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
39MTL
48BUF
Shots
33|56
CF
42|43
xG
60|36
TOI
44|28
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
−1.77MTL
−0.45BUF
Canadiens team −1.77
J. Fowler
22 SV · 4 GA · 2.23 xGA
−1.77
Sabres team −0.45
C. Ellis
20 SV · 3 GA · 2.55 xGA
−0.45

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.

Canadiens
Away
33 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 35% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
C. Caufield
C. Caufield R
14%
of team output
SOG 22% CF 14% xG 14% TOI 7%
A. Texier
A. Texier L
11%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 12% xG 13% TOI 5%
I. Demidov
I. Demidov R
10%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 7% xG 14% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 96% of team
13 C. Caufield R
22% 19:17 5 6 0.35
93 I. Demidov R
13% 16:10 3 3 0.35
91 O. Kapanen C
13% 16:02 3 3 0.27
85 A. Texier L
13% 13:45 3 5 0.34
11 B. Gallagher R
13% 10:58 3 4 0.31
14 N. Suzuki C
9% 22:17 2 5 0.23
27 S. Blais L
9% 07:29 2 2 0.12
20 J. Slafkovský L
4% 18:14 1 4 0.11
24 P. Danault C
0% 14:58 0 0 0.00
17 J. Anderson R
0% 13:27 0 1 0.11
76 Z. Bolduc R
0% 12:04 0 2 0.11
90 J. Veleno C
0% 11:12 0 0 0.00
Defense 4% of team
48 L. Hutson D
4% 25:55 1 1 0.12
8 M. Matheson D
0% 22:32 0 2 0.05
53 N. Dobson D
0% 21:39 0 1 0.01
45 A. Carrier D
0% 21:00 0 1 0.03
21 K. Guhle D
0% 14:56 0 3 0.04
72 A. Xhekaj D
0% 10:29 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
32 J. Fowler G 26 22 .846 -1.77
35 S. Montembeault G DNP
Sabres
Home
56 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 39% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
19%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 12% xG 47% TOI 7%
M. Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson D
10%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 12% xG 4% TOI 9%
N. Ostlund
N. Ostlund C
10%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 14% xG 7% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 59% of team
72 T. Thompson C
11% 20:43 3 7 1.50
86 N. Ostlund C
11% 17:21 3 8 0.22
6 Z. Benson L
7% 16:06 2 3 0.13
48 T. Kozak C
7% 09:22 2 2 0.02
29 B. Malenstyn L
7% 08:45 2 2 0.12
89 A. Tuch R
4% 18:44 1 4 0.25
71 R. McLeod C
4% 18:29 1 2 0.14
91 J. Doan R
4% 16:55 1 3 0.15
22 J. Quinn R
4% 14:21 1 1 0.03
17 J. Zucker L
0% 14:27 0 0 0.00
12 J. Greenway L
0% 11:10 0 0 0.00
19 P. Krebs C
0% 10:55 0 1 0.13
Defense 41% of team
23 M. Samuelsson D
15% 25:24 4 7 0.14
25 O. Power D
11% 23:04 3 5 0.05
26 R. Dahlin D
7% 27:39 2 5 0.29
4 B. Byram D
4% 25:05 1 3 0.00
73 Z. Metsa D
4% 07:38 1 2 0.00
78 J. Bryson D
0% 06:02 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
92 C. Ellis G 23 20 .870 -0.45
1 U. Luukkonen G DNP