Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–SJS
- 2.3–2.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- SJS share of xG
- 51.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 16–23
- BUF–SJS
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Sharks 5-0 in a game the chances had about even, 2.3 expected goals to 2.4. Alex Lyon made 23 saves and allowed nothing. Sam Carrick had two goals.
- Alex LyonShutout
Alex Lyon made 23 saves and allowed nothing. The shots he faced were worth 2.4 goals to an average goalie. The Sabres beat the Sharks 5-0.
- Sam CarrickTwo goals
Sam Carrick had two goals. He has 8 goals this season. He played 13:27 and had three shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Sharks 5-0.
- Alex NedeljkovicRough night
Alex Nedeljkovic allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.3 expected goals. That is 2.7 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Sharks fell 5-0 to 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 60 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 24:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Owen Power D | 20:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 18:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Logan Stanley D | 18:06 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Alex Tuch R | 17:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
| Tage Thompson C | 16:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.27 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 16:06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 15:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Zach Metsa D | 15:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Josh Norris C | 14:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 14:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:08 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 73 |
| Sam Carrick C | 13:27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Zach Benson L | 11:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
San Jose Sharks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Ferraro D | 23:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| Macklin Celebrini C | 21:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 3 | 1 | 70 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | 20:43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.35 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
| Will Smith C | 20:29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Vincent Desharnais D | 19:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 4 | 64 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | 19:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Sam Dickinson D | 19:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Nick Leddy D | 18:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 17:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Collin Graf R | 17:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin D | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| William Eklund L | 15:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Michael Misa C | 14:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Pavol Regenda L | 14:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| Zack Ostapchuk C | 11:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 | 0 | 92 |
| Adam Gaudette R | 10:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 3:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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