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
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.