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
22DAL
56BUF
Shots
20|48
CF
33|64
xG
33|63
TOI
68|56
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
+2.48DAL
−1.87BUF
Stars team +2.48
J. Oettinger
26 SV · 0 GA · 2.48 xGA
+2.48
Sabres team −1.87
U. Luukkonen
14 SV · 4 GA · 2.13 xGA
−1.87

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
20 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 47% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
R. Hintz
R. Hintz C
23%
of team output
SOG 33% CF 21% xG 32% TOI 5%
J. Robertson
J. Robertson L
16%
of team output
SOG 22% CF 18% xG 20% TOI 5%
M. Rantanen
M. Rantanen R
8%
of team output
SOG 11% CF 5% xG 12% TOI 5%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 94% of team
24 R. Hintz C
33% 14:57 6 8 0.68
21 J. Robertson L
22% 15:14 4 7 0.43
96 M. Rantanen R
11% 15:27 2 2 0.25
15 C. Blackwell C
11% 12:18 2 2 0.27
53 W. Johnston C
6% 16:40 1 1 0.03
18 S. Steel C
6% 15:31 1 2 0.15
12 R. Faksa C
6% 13:11 1 5 0.22
91 T. Seguin C
0% 15:40 0 1 0.01
25 A. Hyry R
0% 15:02 0 0 0.00
49 J. Hryckowian C
0% 14:48 0 0 0.00
10 O. Bäck C
0% 14:22 0 1 0.00
14 J. Benn L
0% 12:26 0 2 0.04
Defense 6% of team
4 M. Heiskanen D
6% 19:40 1 1 0.01
55 T. Harley D
0% 23:35 0 2 0.01
23 E. Lindell D
0% 21:57 0 0 0.00
5 N. Lundkvist D
0% 18:08 0 2 0.00
6 L. Bichsel D
0% 17:34 0 1 0.00
57 T. Myers D
0% 17:30 0 2 0.03
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
29 J. Oettinger G 26 26 1.000 +2.48
1 C. DeSmith G DNP
Sabres
Home
48 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 32% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
14%
of team output
SOG 23% CF 13% xG 14% TOI 6%
Z. Benson
Z. Benson L
10%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 10% xG 7% TOI 6%
J. Doan
J. Doan R
8%
of team output
SOG 4% CF 8% xG 16% TOI 6%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 81% of team
72 T. Thompson C
23% 19:08 6 8 0.34
6 Z. Benson L
15% 18:18 4 6 0.18
9 J. Norris C
12% 14:19 3 3 0.22
86 N. Ostlund C
8% 17:05 2 6 0.15
22 J. Quinn R
4% 18:01 1 3 0.07
71 R. McLeod C
4% 16:57 1 3 0.09
91 J. Doan R
4% 16:26 1 5 0.40
19 P. Krebs C
4% 16:16 1 5 0.39
94 K. Helenius C
4% 13:38 1 1 0.02
15 J. Danforth R
4% 11:44 1 3 0.25
20 J.Kulich C
0% 11:42 0 2 0.09
29 B. Malenstyn L
0% 09:55 0 2 0.03
Defense 19% of team
25 O. Power D
8% 25:23 2 5 0.04
26 R. Dahlin D
4% 26:24 1 2 0.04
23 M. Samuelsson D
4% 17:39 1 3 0.03
73 Z. Metsa D
4% 13:33 1 2 0.03
8 O. Zellweger D
0% 17:43 0 2 0.10
46 L. Crevier D
0% 13:22 0 2 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 18 14 .778 -1.87
92 C. Ellis G DNP