BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
W
OT
L
W
W
W
L
L
Final
3—5
2021-11-02 · SAP Center
SJS
San Jose Sharks
37-34-8 · OT1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
OT
BUF controlled xG 2.3 to 1.8 but SJS won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
2.30
ACTUAL
3 — 5
SJS xG
1.84
Scoring Timeline
0.22
HIGH xG
76
Jonathan Dahlen(4)
C · SJS · #76
William Eklund (4), Brent Burns (5)BUF 0 - 1 SJS
0.76
HIGH xG
53
Jeff Skinner(2)
C · BUF · #53
Vinnie Hinostroza (3), Robert Hagg (2)BUF 1 - 1 SJS
0.09
MED xG
6
Ryan Merkley(1)
D · SJS · #6
Alexander Barabanov (3), Tomas Hertl (2)BUF 1 - 2 SJS
0.04
LOW xG
48
Tomas Hertl(4)
C · SJS · #48
Rudolfs Balcers (1)BUF 1 - 3 SJS
0.09
MED xG
8
Drake Caggiula(2)
L · BUF · #8
Vinnie Hinostroza (4), Dylan Cozens (3)BUF 2 - 3 SJS
0.01
LOW xG
38
Mario Ferraro(1)
D · SJS · #38
Nick Merkley (1), Jasper Weatherby (2)BUF 2 - 4 SJS
0.13
HIGH xG
48
Tomas Hertl(5)
C · SJS · #48
Rudolfs Balcers (2), Mario Ferraro (2)BUF 2 - 5 SJS
0.09
MED xG
53
Jeff Skinner(3)
C · BUF · #53
Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Asplund (3)BUF 3 - 5 SJS
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
47
James Reimer
G · SJS · #47
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, -0.7 GSAx
★2
48
Tomas Hertl
C · SJS · #48
2G, 1A, 3 SOG
★3
53
Jeff Skinner
C · BUF · #53
2G, 6 SOG
Team Stats
BUFSJS
0Shots0
2.30xGF1.84
50CF%50
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | SJS SOG | BUF xG | SJS xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 7 | 1.02 | 0.78 |
| 2nd | 9 | 9 | 0.47 | 0.45 |
| 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0.81 | 0.61 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 2.30 | 1.84 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 19:00
Jasper Weatherbytripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jacob Bryson1P 19:36
Dylan Cozenshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Andrew Cogliano2P 16:00
Brent Burnsclosing-hand-on-puck (2 min)
3P 10:15
Jasper Weatherbycross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Vinnie Hinostroza3P 10:15
Vinnie Hinostrozaroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jasper Weatherby