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Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks

Jan 18, 2012 · United Center

Team Goals Shots
Buffalo Sabres 2 27
Chicago Blackhawks 6 35

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
09:30 BUF Jason Pominville (1) Jochen Hecht (1) 1 - 0
12:58 CHI Andrew Shaw (1) Duncan Keith (1), Steve Montador (1) 1 - 1
15:41 CHI Jonathan Toews (1) PP Andrew Shaw (1), Brent Seabrook (1) 1 - 2
2nd Period
03:28 BUF Jason Pominville (2) PP Brad Boyes (1), Tyler Myers (1) 2 - 2
05:36 CHI Marian Hossa (1) Duncan Keith (2) 2 - 3
13:25 CHI Jimmy Hayes (1) Andrew Brunette (1), Niklas Hjalmarsson (1) 2 - 4
3rd Period
04:11 CHI Dave Bolland (1) Jimmy Hayes (1), Nick Leddy (1) 2 - 5
06:48 CHI Jonathan Toews (2) PP Dave Bolland (1), Brent Seabrook (2) 2 - 6

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
10:54 BUF Derek Roy Hooking 2
14:44 BUF Mike Weber Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd Period
02:32 CHI Jimmy Hayes Roughing 2
09:12 CHI Jamal Mayers Boarding 2
15:13 CHI Andrew Shaw Hooking 2
3rd Period
06:28 BUF TJ Brennan Holding the stick 2
06:39 BUF Tyler Myers Cross checking 2
12:04 CHI Andrew Brunette Hooking 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Buffalo Sabres 41 32 27 2 1.4 41.3
Chicago Blackhawks 57 43 35 6 3.5 58.7

How the game went

05101520Start2nd3rdChicago Blackhawks 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 Chicago Blackhawks had taken more, and below it and blue while Buffalo Sabres had.

Expected goals

Buffalo Sabres: 1.4 expected, 2 scored · Chicago Blackhawks: 3.5 expected, 6 scored

0123Start2nd3rdEndBUF goal, 9:30 of 1st, a 4% chanceBUF goal, 3:28 of 2nd, a 8% chanceCHI goal, 12:58 of 1st, a 19% chanceCHI goal, 15:41 of 1st, a 31% chanceCHI goal, 5:36 of 2nd, a 13% chanceCHI goal, 13:25 of 2nd, a 6% chanceCHI goal, 4:11 of 3rd, a 7% chanceCHI goal, 6:48 of 3rd, a 11% chanceCHI 3.5BUF 1.4

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
Chicago Blackhawks

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
Jochen Hecht · Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek10:1433.329.81-0
Derek Roy · Drew Stafford · Ville Leino6:5960.039.30-1
Paul Gaustad · Matt Ellis · Patrick Kaleta5:1866.775.10-0
Brad Boyes · Nathan Gerbe · Luke Adam5:0650.046.60-1
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andrej Sekera · Tyler Myers11:4545.045.21-0
Jordan Leopold · TJ Brennan11:0656.335.20-2
Marc-Andre Gragnani · Mike Weber8:3941.737.20-0

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
29 Jason Pominville R 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 18:32 0.17 7-12 0.15-0.43
28 Brad Boyes R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 12:55 0.08 4-9 0.13-0.63
55 Jochen Hecht C 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:02 0.16 5-14 0.12-0.52
57 Tyler Myers D 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 22:37 0.07 12-18 0.33-0.85
5 Andrej Sekera D 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 19:36 0.03 11-15 0.40-0.62
6 Mike Weber D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 20:41 0.01 7-20 0.19-1.28
8 Derek Roy C 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 18:15 0.03 9-11 0.26-0.57
18 Drew Stafford R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 12:04 0.15 7-11 0.19-0.71
23 Ville Leino L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:52 0.11 10-11 0.34-0.46
24 Nathan Gerbe C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 12:17 0.13 7-8 0.29-0.48
25 Luke Adam C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 12:55 0.18 11-13 0.44-0.76
26 Thomas Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:50 0.12 7-18 0.15-0.89
28 Paul Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:10 6-3 0.17-0.06
29 TJ Brennan D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 14:57 0.05 10-9 0.25-0.62
33 Jordan Leopold D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 24:41 12-17 0.47-1.11
36 Patrick Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 17:53 0.10 13-10 0.51-0.37
37 Matt Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:57 0.04 7-10 0.21-0.65
38 Marc-Andre Gragnani D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:32 10-11 0.33-0.37
# Goalie Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
31 Jhonas Enroth 35 29 6 60:00 3.44 -2.56

Chicago Blackhawks

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Viktor Stalberg · Jonathan Toews · Patrick Kane13:3854.569.40-0
Marian Hossa · Marcus Kruger · Andrew Shaw10:0169.270.70-1
Jamal Mayers · Michael Frolik · Ben Smith8:3153.370.80-0
Andrew Brunette · Dave Bolland · Jimmy Hayes6:4450.053.72-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Duncan Keith · Brent Seabrook15:2648.053.50-1
Niklas Hjalmarsson · Nick Leddy12:0166.771.82-0
Sean O'Donnell · Steve Montador9:5864.372.90-0

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
19 Jonathan Toews C 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 20:31 0.66 14-12 0.76-0.30
10 Jimmy Hayes R 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 09:41 0.06 5-4 0.21-0.16
63 Dave Bolland C 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 13:35 0.07 4-5 0.19-0.28
65 Andrew Shaw R 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 20:01 0.75 16-10 0.97-0.39
2 Duncan Keith D 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 25:51 0.11 17-17 0.82-0.49
7 Brent Seabrook D 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 25:27 0.15 18-13 0.88-0.31
81 Marian Hossa R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 17:43 0.32 12-7 0.42-0.26
4 Niklas Hjalmarsson D 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 20:42 0.05 14-8 0.66-0.38
4 Nick Leddy D 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 18:55 0.02 16-10 0.85-0.31
5 Steve Montador D 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:57 14-6 0.98-0.25
15 Andrew Brunette L 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 10:14 0.14 3-4 0.16-0.16
6 Sean O'Donnell D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:59 0.15 9-8 0.37-0.24
16 Marcus Kruger C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 14:26 0.01 11-5 0.27-0.15
18 Ben Smith R 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 09:46 0.22 13-8 0.78-0.24
22 Jamal Mayers R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:54 12-8 0.75-0.20
24 Viktor Stalberg L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:03 0.21 15-10 0.66-0.26
67 Michael Frolik R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:27 0.20 9-9 0.42-0.30
88 Patrick Kane R 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:57 0.34 18-11 1.23-0.26
# Goalie Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
50 Corey Crawford 27 25 2 59:55 1.42 -0.58