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
42BUF
46DAL
Shots
43|45
CF
46|44
xG
40|53
TOI
48|53
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+2.08BUF
−1.15DAL
Sabres team +2.08
U. Luukkonen
28 SV · 1 GA · 3.08 xGA
+2.08
Stars team −1.15
C. DeSmith
27 SV · 4 GA · 2.85 xGA
−1.15

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
43 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 40% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
19%
of team output
SOG 23% CF 19% xG 27% TOI 6%
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
11%
of team output
SOG 16% CF 8% xG 13% TOI 8%
J. Doan
J. Doan R
10%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 10% xG 16% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 65% of team
72 T. Thompson C
23% 18:45 7 11 0.78
91 J. Doan R
10% 15:27 3 6 0.45
89 A. Tuch R
6% 18:21 2 3 0.03
19 P. Krebs C
6% 13:59 2 3 0.22
44 J. Dunne C
6% 11:15 2 5 0.27
71 R. McLeod C
3% 16:35 1 1 0.03
6 Z. Benson L
3% 16:11 1 3 0.07
22 J. Quinn R
3% 15:21 1 2 0.02
12 J. Greenway L
3% 12:28 1 1 0.01
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 13:36 0 0 0.00
9 J. Norris C
0% 13:07 0 1 0.07
86 N. Ostlund C
0% 12:56 0 1 0.01
Defense 35% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
16% 24:43 5 5 0.37
23 M. Samuelsson D
10% 22:56 3 5 0.06
4 B. Byram D
6% 24:36 2 5 0.41
73 Z. Metsa D
3% 09:28 1 1 0.02
25 O. Power D
0% 24:12 0 3 0.00
8 M. Kesselring D
0% 12:04 0 3 0.02
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 29 28 .966 +2.08
92 C. Ellis G DNP
Stars
Home
45 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 39% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Robertson
J. Robertson L
17%
of team output
SOG 28% CF 19% xG 15% TOI 7%
M. Bourque
M. Bourque C
12%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 12% xG 19% TOI 5%
C. Blackwell
C. Blackwell C
10%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 8% xG 12% TOI 4%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 72% of team
21 J. Robertson L
28% 21:16 8 9 0.48
15 C. Blackwell C
14% 12:33 4 4 0.38
22 M. Bourque C
10% 15:17 3 6 0.58
12 R. Faksa C
7% 12:33 2 2 0.19
96 M. Rantanen R
3% 20:36 1 3 0.25
53 W. Johnston C
3% 16:59 1 2 0.32
24 R. Hintz C
3% 16:32 1 3 0.24
95 M. Duchene C
3% 15:43 1 2 0.25
18 S. Steel C
0% 13:17 0 1 0.00
10 O. Bäck C
0% 12:54 0 0 0.00
14 J. Benn L
0% 11:27 0 1 0.00
49 J. Hryckowian C
0% 10:10 0 0 0.00
Defense 28% of team
4 M. Heiskanen D
7% 24:50 2 5 0.15
55 T. Harley D
7% 22:58 2 2 0.05
23 E. Lindell D
3% 22:58 1 2 0.00
46 I. Lyubushkin D
3% 16:37 1 3 0.03
5 N. Lundkvist D
3% 15:53 1 1 0.05
28 A. Petrovic D
3% 13:27 1 2 0.11
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 C. DeSmith G 31 27 .871 -1.15
29 J. Oettinger G DNP