Monday, April 6, 2026
- Expected goals, TBL–BUF
- 2.4–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 56.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–30
- TBL–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres won 4-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Lightning 3.2 to 2.4 in expected goals. Jake Guentzel has a point in 8 straight games. Nikita Kucherov has scored in 3 straight games.
- Jake GuentzelStreak
Jake Guentzel has a point in 8 straight games. He has 37 goals this season. He played 24:54 and had six shots on goal. The Lightning lost 4-2 to the Sabres.
- Nikita KucherovStreak
Nikita Kucherov has scored in 3 straight games. He has 43 goals this season. He played 23:30 and had three shots on goal. The Lightning lost 4-2 to the Sabres.
- Gage GoncalvesIce time
Gage Goncalves played 19:17, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 31 points in 69 games this season. The Lightning lost 4-2 to the Sabres.
- Alex TuchVolume
Alex Tuch had 9 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 4.8 attempts a game. The Sabres beat the Lightning 4-2.
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
6 goals from 84 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Raddysh D | 25:45 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 24:54 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.78 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Nikita Kucherov R | 23:30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Brayden Point C | 20:11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| J.J. Moser D | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 19:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| Nick Paul L | 18:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous D | 18:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Emil Lilleberg D | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | 16:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | 14:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 70 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 14:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Erik Cernak D | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Corey Perry R | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | 11:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg R | 8:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mitchell Chaffee R | 6:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Scott Sabourin R | 5:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 23:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 22:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Bowen Byram D | 21:16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Owen Power D | 19:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Alex Tuch R | 17:59 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.92 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Tage Thompson C | 17:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| Zach Benson L | 17:44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| Josh Norris C | 17:10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Josh Doan R | 14:40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Jason Zucker L | 13:44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Luke Schenn D | 12:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 5 | 2 | 51 |
| Logan Stanley D | 12:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 11:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Josh Dunne C | 7:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
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