Thursday, February 5, 2026
- Expected goals, PIT–BUF
- 3.4–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 47.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 32–27
- PIT–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Penguins beat the Sabres 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 3.4 to 3.2. Tage Thompson had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Rasmus Dahlin has a point in 7 straight games.
- Tage ThompsonVolume
Tage Thompson had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Seven reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 6.8 attempts a game. The Sabres lost 5-2 to the Penguins.
- Rasmus DahlinStreak
Rasmus Dahlin has a point in 7 straight games. He has 48 points in 53 games this season. The Sabres fell 5-2 to the Penguins.
- Avery HayesTwo goals
Avery Hayes scored twice. That was his second goal of the season. He played 10:09 and had six shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Penguins.
- Ben KindelTwo goals
Ben Kindel had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. His 1.8 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. The Penguins beat the Sabres 5-2.
- Jack QuinnVolume
Jack Quinn had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Sabres lost 5-2 to the Penguins.
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
7 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 23:37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 2 | 48 |
| Bryan Rust R | 23:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Erik Karlsson D | 22:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| Sidney Crosby C | 20:05 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Ryan Shea D | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Brett Kulak D | 18:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 17:59 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Ben Kindel C | 17:27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Connor Clifton D | 17:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 | 2 | 63 |
| Anthony Mantha R | 16:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Connor Dewar C | 15:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Tommy Novak C | 15:19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | 13:08 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Ilya Solovyov D | 12:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Justin Brazeau R | 11:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Avery Hayes R | 10:09 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.73 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| Rutger McGroarty R | 10:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| Kevin Hayes R | 7:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 26:32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Bowen Byram D | 26:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Owen Power D | 25:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| Tage Thompson C | 23:18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.72 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 22:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Alex Tuch R | 20:53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 20:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Jack Quinn R | 19:24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Jason Zucker L | 18:48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Josh Doan R | 18:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 12:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 11:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 10:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 10:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Isak Rosen R | 10:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 8:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 7:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Jacob Bryson D | 4:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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