the ice	2
06:06	BUF	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
06:51	BUF	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
10:41	DAL	Matt Niskanen	Slashing	2
12:17	BUF	Thomas Vanek	Cross checking	2
2nd Period
17:49	BUF	Cody McCormick	Cross checking	2
3rd Period
04:30	DAL	Toby Petersen	Tripping	2
09:30	BUF	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
19:17	BUF	Cody McCormick	Slashing	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Buffalo Sabres	59	46	34	0	2.7	48.6
Dallas Stars	74	67	41	4	4.7	51.4

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Dallas Stars had taken more, and below it and blue while Buffalo Sabres had.

Expected goals

Buffalo Sabres: 2.7 expected, 0 scored · Dallas Stars: 4.7 expected, 4 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Buffalo Sabres

Dallas Stars

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Derek Roy · Thomas Vanek · Drew Stafford	7:46	38.1	29.6	0-0
Jochen Hecht · Tim Connolly · Cody McCormick	6:12	54.5	67.1	0-0
Paul Gaustad · Patrick Kaleta · Tyler Ennis	6:04	44.4	41.2	0-0
Rob Niedermayer · Mike Grier · Luke Adam	3:51	60.0	94.3	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jordan Leopold · Steve Montador	16:27	62.9	73.3	0-0
Shaone Morrisonn · Tyler Myers	10:58	34.5	20.3	0-0
Andrej Sekera · Chris Butler	9:06	47.8	45.3	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
5	Steve Montador	D	0	0	3	4	23:04	0.08	22-13	1.02-0.37
5	Andrej Sekera	D	0	0	0	1	18:03	0.16	16-20	0.65-1.06
8	Derek Roy	C	-1	0	2	1	16:33	0.17	13-19	0.58-1.06
8	Cody McCormick	C	0	4	1	5	11:37	0.05	16-19	0.69-0.91
12	Tim Connolly	C	0	0	5	0	16:35	0.24	23-13	0.85-0.73
18	Drew Stafford	R	0	0	3	1	15:08	0.13	20-15	0.65-1.14
20	Rob Niedermayer	C	0	0	2	3	13:33	0.04	8-11	0.29-0.57
25	Mike Grier	R	0	0	0	6	15:02		8-7	0.64-0.36
25	Chris Butler	D	-1	0	1	1	15:10	0.08	15-15	0.59-0.70
25	Luke Adam	C	-1	0	1	3	09:46	0.07	10-14	0.20-0.75
26	Thomas Vanek	L	-2	2	1	0	14:03	0.32	12-17	0.49-1.00
27	Shaone Morrisonn	D	-1	4	0	2	17:26	0.01	11-23	0.36-1.61
28	Paul Gaustad	C	0	0	3	3	16:18	0.11	7-10	0.61-0.50
33	Jordan Leopold	D	-1	0	1	4	24:37	0.02	24-15	1.09-0.46
36	Patrick Kaleta	R	0	2	1	1	12:04	0.43	7-15	0.61-0.80
55	Jochen Hecht	C	0	0	6	1	12:24	0.50	16-14	0.75-0.48
57	Tyler Myers	D	-2	0	1	2	21:48	0.04	18-27	0.78-1.93
63	Tyler Ennis	R	-1	0	3	0	16:07	0.23	19-13	0.37-0.77

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
40	Patrick Lalime	L	41	37	4	60:00	4.73	+0.73

Dallas Stars

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Brad Richards · Loui Eriksson · James Neal	12:20	55.6	46.9	0-0
Brenden Morrow · Mike Ribeiro · Jamie Benn	8:08	40.0	47.6	0-0
Toby Petersen · Brian Sutherby · Brandon Segal	7:54	50.0	71.9	0-0
Steve Ott · Adam Burish · Tom Wandell	7:10	50.0	51.7	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Trevor Daley · Mark Fistric	15:56	51.2	46.8	0-0
Stephane Robidas · Nicklas Grossmann	14:40	42.9	52.5	0-0
Karlis Skrastins · Matt Niskanen	11:50	59.1	69.2	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
17	Brad Richards	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	21:38	0.45	23-17	1.06-0.99
10	Brenden Morrow	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	16:10	1.04	12-15	0.77-0.62
81	James Neal	L	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	19:42	0.44	25-18	1.30-0.99
83	Trevor Daley	D	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	22:36	0.13	27-23	1.33-1.12
92	Steve Ott	C	1	0	1	2	0	4	3	15:48	0.74	12-14	0.48-0.48
12	Stephane Robidas	D	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	23:49	0.00	17-21	0.95-0.79
14	Jamie Benn	L	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	13:54	0.24	10-14	0.52-0.65
21	Loui Eriksson	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	19:07	0.34	24-17	1.03-0.96
63	Mike Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	20:35	0.13	16-20	0.93-0.74
8	Nicklas Grossmann	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	17:03	0.03	16-20	0.98-0.79
15	Matt Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	15:32	0.05	13-9	0.73-0.32
17	Toby Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	10:30	0.12	6-5	0.56-0.13
20	Brian Sutherby	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	11:29	0.12	8-6	0.54-0.14
23	Tom Wandell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10:48	0.17	12-11	0.61-0.37
28	Mark Fistric	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	16:29	0.09	22-22	0.96-1.09
37	Karlis Skrastins	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	16:12	0.06	17-11	1.13-0.35
37	Adam Burish	R	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	14:28	0.07	13-17	0.65-0.50
42	Brandon Segal	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	10:16	0.51	7-5	0.68-0.13

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Andrew Raycroft	W, SO	34	34	0	59:54	2.67	+2.67