Buffalo Sabres v. Ottawa Senators – By the Numbers

I’m really getting sick of watching this team lose. That is all. The stats will follow.

The Stats

Shift Charts – This chart makes it easier for you to see who was on the ice at the same time. There is a short tutorial on the top of the chart if you are interested in looking at it.

Head-to-Head Ice Time – This chart will show you how many minutes each player was on the ice against the opponents players. It is a nice chart if you are wondering how many minutes the Sabres top line played against the opponents top defensemen.

Corsi/Fenwick Numbers – This is a quick way to determine a teams puck possession. Sabres goalie coach Jim Corsi developed the Corsi Number as a way to judge the players and their puck possession. The theory is that the team that has the most shots taken is probably in possession of the puck more often. There are many ways to look at this stat and maybe I will do a more thorough post at some point, but for each game the numbers show how each player played.

The stat is determined by total shots, this includes goals, shots on goal, shots missed and blocked shots. The Fenwick number is a variation of this stat and it is named after a Calgary Flames blogger. The Fenwick number removes blocked shots from the equation.

Scoring Chances – After the jump.

There are three charts below that list the scoring chances for the game. The first chart lists each scoring chance individually. The players that were on the ice for both teams are listed to the right.

The second chart is the individual player scoring chance statistics. It tracks the scoring chances for each team while a player is on the ice. The stats are broken up into even strength, power play and shorthanded. Scoring Chances For are listed first and the chances against are listed second.

The third chart is a breakdown of team scoring chances. It is done just like the player stats, the scoring chances for are listed first and the chances against are listed second.

Head-to-Head Scoring Chances

This chart is designed to show you how each player did against the opponents players. Positive numbers show that a Sabres player had more scoring chances against that particular opponent and negative numbers show that the opponent had more scoring chances while each player was on the ice.

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