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
58BUF
46NJD
Shots
60|50
CF
56|48
xG
49|36
TOI
49|52
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+3.34BUF
+1.53NJD
Sabres team +3.34
U. Luukkonen
27 SV · 1 GA · 4.34 xGA
+3.34
Devils team +1.53
J. Allen
28 SV · 2 GA · 3.53 xGA
+1.53

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: 33% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Doan
J. Doan R
11%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 10% xG 19% TOI 5%
J. Zucker
J. Zucker L
11%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 10% xG 19% TOI 5%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
11%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 10% xG 17% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 77% of team
72 T. Thompson C
10% 19:19 3 6 0.61
71 R. McLeod C
10% 17:34 3 5 0.37
22 J. Quinn R
10% 15:45 3 4 0.24
91 J. Doan R
10% 14:58 3 6 0.68
17 J. Zucker L
10% 13:28 3 6 0.68
89 A. Tuch R
7% 19:50 2 5 0.07
86 N. Ostlund C
7% 15:28 2 4 0.12
9 J. Norris C
3% 14:33 1 1 0.15
19 P. Krebs C
3% 13:41 1 2 0.22
48 T. Kozak C
3% 12:04 1 1 0.03
44 J. Dunne C
3% 11:15 1 1 0.06
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 11:49 0 1 0.00
Defense 23% of team
23 M. Samuelsson D
13% 24:15 4 5 0.16
26 R. Dahlin D
3% 24:07 1 5 0.04
8 M. Kesselring D
3% 14:43 1 3 0.04
73 Z. Metsa D
3% 08:16 1 1 0.05
4 B. Byram D
0% 23:08 0 1 0.01
25 O. Power D
0% 21:51 0 2 0.01
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 28 27 .964 +3.34
34 A. Lyon G DNP
Devils
Home
50 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 37% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Meier
T. Meier R
20%
of team output
SOG 21% CF 14% xG 37% TOI 7%
J. Bratt
J. Bratt L
9%
of team output
SOG 7% CF 9% xG 13% TOI 6%
D. Mercer
D. Mercer C
8%
of team output
SOG 7% CF 9% xG 11% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 82% of team
28 T. Meier R
21% 19:47 6 8 1.59
29 L. Hameenaho R
11% 12:31 3 3 0.15
72 N. Bjugstad C
11% 10:35 3 5 0.33
13 N. Hischier C
7% 21:11 2 4 0.32
63 J. Bratt L
7% 18:49 2 5 0.57
91 D. Mercer C
7% 18:15 2 5 0.46
86 J. Hughes C
4% 21:25 1 5 0.17
16 C. Brown R
4% 18:38 1 2 0.45
81 A. Gritsyuk R
4% 14:25 1 2 0.07
12 C. Glass C
4% 11:53 1 1 0.00
42 M. Tsyplakov R
4% 09:20 1 2 0.02
47 P. Cotter L
0% 07:45 0 2 0.01
Defense 18% of team
7 D. Hamilton D
11% 20:02 3 7 0.10
17 S. Nemec D
4% 22:23 1 3 0.06
22 B. Pesce D
4% 18:50 1 1 0.00
5 B. Dillon D
0% 20:15 0 0 0.00
71 J. Siegenthaler D
0% 15:59 0 2 0.03
8 J. Kovacevic D
0% 15:13 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 J. Allen G 30 28 .933 +1.53
25 J. Markstrom G DNP