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Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Dec 27, 2023 · KeyBank Center

Team Goals Shots
Boston Bruins 4 25
Buffalo Sabres 1 26

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
04:19 BOS Mason Lohrei (3) James van Riemsdyk (16), Trent Frederic (8) 1 - 0
13:42 BOS Charlie Coyle (11) PP Jake DeBrusk (8), Brad Marchand (16) 2 - 0
2nd Period
04:18 BOS Charlie Coyle (12) PP Jake DeBrusk (9), David Pastrnak (25) 3 - 0
13:44 BOS Morgan Geekie (6) PP Charlie McAvoy (16), Brad Marchand (17) 4 - 0
3rd Period
05:11 BUF Erik Johnson (3) Owen Power (12), Casey Mittelstadt (21) 4 - 1

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
07:31 BOS Brad Marchand Cross checking 2
07:31 BOS Brad Marchand Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
12:28 BUF Peyton Krebs Tripping 2
2nd Period
03:07 BUF Jeff Skinner Slashing 2
12:57 BUF Tyson Jost Tripping 2
14:27 BOS Trent Frederic Holding 2
14:50 BUF Casey Mittelstadt Elbowing 2
15:18 BOS Charlie McAvoy Tripping 2
15:45 BOS Brandon Carlo Hooking 2
3rd Period
02:07 BOS Danton Heinen Interference goalkeeper 2
19:27 BUF Jack Quinn Hooking 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Boston Bruins 45 35 25 4 3.2 43.0
Buffalo Sabres 65 45 26 1 2.3 57.0

How the game went

05101520Start2nd3rdBuffalo Sabres aheadBoston Bruins 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 Boston Bruins had.

Expected goals

Boston Bruins: 3.2 expected, 4 scored · Buffalo Sabres: 2.3 expected, 1 scored

0123Start2nd3rdEndBOS goal, 4:19 of 1st, a 32% chanceBOS goal, 13:42 of 1st, a 24% chanceBOS goal, 4:18 of 2nd, a 26% chanceBOS goal, 13:44 of 2nd, a 14% chanceBUF goal, 5:11 of 3rd, a 4% chanceBOS 3.2BUF 2.3

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.

Where the attempts came from

Boston Bruins
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.

Boston Bruins

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brad Marchand · Charlie Coyle · Jake DeBrusk10:2750.071.10-0
James van Riemsdyk · Danton Heinen · Trent Frederic9:4553.865.21-0
David Pastrnak · Pavel Zacha · Morgan Geekie9:0850.063.00-0
Patrick Brown · Jakub Lauko · John Beecher6:0016.723.40-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Charlie McAvoy · Mason Lohrei14:1428.630.00-0
Hampus Lindholm · Brandon Carlo12:5556.589.50-0
Kevin Shattenkirk · Parker Wotherspoon10:1257.957.60-0

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
3 Charlie Coyle C 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 17:52 0.53 10-11 0.40-0.17
63 Brad Marchand L 0 2 2 0 4 2 1 17:57 0.32 12-12 0.51-0.21
74 Jake DeBrusk L 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 16:19 0.14 11-12 0.42-0.21
6 Mason Lohrei D 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 19:42 0.34 10-24 0.72-0.79
39 Morgan Geekie C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:36 0.16 8-7 0.42-0.16
10 Trent Frederic C 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 13:17 0.06 15-13 1.03-0.54
21 James van Riemsdyk L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12:42 0.16 15-14 1.02-0.54
73 Charlie McAvoy D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 23:26 0.14 8-23 0.32-0.75
88 David Pastrnak R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:14 0.21 5-7 0.24-0.17
12 Kevin Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:41 0.07 11-9 0.59-0.46
18 Pavel Zacha C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:53 0.21 5-5 0.24-0.14
18 John Beecher C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:44 2-13 0.12-0.42
25 Brandon Carlo D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:36 0.12 15-15 0.97-0.12
27 Hampus Lindholm D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:58 13-11 0.57-0.07
29 Parker Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:58 0.10 11-10 0.59-0.47
38 Patrick Brown C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 07:24 2-11 0.12-0.44
58 Danton Heinen L 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:58 0.08 15-15 1.02-0.53
94 Jakub Lauko C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:42 0.12 2-13 0.12-0.45
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
1 Jeremy Swayman W 26 25 1 60:00 2.31 +1.31

Buffalo Sabres

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dylan Cozens · Jack Quinn · JJ Peterka9:4265.054.90-0
Kyle Okposo · Victor Olofsson · Peyton Krebs6:0661.534.50-0
Jeff Skinner · Alex Tuch · Casey Mittelstadt4:3850.056.50-0
Jordan Greenway · Casey Mittelstadt · Zach Benson4:0466.717.00-1
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mattias Samuelsson · Rasmus Dahlin12:3260.053.70-0
Connor Clifton · Owen Power9:2073.328.70-1
Erik Johnson · Ryan Johnson6:0558.328.00-0

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
6 Erik Johnson D 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 12:14 0.04 11-7 0.34-0.27
11 Casey Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19:40 0.02 15-10 0.61-0.73
25 Owen Power D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:23 0.13 17-11 0.46-0.83
6 Zach Benson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:55 11-6 0.09-0.65
8 Kyle Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:14 0.03 12-12 0.20-0.39
10 JJ Peterka R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:50 0.08 15-9 0.59-0.50
12 Jordan Greenway L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:47 0.01 9-8 0.09-0.57
17 Tyson Jost C 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 06:53 0.02 4-5 0.06-0.34
19 Peyton Krebs C 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 15:46 0.00 15-12 0.12-0.44
22 Jack Quinn R 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 19:58 0.45 15-9 0.51-0.43
23 Mattias Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:05 0.01 20-15 0.70-0.74
24 Dylan Cozens C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:40 0.37 15-7 0.57-0.38
26 Rasmus Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 25:52 0.33 18-17 0.66-0.90
33 Ryan Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:49 0.02 11-11 0.22-0.44
53 Jeff Skinner L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:33 0.33 6-10 0.37-0.47
75 Connor Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:11 0.02 13-7 0.29-0.59
89 Alex Tuch R 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:58 0.37 10-8 0.55-0.44
95 Victor Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:26 0.04 11-6 0.22-0.33
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
27 Devon Levi L 25 21 4 57:01 2.79 -1.21