Buffalo Sabres v. Tampa Bay Lightning - By the Numbers

by David Oleksy on Feb 12, 2012 9:19 PM EST in Crunching Numbers

The Sabres continue to struggle against teams that are close to them in the standings. It is frustrating to watch this team manhandle the Boston Bruins and drop a 2-1 decision just three days later. The stats are listed below...if you dare.

The Stats

Shift Charts

Head-to-Head Ice Time

Corsi/Fenwick Numbers

Scoring Chances - after the jump

Team	Period	Time	Note	BUF						Opponent
BUF	1	18:08	Vanek	6	21	26	30	44	63	2	13	19	22	32	44	5v5
TBL	1	8:42	Purcell	9	10	23	29	30	57	2	9	13	16	32	91	5v5
TBL	1	4:07	Shannon	3	10	21	26	30	63	2	22	32	34	91	97	5v5
BUF	1	3:20	Kassian	22	30	37	44	54	57	11	19	27	29	32	44	5v5
BUF	1	2:29	Gaustad	3	24	28	30	36	42	7	9	16	32	77	91	5v5
TBL	1	1:22	St. Louis	3	9	24	29	30		4	26	27	32	77	91	4v5
TBL	1	1:05	Stamkos	3	9	24	29	30		4	26	27	32	77	91	4v5
BUF	2	19:24	Leopold	3	24	28	30	36	42	4	13	26	32	77	91	5v5
BUF	2	16:49	Stafford	21	26	30	44	57	63	4	22	27	32	77	91	5v5
TBL	2	16:09	Connolly	6	9	23	29	30	44	7	14	19	32	34	97	5v5
TBL	2	13:36	Downie	10	22	30	37	54	57	2	7	9	16	32	91	5v5
TBL	2	12:29	Dowie Goal	10	26	29	30	57	63	9	16	32	77	91	97	5v5
TBL	2	6:44	Stamkos Goal	9	10	21	23	30	57	9	16	27	32	77	91	5v5
BUF	3	14:08	Kaleta	10	23	28	30	36	57	2	13	22	26	32	44	5v5
BUF	3	12:53	Pominville Goal	6	9	26	29	30	44	4	11	26	27	29	32	5v5
TBL	3	6:55	Mickellson	3	24	28	30	36		4	26	27	29	32	91	4v5
BUF	3	5:39	Ennis	10	26	30	44	54	63	2	9	16	19	32	77	5v5
BUF	3	5:04	Vanek	3	9	26	29	30	57	2	11	19	32	44	77	5v5
BUF	3	4:53	Pominville	3	9	26	29	30	57	2	11	19	32	44	77	5v5
BUF	3	3:25	Boyes	3	9	21	22	23	30	7	11	32	44	77		5v4
TBL	3	2:27	St. Louis	3	9	21	22	23	30	4	7	19	26	32	77	5v5
BUF	3	0:59	Ehrhoff Goal Post	9	10	21	26	28	29	2	19	32	44	77	91	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	J. LEOPOLD	16:23	4	2	1:08	1	0	2:33	0	3
6	M. WEBER	14:27	2	1	0:00	0	0	2:22	0	0
9	D. ROY	16:41	4	4	1:08	1	0	2:49	0	2
10	C. EHRHOFF	20:22	3	5	0:52	0	0	1:03	0	0
21	D. STAFFORD	14:29	3	3	1:08	1	0	0:00	0	0
22	B. BOYES	7:43	1	2	1:08	1	0	0:00	0	0
23	V. LEINO	14:55	1	4	1:08	1	0	0:00	0	0
24	R. REGEHR	14:10	2	0	0:00	0	0	3:17	0	3
26	T. VANEK	15:40	7	2	0:52	0	0	0:09	0	0
28	P. GAUSTAD	16:03	4	0	0:00	0	0	3:02	0	1
29	J. POMINVILLE	15:19	4	3	0:52	0	0	2:49	0	2
30	R. MILLER	50:40	10	7	2:00	1	0	6:00	0	3
36	P. KALETA	14:18	3	0	0:00	0	0	3:02	0	1
37	M. ELLIS	6:33	1	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
42	N. GERBE	13:40	2	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
44	A. SEKERA	17:03	5	1	0:00	0	0	1:04	0	0
54	Z. KASSIAN	9:44	2	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
57	T. MYERS	20:29	5	4	0:52	0	0	1:41	0	0
63	T. ENNIS	13:21	3	2	0:52	0	0	0:09	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	3	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	2	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	7	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	12	10	11	7	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Head-to-Head Scoring Chances

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It is frustrating...

though I hope this is related to them playing their third game in four nights. We can still lose on occasion…just not as much as we had been if we want to make a playoff run.

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by bgred105 on Feb 12, 2012 11:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Numbers Posts...

Does anyone find any real value in these as posts? They just feel so automatic to me, like they could be a little sidebar feature or something.

Also, they seem to be taking the place of a thoughtful recap of the game, which would be much more valuable.

by Munchausen on Feb 13, 2012 12:34 AM EST reply actions

I have always liked them. The Corsi Numbers can argue or justify my personal thoughts on a game, and I like Oleksy’s tracking of the scoring chances on a per game basis (I assume this is DO’s work, and not scoring chances recorded by some other person).

Do you care to elaborate why a “thoughtful recap” is more valuable?

"We’re gonna win the Stanley Cup. Then, you know what, we’re gonna win it again,"
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by bgred105 on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 AM EST up reply actions

They are my work

I understand that numbers aren’t for everybody but it is great to know there are others like me out there.

Unfortunately I could not keep up with maintaining the blog in the past and that is why I turned over the riegns to Zach a couple of years ago. When I did that I agreed to stay on in a limited basis. I enjoy statistics and therefore I thought this would be a fun way to be involved.

Zach has done a great job building the site and I am sure he will take the suggestion of having a recap after every game.

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by David Oleksy on Feb 13, 2012 10:00 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

I especially like the numbers when I can’t watch a game and only get box score type updates from my phone. It gives me a chance to get a better feel of what really took place. It’s also nice when you do get to watch and can validate or refute initial thoughts from the game like Red said.

Keep up the great work DO, it’s much appreciated by many.

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by VFN FTW on Feb 13, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions

A recap can convey much more information than a stat abstract, and do it much more concisely. A good author can always pick choice stats to support arguments in the recap.

by Munchausen on Feb 13, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions

But I guess that we could always get our #’s here and recaps elsewhere.

by Munchausen on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

I mean I guess they could be combined with the regular recaps

but these are valuable statistical resources IMO.

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 13, 2012 5:01 AM EST up reply actions

Yes

I find lots of value in these – these numbers often give a more complete picture of what happened on the ice than a typical recap (not that they should replace the recap posts by any means). I like to see who was on the ice for what events, who played with who and against what lines, etc. Even if they are just reinforcing what you already thought about a game I find them valuable.

by Frank Reich Revolution on Feb 13, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions