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Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks

Jan 8, 2016 · United Center

Team Goals Shots
Buffalo Sabres 1 29
Chicago Blackhawks 3 45

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
18:26 CHI Niklas Hjalmarsson (2) Erik Gustafsson (5), Jonathan Toews (13) 0 - 1
3rd Period
11:37 BUF Ryan O'Reilly (17) Jamie McGinn (11) 1 - 1
15:01 CHI Phillip Danault (1) Duncan Keith (18), Niklas Hjalmarsson (10) 1 - 2
19:35 CHI Jonathan Toews (15) Duncan Keith (19) 1 - 3

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
2nd Period
10:16 CHI Niklas Hjalmarsson Slashing 2
3rd Period
05:30 BUF Josh Gorges Interference 2
12:27 BUF Rasmus Ristolainen Interference 2
12:27 CHI Artemi Panarin Embellishment 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Buffalo Sabres 53 38 29 1 2.5 42.6
Chicago Blackhawks 70 58 45 3 4.3 57.4

How the game went

5051015Start2nd3rdChicago 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: 2.5 expected, 1 scored · Chicago Blackhawks: 4.3 expected, 3 scored

01234Start2nd3rdEndBUF goal, 11:37 of 3rd, a 12% chanceCHI goal, 18:26 of 1st, a 8% chanceCHI goal, 15:01 of 3rd, a 4% chanceCHI goal, 19:35 of 3rd, a 54% chanceCHI 4.3BUF 2.5

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
Ryan O'Reilly · Evander Kane · Sam Reinhart13:2126.317.40-0
Brian Gionta · Marcus Foligno · Johan Larsson10:5947.837.50-0
Jamie McGinn · Zemgus Girgensons · Jack Eichel6:3225.040.40-0
David Legwand · Matt Moulson · Tim Schaller2:3271.496.20-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Zach Bogosian · Jake McCabe18:3044.430.10-1
Josh Gorges · Rasmus Ristolainen14:3236.737.91-0
Cody Franson · Mike Weber11:1458.373.60-0

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
90 Ryan O'Reilly C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 22:31 0.16 12-18 0.68-1.56
88 Jamie McGinn L 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 14:27 0.32 12-11 0.60-0.45
4 Josh Gorges D 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 18:45 0.01 11-28 0.53-1.59
6 Mike Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:16 0.03 14-10 1.12-0.40
9 Jack Eichel C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:25 0.03 10-21 0.25-1.14
11 Cody Franson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:30 0.07 18-20 1.18-1.17
12 Brian Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:00 0.13 15-16 0.45-0.77
13 Sam Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:23 0.15 12-20 0.32-1.24
17 David Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 06:41 0.72 8-5 0.84-0.16
17 Marcus Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:56 13-17 0.38-0.66
22 Johan Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:18 0.11 12-17 0.32-0.77
22 Jake McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 23:09 19-21 0.53-1.00
24 Zach Bogosian D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 23:54 0.02 18-22 0.48-1.32
26 Matt Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 07:06 0.03 8-12 0.88-0.61
28 Zemgus Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 14:18 0.26 10-17 0.49-0.59
55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 21:36 0.10 12-23 0.64-1.29
59 Tim Schaller L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:22 0.03 11-7 0.96-0.20
91 Evander Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 23:09 0.31 15-25 0.55-1.99
# Goalie Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
1 Chad Johnson 44 42 2 59:29 3.69 +1.69

Chicago Blackhawks

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Artem Anisimov · Patrick Kane · Artemi Panarin14:2363.259.30-0
Marian Hossa · Jonathan Toews · Andrew Shaw13:3764.385.21-0
Andrew Desjardins · Phillip Danault · Teuvo Teravainen11:2758.334.21-1
Bryan Bickell · Ryan Garbutt · Dennis Rasmussen4:5616.710.50-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Duncan Keith · Niklas Hjalmarsson22:1966.775.71-1
Brent Seabrook · Erik Gustafsson14:3167.974.90-0
Rob Scuderi · Trevor van Riemsdyk8:2628.67.00-0

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
4 Niklas Hjalmarsson D 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 26:08 0.08 29-15 1.96-0.70
19 Jonathan Toews C 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 19:30 0.74 22-10 1.90-0.26
2 Duncan Keith D 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 27:11 0.13 30-17 2.11-0.83
24 Phillip Danault C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 13:09 0.13 9-5 0.21-0.25
64 Erik Gustafsson D 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:57 0.03 21-11 1.05-0.35
7 Rob Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:20 0.03 6-14 0.18-1.06
7 Brent Seabrook D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:39 0.13 27-18 1.24-0.53
10 Artemi Panarin L 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 18:25 0.21 26-17 0.95-0.74
11 Andrew Desjardins L 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 15:59 0.13 13-6 0.59-0.27
16 Ryan Garbutt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:21 0.09 3-10 0.20-0.89
22 Dennis Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:23 5-14 0.35-1.03
29 Bryan Bickell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:33 3-10 0.14-0.89
51 Artem Anisimov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:50 0.17 27-17 1.04-0.70
57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:15 0.06 11-17 0.22-1.00
65 Andrew Shaw R 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:06 0.09 18-12 1.50-0.31
81 Marian Hossa R 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 18:57 0.92 20-12 1.84-0.31
86 Teuvo Teravainen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:01 0.10 9-7 0.15-0.32
88 Patrick Kane R 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 20:16 0.73 31-17 1.28-0.73
# Goalie Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
50 Corey Crawford 29 28 1 60:00 2.45 +1.45