Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Expected goals, BOS–BUF
- 2.4–2.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 48.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 23–34
- BOS–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Bruins 4-1 in a game the chances had about even, 2.3 expected goals to 2.4. Mattias Samuelsson had three points, one goal and two assists. Bowen Byram played 27:52, about 6 minutes more than his average this season.
- Mattias SamuelssonBig night
Mattias Samuelsson had three points, one goal and two assists. It was his first goal in 15 games. That was his sixth goal of the season. It finished 4-1 for the Sabres.
- Bowen ByramIce time
Bowen Byram played 27:52, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 18 points in 37 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Sabres.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 87 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Boston Bruins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoy D | 24:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 23:15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| David Pastrnak R | 20:33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 20:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 20:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 19:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 19:32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 18:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 16:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok D | 13:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 12:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Fraser Minten C | 12:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 56 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| Alex Steeves C | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 4 | 0 | 59 |
| Michael Eyssimont C | 8:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 27:52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Owen Power D | 25:29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 24:56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 6 | 2 | 57 |
| Alex Tuch R | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.39 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| Tage Thompson C | 17:55 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.19 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 16:28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.02 | 4 | 0 | 58 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Josh Norris C | 16:21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.01 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 16:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 15:46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Zach Benson L | 14:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 13:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 2 | 40 |
| Josh Dunne C | 12:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 11:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Jacob Bryson D | 10:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Zach Metsa D | 9:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
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