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
43LAK
Shots
64|42
CF
57|45
xG
50|47
TOI
58|55
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+1.04BUF
−0.75LAK
Sabres team +1.04
U. Luukkonen
26 SV · 1 GA · 2.04 xGA
+1.04
Kings team −0.75
A. Forsberg
29 SV · 3 GA · 2.25 xGA
−0.75

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
64 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 28% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
Z. Benson
Z. Benson L
10%
of team output
SOG 3% CF 3% xG 27% TOI 5%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
10%
of team output
SOG 9% CF 9% xG 15% TOI 6%
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
9%
of team output
SOG 6% CF 10% xG 12% TOI 8%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 68% of team
89 A. Tuch R
12% 20:06 4 4 0.08
72 T. Thompson C
9% 18:11 3 5 0.46
10 S. Carrick C
9% 15:38 3 7 0.25
29 B. Malenstyn L
9% 14:47 3 5 0.09
91 J. Doan R
9% 12:44 3 3 0.20
19 P. Krebs C
6% 15:03 2 5 0.13
86 N. Ostlund C
6% 13:01 2 3 0.24
22 J. Quinn R
6% 11:43 2 3 0.04
6 Z. Benson L
3% 15:16 1 2 0.84
9 J. Norris C
0% 14:40 0 1 0.16
17 J. Zucker L
0% 12:30 0 0 0.00
71 R. McLeod C
0% 11:52 0 0 0.00
Defense 32% of team
25 O. Power D
9% 22:02 3 3 0.09
64 L. Stanley D
9% 16:26 3 3 0.03
26 R. Dahlin D
6% 23:07 2 6 0.36
4 B. Byram D
6% 22:20 2 4 0.10
73 Z. Metsa D
3% 13:59 1 3 0.03
23 M. Samuelsson D
0% 21:40 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 27 26 .963 +1.04
92 C. Ellis G DNP
Kings
Home
42 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 35% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Moore
T. Moore L
14%
of team output
SOG 19% CF 15% xG 19% TOI 5%
J. Wright
J. Wright R
11%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 9% xG 15% TOI 4%
Q. Byfield
Q. Byfield R
10%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 9% xG 13% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 78% of team
12 T. Moore L
19% 14:47 5 8 0.38
53 J. Wright R
15% 12:22 4 5 0.31
10 A. Panarin L
11% 22:06 3 4 0.17
55 Q. Byfield R
11% 18:45 3 5 0.26
14 A. Laferriere R
7% 18:32 2 2 0.31
9 A. Kempe R
4% 21:06 1 5 0.04
11 A. Kopitar C
4% 19:52 1 3 0.18
21 S. Laughton C
4% 15:00 1 3 0.03
40 J. Armia R
4% 13:44 1 2 0.21
39 J. Malott L
0% 10:00 0 0 0.00
52 T. Ward R
0% 09:45 0 2 0.03
79 S. Helenius C
0% 09:06 0 0 0.00
Defense 22% of team
92 B. Clarke D
11% 20:38 3 6 0.05
8 D. Doughty D
7% 21:05 2 4 0.06
5 C. Ceci D
4% 18:11 1 3 0.00
44 M. Anderson D
0% 20:48 0 0 0.00
6 J. Edmundson D
0% 17:28 0 1 0.01
2 B. Dumoulin D
0% 17:11 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
31 A. Forsberg G 32 29 .906 -0.75
35 D. Kuemper G DNP