Game Recap
The Buffalo Sabres pushed the Columbus Blue Jackets to the limit before falling 4-3 in overtime on October 28, 2025. High-danger chances favored CBJ by a wide margin: 17 to 12. Marchenko was the most dangerous skater at 5-on-5, racking up 1.95 individual expected goals on 5 shots. The expected goals told the same story: CBJ 11.82, BUF 8.29 at 5-on-5. Wood put up 2 goals.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Oct 28, 2025
- Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
- Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
- Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
- Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations
CBJ4 - 3BUF (OT)
Oct 28, 2025 · Regular Season
Overview
| Period | Corsi | Fenwick | Shots | SC | HDSC | xG | Goals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | ||
| BUF | P1 | 19 | 24 | 44.2 | 12 | 20 | 37.5 | 9 | 14 | 39.1 | 12 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 2.32 | 4.36 | 34.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 21 | 30 | 41.2 | 16 | 16 | 50.0 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 20 | 20 | 50.0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 47.3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | |
| P3 | 25 | 21 | 54.3 | 21 | 18 | 53.8 | 16 | 13 | 55.2 | 16 | 14 | 53.3 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 3.56 | 3.86 | 48.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| OT | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.49 | 0.99 | 33.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 66 | 77 | 46.2 | 50 | 56 | 47.2 | 38 | 39 | 49.4 | 49 | 48 | 50.5 | 14 | 18 | 43.8 | 9.78 | 13.00 | 42.9 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | |
| CBJ | P1 | 24 | 19 | 55.8 | 20 | 12 | 62.5 | 14 | 9 | 60.9 | 12 | 12 | 50.0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 4.36 | 2.32 | 65.2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 30 | 21 | 58.8 | 16 | 16 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 20 | 20 | 50.0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 3.80 | 3.40 | 52.7 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | |
| P3 | 21 | 25 | 45.7 | 18 | 21 | 46.2 | 13 | 16 | 44.8 | 14 | 16 | 46.7 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 3.86 | 3.56 | 52.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| OT | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.99 | 0.49 | 66.8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 77 | 66 | 53.8 | 56 | 50 | 52.8 | 39 | 38 | 50.6 | 48 | 49 | 49.5 | 18 | 14 | 56.3 | 13.00 | 9.78 | 57.1 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | |
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Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (CBJ) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = BUF players, Columns = CBJ players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
- Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
- Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.
| BUF ↓ / CBJ → | Monahan | Jenner | Fantilli | Johnson | Coyle | Sillinger | Lundeström | Voronkov | Wood | Marchenko | Chinakhov | Olivier | Werenski | Provorov | Mateychuk | Severson | Fabbro | Christiansen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 42 | — | 45 | 50 | 42 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 36 |
| Kulich | 47 | 47 | 43 | 46 | 67 | 63 | — | 47 | 67 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 55 | 50 | 61 | 38 | 58 | 50 |
| McLeod | 27 | 56 | 56 | 45 | 41 | 33 | — | 22 | 55 | 27 | 50 | 36 | 52 | 38 | 67 | 36 | 21 | 22 |
| Krebs | 47 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 67 | 50 | — | 47 | 17 | 47 | 20 | 71 | 48 | 52 | 33 | 61 | 50 | 50 |
| Dunne | 38 | 70 | 73 | 60 | 40 | 40 | — | 38 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 43 | 56 | 50 | 50 |
| Ostlund | 33 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 100 | 100 | — | 50 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 100 | 33 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 55 |
| Benson | 50 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 42 | — | 50 | 67 | 44 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 47 | 36 |
| Malenstyn | 42 | 64 | 67 | 55 | 33 | 29 | — | 42 | 29 | 38 | 33 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 53 | 43 | 50 |
| Zucker | 45 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 100 | 83 | — | 67 | 36 | 56 | 40 | 86 | 41 | 64 | 27 | 63 | 40 | 55 |
| Doan | 43 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 70 | — | 40 | 60 | 43 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 67 | 30 | 33 |
| Tuch | 33 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | — | 25 | 64 | 43 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 55 | 68 | 43 | 29 | 33 |
| Quinn | 42 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 100 | 100 | — | 57 | 45 | 55 | 45 | 100 | 44 | 69 | 36 | 60 | 40 | 55 |
| Dahlin | 33 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 31 | — | 27 | 50 | 33 | 56 | 44 | 39 | 63 | 41 | 53 | 27 | 33 |
| Samuelsson | 47 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 36 | 27 | — | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 60 | 38 | 63 | 39 | 46 |
| Kesselring | 53 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 78 | 78 | — | 53 | 36 | 50 | 31 | 88 | 57 | 41 | 72 | 53 | 46 | 50 |
| Power | 25 | 47 | 55 | 45 | 67 | 64 | — | 33 | 64 | 31 | 64 | 67 | 58 | 53 | 58 | 22 | 50 | 50 |
| Byram | 50 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 67 | 71 | — | 50 | 36 | 50 | 31 | 83 | 47 | 43 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 50 |
| Timmins | 35 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 50 | 44 | — | 44 | 50 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 |
