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
41NYI
52BUF
Shots
40|56
CF
45|37
xG
46|58
TOI
49|48
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+2.21NYI
+1.64BUF
Islanders team +2.21
D. Rittich
30 SV · 2 GA · 4.21 xGA
+2.21
Sabres team +1.64
A. Lyon
32 SV · 2 GA · 3.64 xGA
+1.64

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
40 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 40% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
E. Heineman
E. Heineman L
17%
of team output
SOG 29% CF 17% xG 18% TOI 6%
M. Barzal
M. Barzal C
12%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 9% xG 18% TOI 8%
S. Holmstrom
S. Holmstrom R
11%
of team output
SOG 6% CF 11% xG 21% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 68% of team
51 E. Heineman L
29% 18:49 10 11 0.64
13 M. Barzal C
12% 23:33 4 6 0.66
44 J. Pageau C
9% 15:34 3 5 0.22
10 S. Holmstrom R
6% 17:49 2 7 0.75
64 C. Ritchie C
6% 12:57 2 2 0.19
7 M. Tsyplakov R
3% 12:08 1 2 0.05
16 M. Gatcomb C
3% 11:14 1 3 0.26
27 A. Lee L
0% 20:04 0 3 0.13
29 J. Drouin L
0% 17:16 0 1 0.04
53 C. Cizikas C
0% 16:18 0 2 0.03
32 K. MacLean C
0% 13:55 0 0 0.00
11 A. Duclair L
0% 10:48 0 0 0.00
Defense 32% of team
48 M. Schaefer D
9% 23:36 3 5 0.22
77 T. DeAngelo D
9% 22:55 3 6 0.35
6 R. Pulock D
6% 20:18 2 5 0.02
3 A. Pelech D
3% 26:25 1 5 0.04
24 S. Mayfield D
3% 17:48 1 2 0.01
41 M. Warren D
3% 09:51 1 1 0.01
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
33 D. Rittich G 32 30 .938 +2.21
30 I. Sorokin G DNP
Sabres
Home
56 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 36% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
14%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 18% xG 16% TOI 8%
A. Tuch
A. Tuch R
12%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 14% xG 11% TOI 7%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
10%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 7% xG 12% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 66% of team
89 A. Tuch R
16% 21:06 5 8 0.51
72 T. Thompson C
12% 22:48 4 4 0.53
9 J. Norris C
6% 19:39 2 2 0.22
91 J. Doan R
6% 19:09 2 4 0.54
6 Z. Benson L
6% 18:25 2 5 0.54
22 J. Quinn R
6% 15:24 2 6 0.55
86 N. Ostlund C
3% 14:42 1 2 0.09
44 J. Dunne C
3% 10:20 1 2 0.08
12 J. Greenway L
3% 09:33 1 1 0.00
29 B. Malenstyn L
3% 08:55 1 2 0.13
71 R. McLeod C
0% 17:06 0 0 0.00
19 P. Krebs C
0% 13:29 0 0 0.00
Defense 34% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
16% 25:52 5 10 0.73
8 M. Kesselring D
6% 17:28 2 3 0.04
25 O. Power D
6% 17:05 2 3 0.13
4 B. Byram D
3% 22:49 1 3 0.30
73 Z. Metsa D
3% 14:05 1 1 0.16
23 M. Samuelsson D
0% 24:12 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 A. Lyon G 34 32 .941 +1.64
1 U. Luukkonen G DNP