Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues

Apr 3, 2014 · Scottrade Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Buffalo Sabres	1	25
St. Louis Blues	2	28

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd Period
01:59	STL	Maxim Lapierre (1)	Ryan Reaves (1)	0 - 1
3rd Period
18:08	STL	Brenden Morrow (1)	Vladimir Sobotka (1), Jaden Schwartz (1)	0 - 2
19:04	BUF	Cody Hodgson (1) PP	Tyler Ennis (1), Ville Leino (1)	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
2nd Period
03:57	BUF	Brian Flynn	Interference	2
08:14	STL	Brenden Morrow	High sticking	2
11:08	STL	Vladimir Sobotka	Holding	2
3rd Period
03:12	BUF	Matt D'Agostini	Slashing	2
18:50	STL	David Backes	Interference	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Buffalo Sabres	45	33	25	1	2.1	36.7
St. Louis Blues	64	45	28	2	3.4	63.3

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 St. Louis Blues had taken more, and below it and blue while Buffalo Sabres had.

Expected goals

Buffalo Sabres: 2.1 expected, 1 scored · St. Louis Blues: 3.4 expected, 2 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

St. Louis Blues

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
Matt D'Agostini · Ville Leino · Tyler Ennis	13:45	57.1	71.4	0-0
Cody Hodgson · Brian Flynn · Zemgus Girgensons	13:04	46.7	55.5	0-0
Nicolas Deslauriers · Johan Larsson · Cory Conacher	4:50	6.7	1.8	0-0
Matt Ellis · John Scott · Cory Conacher	2:33	75.0	100.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Christian Ehrhoff · Rasmus Ristolainen	15:38	50.0	64.1	0-1
Jake McCabe · Chad Ruhwedel	14:23	33.3	36.5	0-0
Mike Weber · Jamie McBain	13:45	35.5	18.7	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
11	Cody Hodgson	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	20:09	0.12	15-19	0.71-0.80
23	Ville Leino	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	22:47	0.17	13-23	0.63-0.91
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	20:47	0.40	12-17	0.63-0.65
5	Chad Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19:51	0.04	13-27	0.59-1.33
6	Mike Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19:25		15-27	0.38-1.48
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00:34
21	Jamie McBain	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18:31	0.09	11-21	0.28-1.33
22	John Scott	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	08:11		6-5	0.13-0.27
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	13:54	0.12	4-17	0.24-1.34
22	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16:20		10-22	0.51-0.95
27	Matt D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17:57	0.13	13-12	0.63-0.57
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	20:40	0.12	16-25	0.71-1.08
32	Brian Flynn	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	17:39	0.59	15-24	0.80-1.08
37	Matt Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	10:47	0.15	6-10	0.15-0.36
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	12:02		3-21	0.14-1.72
55	Christian Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	22:42		11-13	0.72-0.64
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	22:27	0.04	12-12	0.73-0.57
89	Cory Conacher	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:16	0.11	5-15	0.06-1.27

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
50	Nathan Lieuwen	L	28	26	2	59:01	3.41	+1.41

St. Louis Blues

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Brenden Morrow · Vladimir Sobotka · Jaden Schwartz	11:59	63.6	63.5	1-0
Steve Ott · Patrik Berglund · Magnus Paajarvi	11:10	56.3	54.1	0-0
Derek Roy · David Backes · T.J. Oshie	7:15	77.3	93.0	0-0
Maxim Lapierre · Ryan Reaves · Dmitrij Jaskin	4:23	28.6	38.9	1-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jay Bouwmeester · Alex Pietrangelo	16:47	64.7	75.3	2-0
Jordan Leopold · Roman Polak	15:45	65.6	65.1	0-0
Carlo Colaiacovo · Kevin Shattenkirk	13:23	65.4	60.6	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
10	Brenden Morrow	L	1	0	1	1	2	3	4	17:07	0.57	23-13	1.46-0.76
40	Maxim Lapierre	C	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	11:24	0.20	6-6	0.28-0.28
17	Vladimir Sobotka	C	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	16:16	0.24	21-15	1.27-0.81
71	Jaden Schwartz	L	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	18:30	0.17	22-13	1.36-0.76
75	Ryan Reaves	R	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	07:56		6-6	0.28-0.28
7	Alex Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	25:48	0.04	23-13	1.35-0.45
8	Derek Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13:52	0.17	22-9	1.08-0.17
10	Patrik Berglund	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14:45	0.21	10-7	0.29-0.25
12	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	19:17	0.07	19-10	0.75-0.52
19	Jay Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	23:19	0.20	22-14	1.35-0.44
21	David Backes	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	18:48	0.48	25-8	1.43-0.27
25	Carlo Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	15:13	0.09	17-9	0.75-0.49
33	Jordan Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:44	0.21	22-12	1.17-0.66
45	Roman Polak	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	19:39	0.05	21-14	1.17-0.64
56	Magnus Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13:26	0.22	11-8	0.51-0.35
77	T.J. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	17:53	0.33	22-9	1.02-0.22
92	Steve Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:14	0.10	10-8	0.29-0.35
93	Dmitrij Jaskin	R	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	09:35	0.05	8-6	0.54-0.33

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
1	Brian Elliott	W	25	24	1	60:00	2.07	+1.07