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Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks

Jan 6, 2011 · HP Pavilion at San Jose

Team Goals Shots
Buffalo Sabres 3 22
San Jose Sharks 0 36

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
10:43 BUF Luke Adam (1) Cody McCormick (1), Rob Niedermayer (1) 1 - 0
16:36 BUF Jochen Hecht (1) Tyler Ennis (1) 2 - 0
2nd Period
03:31 BUF Thomas Vanek (1) PP Drew Stafford (1), Jordan Leopold (1) 3 - 0

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
01:50 BUF Shaone Morrisonn Interference 2
05:11 SJS Torrey Mitchell Tripping 2
07:00 SJS Joe Thornton Hooking 2
07:52 BUF Drew Stafford Hooking 2
10:20 SJS Ryane Clowe Fighting 5
10:20 BUF Mike Weber Fighting 5
18:04 BUF Steve Montador High sticking 2
18:20 SJS Dan Boyle Holding the stick 2
2nd Period
02:47 SJS Dan Boyle Tripping 2
16:38 BUF Jochen Hecht Interference 2
3rd Period
03:09 BUF Mike Grier Delaying game puck over glass 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Buffalo Sabres 34 29 22 3 1.9 30.6
San Jose Sharks 72 46 36 0 2.8 69.4

How the game went

0102030Start2nd3rdSan Jose Sharks aheadBuffalo Sabres ahead

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 San Jose Sharks had taken more, and below it and blue while Buffalo Sabres had.

Expected goals

Buffalo Sabres: 1.9 expected, 3 scored · San Jose Sharks: 2.8 expected, 0 scored

012Start2nd3rdEndBUF goal, 10:43 of 1st, a 24% chanceBUF goal, 16:36 of 1st, a 6% chanceBUF goal, 3:31 of 2nd, a 17% chanceSJS 2.8BUF 1.9

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
San Jose Sharks

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 lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Tim Connolly · Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek11:2845.058.20-0
Jochen Hecht · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis11:0626.932.41-0
Rob Niedermayer · Mike Grier · Paul Gaustad6:5527.359.40-0
Rob Niedermayer · Cody McCormick · Luke Adam6:2525.037.51-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jordan Leopold · Steve Montador16:5629.442.40-0
Shaone Morrisonn · Mike Weber12:3226.736.00-0
Andrej Sekera · Tyler Myers10:5525.021.41-0

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 G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI xG CF-CA xGF-xGA
25 Luke Adam C 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 09:15 0.24 4-9 0.35-0.49
26 Thomas Vanek L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:41 0.36 10-11 0.46-0.29
55 Jochen Hecht C 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 18:45 0.06 8-23 0.30-0.77
8 Cody McCormick C 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 11:54 0.11 4-16 0.35-0.65
18 Drew Stafford R 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 16:10 0.04 7-21 0.30-0.74
20 Rob Niedermayer C 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:05 0.14 7-23 0.47-0.77
33 Jordan Leopold D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24:00 0.03 10-26 0.59-0.84
63 Tyler Ennis R 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:24 0.17 9-21 0.31-0.66
5 Steve Montador D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:31 0.06 10-26 0.59-0.89
5 Andrej Sekera D 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:09 0.24 7-20 0.21-0.86
6 Mike Weber D 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 16:14 5-13 0.07-0.14
12 Tim Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:57 0.13 10-12 0.40-0.29
25 Mike Grier R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:58 5-12 0.19-0.26
27 Shaone Morrisonn D 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 16:22 9-14 0.43-0.16
28 Paul Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:13 0.14 4-15 0.18-0.28
29 Jason Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:18 0.14 10-12 0.40-0.29
52 Craig Rivet D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 03:01 0.03 6-4 0.39-0.10
57 Tyler Myers D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:03 0.02 5-16 0.18-0.67
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
30 Ryan Miller W, SO 36 36 0 60:00 2.75 +2.75

San Jose Sharks

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ryane Clowe · Benn Ferriero · Logan Couture9:2980.081.40-0
Joe Thornton · Patrick Marleau · Devin Setoguchi8:4064.324.10-1
Dany Heatley · Torrey Mitchell · Jamie McGinn6:2790.098.40-0
Joe Thornton · Patrick Marleau · Dany Heatley3:24100.0100.00-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dan Boyle · Douglas Murray14:2066.755.80-1
Kent Huskins · Marc-Edouard Vlasic10:1176.945.50-0
Niclas Wallin · Jason Demers9:2363.687.40-1

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
6 Douglas Murray D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:37 0.10 27-13 0.82-0.75
7 Niclas Wallin D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:02 0.11 15-6 0.76-0.15
10 Devin Setoguchi R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 12:49 0.03 10-8 0.11-0.65
12 Scott Nichol C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:29 1-5 0.00-0.07
12 Patrick Marleau C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:46 0.21 20-7 0.55-0.38
19 Joe Thornton C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 21:27 22-8 0.55-0.45
22 Jamal Mayers R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:57 7-2 0.34-0.02
22 Dan Boyle D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 29:18 0.12 33-17 0.95-0.81
23 Kent Huskins D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:15 0.01 15-7 0.24-0.34
29 Ryane Clowe L 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 19:04 0.06 18-7 0.55-0.36
39 Logan Couture C 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 20:11 0.39 21-7 0.67-0.23
42 Benn Ferriero R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:01 0.13 17-10 0.53-0.42
44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:40 0.14 16-6 0.26-0.38
44 Jason Demers D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 21:30 0.10 12-4 0.62-0.07
51 Dany Heatley L 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 20:35 0.86 29-4 1.19-0.09
53 Brandon Mashinter L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02:13 1-3 0.00-0.05
71 Torrey Mitchell C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 12:03 0.32 15-7 0.61-0.50
88 Jamie McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:25 0.17 16-9 0.39-0.46
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
30 Antero Niittymaki L 22 19 3 59:54 1.92 -1.08