Thursday, April 2, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–OTT
- 2.3–2.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- OTT share of xG
- 50.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 22–24
- BUF–OTT
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Senators beat the Sabres 4-1 in a game the chances had about even, 2.4 expected goals to 2.3. Jordan Spence played 30:48, about 13 minutes more than his average this season. Nikolas Matinpalo played 24:29, about 9 minutes more than his average this season.
- Jordan SpenceIce time
Jordan Spence played 30:48, about 13 minutes more than his average this season. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.7. The Senators beat the Sabres 4-1.
- Nikolas MatinpaloIce time
Nikolas Matinpalo played 24:29, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 5 points in 43 games this season. The Senators beat the Sabres 4-1.
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 74 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 | 22:58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 22:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 20:49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 20:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Owen Power D | 19:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Alex Tuch R | 18:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Josh Doan R | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Zach Benson L | 17:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Tage Thompson C | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Jason Zucker L | 16:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| Josh Norris C | 16:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Zach Metsa D | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| Logan Stanley D | 13:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 11:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 9:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Dunne C | 7:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Ottawa Senators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Spence D | 30:48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo D | 24:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Artem Zub D | 24:24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Lassi Thomson D | 20:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Shane Pinto C | 20:10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.04 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Tim Stützle C | 19:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 5 | 0 | 55 |
| Michael Amadio R | 18:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Ridly Greig C | 17:08 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.85 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 16:09 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.61 | 4 | 1 | 48 |
| Brady Tkachuk L | 15:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| Drake Batherson R | 15:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Fabian Zetterlund L | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
| Claude Giroux R | 13:52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Cameron Crotty D | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Nick Cousins C | 10:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| Warren Foegele L | 9:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Lars Eller C | 8:18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 1:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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