Hockey Decoded

Shape of the Game

Season-to-date averages before puck drop, this game once it starts. Live depth timeline →

Depth

overall
This game
44BUF
30EDM
Shots
48|32
CF
40|26
xG
44|44
TOI
34|23
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+0.12BUF
−0.83EDM
Sabres team +0.12
A. Lyon
21 SV · 3 GA · 2.55 xGA
−0.45
C. Ellis
6 SV · 0 GA · 0.57 xGA
+0.57
Oilers team −0.83
S. Skinner
24 SV · 4 GA · 3.17 xGA
−0.83

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.

Sabres
Away
48 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 41% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Doan
J. Doan R
15%
of team output
SOG 18% CF 17% xG 21% TOI 5%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
14%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 9% xG 24% TOI 7%
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
12%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 19% xG 8% TOI 8%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 71% of team
91 J. Doan R
18% 15:07 5 9 0.68
72 T. Thompson C
14% 19:11 4 5 0.76
71 R. McLeod C
7% 22:37 2 2 0.13
89 A. Tuch R
7% 22:37 2 5 0.43
6 Z. Benson L
7% 16:50 2 3 0.26
22 J. Quinn R
7% 15:07 2 3 0.19
19 P. Krebs C
4% 16:10 1 1 0.00
12 J. Greenway L
4% 09:40 1 1 0.11
63 I. Rosen R
4% 09:05 1 1 0.08
48 T. Kozak C
0% 11:35 0 0 0.00
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 11:23 0 2 0.10
44 J. Dunne C
0% 07:45 0 1 0.00
Defense 29% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
14% 22:58 4 10 0.27
25 O. Power D
7% 17:54 2 2 0.09
23 M. Samuelsson D
4% 26:09 1 2 0.03
78 J. Bryson D
4% 06:08 1 1 0.01
21 C. Timmins D
0% 22:09 0 2 0.00
4 B. Byram D
0% 21:14 0 3 0.04
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 A. Lyon G 24 21 .875 -0.45
92 C. Ellis G 6 6 1.000 +0.57
Oilers
Home
32 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 45% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
L. Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl C
20%
of team output
SOG 23% CF 22% xG 24% TOI 8%
C. McDavid
C. McDavid C
15%
of team output
SOG 20% CF 16% xG 15% TOI 9%
M. Ekholm
M. Ekholm D
11%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 12% xG 13% TOI 8%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 73% of team
29 L. Draisaitl C
23% 24:19 7 13 0.76
97 C. McDavid C
20% 25:51 6 9 0.48
92 V. Podkolzin R
10% 15:08 3 3 0.38
18 Z. Hyman L
7% 23:24 2 3 0.32
93 R. Nugent-Hopkins C
7% 21:29 2 4 0.22
19 A. Henrique C
3% 12:32 1 1 0.13
10 T. Frederic C
3% 06:57 1 1 0.09
22 M. Savoie C
0% 17:27 0 1 0.00
13 M. Janmark C
0% 10:07 0 1 0.08
88 A. Mangiapane L
0% 09:00 0 1 0.08
20 C. Lazar C
0% 08:17 0 1 0.00
86 D. Tomasek R
0% 05:41 0 0 0.00
Defense 27% of team
14 M. Ekholm D
10% 22:40 3 7 0.42
25 D. Nurse D
10% 19:28 3 3 0.06
2 E. Bouchard D
7% 28:34 2 7 0.10
75 A. Regula D
0% 14:46 0 0 0.00
27 B. Kulak D
0% 14:35 0 2 0.00
49 T. Emberson D
0% 13:22 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
74 S. Skinner G 28 24 .857 -0.83
30 C. Pickard G DNP