This was one of the most entertaining hockey games I've watched all season. It was also one of the most evenly matched games the Sabres have played all season. After every game I have posted the Corsi numbers as well as some other stats. In most cases there is a trend that is followed but this game was different. Neither team really stood out 5-on-5. The Flames scored the only even strength goal but Buffalo played just as well.
I usually include some analysis but not tonight. This is a simple stats post with the analysis saved for the game recap.
| Game Stats | |||||||||
| # | Player | Pos | TOI | +/- | FO% | Hits | GV | TK | BS |
| 4 | Steve Montador | D | 20:09 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Derek Roy | C | 25:21 | 0 | 81% | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 23:27 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | C | 13:03 | 0 | 38% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tim Connolly | C | 20:00 | -1 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Drew Stafford | RW | 10:41 | -1 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Adam Mair | C | 7:03 | 0 | 50% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | LW | 12:55 | -1 | - | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Paul Gaustad | C | 14:33 | 0 | 73% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | RW | 23:12 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Chris Butler | D | 19:37 | -1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | 14:32 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Matt Ellis | LW | 7:25 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Clarke MacArthur | LW | 16:39 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Andrej Sekera | D | 15:56 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 20:16 | -1 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 17:22 | 0 | 67% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 25:55 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOI = Total Time on Ice | GV = Giveaways | ||||||||
| FO% = Faceoff percentage | TK = Takeaways | ||||||||
| Hits = Total Hits | BS=Blocked Shots | ||||||||
| Even Strength Individual Stats | Even Strength On-Ice Totals | |||||||||||||
| # | Player | Pos | EV TOI | G | A | Shots | S A/B | S Miss | SOGF | SOGA | SOG Diff | Tot SF | Tot SA | Corsi |
| 4 | Steve Montador | D | 16:14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Derek Roy | C | 19:31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 19:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | C | 12:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 19 | Tim Connolly | C | 11:26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 21 | Drew Stafford | RW | 7:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 22 | Adam Mair | C | 7:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | LW | 9:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 28 | Paul Gaustad | C | 8:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | RW | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 34 | Chris Butler | D | 15:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 36 | Patrick Kaleta | RW | 13:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 37 | Matt Ellis | LW | 7:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 41 | Clarke MacArthur | LW | 14:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 44 | Andrej Sekera | D | 15:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 16:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 55 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 57 | Tyler Myers | D | 19:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice | SOGA = Team shots against while on ice | |||||||||||||
| EV TOI = Even Strength time on ice | SOG Diff = Difference shots on ice | |||||||||||||
| S A/B = shots attempted and blocked | Tot SF = Total shots including blocked/missed | |||||||||||||
| S Miss = Shots missed the net | Tot SA = Total Shots Ag. Including blocked/missed | |||||||||||||
| SOGF = Team Shots while on ice | Corsi = Difference in Total Shots | |||||||||||||
The Corsi number is a statistic that what created by Sabres goalie coach JIm Corsi. It is the difference in total shots for and the total shots against. It factors in all shots that were on net, attempts that were blocked and shots that missed the net. The idea is that it is a better reflection on a players two-way play because it shows puck possesion as opposed to only shots on goal.