Crunching Numbers: Sabres Limit Predators Opportunities

by David Oleksy on Oct 11, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Crunching Numbers

The Sabres shutout the Nashville Predators 1-0 and they held them to only 25 shots on goal. The Sabres did a good job of getting in the shooting lanes and blocked some shots. They also forced the Predators to fire many shots wide of the net.

You would figure the Corsi numbers for the Sabres would be really good in a game when they outshot their opponet by a 42-25 margin. The numbers don't reflect the shot total accurately because many of the Predators shots were blocked or fired wide.

After watching the game, it is no surprise that Tim Kennedy and Jochen Hecht stand out as the Sabres best players in the game. There were a couple of players that had good numbers but the Sabres best players need to be better.

Follow the jump to see the full list of stats from the victory on Saturday night.

		Game Stats						Even Strength Individual Stats						Even Strength On-Ice Totals
#	Player	Pos	TOI	+/-	FO%	Hits	BS	EV TOI	G	A	Shots	S A/B	S Miss	SOGF	SOGA	SOG Diff	Tot SF	Tot SA	Tot Diff
4	Steve Montador	D	16:31	E	-	0	2	15:51	0	0	2	0	1	4	9	-5	12	14	-2
9	Derek Roy	C	19:20	E	57%	0	1	14:57	0	0	1	0	1	9	6	3	21	15	6
10	Henrik Tallinder	D	21:27	E	-	3	1	20:28	0	0	1	1	0	18	8	10	26	18	8
13	Tim Kennedy	C	13:30	1	10%	1	2	12:55	0	1	5	0	1	16	3	13	22	9	13
19	Tim Connolly	C	17:45	E	27%	0	0	13:26	0	0	2	1	0	6	5	1	7	12	-5
21	Drew Stafford	RW	16:29	E	100%	1	0	14:24	0	0	2	2	3	8	6	2	18	14	4
25	Mike Grier	RW	14:22	1	-	1	1	13:22	1	0	6	1	1	16	5	11	22	13	9
26	Thomas Vanek	LW	18:59	E	-	1	0	14:48	0	0	3	1	1	8	7	1	17	15	2
28	Paul Gaustad	C	12:35	E	60%	2	1	10:13	0	0	1	0	0	7	5	2	9	11	-2
29	Jason Pominville	RW	16:42	E	-	0	0	11:33	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	-1	6	10	-4
34	Chris Butler	D	21:49	1	-	0	3	17:28	0	1	1	0	0	16	7	9	20	15	5
36	Patrick Kaleta	RW	9:03	E	-	1	0	8:40	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	3	7	6	1
37	Matt Ellis	C	8:05	E	-	0	0	8:05	0	0	2	0	0	5	3	2	6	7	-1
41	Clarke MacArthur	LW	16:36	E	0%	1	0	12:20	1	0	2	2	0	5	4	1	8	8	0
44	Andrej Sekera	D	13:30	E	-	0	1	12:03	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	-2	10	11	-1
52	Craig Rivet	D	18:40	1	-	0	0	13:52	0	0	2	1	1	15	3	12	19	11	8
55	Jochen Hecht	LW	15:42	1	20%	0	0	13:18	0	0	4	1	0	16	5	11	23	10	13
57	Tyler Myers	D	0:56	E	-	2	0	20:18	0	1	0	0	1	17	7	10	25	19	6
TOI = Total Time on Ice						FO% = Faceoff percentage								SOG Diff = Shot difference
EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice						BS = Blocked Shots								Tot SF = Total shot attempts on ice
S A/B = shots attempted and blocked						SOGF = Shots for while on ice								Tot SA = Total shot attempt ag. While on ice
S Miss = Shots missed the net						SOGA = Shots against while on ice								Tot Diff = difference in total shots

We are always quick to point out when Henrik Tallinder has a bad game but the stats show that he had a really good game on Saturday night. Tallinder led all Sabres in even strength ice time and finished as a plus-10 in shots-on-goal while he was on the ice. Tyler Myers played a good portion of the night with Tallinder as his defensive partner and he had equally good numbers.

Lindy Ruff juggled his offensive lines and the line of Hecht-Kennedy-Grier responded with an outstanding game. It was by far the best game Kennedy has had all season and him and Grier connected on the only goal of the game.

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What’s S A/B?

Shots Altered/Blocked?

by Afino on Oct 11, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

shots attempted and blocked

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by David Oleksy on Oct 11, 2009 11:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I missed all but the last 7:00

and yeah, Tallinder played outstanding. I believe I saw him break up an odd man rush and also play what he needed to on the the shorthanded break against Miller.

I’m tough on the guy. But he’s hanging in there. That stupid penalty last weekend was outdone by those 7:00 minutes last night.

2-0-1 does a ton to set priorities!

by dfderie on Oct 11, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

statistical advice

Hey guys, I live down in Florida and don’t watch the NHL nearly as much as I did when I lived in Buff. I was wondering how much stock do you guys put in a player’s plus/minus? Some talking heads say it’s over-rated, others say it’s a pretty accurate indicator of a two-way player. I’d appreciate any input, and thanks for your time.

by destinsabresfan on Oct 11, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions