Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres

Nov 17, 2015 · First Niagara Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Dallas Stars	3	29
Buffalo Sabres	1	25

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
00:51	DAL	Valeri Nichushkin (2)	Antoine Roussel (5), Cody Eakin (2)	1 - 0
3rd Period
07:35	DAL	Jason Spezza (7)	Alex Goligoski (5), Mattias Janmark (4)	2 - 0
13:03	BUF	Ryan O'Reilly (6) PP	Cody Franson (7), Tyler Ennis (7)	2 - 1
18:33	DAL	Tyler Seguin (10)	Jamie Benn (14), Alex Goligoski (6)	3 - 1

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
10:37	BUF	Sam Reinhart	Slashing	2
18:48	DAL	John Klingberg	High sticking	2
3rd Period
12:37	DAL	Jamie Benn	Cross checking	2
13:16	DAL	Alex Goligoski	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Dallas Stars	60	45	29	3	2.4	54.7
Buffalo Sabres	52	38	25	1	1.1	45.3

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 Buffalo Sabres had taken more, and below it and blue while Dallas Stars had.

Expected goals

Dallas Stars: 2.4 expected, 3 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 1.1 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

Dallas Stars

Buffalo Sabres

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.

Dallas Stars

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Patrick Sharp · Jamie Benn · Tyler Seguin	12:32	46.2	52.9	0-0
Jason Spezza · Patrick Eaves · Mattias Janmark	11:01	76.2	89.5	0-0
Antoine Roussel · Cody Eakin · Valeri Nichushkin	10:27	66.7	71.0	1-0
Ales Hemsky · Vernon Fiddler · Colton Sceviour	8:34	50.0	77.6	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Alex Goligoski · John Klingberg	20:40	53.2	60.9	1-0
Johnny Oduya · Jason Demers	14:25	53.1	74.6	1-0
Jordie Benn · Jyrki Jokipakka	12:06	66.7	89.4	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	Alex Goligoski	D	0	2	2	2	2	3	1	23:40	0.09	26-22	0.80-0.51
19	Jason Spezza	C	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	15:30	0.22	19-8	0.55-0.18
43	Valeri Nichushkin	R	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	13:33	0.11	9-5	0.24-0.11
91	Tyler Seguin	C	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	15:34	0.13	12-15	0.30-0.29
13	Mattias Janmark	C	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	15:57	0.19	20-6	0.65-0.07
14	Jamie Benn	L	0	1	1	1	2	1	4	18:46	0.30	12-19	0.30-0.32
20	Cody Eakin	C	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	17:28	0.05	10-8	0.34-0.12
26	Antoine Roussel	L	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	13:14	0.06	11-5	0.34-0.11
3	John Klingberg	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	24:17	0.11	27-23	0.83-0.52
10	Patrick Sharp	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:17	0.06	13-19	0.30-0.33
18	Patrick Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12:22	0.14	16-5	0.41-0.05
18	Jordie Benn	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15:15	0.04	7-5	0.33-0.05
23	Jyrki Jokipakka	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14:38		8-4	0.32-0.04
29	Johnny Oduya	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	20:13	0.02	17-18	0.39-0.15
44	Jason Demers	D	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	21:11	0.09	19-15	0.40-0.13
70	Colton Sceviour	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13:02	0.28	11-13	0.35-0.20
83	Ales Hemsky	R	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10:56	0.06	12-13	0.48-0.20
83	Vernon Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	12:41	0.03	11-12	0.35-0.11

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
37	Antti Niemi	25	24	1	60:00	1.07	+0.07

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Tyler Ennis · Johan Larsson · Jack Eichel	8:41	38.1	30.9	0-1
Brian Gionta · Matt Moulson · Ryan O'Reilly	8:38	52.6	31.2	0-0
David Legwand · Jamie McGinn · Nicolas Deslauriers	7:10	55.6	39.2	0-0
Marcus Foligno · Tim Schaller · Sam Reinhart	4:51	33.3	11.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Josh Gorges · Rasmus Ristolainen	17:27	44.0	26.3	0-0
Zach Bogosian · Jake McCabe	17:22	36.7	13.2	0-1
Cody Franson · Mark Pysyk	13:24	51.7	41.1	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
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	21:39	0.10	17-16	0.24-0.47
11	Cody Franson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	17:35	0.14	16-15	0.26-0.44
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	22:09	0.28	18-23	0.30-0.68
4	Josh Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	19:24	0.05	12-14	0.22-0.31
9	Jack Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	19:37	0.07	15-23	0.36-0.68
12	Brian Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	18:41	0.10	13-15	0.30-0.40
13	Mark Pysyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	15:49		18-17	0.36-0.50
13	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	15:09	0.01	7-10	0.11-0.31
17	David Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:51	0.01	7-5	0.07-0.07
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	10:43		7-10	0.06-0.39
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	14:42		13-16	0.20-0.49
22	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	19:37		12-20	0.11-0.64
24	Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	21:03	0.13	15-21	0.31-0.85
26	Matt Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:39	0.11	17-13	0.32-0.36
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	12:54	0.03	7-12	0.07-0.37
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	22:04	0.03	12-17	0.13-0.33
59	Tim Schaller	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	08:45	0.02	4-7	0.03-0.28
88	Jamie McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10:54	0.01	5-6	0.04-0.10

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
35	Linus Ullmark	28	26	2	58:45	1.93	-0.07