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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
7:30 PM ET
KeyBank Center
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
5 – 3
Final
Buffalo Sabres
 BUF
42% xGF%
58% xGF%
CBJ was expected to score 3.01 goals BUF was expected to score 4.10 goals
P1 P2 P3 0 1 2 3 4 Cumulative xG CBJ BUF Dots represent goals
Shot Map (xG Shots Only) Shot Goal
xG by State Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
Strength State Time xG G Time xG G
Power Play 1:29 0.33 1 5:45 1.61 1
Even Strength 52:46 2.68 3 52:46 2.47 2
Penalty Kill 5:45 0.00 0 1:29 0.03 0
Score State Time xG G Time xG G
Up 2+ 18:28 0.72 1 0:00 0.00 0
Up 1 28:09 1.41 1 0:00 0.00 0
Tied 13:23 0.88 2 13:23 0.73 0
Down 1 0:00 0.00 0 28:09 2.20 1
Down 2+ 0:00 0.00 0 18:28 1.17 2
  • Kent Johnson scores at 2:53 in the 1st period 0.05 xG (1-0)
  • Tage Thompson scores at 3:11 in the 1st period 0.01 xG (1-1)
  • Eric Robinson scores at 13:41 in the 1st period 0.10 xG (2-1)
  • Eric Robinson scores at 11:53 in the 2nd period 0.15 xG (3-1)
  • Boone Jenner scores at 19:42 in the 2nd period 0.17 xG (4-1)
  • Jack Quinn scores at 5:02 in the 3rd period 0.07 xG (4-2)
  • JJ Peterka scores at 9:46 in the 3rd period 0.12 xG (4-3)
  • Eric Robinson scores at 19:25 in the 3rd period (5-3)
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CBJ CBJ xWin%
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Synthesized xGF% & GF% Analysis
Forwards
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
BUF Jeff Skinner (L) 0.87 0 1 1 21 20:38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Eric Robinson (L) 0.71 3 0 3 22 17:28 6 +2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Jack Quinn (R) 0.62 1 1 2 22 15:29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Patrik Laine (R) 0.51 0 1 1 19 17:02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Zemgus Girgensons (C) 0.46 0 0 0 16 11:34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF JJ Peterka (R) 0.46 1 0 1 19 12:53 4 -1 0 1 0 0 0
BUF Tage Thompson (C) 0.46 1 0 1 22 19:15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Mathieu Olivier (R) 0.37 0 0 0 16 09:51 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Vinnie Hinostroza (C) 0.34 0 0 0 17 13:48 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Boone Jenner (C) 0.34 1 1 2 21 17:53 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Cole Sillinger (C) 0.27 0 0 0 17 13:04 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Kent Johnson (C) 0.26 1 0 1 20 16:37 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
BUF Tyson Jost (C) 0.18 0 0 0 16 13:26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Liam Foudy (C) 0.15 0 0 0 18 13:17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Victor Olofsson (L) 0.13 0 0 0 22 16:01 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Dylan Cozens (C) 0.12 0 0 0 20 17:18 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Johnny Gaudreau (L) 0.11 0 0 0 16 13:26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Peyton Krebs (C) 0.11 0 1 1 21 15:04 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Casey Mittelstadt (C) 0.08 0 0 0 19 16:33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Sean Kuraly (C) 0.04 0 1 1 21 13:46 2 +2 2 0 0 0 0
CBJ Emil Bemstrom (C) 0.03 0 0 0 16 12:08 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Kyle Okposo (R) 0.01 0 0 0 16 12:18 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Kirill Marchenko (R) 0.01 0 0 0 16 13:34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Jack Roslovic (C) 0.01 0 0 0 23 17:47 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Defensemen
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
BUF Mattias Samuelsson (D) 0.09 0 1 1 29 21:39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Jacob Bryson (D) 0.05 0 0 0 20 13:55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Erik Gudbranson (D) 0.04 0 0 0 25 24:24 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Gavin Bayreuther (D) 0.04 0 0 0 20 16:21 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Nick Blankenburg (D) 0.04 0 2 2 26 18:53 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Henri Jokiharju (D) 0.04 0 0 0 26 20:59 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Owen Power (D) 0.03 0 1 1 27 28:43 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Kale Clague (D) 0.03 0 0 0 22 14:19 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Adam Boqvist (D) 0.03 0 0 0 19 15:16 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Andrew Peeke (D) 0.03 0 1 1 23 27:09 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ Tim Berni (D) 0.02 0 0 0 20 16:38 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Ilya Lyubushkin (D) 0.00 0 0 0 23 14:58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalies
Team Player SV%Ax SV% GSAx GA Saves TOI SA Dec SO
CBJ Elvis Merzlikins (G) +2.68% 0.927 1.1 3 38 60:00 41 W 0
BUF Craig Anderson (G) -2.83% 0.886 -1.0 4 31 59:41 35 L 0