Game Lab
Every shot with xG, win probability, player impact, and 3D replays
Buffalo Sabres 5@San Jose Sharks 0
2026-03-19BUF · SJS
CF%?
46.7%·53.3%
xGF%?
51.6%·48.4%
HDCF%?
53.1%·46.9%
5v5 xGF%?
50.2%·49.8%
5v5 CF%?
45.2%·54.8%
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SJS wins ↑BUF wins ↓
BUF 44%Deserved to win?56% SJS
the game's chances, replayed · 2.18 xG vs 2.48 xG
The Impact Report?
every skater, rated by our model
BUF 5@SJS 0
The Impact Report · hockeyalpha.com
2026-03-19 · Game Alpha: one night on the 40-99 scale
★ 1st star · our model’s pickAlex LyonBUF · 23 sv · 0 GA · GSAx +2.5187
★ 2nd star · our model’s pickLogan StanleyBUF · 2A · 0.02 ixG · 2 blk79
★ 3rd star · our model’s pickSam CarrickBUF · 2G · 0.41 ixG · 1 gv79BUF
1Logan Stanley792Sam Carrick793
Rasmus Dahlin724
Noah Ostlund695
Tage Thompson676
Josh Doan637
Alex Tuch628
Peyton Krebs629
Zach Benson5810
Jason Zucker5811
Zach Metsa5712
Mattias Samuelsson5613
Bowen Byram5614
Beck Malenstyn5615
Jack Quinn5416
Ryan McLeod5317
Owen Power52
Logan Stanley792Sam Carrick793Rasmus Dahlin724Noah Ostlund695Tage Thompson676Josh Doan637Alex Tuch628Peyton Krebs629Zach Benson5810Jason Zucker5811Zach Metsa5712Mattias Samuelsson5613Bowen Byram5614Beck Malenstyn5615Jack Quinn5416Ryan McLeod5317Owen Power52Goalies
SJS
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Vincent Desharnais582
Zack Ostapchuk583
Macklin Celebrini574
Will Smith565
Kiefer Sherwood556
Josh Norris557
Pavol Regenda558
Dmitry Orlov559
Mario Ferraro5410
Alexander Wennberg5311
Nick Leddy5212
Adam Gaudette5113
Tyler Toffoli5114
Barclay Goodrow5115
Shakir Mukhamadullin5116
Sam Dickinson5117
Collin Graf5018
Michael Misa4619
William Eklund45
Vincent Desharnais582Zack Ostapchuk583Macklin Celebrini574Will Smith565Kiefer Sherwood556Josh Norris557Pavol Regenda558Dmitry Orlov559Mario Ferraro5410Alexander Wennberg5311Nick Leddy5212Adam Gaudette5113Tyler Toffoli5114Barclay Goodrow5115Shakir Mukhamadullin5116Sam Dickinson5117Collin Graf5018Michael Misa4619William Eklund45Goalies
ShootingPlaymakingDefense & physicalFaceoffsOn-ice xG tiltGoaltendingNegative playsnumber = Game Alpha
Box score
Period 2
Period 3
| Goals (SOG) | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 (5) | 3 (3) | 2 (8) | 5 |
| SJS | 0 (7) | 0 (10) | 0 (6) | 0 |
| BUF | SJS | |
|---|---|---|
| 0/2 | Power play | 0/2 |
| 14 | Hits | 27 |
| 17 | Blocked shots | 15 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 24 | Faceoff wins | 24 |
| BUF | SJS | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals | 0 |
| 3.87 | Expected goals | 3.62 |
| 3.32 | 5v5 xG | 3.30 |
| 0.54 | Power-play xG | 0.23 |
| 43 | Shot attempts | 49 |
| 16 | On goal | 23 |
| 17 | High-danger | 15 |
| 1 | Rebound chances | 2 |
| 10 | Missed | 11 |
| 17 | Blocked | 15 |
| 0.090 | xG per attempt | 0.074 |
| 24 ft | Avg shot distance | 32 ft |
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GoalHigh-danger (xG > 0.15)Low-dangerMissed / blockedMarker size = xG60 of 92 attempts shown