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Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres

Nov 21, 2016 · KeyBank Center

Team Goals Shots
Calgary Flames 2 31
Buffalo Sabres 4 32

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
05:21 CGY Mikael Backlund (3) Michael Frolik (8), Matthew Tkachuk (4) 1 - 0
2nd Period
11:27 BUF Kyle Okposo (6) PP Sam Reinhart (5), Rasmus Ristolainen (9) 1 - 1
12:03 BUF Johan Larsson (3) PP Evander Kane (2), Taylor Fedun (3) 1 - 2
13:08 BUF Matt Moulson (7) PP Kyle Okposo (6), Taylor Fedun (4) 1 - 3
3rd Period
00:22 CGY Matthew Tkachuk (5) Dougie Hamilton (8), Mark Giordano (6) 2 - 3
02:13 BUF Marcus Foligno (4) Sam Reinhart (6) 2 - 4

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
06:19 CGY TJ Brodie Tripping 2
2nd Period
02:23 CGY Matthew Tkachuk Illegal check to head 2
08:42 BUF Johan Larsson Slashing 2
08:42 CGY Hunter Shinkaruk Roughing 2
10:02 CGY Dougie Hamilton Slashing 2
10:02 CGY Troy Brouwer Tripping 2
12:56 CGY Troy Brouwer Interference 2
13:33 CGY Freddie Hamilton Interference 2
16:57 BUF William Carrier Roughing 2
18:20 BUF Josh Gorges Cross checking 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Calgary Flames 57 44 31 2 1.9 53.4
Buffalo Sabres 59 44 32 4 2.4 46.6

How the game went

0510152025Start2nd3rdBuffalo Sabres aheadCalgary Flames 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 Buffalo Sabres had taken more, and below it and blue while Calgary Flames had.

Expected goals

Calgary Flames: 1.9 expected, 2 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 2.4 expected, 4 scored

00.511.52Start2nd3rdEndCGY goal, 5:21 of 1st, a 11% chanceCGY goal, 0:22 of 3rd, a 10% chanceBUF goal, 11:27 of 2nd, a 11% chanceBUF goal, 12:03 of 2nd, a 12% chanceBUF goal, 13:08 of 2nd, a 14% chanceBUF goal, 2:13 of 3rd, a 9% chanceBUF 2.4CGY 1.9

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

Calgary Flames
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.

Calgary Flames

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Michael Frolik · Mikael Backlund · Matthew Tkachuk10:4960.962.22-0
Matt Stajan · Alex Chiasson · Hunter Shinkaruk10:2452.914.10-0
Freddie Hamilton · Micheal Ferland · Garnet Hathaway8:3957.159.10-0
Troy Brouwer · Sean Monahan · Sam Bennett7:4147.418.40-1
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dennis Wideman · TJ Brodie16:5553.352.50-1
Mark Giordano · Dougie Hamilton15:2660.049.91-0
Deryk Engelland · Jyrki Jokipakka9:5350.031.90-0

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

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
19 Matthew Tkachuk L 1 1 2 2 2 5 3 15:52 0.43 15-13 0.76-0.52
11 Mikael Backlund C 1 0 1 2 0 6 2 20:23 0.77 17-12 0.92-0.51
7 Dougie Hamilton D 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 21:26 0.20 18-12 0.56-0.56
55 Mark Giordano D 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 26:19 0.05 19-15 0.67-0.67
67 Michael Frolik R 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:46 0.02 18-12 0.92-0.51
5 Deryk Engelland D 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 15:57 0.02 11-14 0.23-0.61
6 Dennis Wideman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:08 0.03 18-15 0.52-0.38
9 Sam Bennett C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:02 0.11 12-13 0.18-0.54
13 Freddie Hamilton C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10:18 0.08 9-7 0.19-0.11
18 Matt Stajan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:24 0.01 9-8 0.06-0.38
21 Garnet Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 09:50 0.02 10-7 0.20-0.11
23 Jyrki Jokipakka D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:10 0.03 12-12 0.23-0.51
23 Sean Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:39 0.08 12-14 0.27-0.54
36 Troy Brouwer R 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 17:18 10-11 0.12-0.49
48 Alex Chiasson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:39 0.01 9-11 0.06-0.43
49 Hunter Shinkaruk C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:46 11-9 0.08-0.39
78 TJ Brodie D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 22:06 16-14 0.41-0.37
79 Micheal Ferland L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:35 0.04 9-6 0.16-0.10
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
1 Brian Elliott L 32 28 4 58:24 2.41 -1.59

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kyle Okposo · Evander Kane · Johan Larsson12:1639.353.20-1
Brian Gionta · Marcus Foligno · Sam Reinhart8:3657.962.01-0
Matt Moulson · Cal O'Reilly · Zemgus Girgensons7:4837.528.40-0
Derek Grant · Cole Schneider · William Carrier6:1150.071.10-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Cody Franson · Jake McCabe15:4644.453.20-1
Josh Gorges · Rasmus Ristolainen13:1737.542.91-0
Justin Falk · Taylor Fedun12:1650.058.30-0

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
8 Kyle Okposo R 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 20:06 0.25 12-18 0.66-0.65
4 Taylor Fedun D 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 17:15 0.02 12-10 0.22-0.15
13 Sam Reinhart C 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:08 0.30 13-10 0.57-0.38
17 Marcus Foligno L 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14:06 0.20 13-12 0.57-0.43
22 Johan Larsson L 1 0 1 -1 2 6 1 19:49 0.48 16-22 0.73-0.63
26 Matt Moulson L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 12:58 0.24 3-9 0.02-0.06
55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 24:57 0.10 14-22 0.44-0.65
91 Evander Kane L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 22:34 0.35 19-19 0.75-0.59
4 Josh Gorges D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:46 0.04 13-21 0.40-0.64
10 Cole Schneider L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:30 0.04 7-7 0.21-0.06
11 Cody Franson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 20:06 15-15 0.89-0.52
12 Brian Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:08 0.21 17-10 0.65-0.46
18 Cal O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:01 5-6 0.11-0.13
22 Jake McCabe D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 24:35 0.03 15-16 0.63-0.62
28 Zemgus Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:13 0.09 5-12 0.12-0.21
28 William Carrier L 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 06:22 6-6 0.12-0.05
38 Derek Grant C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:18 0.08 7-9 0.13-0.18
42 Justin Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:17 13-11 0.51-0.15
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
90 Robin Lehner W 31 29 2 59:51 1.90 -0.10