Buffalo Sabres v. New York Rangers - By the Numbers
This is the type of game that can be extremely frustrating as a fan. You want to be pissed off at the Sabres for another home loss, but deep down inside you know they played a pretty good game. In fact, they were the better team for most of the contest.
Take away a couple of power play breakdowns, some suspect goalie play for the good guys and another remarkable performance from ex-Sabre Martin Biron and this is an entirely different outcome.
Unfortunately this isn't the first time I am writing this same post. The Sabres have consistently failed to bury their chances and make a couple of mistakes every game that seem to end up in the back of the net. Eventually this becomes a problem instead of just bad luck. I just don't know which it is right now.
If you are wondering just how much better the Sabres were last night, take a look at the stats below. The Corsi numbers are unreal and the scoring chances paint a similar picture.
The Stats
Scoring Chances - after the jump
| Team | Period | Time | Note | BUF | Opponent | |||||||||||
| NYR | 1 | 17:48 | Fedetenko | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 81 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 15:53 | Adam | 1 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 54 | 72 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 9:32 | Stafford | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 81 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 8:29 | Szczechura | 1 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 8:13 | Vanek | 1 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 6:21 | Roy | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 63 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 1 | 5:02 | Richards | 1 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 58 | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 43 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 2:10 | Ennis | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 43 | 4v4 | ||
| BUF | 1 | 0:57 | Vanek | 1 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 81 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 42 | 43 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 1 | 0:16 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 44 | 54 | 72 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| BUF | 2 | 8:32 | Vanek | 1 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 5v4 | |
| NYR | 2 | 8:26 | Hagelin Goal | 1 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 5v4 | |
| BUF | 2 | 7:52 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 | |
| BUF | 2 | 7:22 | Vanek Goal | 1 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 58 | 81 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 6:42 | Stafford | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 63 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 62 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 2 | 5:01 | Boyle | 1 | 3 | 23 | 54 | 72 | 81 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 2 | 1:09 | Callahan Goal | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 5v4 | |
| NYR | 2 | 0:37 | Fedetenko | 1 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 54 | 72 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 3 | 16:58 | Hagelin Goal | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 81 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 62 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 3 | 14:23 | Gaborik | 1 | 23 | 24 | 44 | 54 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 12:23 | Stafford | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 10:44 | Kassian | 1 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 54 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 10:36 | Vanek | 1 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 54 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 3 | 10:00 | Gaborik | 1 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 4v5 | |
| BUF | 3 | 6:46 | Ennis | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 81 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 6:44 | Roy | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 81 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| NYR | 3 | 2:59 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 81 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 4v5 | ||
| NYR | 3 | 2:34 | Gaborik Goal | 1 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 4v5 | |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | J. ENROTH | 49:03 | 15 | 7 | 4:33 | 1 | 2 | 6:24 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 17:21 | 6 | 4 | 0:23 | 1 | 1 | 3:27 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | C. MCCORMICK | 9:23 | 1 | 1 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | D. ROY | 14:57 | 7 | 1 | 0:55 | 0 | 1 | 2:45 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | C. EHRHOFF | 18:07 | 8 | 1 | 3:49 | 0 | 1 | 1:10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | C. STUART | 9:09 | 1 | 1 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. GRAGNANI | 16:44 | 6 | 0 | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 11:06 | 5 | 0 | 3:48 | 0 | 1 | 2:34 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | V. LEINO | 12:08 | 3 | 4 | 0:42 | 1 | 1 | 0:03 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | R. REGEHR | 14:35 | 3 | 3 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 1:57 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | T. VANEK | 13:24 | 6 | 1 | 3:49 | 0 | 1 | 1:51 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 13:46 | 4 | 2 | 3:49 | 0 | 1 | 3:50 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | M. ELLIS | 10:08 | 2 | 1 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 1:45 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | A. SEKERA | 15:22 | 2 | 3 | 0:44 | 1 | 1 | 3:05 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Z. KASSIAN | 13:31 | 4 | 4 | 0:42 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | P. SZCZECHURA | 12:26 | 3 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | T. ENNIS | 13:25 | 7 | 0 | 0:19 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | L. ADAM | 11:45 | 1 | 4 | 0:24 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | B. MCNABB | 16:31 | 5 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3:09 | 0 | 1 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
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