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
40BUF
38CBJ
Shots
42|40
CF
36|39
xG
46|39
TOI
46|43
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
−2.78BUF
−0.09CBJ
Sabres team −2.78
U. Luukkonen
17 SV · 5 GA · 2.22 xGA
−2.78
Blue Jackets team −0.09
J. Greaves
23 SV · 3 GA · 2.91 xGA
−0.09

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
42 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 40% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Quinn
J. Quinn R
14%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 16% xG 18% TOI 7%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
14%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 14% xG 20% TOI 7%
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
11%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 12% xG 9% TOI 9%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 77% of team
22 J. Quinn R
15% 20:46 4 9 0.53
72 T. Thompson C
15% 19:46 4 8 0.58
91 J. Doan R
12% 19:06 3 6 0.39
86 N. Ostlund C
12% 16:42 3 4 0.38
94 K. Helenius C
8% 15:09 2 3 0.17
6 Z. Benson L
4% 18:34 1 6 0.36
9 J. Norris C
4% 16:19 1 1 0.05
20 J.Kulich C
4% 08:45 1 1 0.04
29 B. Malenstyn L
4% 08:11 1 1 0.01
71 R. McLeod C
0% 16:41 0 0 0.00
19 P. Krebs C
0% 14:58 0 1 0.07
10 S. Carrick C
0% 07:43 0 1 0.00
Defense 23% of team
26 R. Dahlin D
15% 25:58 4 7 0.26
23 M. Samuelsson D
4% 18:21 1 2 0.06
46 L. Crevier D
4% 16:14 1 3 0.02
25 O. Power D
0% 25:25 0 1 0.00
24 M. Grzelcyk D
0% 14:27 0 1 0.00
73 Z. Metsa D
0% 12:54 0 1 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 22 17 .773 -2.78
92 C. Ellis G DNP
40 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 39% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
M. Knies
M. Knies L
13%
of team output
SOG 17% CF 10% xG 20% TOI 6%
M. Olivier
M. Olivier R
13%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 8% xG 27% TOI 5%
C. Sillinger
C. Sillinger C
12%
of team output
SOG 13% CF 13% xG 18% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 70% of team
89 M. Knies L
17% 16:06 4 4 0.55
4 C. Sillinger C
13% 15:21 3 5 0.49
24 M. Olivier R
13% 14:32 3 3 0.74
19 A. Fantilli C
9% 17:28 2 4 0.12
58 D. Heinen L
9% 12:11 2 4 0.26
23 S. Monahan C
4% 15:31 1 1 0.22
91 K. Johnson C
4% 14:53 1 1 0.01
3 C. Coyle C
0% 19:04 0 0 0.00
43 V. Nichushkin R
0% 15:45 0 0 0.00
83 C. Garland R
0% 12:09 0 1 0.09
10 D. Voronkov L
0% 10:44 0 0 0.00
94 R. Lomberg L
0% 09:21 0 2 0.03
Defense 30% of team
8 Z. Werenski D
13% 28:46 3 5 0.13
5 D. Mateychuk D
9% 27:28 2 3 0.04
7 C. Soucy D
9% 20:15 2 3 0.04
44 E. Gudbranson D
0% 17:44 0 1 0.01
36 E. Andrae D
0% 15:37 0 0 0.00
2 J. Christiansen D
0% 07:05 0 2 0.02
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
73 J. Greaves G 26 23 .885 -0.09
33 C. Talbot G DNP