Game Recap
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on December 11, 2025. VAN held a slight 10-7 edge in high-danger chances. VAN won't like the result, but they can take something from the 5-on-5 numbers: 7.84 expected goals to BUF's 4.44. VAN peppered the net with 32 shots to BUF's 15.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks progressed on Dec 11, 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
BUF3 - 2VAN
Dec 11, 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 | % | ||
| VAN | P1 | 31 | 14 | 68.9 | 23 | 11 | 67.6 | 12 | 7 | 63.2 | 15 | 10 | 60.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 3.11 | 1.39 | 69.1 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| P2 | 18 | 17 | 51.4 | 13 | 13 | 50.0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 15 | 11 | 57.7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2.89 | 2.70 | 51.7 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | |
| P3 | 35 | 6 | 85.4 | 20 | 4 | 83.3 | 12 | 2 | 85.7 | 25 | 3 | 89.3 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 5.35 | 0.84 | 86.4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total | 84 | 37 | 69.4 | 56 | 28 | 66.7 | 32 | 15 | 68.1 | 55 | 24 | 69.6 | 18 | 7 | 72.0 | 11.35 | 4.94 | 69.7 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | |
| BUF | P1 | 14 | 31 | 31.1 | 11 | 23 | 32.4 | 7 | 12 | 36.8 | 10 | 15 | 40.0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 1.39 | 3.11 | 30.9 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| P2 | 17 | 18 | 48.6 | 13 | 13 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 11 | 15 | 42.3 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 2.70 | 2.89 | 48.3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | |
| P3 | 6 | 35 | 14.6 | 4 | 20 | 16.7 | 2 | 12 | 14.3 | 3 | 25 | 10.7 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 0.84 | 5.35 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total | 37 | 84 | 30.6 | 28 | 56 | 33.3 | 15 | 32 | 31.9 | 24 | 55 | 30.4 | 7 | 18 | 28.0 | 4.94 | 11.35 | 30.3 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | |
Win Probability
VAN Favored
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Goal
Power Play
Gameflow — Cumulative xG
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Shot Density Heatmap
BUF Attempts
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Individual Event Map
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Missed Shot
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Hit Taken
Shot Blocked
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (VAN) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = VAN players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the VAN 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.
| VAN ↓ / BUF → | McLeod | Krebs | Thompson | Kozak | Dunne | Kuntar | Greenway | Benson | Malenstyn | Doan | Quinn | Rosen | Samuelsson | Dahlin | Timmins | Power | Byram | Bryson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasson | 79 | 100 | 100 | 69 | 88 | 91 | 71 | 70 | 100 | 75 | 79 | 67 | 75 | 65 | 100 | 79 | 83 | 75 |
| Kampf | 43 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 67 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 25 | 46 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 50 |
| Räty | 25 | 29 | 33 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 83 | 0 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 67 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 0 |
| Karlsson | 67 | 100 | 100 | 62 | 100 | 100 | 62 | 67 | 100 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 88 | 80 | 80 | 100 |
| Sherwood | 50 | 40 | 30 | 76 | 67 | 0 | 84 | 45 | 84 | 40 | 43 | 67 | 74 | 67 | 86 | 46 | 60 | 0 |
| DeBrusk | 90 | 100 | 100 | 81 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 80 | 100 | 50 | 85 | 70 | 88 | 75 | 100 | 90 | 83 | 100 |
| Kane | 50 | 45 | 40 | 71 | 60 | 0 | 80 | 50 | 82 | 44 | 40 | 50 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 46 | 56 | 0 |
| Hoglander | 80 | 40 | 50 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 85 | 60 | 93 | 33 | 75 | 71 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 67 | 25 |
| O'Connor | 60 | 67 | 50 | 71 | 80 | — | 77 | 56 | 75 | 67 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 82 | 64 | 73 | 0 |
| Bains | 40 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 40 | 83 | 25 | 40 | 100 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 0 |
| Boeser | 69 | 53 | 40 | 44 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 43 | 86 | 44 | 57 | 25 | 63 | 47 | 69 | 60 | 83 | 50 |
| Garland | 75 | 50 | 46 | 57 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 57 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 65 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 100 |
| Hughes | 82 | 47 | 44 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 76 | 71 | 96 | 44 | 75 | 55 | 75 | 67 | 86 | 80 | 50 | 100 |
| Hronek | 79 | 43 | 44 | 74 | 100 | 100 | 76 | 63 | 100 | 41 | 82 | 58 | 74 | 66 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 100 |
| Myers | 64 | 43 | 33 | 79 | 70 | 75 | 88 | 64 | 76 | 40 | 73 | 89 | 63 | 76 | 83 | 64 | 69 | 67 |
| Pettersson | 50 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 67 | — | 50 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 60 | 57 | 44 | 60 | 43 |
| Pettersson | 55 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 79 | 58 | 78 | 20 | 70 | 89 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 50 | 77 | 50 |
| Willander | 17 | 60 | 56 | 17 | 100 | — | 17 | 20 | 100 | 55 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 38 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 33 |
