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
43NYI
Shots
48|43
CF
45|39
xG
36|52
TOI
49|61
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+2.51BUF
−1.93NYI
Sabres team +2.51
A. Lyon
26 SV · 0 GA · 2.51 xGA
+2.51
Islanders team −1.93
D. Rittich
16 SV · 4 GA · 2.07 xGA
−1.93

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: 40% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
17%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 13% xG 30% TOI 8%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
12%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 15% xG 14% TOI 6%
J. Zucker
J. Zucker L
11%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 7% xG 20% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 57% of team
72 T. Thompson C
14% 17:06 3 7 0.36
17 J. Zucker L
14% 13:44 3 3 0.53
22 J. Quinn R
10% 13:12 2 3 0.24
94 K. Helenius C
10% 11:03 2 3 0.15
71 R. McLeod C
5% 18:14 1 2 0.11
89 A. Tuch R
5% 17:57 1 3 0.12
6 Z. Benson L
0% 17:32 0 0 0.00
86 N. Ostlund C
0% 16:56 0 3 0.10
91 J. Doan R
0% 15:19 0 0 0.00
19 P. Krebs C
0% 12:44 0 1 0.00
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 12:26 0 0 0.00
48 T. Kozak C
0% 09:44 0 0 0.00
Defense 43% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
14% 24:44 3 6 0.79
4 B. Byram D
10% 21:18 2 2 0.06
25 O. Power D
5% 24:30 1 4 0.09
23 M. Samuelsson D
5% 21:32 1 4 0.01
8 M. Kesselring D
5% 13:45 1 2 0.03
73 Z. Metsa D
5% 10:14 1 3 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 A. Lyon G 26 26 1.000 +2.51
92 C. Ellis G DNP
Islanders
Home
43 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 42% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
E. Heineman
E. Heineman L
16%
of team output
SOG 23% CF 19% xG 15% TOI 6%
B. Horvat
B. Horvat C
14%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 13% xG 21% TOI 7%
A. Lee
A. Lee L
13%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 15% xG 21% TOI 4%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 81% of team
51 E. Heineman L
23% 16:36 6 10 0.38
14 B. Horvat C
15% 19:20 4 7 0.52
64 C. Ritchie C
12% 15:01 3 3 0.06
27 A. Lee L
12% 11:28 3 8 0.52
10 S. Holmstrom R
4% 19:51 1 2 0.15
44 J. Pageau C
4% 16:58 1 1 0.01
49 M. Shabanov R
4% 14:43 1 1 0.17
53 C. Cizikas C
4% 12:43 1 2 0.04
32 K. MacLean C
4% 12:35 1 1 0.04
29 J. Drouin L
0% 17:18 0 1 0.05
13 M. Barzal C
0% 12:45 0 2 0.05
11 A. Duclair L
0% 12:15 0 1 0.06
Defense 19% of team
77 T. DeAngelo D
8% 21:28 2 5 0.18
48 M. Schaefer D
4% 23:14 1 3 0.08
3 A. Pelech D
4% 20:26 1 3 0.03
24 S. Mayfield D
4% 19:26 1 2 0.05
34 A. Boqvist D
0% 15:54 0 2 0.13
36 I. George D
0% 13:56 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
33 D. Rittich G 20 16 .800 -1.93
30 I. Sorokin G DNP