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Sabres v. Canes - Scoring Chances

The Sabres are no longer among the unbeaten teams in the NHL after a disappointing effort in a 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The second period was once again the Sabres downfall as they gave up chance after chance and fell behind 4-2. The two goal lead proved to be too much for the Sabres to overcome despite an impressive third period.

Wondering how bad the second period was? Take a look at the scoring chances below. I promise they are as ugly as the 6-3 final score.

Scoring Chances

This section is a listing of all the scoring chances in the game. I will do my best to explain each column in the chart so you have a better understanding of what you are looking at.

  • Column 1 - The team that had the scoring chance.
  • Column 2 - Which period the chance took place.
  • Column 3 - The time remaining when the chance took place
  • Next six columns - Sabres players on the ice for the scoring chance
  • Next six columns - Opponents players on the ice for the scoring chance
  • Last Column - The strength when the scoring chance happened
Team Period Time Note P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 Opp1 Opp2 Opp3 Opp4 Opp5 Opp6 Strength
Opp 1 19:34 E Staal 63 21 82 10 52 1 12 19 28 4 25 30 5v5
Opp 1 16:00 Harrison 19 42 29 24 52 1 11 19 28 44 24 30 5v5
Opp 2 18:58 Skinner Goal 19 29 26 24 57 1 11 22 53 6 27 30 5v5
Opp 2 17:38 E Staal 9 25 42 10 52 1 12 19 28 4 25 30 5v5
Opp 2 17:32 Semin 9 25 42 10 52 1 12 19 28 4 25 30 5v5
BUF 2 16:45 Hodgson 9 19 29 26 10 1 37 36 6 27 30 5v4
Opp 2 15:54 Faulk Goal 9 19 29 26 10 1 11 19 25 27 30 5v4
Opp 2 14:02 Skinner 55 36 24 44 1 12 53 28 36 25 30 4v5
Opp 2 13:54 Jokinen 55 36 24 44 1 12 53 28 36 25 30 4v5
Opp 2 13:17 Larose 9 21 3 52 1 19 59 36 4 27 30 4v5
Opp 2 11:37 Skinner 19 29 26 10 52 1 11 22 53 6 27 30 5v5
BUF 2 11:10 Hodgson Goal 19 29 26 3 52 1 11 22 53 6 27 30 5v5
BUF 2 9:21 Pominville Goal 19 29 26 10 52 1 11 22 53 6 27 30 5v5
Opp 2 6:04 Skinner Goal 19 29 26 10 52 1 11 22 53 6 27 30 5v5
Opp 2 5:55 E Staal Goal 63 21 82 24 44 1 12 19 28 4 25 30 5v5
BUF 2 3:40 Hecht 55 36 32 10 52 1 11 22 21 24 27 30 5v5
Opp 2 1:59 Jokinen 63 29 26 3 44 1 19 28 36 4 25 53 5v5
BUF 2 0:46 Vanek 19 63 29 26 10 1 11 19 6 27 30 5v4
Opp 2 0:11 Dwyer 19 63 29 26 10 1 12 39 25 44 30 5v4
BUF 3 18:54 Grigorenko 25 21 82 3 44 1 12 53 28 4 25 30 5v5
Opp 3 15:05 Bowman 63 21 82 10 52 1 59 21 36 4 25 30 5v5
BUF 3 13:54 Pominville Goal 19 29 26 10 57 1 11 53 39 6 27 30 5v5
BUF 3 13:29 Hodgson 19 29 26 10 57 1 12 19 28 6 27 30 5v5
BUF 3 13:01 Ennis 63 21 82 10 52 1 59 21 36 4 25 30 5v5
BUF 3 13:00 Foligno 63 21 82 10 52 1 59 21 36 4 25 30 5v5
BUF 3 12:43 Foligno 63 21 82 10 52 1 59 21 36 4 25 30 5v5
BUF 3 11:05 Hodgson 19 29 26 3 57 1 11 22 53 6 27 30 5v5
Opp 3 10:34 E Staal Goal 19 29 32 3 57 1 12 53 28 4 25 30 5v5
Opp 3 8:38 Tlusty 9 21 24 57 1 12 19 28 25 27 30 4v5
Opp 3 8:10 E Staal 9 21 24 57 1 12 19 28 25 27 30 4v5

Sabres Stats

This section breaks down the scoring chances by player and by period.

Player Section - The time on ice for each player as well as the chances that occurred when each player was on the ice. The first column in each section is time on ice, the second is chances for and the third is chances against.

# Player EV PP SH
1 J. ENROTH 10 11 2 2 0 5
3 J. LEOPOLD 14:47 3 2 3:53 0 0 2:58 1
9 S. OTT 11:52 0 2 3:49 1 1 3:32 0 3
10 C. EHRHOFF 15:03 7 6 7:59 2 2 2:15 0 4
19 C. HODGSON 10:45 5 5 6:35 2 2 1:33 0 0
21 D. STAFFORD 12:00 4 3 4:55 0 0 3:54 0 3
24 R. REGEHR 10:04 0 3 0:00 0 0 3:24 0 4
25 M. GRIGORENKO 9:12 1 2 2:35 0 0 0:00 0 0
26 T. VANEK 11:19 5 4 7:26 2 2 0:00 0 0
29 J. POMINVILLE 11:27 5 6 7:16 2 2 1:33 0 0
32 J. SCOTT 4:45 1 1 0:00 0 0 0:00 0 0
36 P. KALETA 8:02 1 0 0:12 0 0 2:15 0 2
42 N. GERBE 10:01 0 3 0:05 0 0 0:00 0 0
44 A. SEKERA 12:37 1 2 0:00 0 0 2:43 0 2
52 A. SULZER 13:43 6 7 0:00 0 0 1:32 0 1
55 J. HECHT 9:35 1 0 0:05 0 0 2:37 0 2
57 T. MYERS 15:10 3 2 4:16 0 0 2:52 0 2
63 T. ENNIS 10:49 3 4 6:58 1 1 0:00 0 0
82 M. FOLIGNO 11:32 4 3 2:26 0 0 0:00 0 0
Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 5 12 3 7 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
3 7 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 12 18 10 11 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0

Head-to-Head Scoring Chances

This is my favorite chart of the group. This is a list of how many chances each player had against their opponent. A positive number means the Sabres had more scoring chances when on the ice against the player from the opposing team. A negative number means there were more scoring chances when the opponent was on the ice against each Sabres player.

* Click image to enlarge

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The chart above shows how the Sabres struggled against the Canes top line. This will have to change on Friday night if the Sabres hope to salvage a split with the Canes in back-to-back games. It is nice to see the Ennis line get some chances, but they need to start burying their opportunities. The team continues to rely on the Hodgson line to score goals.

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