Tue, Feb 4, 2025·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Buffalo Sabres 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 63% of the time.
53%
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9%
27%
BUF winsCBJ wins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Ivan ProvorovD · #9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28:27 | 0.15 | 60.7% | +26.4 |
 Adam FantilliC · #19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 21:25 | 0.29 | 34.5% | 0.0 |
 Dmitri VoronkovLW · #10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 21:13 | 0.16 | 42.5% | 0.0 |
 Denton MateychukD · #5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:50 | 0.09 | 29.3% | 0.0 |
 Cole SillingerC · #4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 19:43 | 0.06 | 30.1% | 0.0 |
 Damon SeversonD · #78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 0.03 | 27.1% | +10.7 |
 Kent JohnsonC · #91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:48 | 0.31 | 64.4% | +15.7 |
 Jack JohnsonD · #3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:39 | 0.02 | 61.9% | 0.0 |
 Jake ChristiansenD · #2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 17:34 | 0.00 | 48.2% | 0.0 |
 James van RiemsdykLW · #21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:41 | 0.01 | 65.3% | +15.7 |
 Luca Del Bel BelluzC · #65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:38 | 0.00 | 71.3% | +10.7 |
 Jordan HarrisD · #22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 0.14 | 67.7% | 0.0 |
 Mathieu OlivierRW · #24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 13:12 | 0.05 | 61.7% | 0.0 |
 Zachary Aston-ReeseLW · #27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:02 | 0.47 | 78.4% | 0.0 |
 Justin DanforthRW · #17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:59 | 0.01 | 61.5% | 0.0 |
 Sean KuralyC · #7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 12:01 | 0.12 | 41.8% | 0.0 |
 Mikael PyyhtiaLW · #82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 11:39 | 0.00 | 15.4% | 0.0 |
 Kevin LabancRW · #62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 10:50 | 0.01 | 42.2% | 0.0 |
 Elvis Merzlikins#90 | L | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 2.10 | −0.9 | 57:26 |
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Rasmus DahlinD · #26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:36 | 0.03 | 60.4% | +13.7 |
 Bowen ByramD · #4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 22:27 | 0.20 | 73.1% | +31.6 |
 Ryan McLeodC · #71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:19 | 0.08 | 50.9% | 0.0 |
 Alex TuchRW · #89 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 22:15 | 0.27 | 36.8% | +45.3 |
 Owen PowerD · #25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:04 | 0.09 | 38.6% | 0.0 |
 JJ PeterkaRW · #77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 18:25 | 0.65 | 52.8% | 0.0 |
 Jiri KulichC · #20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 17:31 | 0.28 | 52.8% | 0.0 |
 Jason ZuckerLW · #17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:52 | 0.02 | 48.9% | +25.7 |
 Jacob BrysonD · #78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 | 0.08 | 43.6% | 0.0 |
 Zach BensonLW · #9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 0.48 | 57.7% | 0.0 |
 Peyton KrebsC · #19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:26 | 0.07 | 37.1% | 0.0 |
 Jack QuinnRW · #22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:22 | 0.19 | 67.7% | 0.0 |
 Dylan CozensC · #24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0.00 | 61.8% | 0.0 |
 Connor CliftonD · #75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 0.06 | 33.6% | 0.0 |
 Henri JokiharjuD · #10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:27 | 0.04 | 31.5% | 0.0 |
 Isak RosenRW · #63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 11:46 | 0.03 | 52.9% | 0.0 |
 Dennis GilbertD · #8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:41 | 0.00 | 36.9% | +19.6 |
 Beck MalenstynLW · #29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:58 | 0.02 | 8.9% | 0.0 |
 James Reimer#47 | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 1.92 | −0.1 | 60:00 |