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
50BUF
39WSH
Shots
51|41
CF
48|39
xG
48|41
TOI
63|62
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
−3.31BUF
+1.36WSH
Sabres team −3.31
A. Lyon
2 SV · 3 GA · 0.90 xGA
−2.10
C. Ellis
20 SV · 3 GA · 1.79 xGA
−1.21
Capitals team +1.36
L. Thompson
37 SV · 2 GA · 3.36 xGA
+1.36

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
51 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 34% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
14%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 13% xG 23% TOI 7%
J. Quinn
J. Quinn R
12%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 13% xG 14% TOI 6%
J. Norris
J. Norris C
9%
of team output
SOG 10% CF 8% xG 10% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 74% of team
22 J. Quinn R
15% 18:27 6 8 0.47
72 T. Thompson C
13% 19:20 5 8 0.76
89 A. Tuch R
13% 16:20 5 5 0.25
9 J. Norris C
10% 15:48 4 5 0.35
6 Z. Benson L
8% 15:20 3 3 0.26
19 P. Krebs C
5% 12:05 2 3 0.22
17 J. Zucker L
3% 18:20 1 4 0.16
12 J. Greenway L
3% 13:32 1 1 0.01
91 J. Doan R
3% 12:57 1 2 0.04
29 B. Malenstyn L
3% 12:27 1 4 0.51
71 R. McLeod C
0% 16:53 0 0 0.00
48 T. Kozak C
0% 12:15 0 0 0.00
Defense 26% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
8% 22:28 3 6 0.22
64 L. Stanley D
8% 13:18 3 3 0.03
25 O. Power D
5% 20:22 2 4 0.05
23 M. Samuelsson D
5% 19:54 2 3 0.02
4 B. Byram D
0% 20:59 0 1 0.00
73 Z. Metsa D
0% 15:15 0 1 0.02
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
34 A. Lyon G 5 2 .400 -2.10
92 C. Ellis G 23 20 .870 -1.21
Capitals
Home
41 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 40% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
A. Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin L
14%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 16% xG 20% TOI 6%
C. McMichael
C. McMichael L
14%
of team output
SOG 18% CF 11% xG 21% TOI 6%
D. Strome
D. Strome C
12%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 11% xG 15% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 79% of team
24 C. McMichael L
18% 16:03 5 6 0.58
8 A. Ovechkin L
14% 17:01 4 9 0.55
17 D. Strome C
14% 16:38 4 6 0.42
21 A. Protas L
14% 16:15 4 4 0.28
9 R. Leonard R
7% 12:55 2 4 0.06
43 T. Wilson R
4% 17:19 1 2 0.28
72 A. Beauvillier R
4% 15:44 1 2 0.00
80 P. Dubois C
4% 12:58 1 2 0.03
34 J. Sourdif C
0% 15:25 0 3 0.07
22 B. Duhaime L
0% 11:43 0 2 0.03
29 H. Lapierre C
0% 11:05 0 0 0.00
53 E. Frank R
0% 09:34 0 1 0.03
Defense 21% of team
6 J. Chychrun D
7% 19:40 2 7 0.25
44 C. Hutson D
7% 18:58 2 2 0.02
3 M. Roy D
4% 20:56 1 1 0.01
38 R. Sandin D
4% 20:25 1 4 0.08
42 M. Fehérváry D
0% 21:10 0 0 0.00
57 T. van Riemsdyk D
0% 16:11 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
48 L. Thompson G 39 37 .949 +1.36
79 C. Lindgren G DNP