Game Recap
The Buffalo Sabres came away with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on March 21, 2026. The expected goals told the same story: BUF 2.38, LAK 2.13 at 5-on-5. BUF outshot LAK 34-27.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings progressed on Mar 21, 2026
- 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
BUF4 - 1LAK
Mar 21, 2026 · 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 | % | ||
| LAK | P1 | 16 | 22 | 42.1 | 13 | 17 | 43.3 | 8 | 13 | 38.1 | 11 | 14 | 44.0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.85 | 1.23 | 40.8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 24 | 10 | 70.6 | 17 | 8 | 68.0 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 16 | 3 | 84.2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 1.13 | 0.30 | 78.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| P3 | 14 | 26 | 35.0 | 7 | 18 | 28.0 | 6 | 14 | 30.0 | 11 | 18 | 37.9 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0.73 | 1.10 | 39.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 54 | 58 | 48.2 | 37 | 43 | 46.3 | 27 | 34 | 44.3 | 38 | 35 | 52.1 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 2.70 | 2.64 | 50.6 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | |
| BUF | P1 | 22 | 16 | 57.9 | 17 | 13 | 56.7 | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 14 | 11 | 56.0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 1.23 | 0.85 | 59.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 10 | 24 | 29.4 | 8 | 17 | 32.0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 3 | 16 | 15.8 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.30 | 1.13 | 21.2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| P3 | 26 | 14 | 65.0 | 18 | 7 | 72.0 | 14 | 6 | 70.0 | 18 | 11 | 62.1 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1.10 | 0.73 | 60.2 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 58 | 54 | 51.8 | 43 | 37 | 53.8 | 34 | 27 | 55.7 | 35 | 38 | 47.9 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 2.64 | 2.70 | 49.4 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | |
Win Probability
LAK Favored
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Goal
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Gameflow — Cumulative xG
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Shot Density Heatmap
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Individual Event Map
BUF ShootLAK Shoot
Shot on Net
Missed Shot
Attempt Blocked
Hit
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (LAK) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = LAK players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the LAK 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.
| LAK ↓ / BUF → | Thompson | Krebs | Carrick | McLeod | Norris | Ostlund | Malenstyn | Zucker | Benson | Tuch | Quinn | Doan | Dahlin | Power | Byram | Samuelsson | Stanley | Metsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kopitar | 0 | 50 | 67 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 100 | 50 | 67 | 100 | 50 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 67 |
| Laughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 33 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 14 | 43 | 88 | 33 | 17 |
| Helenius | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
| Panarin | 0 | 57 | 82 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 100 | 67 | 64 | 100 | 50 | 63 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 82 | 75 |
| Moore | 60 | 47 | 40 | 100 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 100 | 67 | 52 | 100 | 20 | 63 | 18 | 20 | 69 | 67 | 75 |
| Malott | 17 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
| Laferriere | 57 | 50 | 70 | 86 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 100 | 80 | 62 | 100 | 33 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 63 | 80 | 75 |
| Kempe | 0 | 40 | 47 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 100 | 20 | 70 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 64 | 50 | 65 | 45 |
| Byfield | 52 | 42 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 100 | 75 | 48 | 100 | 20 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 67 | 80 | 75 |
| Armia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 50 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 25 | 43 | 78 | 40 | 20 |
| Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 50 | 83 | 80 | 86 | 17 | 43 | 88 | 50 | 25 |
| Ward | 17 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 67 | 50 |
| Doughty | 63 | 50 | 46 | 100 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 100 | 71 | 58 | 100 | 17 | 50 | 25 | 46 | 56 | 69 | 60 |
| Clarke | 0 | 14 | 56 | 89 | 55 | 58 | 33 | 100 | 20 | 53 | 100 | 50 | 86 | 44 | 38 | 80 | 62 | 38 |
| Anderson | 59 | 42 | 17 | 100 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 100 | 75 | 59 | 100 | 17 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 71 | 56 |
| Dumoulin | 38 | 14 | 29 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 22 | 78 | 33 | 40 | 78 | 75 | 64 | 27 | 29 | 67 | 57 | 40 |
| Ceci | 43 | 17 | 43 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 78 | 50 | 40 | 78 | 60 | 69 | 30 | 25 | 73 | 71 | 43 |
| Edmundson | 0 | 14 | 43 | 100 | 56 | 60 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 33 | 100 | 50 | 80 | 25 | 31 | 88 | 43 | 43 |
