Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes

Jan 8, 2011 · Jobing.com Arena

Team	Goals	Shots
Buffalo Sabres	2	32
Phoenix Coyotes	1	34

Decided in overtime.

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd Period
06:34	BUF	Jordan Leopold (1) PP	Tyler Myers (1), Thomas Vanek (1)	1 - 0
12:31	PHX	Scottie Upshall (1)	Adrian Aucoin (1), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1)	1 - 1
Overtime
03:12	BUF	Drew Stafford (1)	Jordan Leopold (1)	2 - 1

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
07:55	BUF	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
15:20	PHX	Shane Doan	Slashing	2
2nd Period
06:26	PHX	Wojtek Wolski	Tripping	2
10:25	BUF	Luke Adam	Tripping	2
3rd Period
13:12	BUF	Jordan Leopold	Hooking	2
17:24	BUF	Chris Butler	High sticking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Buffalo Sabres	53	43	32	2	3.0	39.8
Phoenix Coyotes	74	54	34	1	3.3	60.2

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 Phoenix Coyotes had taken more, and below it and blue while Buffalo Sabres had.

Expected goals

Buffalo Sabres: 3.0 expected, 2 scored · Phoenix Coyotes: 3.3 expected, 1 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

Phoenix Coyotes

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
Jochen Hecht · Drew Stafford · Tyler Ennis	12:01	46.2	49.2	0-0
Tim Connolly · Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek	10:34	47.4	54.7	0-0
Rob Niedermayer · Mike Grier · Paul Gaustad	7:05	44.4	54.0	0-0
Rob Niedermayer · Cody McCormick · Luke Adam	2:44	14.3	14.5	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jordan Leopold · Steve Montador	17:17	42.1	46.3	0-1
Andrej Sekera · Tyler Myers	13:54	36.0	35.8	0-0
Craig Rivet · Shaone Morrisonn	7:10	42.9	62.2	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

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
33	Jordan Leopold	D	1	1	2	0	2	4	1	23:46	0.07	17-27	0.78-0.98
18	Drew Stafford	R	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	15:58	0.40	13-16	0.98-1.06
26	Thomas Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	16:18	0.36	10-15	0.37-0.42
57	Tyler Myers	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	21:57	0.14	10-17	0.52-0.94
5	Steve Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22:46	0.05	17-24	0.81-0.93
5	Andrej Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23:35	0.02	9-20	0.51-1.19
8	Cody McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	10:13	0.02	4-9	0.13-0.30
12	Tim Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	16:39	0.01	9-14	0.36-0.58
20	Rob Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:30	0.01	9-21	0.41-0.63
25	Mike Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	17:28	0.17	12-16	0.56-0.48
25	Chris Butler	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10:06		6-10	0.33-0.40
25	Luke Adam	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	09:04	0.37	6-13	0.25-0.59
27	Shaone Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	16:14	0.05	13-13	0.75-0.34
28	Paul Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	18:14	0.14	11-17	0.46-0.50
29	Jason Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	16:33	0.06	10-14	0.37-0.37
52	Craig Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	07:49	0.03	6-9	0.37-0.23
55	Jochen Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	20:29	0.37	13-22	0.97-1.34
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	21:09	0.71	20-18	1.25-1.14

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Ryan Miller	W	34	33	1	63:12	3.25	+2.25

Phoenix Coyotes

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Shane Doan · Eric Belanger · Scottie Upshall	11:43	75.9	61.1	0-0
Taylor Pyatt · Vernon Fiddler · Lee Stempniak	10:58	55.0	42.4	0-0
Ray Whitney · Radim Vrbata · Martin Hanzal	8:27	58.3	91.0	0-0
Ray Whitney · Lauri Korpikoski · Martin Hanzal	4:54	66.7	39.4	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Derek Morris · Keith Yandle	16:40	65.0	62.3	0-0
Adrian Aucoin · Ed Jovanovski	14:12	41.7	19.9	0-0
Sami Lepisto · Oliver Ekman-Larsson	9:39	68.8	58.2	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
9	Scottie Upshall	R	1	0	1	0	0	7	2	18:02	0.90	27-7	1.50-0.73
33	Adrian Aucoin	D	0	1	1	1	0	4	4	23:27	0.14	19-16	0.70-0.94
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	11:36	0.08	14-6	0.58-0.20
3	Keith Yandle	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	30:00	0.40	35-19	1.71-1.03
8	Kyle Turris	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05:33		3-9	0.04-0.38
11	Martin Hanzal	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	22:34	0.57	16-11	0.51-0.32
13	Ray Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21:35	0.05	13-12	0.41-0.49
17	Taylor Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	16:40	0.31	16-11	0.55-0.52
17	Wojtek Wolski	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	06:34		3-8	0.03-0.28
18	Lee Stempniak	R	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	14:38	0.16	14-12	0.58-0.54
19	Shane Doan	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	19:52	0.18	26-7	1.36-0.73
20	Eric Belanger	C	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	19:34	0.21	26-9	1.57-0.87
20	Sami Lepisto	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	13:16	0.08	14-8	0.38-0.23
29	Lauri Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14:04	0.02	11-13	0.21-0.54
53	Derek Morris	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	23:30	0.05	26-14	1.41-0.85
55	Ed Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	20:00	0.03	10-15	0.20-0.83
71	Radim Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:24	0.09	8-8	0.34-0.26
83	Vernon Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	15:33		14-10	0.37-0.46

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
45	Jason LaBarbera	OTL	32	30	2	63:00	2.96	+0.96