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
61BUF
56PIT
Shots
60|56
CF
57|48
xG
59|58
TOI
53|64
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+2.05BUF
+0.03PIT
Sabres team +2.05
U. Luukkonen
27 SV · 1 GA · 3.05 xGA
+2.05
Penguins team +0.03
A. Silovs
21 SV · 4 GA · 4.03 xGA
+0.03

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: 31% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Doan
J. Doan R
13%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 15% xG 18% TOI 6%
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
10%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 10% xG 8% TOI 7%
J. Norris
J. Norris C
8%
of team output
SOG 8% CF 5% xG 14% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 62% of team
91 J. Doan R
12% 18:28 3 9 0.81
89 A. Tuch R
12% 17:37 3 4 0.31
9 J. Norris C
8% 17:41 2 3 0.63
22 J. Quinn R
8% 11:49 2 4 0.36
72 T. Thompson C
4% 18:43 1 7 0.21
71 R. McLeod C
4% 18:23 1 2 0.34
86 N. Ostlund C
4% 16:42 1 2 0.03
17 J. Zucker L
4% 14:11 1 4 0.43
19 P. Krebs C
4% 10:35 1 1 0.01
44 J. Dunne C
4% 08:37 1 2 0.22
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 14:25 0 2 0.00
6 Z. Benson L
0% 13:22 0 1 0.06
Defense 38% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
15% 21:29 4 6 0.36
4 B. Byram D
8% 22:32 2 4 0.05
8 M. Kesselring D
8% 12:58 2 4 0.06
23 M. Samuelsson D
4% 21:19 1 2 0.56
25 O. Power D
4% 20:45 1 3 0.14
73 Z. Metsa D
0% 11:00 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 28 27 .964 +2.05
92 C. Ellis G DNP
Penguins
Home
56 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 34% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
B. Rust
B. Rust R
16%
of team output
SOG 18% CF 14% xG 24% TOI 7%
E. Karlsson
E. Karlsson D
10%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 14% xG 5% TOI 8%
R. Rakell
R. Rakell R
9%
of team output
SOG 7% CF 9% xG 13% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 82% of team
17 B. Rust R
18% 19:53 5 8 0.73
16 J. Brazeau R
11% 14:13 3 4 0.21
67 R. Rakell R
7% 18:34 2 5 0.40
46 B. Lizotte C
7% 16:44 2 2 0.30
39 A. Mantha R
7% 15:58 2 4 0.22
55 N. Acciari C
7% 15:27 2 3 0.18
19 C. Dewar C
7% 14:43 2 4 0.02
85 A. Hayes R
7% 12:43 2 3 0.05
59 E. Chinakhov R
4% 17:27 1 4 0.25
18 T. Novak C
4% 15:03 1 3 0.07
71 E. Malkin C
4% 05:54 1 2 0.17
81 B. Kindel C
0% 14:52 0 1 0.00
Defense 18% of team
65 E. Karlsson D
11% 23:05 3 8 0.17
5 R. Shea D
4% 18:30 1 1 0.13
58 K. Letang D
4% 17:09 1 3 0.03
49 S. Girard D
0% 18:02 0 0 0.00
75 C. Clifton D
0% 17:55 0 1 0.13
28 P. Wotherspoon D
0% 14:54 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
37 A. Silovs G 25 21 .840 +0.03
74 S. Skinner G DNP