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
53NYI
56BUF
Shots
58|57
CF
38|44
xG
54|62
TOI
50|50
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+0.45NYI
−0.68BUF
Islanders team +0.45
I. Sorokin
29 SV · 3 GA · 3.45 xGA
+0.45
Sabres team −0.68
U. Luukkonen
25 SV · 3 GA · 2.32 xGA
−0.68

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.

Islanders
Away
58 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 35% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
M. Schaefer
M. Schaefer D
16%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 21% xG 18% TOI 10%
B. Horvat
B. Horvat C
11%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 12% xG 13% TOI 7%
A. Boqvist
A. Boqvist D
9%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 10% xG 10% TOI 4%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 61% of team
14 B. Horvat C
11% 21:22 3 6 0.29
13 M. Barzal C
11% 20:24 3 3 0.13
27 A. Lee L
7% 14:10 2 3 0.28
81 O. Palat L
7% 11:42 2 2 0.19
16 M. Gatcomb C
7% 11:07 2 2 0.05
10 B. Schenn C
4% 18:54 1 2 0.29
64 C. Ritchie C
4% 16:33 1 1 0.19
51 E. Heineman L
4% 15:21 1 3 0.00
44 J. Pageau C
4% 15:19 1 1 0.03
53 C. Cizikas C
4% 13:17 1 2 0.02
32 K. MacLean C
0% 12:18 0 1 0.07
11 A. Duclair L
0% 11:29 0 1 0.00
Defense 39% of team
48 M. Schaefer D
14% 29:40 4 11 0.42
34 A. Boqvist D
11% 13:02 3 5 0.23
3 A. Pelech D
7% 21:17 2 5 0.09
6 R. Pulock D
7% 19:17 2 4 0.02
4 C. Soucy D
0% 19:22 0 0 0.00
24 S. Mayfield D
0% 12:01 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
30 I. Sorokin G 32 29 .906 +0.45
33 D. Rittich G DNP
Sabres
Home
57 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 35% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Quinn
J. Quinn R
13%
of team output
SOG 21% CF 12% xG 13% TOI 5%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
11%
of team output
SOG 9% CF 14% xG 14% TOI 7%
B. Byram
B. Byram D
11%
of team output
SOG 6% CF 11% xG 19% TOI 8%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 73% of team
22 J. Quinn R
21% 16:11 7 8 0.55
6 Z. Benson L
12% 13:02 4 6 0.43
72 T. Thompson C
9% 21:31 3 9 0.57
71 R. McLeod C
6% 18:38 2 4 0.11
17 J. Zucker L
6% 15:32 2 3 0.07
29 B. Malenstyn L
6% 11:20 2 2 0.17
19 P. Krebs C
3% 17:37 1 1 0.17
9 J. Norris C
3% 15:04 1 1 0.05
91 J. Doan R
3% 13:17 1 1 0.14
10 S. Carrick C
3% 06:47 1 1 0.12
89 A. Tuch R
0% 20:25 0 3 0.16
12 J. Greenway L
0% 11:13 0 0 0.00
Defense 27% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
9% 23:14 3 8 0.38
4 B. Byram D
6% 22:14 2 7 0.78
23 M. Samuelsson D
3% 22:44 1 4 0.12
25 O. Power D
3% 19:16 1 2 0.15
73 Z. Metsa D
3% 14:04 1 2 0.02
64 L. Stanley D
3% 13:54 1 3 0.09
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 28 25 .893 -0.68
34 A. Lyon G DNP