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
48DAL
40BUF
Shots
46|37
CF
42|46
xG
60|46
TOI
65|65
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+0.57DAL
−0.98BUF
Stars team +0.57
J. Oettinger
21 SV · 3 GA · 3.57 xGA
+0.57
Sabres team −0.98
C. Ellis
25 SV · 3 GA · 2.02 xGA
−0.98

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.

Stars
Away
46 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 30% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
M. Bunting
M. Bunting L
12%
of team output
SOG 18% CF 16% xG 9% TOI 4%
T. Harley
T. Harley D
9%
of team output
SOG 14% CF 12% xG 5% TOI 7%
E. Lindell
E. Lindell D
9%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 10% xG 9% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 57% of team
58 M. Bunting L
18% 12:36 5 8 0.18
12 R. Faksa C
11% 13:09 3 3 0.22
49 J. Hryckowian C
7% 17:18 2 3 0.30
73 A. Erne L
7% 13:23 2 3 0.28
96 M. Rantanen R
4% 18:33 1 1 0.06
21 J. Robertson L
4% 17:26 1 5 0.10
22 M. Bourque C
4% 17:06 1 3 0.25
10 O. Bäck C
4% 13:36 1 2 0.04
53 W. Johnston C
0% 18:11 0 2 0.07
95 M. Duchene C
0% 17:26 0 0 0.00
18 S. Steel C
0% 15:43 0 0 0.00
14 J. Benn L
0% 13:46 0 0 0.00
Defense 43% of team
55 T. Harley D
14% 22:45 4 6 0.09
23 E. Lindell D
11% 22:14 3 5 0.18
57 T. Myers D
11% 21:30 3 5 0.16
6 L. Bichsel D
4% 20:37 1 3 0.04
46 I. Lyubushkin D
4% 15:39 1 1 0.02
5 N. Lundkvist D
0% 20:26 0 1 0.01
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
29 J. Oettinger G 24 21 .875 +0.57
1 C. DeSmith G DNP
Sabres
Home
37 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 39% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Quinn
J. Quinn R
18%
of team output
SOG 21% CF 19% xG 25% TOI 6%
Z. Benson
Z. Benson L
12%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 8% xG 18% TOI 8%
L. Stanley
L. Stanley D
10%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 14% xG 7% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 62% of team
22 J. Quinn R
21% 19:29 5 11 0.90
6 Z. Benson L
12% 24:22 3 5 0.63
19 P. Krebs C
8% 19:00 2 3 0.27
9 J. Norris C
8% 16:55 2 2 0.21
89 A. Tuch R
4% 20:36 1 2 0.06
91 J. Doan R
4% 15:57 1 3 0.50
44 J. Dunne C
4% 11:52 1 5 0.27
70 T. Pearson L
0% 17:04 0 2 0.16
12 J. Greenway L
0% 16:03 0 3 0.02
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 14:59 0 1 0.10
48 T. Kozak C
0% 13:34 0 1 0.01
Defense 38% of team
21 C. Timmins D
17% 16:58 4 5 0.07
64 L. Stanley D
12% 20:16 3 8 0.24
25 O. Power D
4% 22:17 1 3 0.01
5 L. Schenn D
4% 12:41 1 1 0.01
4 B. Byram D
0% 19:35 0 1 0.03
8 M. Kesselring D
0% 15:03 0 2 0.06
73 Z. Metsa D
0% 14:43 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
92 C. Ellis G 28 25 .893 -0.98
1 U. Luukkonen G DNP