Sabres v. Habs - Scoring Chances

Just when you thought Thomas Vanek had shown you everything he does the unthinkable and ties the game with less than two seconds remaining to help the Sabres to a 5-4 shootout victory. Vanek's heroics are what people will remember from the win, but it was almost the game that got away.

The Sabres failed to convert plenty of chances including a 5-on-3 advantage in the second period. Despite out-chancing the Canadiens most of the game the Sabres found themselves down by two goals in the third period. That is when Vanek took over, converting a power play midway through the period and eventually tying the game late. Maybe this will be the win that can turn the Sabres season around.

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

Sabres Stats

Head-to-Head Chances

This is my favorite chart of the group. This is a list of how many chances each player had against their opponent in even strength situations. 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.

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