Buffalo Sabres v. Detroit Red Wings - By the Numbers

by David Oleksy on Jan 18, 2012 11:00 AM EST in Crunching Numbers

I am embarrassed to say that I forgot to do this post after the 5-0 loss to the Red Wings. I was so aggravated after the game that...I put it off until tomorrow. Tomorrow came and I completely forgot about it. I think I went into Sabres shutdown mode. Anyway, the game tonight against Chicago, reminded me to do the post.

The numbers aren't as bad as you would think in a 5-0 loss. The truth is, the Sabres didn't play a terrible hockey game. They made some terrible mistakes and they paid for it. At the other end, they had some chances and couldn't find the net. Sometimes these things happen.

The Stats

Shift Charts

Head-to-Head Ice Time

Corsi/Fenwick Numbers

Scoring Chances - after the jump

Team	Period	Time	Note	BUF						Opponent
DET	1	14:40	Zetterberg Goal	3	6	21	23	30	55	23	26	35	40	51	55	5v5
BUF	1	13:02	Myers	3	9	26	29	30	57	8	20	23	35	52		5v4
DET	1	8:07	Bertuzzi	9	26	29	30	44	57	5	13	18	35	44	93	5v5
BUF	1	4:43	Vanek	3	6	9	26	29	30	5	11	18	20	35	43	5v5
BUF	1	3:05	Stafford	21	23	30	44	55	57	23	26	35	40	51	55	5v5
DET	1	1:49	Franzen Goal	3	6	9	26	29	30	5	13	18	35	44	93	5v5
DET	1	0:17	Lidstrom Goal	3	6	21	23	30	55	5	13	18	35	44	93	5v5
DET	2	15:41	Bertuzzi Goal	3	6	9	26	29	30	5	13	18	35	44	93	5v5
DET	2	15:28	Helm Goal	22	28	30	42	44	57	4	11	20	35	43	52	5v5
BUF	2	10:18	Hecht	1	23	29	44	55	57	5	18	26	35	40	51	5v5
BUF	2	9:01	Pominville	1	6	9	17	26	29	5	13	18	35	44	48	5v5
DET	2	4:30	Abdelkader	1	3	22	33	37	72	4	8	35	48	52	96	5v5
DET	2	1:00	Franzen	1	3	6	28	36		5	13	18	35	93	96	4v5
BUF	3	17:18	Leino	1	3	22	33	37	72	4	8	35	48	52	96	5v5
BUF	3	15:51	Roy	1	3	9	26	29	57	8	20	23	35	55		5v4
BUF	3	13:03	Vanek	1	9	26	44	57		5	13	18	35	93		4v4
DET	3	9:01	Cleary	1	28	36	42	44	57	4	11	20	35	43	52	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
1	J. ENROTH	28:44	4	2	2:22	1	0	4:22	0	1
3	J. LEOPOLD	18:04	2	5	2:31	2	0	2:34	0	1
6	M. WEBER	20:15	2	4	0:03	0	0	2:09	0	1
9	D. ROY	14:55	3	3	2:53	2	0	1:35	0	0
17	M. GRAGNANI	12:24	1	0	1:32	0	0	0:00	0	0
21	D. STAFFORD	13:49	1	2	1:29	0	0	0:26	0	0
22	B. BOYES	9:47	1	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
23	V. LEINO	15:02	2	2	1:29	0	0	0:00	0	0
26	T. VANEK	14:07	3	3	2:53	2	0	0:00	0	0
28	P. GAUSTAD	12:23	0	2	0:00	0	0	2:53	0	1
29	J. POMINVILLE	14:00	3	3	2:50	2	0	2:36	0	0
30	R. MILLER	20:32	2	6	2:00	1	0	2:00	0	0
33	T. BRENNAN	11:39	1	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
36	P. KALETA	9:25	0	1	0:00	0	0	2:58	0	1
37	M. ELLIS	9:14	1	1	0:03	0	0	0:00	0	0
42	N. GERBE	10:53	0	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
44	A. SEKERA	18:23	3	3	1:48	0	0	3:48	0	0
55	J. HECHT	13:07	2	2	1:29	0	0	2:16	0	0
57	T. MYERS	17:52	3	3	2:50	2	0	4:13	0	0
72	L. ADAM	9:23	1	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	3	4	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	8	9	6	8	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Head-to-Head Scoring Chances

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Scoring chances were 9-8?

Didn’t look that way from where I was sitting… Looked more like 9-2 or 9-3. I guess it’s all subjective, though. Those giveaways…. my eyes were nearly bleeding

by lassathrax on Jan 18, 2012 12:57 PM EST reply actions

Well, when the game’s result was still in question, it was 2-6 at even strength (1-0 on the PP)

As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed

by Ubiquitous on Jan 18, 2012 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

Unfortunately you are not alone. Many people see the score and think it was a blowout. Buffalo had their chances, Brian Duff went into it in depth during the second intermission. The Sabres had chances but they couldn’t score. Score was 1-0 when Stafford hit Howard in the mask on what looked like a sure goal.

I found myself laughing hysterically when Lindy Ruff told Mike “I know everything” Harrington that he had seen worse games. I laughed because it was true and he was basically telling Harrington that he knows nothing about hockey.

The problem with this team is simple…it is confidence. When the score was 1-0 and the Sabres were on the power play, I could already tell this was going to be a bad game. Every player on the ice looked scared and unsure of themselves. Talent is not the problem right now, it is confidence.

D.O.
www.diebytheblade.com - An SB nation destination for Sabres fans everywhere

by David Oleksy on Jan 18, 2012 3:49 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed on Lindy's comment

But from up close (2nd row) nearly all of these ‘scoring chances’ (save 2 or 3) looked very innocuous and I wouldn’t equate them with the caliber of chances Detroit was creating at the other end. Then again it is hard to follow the far end of the rink too closely from in person, so maybe I’m biased by seeing Howard in the 1st and 3rd and Miller/Enroth in the 2nd.

by lassathrax on Jan 18, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

First Period – Myers (power play chance from 2-4 feet away to the left of Howard)
Drew Stafford – shot at open net and hit Howard in the mask
Thomas Vanek from top of the crease (Roy also had a chance on this play but missed a bouncing puck)

By early in the second period the game was over so I honestly have no recollection of any of the other chances. At the end of one period the chances were 4-3 Detroit but the score was 3-0. That was the difference in the game.

D.O.
www.diebytheblade.com - An SB nation destination for Sabres fans everywhere

by David Oleksy on Jan 18, 2012 5:50 PM EST up reply actions

I think we’re talking about the same 2-3 chances. It’s the other 6 I’m confused about. But it isn’t worth dwelling on or arguing about, I appreciate the compilations you do for each game, keep it up!

by lassathrax on Jan 18, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions