Hockey Decoded

Shape of the Game

Rolling 10-game averages before puck drop, this game once it starts. Detailed breakdown ›

Depth

overall
Last 0 games

First game this season for NYI and BUF, so there's no depth to compare yet.

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
Islanders
J. Halak
8 SV · 2 GA
–
Sabres
M. Neuvirth
28 SV · 3 GA
–

Rosters

Bars show each player's share of his team's total in this game. Depth is how evenly that total is spread across the lineup.

Islanders
Away
.651 Shot depth
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 20% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
F. Nielsen
F. Nielsen C
7%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 9% xG 0% TOI 6%
J. Tavares
J. Tavares C
7%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 10% xG 0% TOI 7%
B. Nelson
B. Nelson C
7%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 12% xG 0% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 77% of team
51 F. Nielsen C
13% 16:46 4 6 0.00
91 J. Tavares C
10% 19:30 3 7 0.00
18 R. Strome C
10% 17:20 3 4 0.00
29 B. Nelson C
10% 13:55 3 8 0.00
53 C. Cizikas C
10% 12:22 3 4 0.00
17 M. Martin L
6% 14:23 2 3 0.00
12 J. Bailey R
6% 13:44 2 6 0.00
27 A. Lee L
3% 13:49 1 3 0.00
84 M. Grabovski C
3% 12:32 1 3 0.00
16 H. Zolnierczyk L
3% 11:57 1 1 0.00
13 C. McDonald R
3% 10:50 1 1 0.00
86 N. Kulemin L
0% 14:15 0 1 0.00
Defense 23% of team
37 B. Strait D
6% 20:36 2 4 0.00
11 L. Visnovsky D
6% 17:09 2 4 0.00
55 J. Boychuk D
3% 20:59 1 4 0.00
2 N. Leddy D
3% 20:25 1 2 0.00
14 T. Hickey D
3% 18:02 1 5 0.00
3 T. Hamonic D
0% 23:26 0 2 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
41 J. Halak G 10 8 .800 –
30 C. Johnson G DNP
Sabres
Home
.278 Shot depth
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 28% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
N. Zadorov
N. Zadorov D
9%
of team output
SOG 20% CF 11% xG 0% TOI 7%
B. Gionta
B. Gionta R
9%
of team output
SOG 20% CF 11% xG 0% TOI 6%
D. Stafford
D. Stafford R
9%
of team output
SOG 20% CF 11% xG 0% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 60% of team
12 B. Gionta R
20% 16:21 2 3 0.00
21 D. Stafford R
20% 16:16 2 3 0.00
82 M. Foligno L
20% 15:21 2 2 0.00
63 T. Ennis R
0% 18:49 0 3 0.00
28 Z. Girgensons C
0% 18:28 0 0 0.00
80 C. Stewart R
0% 18:10 0 1 0.00
26 M. Moulson L
0% 17:38 0 2 0.00
65 B. Flynn C
0% 16:47 0 1 0.00
17 T. Mitchell C
0% 15:27 0 2 0.00
37 M. Ellis L
0% 08:52 0 1 0.00
44 N. Deslauriers L
0% 08:38 0 1 0.00
36 P. Kaleta R
0% 07:41 0 0 0.00
Defense 40% of team
51 N. Zadorov D
20% 21:30 2 3 0.00
6 M. Weber D
20% 16:34 2 2 0.00
55 R. Ristolainen D
0% 21:14 0 0 0.00
24 T. Strachan D
0% 19:39 0 2 0.00
57 T. Myers D
0% 19:26 0 1 0.00
4 J. Gorges D
0% 18:44 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 M. Neuvirth G 31 28 .903 –
1 J. Enroth G DNP