Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues — December 29, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on December 29, 2025. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 63.4% Corsi and generated 8.20 expected goals compared to 4.36 from the St. Louis Blues at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 8 high-danger scoring chances compared to 3 from the St. Louis Blues at 5-on-5. Zach Benson was the most dangerous skater with 1.79 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the St. Louis Blues 34-18 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues progressed on Dec 29, 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
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BUF4 - 2STL

Dec 29, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
STL	P1	13	19	40.6	11	12	47.8	9	8	52.9	7	12	36.8	0	1	0.0	1.39	1.78	43.7	2	1	66.7
	P2	16	24	40.0	9	19	32.1	7	14	33.3	13	15	46.4	1	3	25.0	1.98	3.90	33.7	0	1	0.0
	P3	10	27	27.0	7	21	25.0	2	12	14.3	8	17	32.0	3	6	33.3	1.57	4.83	24.5	0	2	0.0
	Total	39	70	35.8	27	52	34.2	18	34	34.6	28	44	38.9	4	10	28.6	4.94	10.52	32.0	2	4	33.3
BUF	P1	19	13	59.4	12	11	52.2	8	9	47.1	12	7	63.2	1	0	100.0	1.78	1.39	56.3	1	2	33.3
	P2	24	16	60.0	19	9	67.9	14	7	66.7	15	13	53.6	3	1	75.0	3.90	1.98	66.3	1	0	100.0
	P3	27	10	73.0	21	7	75.0	12	2	85.7	17	8	68.0	6	3	66.7	4.83	1.57	75.5	2	0	100.0
	Total	70	39	64.2	52	27	65.8	34	18	65.4	44	28	61.1	10	4	71.4	10.52	4.94	68.0	4	2	66.7

Win Probability

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (STL) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = STL players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the STL 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.

Stat:

STL ↓ / BUF →	Norris	McLeod	Thompson	Ostlund	Krebs	Dunne	Benson	Malenstyn	Greenway	Doan	Tuch	Quinn	Power	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Byram	Kesselring	Metsa
Schenn	20	38	100	27	67	0	33	0	0	100	33	45	13	36	50	44	25	60
Thomas	50	33	48	50	38	100	0	67	100	47	67	0	50	44	17	60	38	75
Stenberg	46	25	100	40	67	0	36	0	0	100	33	36	17	46	45	56	15	60
Sundqvist	0	33	0	60	0	45	25	45	14	0	33	31	28	23	36	31	27	33
Fabbri	50	24	33	60	0	100	24	83	100	0	67	20	44	40	33	53	0	56
Buchnevich	0	50	38	33	33	100	0	67	100	37	50	0	33	22	17	63	38	83
Neighbours	33	50	41	50	38	100	0	50	100	40	75	0	33	20	29	57	44	86
Kyrou	25	25	100	31	100	0	30	20	25	100	31	36	14	40	44	56	10	57
Snuggerud	57	38	0	75	0	100	25	83	100	0	80	33	63	50	42	67	25	63
Toropchenko	0	23	0	29	0	80	22	80	33	0	0	25	24	20	30	18	25	0
Dvorsky	50	33	33	56	0	100	27	80	100	0	70	23	38	46	43	54	25	63
Joseph	25	21	25	50	0	45	31	42	14	0	0	21	25	43	33	29	18	0
Fowler	21	40	57	44	60	40	35	38	20	75	38	39	27	56	54	50	21	45
Broberg	19	25	29	43	33	75	15	75	67	26	44	27	25	28	35	33	23	75
Parayko	14	33	20	57	29	25	20	25	17	20	56	31	16	20	35	38	18	88
Faulk	50	16	67	50	25	33	13	38	43	75	58	18	39	28	20	50	33	57
Tucker	33	30	100	45	0	100	33	100	100	100	42	25	50	33	33	54	100	60
Mailloux	38	43	100	44	100	100	50	100	100	100	29	43	63	71	67	67	25	50