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
56BUF
41NJD
Shots
60|37
CF
59|55
xG
38|42
TOI
53|50
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+1.81BUF
−0.68NJD
Sabres team +1.81
U. Luukkonen
26 SV · 1 GA · 2.81 xGA
+1.81
Devils team −0.68
J. Allen
22 SV · 2 GA · 1.32 xGA
−0.68

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
60 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 37% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
P. Krebs
P. Krebs C
16%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 8% xG 38% TOI 6%
A. Tuch
A. Tuch R
11%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 17% xG 7% TOI 6%
B. Byram
B. Byram D
9%
of team output
SOG 4% CF 6% xG 20% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 68% of team
89 A. Tuch R
16% 18:47 4 8 0.18
19 P. Krebs C
12% 17:54 3 4 1.04
91 J. Doan R
8% 15:03 2 4 0.16
71 R. McLeod C
8% 14:47 2 2 0.09
86 N. Ostlund C
4% 17:08 1 3 0.01
9 J. Norris C
4% 15:48 1 1 0.18
29 B. Malenstyn L
4% 13:23 1 1 0.01
44 J. Dunne C
4% 13:09 1 1 0.00
6 Z. Benson L
4% 13:05 1 2 0.14
63 I. Rosen R
4% 10:44 1 2 0.03
72 T. Thompson C
0% 16:48 0 3 0.11
22 J. Quinn R
0% 11:07 0 1 0.01
Defense 32% of team
8 M. Kesselring D
12% 15:41 3 5 0.10
25 O. Power D
8% 21:43 2 2 0.06
26 R. Dahlin D
4% 22:34 1 2 0.04
4 B. Byram D
4% 22:18 1 3 0.54
73 Z. Metsa D
4% 11:54 1 2 0.04
23 M. Samuelsson D
0% 26:07 0 2 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 27 26 .963 +1.81
34 A. Lyon G DNP
Devils
Home
37 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 40% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Meier
T. Meier R
19%
of team output
SOG 26% CF 18% xG 28% TOI 5%
J. Bratt
J. Bratt L
11%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 11% xG 15% TOI 6%
C. Brown
C. Brown R
10%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 6% xG 13% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 93% of team
28 T. Meier R
26% 16:19 7 13 0.79
16 C. Brown R
15% 19:03 4 4 0.37
13 N. Hischier C
11% 19:48 3 5 0.36
63 J. Bratt L
11% 19:29 3 8 0.43
86 J. Hughes C
7% 20:57 2 4 0.14
91 D. Mercer C
7% 15:33 2 3 0.17
81 A. Gritsyuk R
4% 17:09 1 4 0.14
18 O. Palat L
4% 12:47 1 5 0.15
11 S. Noesen R
4% 11:36 1 3 0.10
47 P. Cotter L
4% 10:22 1 4 0.06
12 C. Glass C
0% 17:55 0 3 0.06
14 L. Glendening C
0% 08:28 0 1 0.00
Defense 7% of team
71 J. Siegenthaler D
4% 17:10 1 3 0.01
45 C. White D
4% 12:03 1 1 0.00
43 L. Hughes D
0% 26:36 0 5 0.01
7 D. Hamilton D
0% 22:48 0 2 0.01
22 B. Pesce D
0% 21:11 0 2 0.01
5 B. Dillon D
0% 14:39 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 J. Allen G 24 22 .917 -0.68
25 J. Markstrom G DNP