Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres

Feb 23, 2020 · KeyBank Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Winnipeg Jets	1	26
Buffalo Sabres	2	25

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
09:58	BUF	Kyle Okposo (8)	Zemgus Girgensons (6), Henri Jokiharju (11)	0 - 1
16:37	WPG	Blake Wheeler (21)	Jansen Harkins (5), Mark Scheifele (41)	1 - 1
3rd Period
07:47	BUF	Kyle Okposo (9)	Zemgus Girgensons (7), Brandon Montour (12)	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
07:18	WPG	Patrik Laine	Tripping	2
11:44	BUF	Brandon Montour	Tripping	2
12:10	WPG	Blake Wheeler	Hooking	2
2nd Period
02:08	WPG	Blake Wheeler	High sticking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Winnipeg Jets	46	38	26	1	2.0	58.9
Buffalo Sabres	36	30	25	2	1.9	41.1

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 Winnipeg Jets had.

Expected goals

Winnipeg Jets: 2.0 expected, 1 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 1.9 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

Winnipeg Jets

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Andrew Copp · Kyle Connor · Patrik Laine	15:59	57.1	31.7	0-0
Blake Wheeler · Mark Scheifele · Jansen Harkins	12:10	76.2	80.9	1-0
Cody Eakin · Nikolaj Ehlers · Jack Roslovic	9:37	50.0	38.1	0-0
Gabriel Bourque · Nicholas Shore · Mason Appleton	3:48	71.4	51.4	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dylan DeMelo · Nathan Beaulieu	19:22	59.1	56.1	0-1
Dmitry Kulikov · Neal Pionk	17:54	75.0	77.3	1-0
Anthony Bitetto · Tucker Poolman	12:05	42.9	34.2	0-1

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
17	Blake Wheeler	R	1	0	1	0	4	4	1	18:11	0.42	17-13	1.04-0.58
10	Jansen Harkins	C	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	13:44	0.50	17-6	1.01-0.32
55	Mark Scheifele	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	20:29	0.08	17-13	1.04-0.65
2	Dylan DeMelo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	22:52	0.01	13-9	0.42-0.33
4	Neal Pionk	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	21:02	0.04	21-8	0.99-0.37
5	Tucker Poolman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	12:28		9-12	0.50-0.96
7	Dmitry Kulikov	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22:09	0.02	21-7	0.99-0.29
18	Andrew Copp	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20:53	0.08	12-10	0.35-0.76
20	Cody Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	14:23	0.03	6-5	0.09-0.14
21	Nicholas Shore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	08:16	0.08	8-2	0.43-0.15
22	Anthony Bitetto	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	14:33	0.01	9-13	0.50-0.99
22	Mason Appleton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	07:16	0.02	7-2	0.17-0.15
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	15:26	0.24	7-9	0.38-0.27
28	Nathan Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	24:57	0.07	13-10	0.42-0.36
57	Gabriel Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	04:45	0.10	5-2	0.15-0.15
81	Kyle Connor	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20:41	0.16	13-13	0.35-0.95
92	Patrik Laine	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	19:12	0.08	12-12	0.35-0.93
96	Jack Roslovic	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:34	0.10	8-4	0.37-0.11

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
37	Connor Hellebuyck	L	25	23	2	59:09	1.92	-0.08

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Sam Reinhart · Victor Olofsson · Jack Eichel	13:05	23.1	10.5	0-0
Kyle Okposo · Johan Larsson · Zemgus Girgensons	11:47	34.8	44.5	2-0
Michael Frolik · Jeff Skinner · Curtis Lazar	9:47	52.9	61.4	0-0
Marcus Johansson · Jimmy Vesey · Conor Sheary	7:44	22.2	24.0	0-1

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jake McCabe · Henri Jokiharju	19:25	27.3	32.3	1-1
Rasmus Ristolainen · Brandon Montour	17:40	52.0	44.4	1-0
Colin Miller · Rasmus Dahlin	12:26	43.5	59.3	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
8	Kyle Okposo	R	2	0	2	2	0	5	1	15:09	0.37	10-15	0.54-0.63
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	2	2	2	0	1	4	14:05	0.01	10-16	0.52-0.74
20	Henri Jokiharju	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	21:39	0.01	6-16	0.29-0.61
62	Brandon Montour	D	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	19:45		13-13	0.58-0.79
6	Colin Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:40	0.02	10-14	0.72-0.56
9	Jack Eichel	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	22:59	0.15	7-11	0.36-0.42
13	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	21:09	0.15	6-11	0.34-0.42
20	Curtis Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	13:05	0.54	11-8	0.86-0.42
22	Johan Larsson	L	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	14:28	0.15	10-16	0.52-0.64
22	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21:04		7-17	0.39-0.63
26	Jimmy Vesey	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	12:39	0.03	3-10	0.11-0.45
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:03	0.04	11-13	0.82-0.50
43	Conor Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	09:42	0.07	3-7	0.13-0.32
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	12:42	0.20	10-8	0.69-0.42
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23:29	0.01	13-13	0.58-0.74
67	Michael Frolik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12:40	0.01	11-8	0.68-0.42
90	Marcus Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	14:02	0.10	5-9	0.24-0.44
95	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:46	0.05	4-10	0.07-0.41

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
31	Jonas Johansson	W	26	25	1	59:54	2.05	+1.05