It is starting to feel like a broken record talking about another Sabres loss. This time it was the Ottawa Senators that sent the Sabres home searching for answers. The Sabres scored three goals and Thomas Vanek didn’t have a point. Most times that would equal a win, but not when you are struggling as badly as the Sabres are.
* Note – There is no official stat kept for scoring chances, although they are tracked on the Sabres broadcast. The stats on the broadcast and those that I calculate are usually fairly close. This was not the case in this game as the broadcast actually thought the Sabres had more chances than the Senators.
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 | 17:45 | Neil | 8 | 55 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 74 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 1 | 17:36 | Condra | 8 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 1 | 14:27 | Neil | 9 | 25 | 55 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 74 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 1 | 11:46 | Karlsson Goal | 19 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 65 | 41 | 4v5 | |
| Buf | 1 | 11:24 | Ennis Goal | 63 | 21 | 82 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 61 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 1 | 8:59 | Regin | 8 | 55 | 82 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 65 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 1 | 8:55 | Phillips Goal | 8 | 42 | 55 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 65 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 1 | 5:45 | Alfredsson Goal | 19 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 93 | 11 | 3 | 65 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Buf | 1 | 3:06 | Hecht | 9 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 2 | 12:52 | Benoit | 63 | 21 | 82 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 2 | 11:48 | Neil Goal | 19 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Buf | 2 | 10:51 | Leopold Goal | 9 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 65 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Buf | 3 | 14:39 | Brennan | 63 | 21 | 82 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 93 | 25 | 3 | 65 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Opp | 3 | 7:58 | O’Brien | 9 | 25 | 55 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Buf | 3 | 6:05 | Pominville Goal | 19 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 65 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Buf | 3 | 0:30 | Leopold | 19 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 61 | 41 | 5v5 |
Sabres Stats
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||||
| 1 | J. ENROTH | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 18:46 | 4 | 4 | 3:53 | 0 | 0 | 0:42 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | M. WEBER | 19:03 | 4 | 3 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | 0:27 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | C. MCCORMICK | 5:40 | 0 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | S. OTT | 14:16 | 2 | 2 | 2:28 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | C. HODGSON | 15:56 | 2 | 2 | 3:50 | 0 | 0 | 0:27 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 16:15 | 2 | 1 | 3:48 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | M. GRIGORENKO | 11:25 | 2 | 2 | 1:09 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | T. VANEK | 16:03 | 2 | 2 | 4:12 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | A. PARDY | 18:25 | 1 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 16:20 | 2 | 2 | 4:20 | 0 | 0 | 0:42 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 32 | J. SCOTT | 4:51 | 0 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | TJ. BRENNAN | 13:36 | 2 | 2 | 4:07 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | N. GERBE | 7:30 | 0 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | A. SULZER | 14:21 | 1 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | J. HECHT | 13:53 | 3 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | T. MYERS | 17:31 | 0 | 3 | 3:39 | 0 | 0 | 0:15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 63 | T. ENNIS | 16:29 | 2 | 1 | 4:10 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | M. FOLIGNO | 16:41 | 2 | 2 | 4:10 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
