Buffalo Sabres v. Edmonton Oilers - By the Numbers

by David Oleksy on Jan 4, 2012 10:45 AM EST in Crunching Numbers

In an effort to try to forget the Sabres are currently in 11th place, I decided to focus on being 1-0 in 2012. This wasn't the best game the Sabres have played all season but it was good enough to get the victory. After a slow start the Sabres turned up the heat and controlled play most of the way. Still the outcome was in doubt throughout and came down to the final seconds.

The Stats appear similar to the game. The Sabres had a slight edge in just about every category.

The Stats

Shift Charts

Head-to-Head Ice Time

Corsi/Fenwick Numbers

Scoring Chances - After the jump

Team	Period	Time	Note	BUF						Opponent
EDM	1	17:33	Jones	17	21	22	30	33	72	5	20	28	35	44	55	5v5
EDM	1	15:51	Hall	3	17	26	30	54	55	4	24	33	35	83	89	5v5
EDM	1	13:07	Eberle	9	28	30	33	81		4	10	14	35	44	94	4v5
EDM	1	12:32	Eberle	3	6	9	24	30	42	4	10	14	35	58	94	5v5
BUF	1	12:20	Gerbe	3	6	9	24	30	42	4	10	14	35	58	94	5v5
EDM	1	9:27	Hall Goal	3	28	30	36	37	81	4	24	33	35	83	89	5v5
BUF	1	5:37	Pominville Goal	3	26	29	30	55	81	5	10	12	35	44	56	5v5
BUF	1	4:41	Roy	6	9	21	24	30	42	4	25	35	58	83	89	5v5
BUF	1	1:11	Kaleta	17	28	30	33	36	37	20	25	28	35	55	58	5v5
EDM	1	0:41	Hemsky	3	28	30	36	37	81	4	5	35	44	83	89	5v5
BUF	2	14:50	Leopold Goal	3	9	21	30	42	81	4	12	33	35	56	58	5v5
BUF	2	10:58	Gaustad	6	24	28	29	30		4	10	14	35	44	94	4v5
EDM	2	10:36	Gagner Goal	3	6	9	30			20	28	35	58	83	89	3v5
BUF	2	6:31	Gerbe	3	9	21	30	42	81	14	25	35	57	58	94	5v5
EDM	2	6:20	Eberle	3	9	21	30	42	81	14	25	35	57	58	94	5v5
BUF	2	5:41	Pominville	17	29	30	33	42	55	20	28	35	44	55	58	5v5
EDM	2	5:29	Belanger	17	26	29	30	33	55	5	20	28	35	44	55	5v5
EDM	2	1:08	Jones	17	28	30	33	37	54	20	24	28	33	35	55	5v5
BUF	3	19:14	Vanek	6	24	26	29	30	55	4	5	25	35	83	89	5v5
BUF	3	17:32	Adam	3	22	30	54	72	81	14	24	33	35	57	94	5v5
BUF	3	17:25	Boyes	6	22	30	54	72	81	14	24	33	35	57	94	5v5
BUF	3	14:15	Adam	3	22	30	54	72	81	5	14	35	44	57	94	5v5
EDM	3	12:00		17	22	30	33	54	72	10	12	24	33	35	56	5v5
BUF	3	11:30	Boyes	17	22	30	33	54	72	10	12	24	33	35	56	5v5
BUF	3	5:26	Stafford Goal	9	17	21	30	33	42	10	12	25	35	56	58	5v5
BUF	3	3:22	Gerbe Goal	6	9	17	21	30	42	10	12	25	28	35	58	5v5
BUF	3	2:43	Brennan	9	17	21	30	33	42	5	20	35	44	55	56	5v5
EDM	3	1:50	Potter Goal	3	26	29	30	55	81	5	14	35	44	57	94	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	J. LEOPOLD	16:38	6	6	2:22	0	0	2:16	0	0
6	M. WEBER	18:12	5	1	0:00	0	0	1:36	1	0
9	D. ROY	15:41	7	2	1:36	0	0	1:13	0	1
17	M. GRAGNANI	15:14	6	5	2:22	0	0	0:00	0	0
21	D. STAFFORD	15:49	6	2	2:22	0	0	0:37	0	0
22	B. BOYES	12:22	4	2	1:38	0	0	0:00	0	0
24	R. REGEHR	18:08	3	1	0:02	0	0	2:43	1	0
26	T. VANEK	12:56	2	3	2:22	0	0	0:00	0	0
28	P. GAUSTAD	11:23	1	3	0:00	0	0	3:15	1	1
29	J. POMINVILLE	10:33	3	2	2:22	0	0	2:10	1	0
30	R. MILLER	50:51	15	10	4:00	0	0	4:52	1	1
33	T. BRENNAN	16:09	5	4	1:38	0	0	1:00	0	1
36	P. KALETA	11:30	1	2	0:00	0	0	0:36	0	0
37	M. ELLIS	10:28	1	3	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
42	N. GERBE	16:44	8	2	0:00	0	0	0:19	0	0
54	Z. KASSIAN	11:25	4	3	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
55	J. HECHT	12:39	3	3	1:38	0	0	1:34	0	0
72	L. ADAM	11:00	4	2	1:38	0	0	0:00	0	0
81	B. MCNABB	17:42	6	4	0:00	0	0	2:09	0	1