Friday, March 27, 2026
- Expected goals, DET–BUF
- 2.3–3.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 60.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 20–30
- DET–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres created more, 3.6 expected goals to 2.3, and lost 5-2 to the Red Wings. Jacob Bernard-Docker scored for the first time in 67 games. Tage Thompson had 12 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night.
- Jacob Bernard-DockerDrought over
Jacob Bernard-Docker scored for the first time in 67 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 9:46 and had one shot on goal. The Red Wings beat the Sabres 5-2.
- Tage ThompsonVolume
Tage Thompson had 12 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Four got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 6.9 attempts a game. The Sabres lost 5-2 to the Red Wings.
- Alex DeBrincatBig night
Three points for Alex DeBrincat: one goal and two assists. That makes 8 straight games with a point. It finished 5-2 for the Red Wings.
- Jason ZuckerVolume
Jason Zucker had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 3.6 attempts a game. The Sabres fell 5-2 to the Red Wings.
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 81 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Detroit Red Wings
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz Seider D | 29:48 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 49 |
| Simon Edvinsson D | 24:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Dylan Larkin C | 23:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.97 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| J.T. Compher L | 21:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Lucas Raymond L | 20:14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Justin Faulk D | 20:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| Alex DeBrincat R | 18:56 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Andrew Copp C | 18:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| Patrick Kane R | 18:01 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Ben Chiarot D | 17:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Marco Kasper C | 14:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Emmitt Finnie C | 13:02 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| David Perron L | 10:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Albert Johansson D | 10:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker D | 9:46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| James van Riemsdyk L | 9:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Mason Appleton C | 8:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Dominik Shine R | 4:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 23:30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 21:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 5 | 0 | 59 |
| Bowen Byram D | 21:17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.11 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Tage Thompson C | 21:16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.90 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| Owen Power D | 20:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Alex Tuch R | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 18:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Jack Quinn R | 17:24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Jason Zucker L | 17:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| Zach Benson L | 16:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Josh Norris C | 16:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 4 | 2 | 54 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Conor Timmins D | 14:30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 80 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 13:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 0 | 83 |
| Logan Stanley D | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 9:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Sam Carrick C | 6:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Tanner Pearson L | 5:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
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