Buffalo Sabres v. Chicago Blackhawks - By the Numbers

by David Oleksy on Jan 19, 2012 10:01 AM EST in Crunching Numbers

Tonight was the first time all season that it looked like the team quit. I don't know if this means they no longer want to play for Lindy Ruff or if it was a result of the score. Either way, it was ugly.

Just two nights after a 5-0 loss at Detroit, the Sabres suffered a similar fate in a 6-2 thumping by the Chicago Blackhawks. Buffalo actually had a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jason Pominville but Chicago took advantage of a couple of power play opportunities and took the lead for good.

It will be interesting to see if the team can find a way to bounce back on Thursday at Winnipeg. It has the makings of a blowout and therefore will probably be a close game.

Let's take one last look at last night before we get ready for the game this evening.

The Stats

Shift Charts

Head-to-Head Ice Time

Corsi/Fenwick Numbers

Scoring Chances - after the jump

Team	Period	Time	Note	BUF						Opponent
CHI	1	18:46	Hossa	1	3	28	33	36	37	4	8	16	50	65	81	5v5
CHI	1	12:49	O\'Donnell	1	3	6	22	42	72	5	6	22	28	50	67	5v5
BUF	1	11:48	Kaleta	1	28	36	37	44	57	2	7	19	25	50	88	5v5
BUF	1	10:30	Pominville Goal	1	26	29	44	55	57	2	7	16	50	65	81	5v5
BUF	1	7:40	Hecht	1	29	44	55	57		5	7	19	50	65	88	4v5
CHI	1	7:09		1	3	6	21	42		2	5	28	50	65	88	4v5
CHI	1	7:02	Shaw Goal	1	3	6	9	21	42	2	5	28	50	65	88	5v5
CHI	1	6:25	Stalberg	1	3	22	23	33	72	4	8	19	25	50	88	5v5
BUF	1	5:37	Kaleta	1	6	17	28	36	37	5	6	22	28	50	67	5v5
CHI	1	4:55	Shaw	1	28	36	44	57		5	7	19	50	65	88	4v5
CHI	1	4:19	Toews Goal	1	3	29	55	57		5	7	19	50	65	88	4v5
CHI	1	0:04	Hossa	1	17	26	29	55	57	2	7	19	25	50	81	5v5
BUF	2	16:32	Pominville Goal	1	3	22	26	29	57	4	6	19	50	65		5v4
CHI	2	14:56	Stalberg	1	26	29	44	55	57	4	7	19	25	50	88	5v5
CHI	2	14:24	Hossa Goal	1	3	9	21	23	33	2	8	19	50	65	81	5v5
CHI	2	13:12	Kane	1	17	26	29	57	72	2	7	19	25	50	88	5v5
BUF	2	8:11	Adam	1	17	36	42	44	72	2	7	19	25	50	88	5v5
CHI	2	6:35	Hayes Goal	1	6	9	21	26	57	4	8	15	36	39	50	5v5
CHI	2	4:55	Frolik	1	6	17	36	37	72	5	6	22	28	50	67	5v5
BUF	2	1:59	Gerbe	1	3	6	36	42	72	2	4	19	25	50	88	5v5
BUF	3	17:30	Gerbe	1	6	17	22	42	72	2	7	15	22	39	50	5v5
CHI	3	15:49	Bolland Goal	1	3	22	33	42	72	4	8	15	36	39	50	5v5
CHI	3	13:12	Toews Goal	1	6	44	55			7	19	36	50	81	88	3v5
CHI	3	11:18	Shaw	1	3	6	26	37	57	5	7	22	50	65	88	5v5
BUF	3	7:11	Vanek	1	17	22	26	29	57	2	7	16	50	65		5v4
BUF	3	5:45	Adam	1	3	36	42	44	72	2	6	28	50	65	67	5v5
CHI	3	4:29	Toews	1	26	29	37	44	57	5	6	19	25	50	88	5v5
BUF	3	2:39	Adam	1	3	17	21	23	72	4	5	15	36	39	50	5v5
CHI	3	1:37	Smith	1	6	22	26	33	37	4	8	22	28	50	67	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
1	J. ENROTH	47:59	8	14	6:56	2	0	4:56	1	3
3	J. LEOPOLD	17:44	3	7	3:41	1	0	3:16	0	2
6	M. WEBER	17:50	3	6	0:00	0	0	2:42	0	1
9	D. ROY	14:12	0	3	2:51	0	0	1:12	0	0
17	M. GRAGNANI	13:35	4	3	3:28	1	0	0:29	0	0
21	D. STAFFORD	8:52	1	3	2:51	0	0	0:21	0	1
22	B. BOYES	9:03	1	4	3:52	2	0	0:00	0	0
23	V. LEINO	14:01	1	2	2:51	0	0	0:00	0	0
26	T. VANEK	15:30	1	7	3:52	2	0	0:28	0	0
28	P. GAUSTAD	6:45	2	1	0:00	0	0	1:25	0	1
29	J. POMINVILLE	13:03	1	4	3:52	2	0	1:37	1	1
33	T. BRENNAN	14:57	0	5	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
36	P. KALETA	15:39	5	2	0:13	0	0	2:01	0	1
37	M. ELLIS	9:29	2	5	0:00	0	0	0:28	0	0
42	N. GERBE	11:43	4	3	0:13	0	0	0:21	0	1
44	A. SEKERA	15:34	4	2	2:13	0	0	1:40	1	1
55	J. HECHT	12:47	1	2	0:00	0	0	2:06	1	1
57	T. MYERS	16:29	2	6	4:30	2	0	1:38	1	2
72	L. ADAM	12:42	5	5	0:13	0	0	0:00	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	4	8	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
2	3	5	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	4	5	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	11	18	8	14	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	1

Head-to-Head Scoring Chances

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This is why

This is why I said get rid of Lindy before. I like Lindy Ruff but it’s been clear the team is not responding. I question his moves in defying logic not his motives. I’m not buying any of it, Adam should be back between Pommer and Vanek (they were on carreer years). Hecht is a better winger. Put him with Roy and Stafford. Put Leino (even though he has a disappointment) between Gerbe and Tropp (if available). Trade Boyes and his 4 million salary as this would allow Morrisonn to be brought up (during injuries) or maybe bring Kotalik in. Trade Gragnani, he will never play defense in the NHL. Get off your arses (front office) and do what you get paid to do!

by Coach Bob on Jan 19, 2012 10:33 AM EST reply actions

They can’t call up Morissonn due to re-entry waivers (and a bottom pairing d at one million is something a number of teams would claim) and Kotalik is no longer in North America.

OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.

by Ubiquitous on Jan 19, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

And Gragnani was one of the few Dmen who wasn’t a complete tire fire last night.

by Philaster on Jan 19, 2012 1:22 PM EST up reply actions

If your solution involves bringing Kotalik back

you don’t have much of a solution.

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by Ogre39666 on Jan 19, 2012 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

So what

Right now Kotalik would be an improvement over the play of some, but I agree with your overall premise and I do realize he is on "loan’ to a European team. Simply a try at shaking things up a bit. The Sabres need to clear cap space, if Morrisonn doesn’t clear so what, he isn’t playing anyways. You can’t stand pat! What is happening now is not injuries alone and you guys know it. I suspect the Sabres will be way out of it by the trade deadline and it would be the time to move some players. Some young guys are due a promotion. I think Regier is the most accountable here for the product on the ice.

by Coach Bob on Jan 19, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

I’d prefer that when doing stuff for the hell of it, it doesn’t make us go over the cap.

OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.

by Ubiquitous on Jan 20, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Did you not see

Brad Boyes being traded in my prior post? 4mil cap hit. I love you guys on here, so your answer is hope for the best? Commander Lindy will get the boys going, ha! They’re done for this year. Let’s stand pat and repeat it next year! We may have the highest cap hit and may end up at the bottom of the league. Regier sucks, Lindy sucks (the last couple of years anyway), and virtually half the team sucks. I am not a knee-jerk person but I see where all of this is going currently, which is nowhere fast.

by Coach Bob on Jan 20, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions

I just assumed Boyes wasn’t worth trading. I guess then if we somehow traded him (likely for less than nothing) we could lose morrissonn and it would only matter to the Amerks so it wouldn’t be an issue to try and call him up.

OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.

by Ubiquitous on Jan 20, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

Positive Thoughts

Sekera has been playing pretty well. He was matched up against Kane/Toews/Keith/Seabrook most of his night and he still came away +1 with 4 even-strength scoring chances to only 2 against. Remember when he and Weber were about even coming out of the AHL? Not anymore, at least in my mind.

by Gareth Braxton on Jan 19, 2012 10:41 AM EST reply actions