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
36BUF
58MTL
Shots
39|58
CF
35|59
xG
40|54
TOI
38|48
20 · top-heavy50 · league average80 · even

Goaltending

GSAx
This game · goalie in net only, so no empty-net goals or shootouts
−0.25BUF
+0.46MTL
Sabres team −0.25
U. Luukkonen
30 SV · 4 GA · 3.75 xGA
−0.25
Canadiens team +0.46
J. Fowler
23 SV · 3 GA · 3.46 xGA
+0.46

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
39 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 41% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
J. Norris
J. Norris C
15%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 11% xG 29% TOI 5%
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
13%
of team output
SOG 19% CF 13% xG 14% TOI 7%
Z. Benson
Z. Benson L
13%
of team output
SOG 12% CF 15% xG 18% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 65% of team
72 T. Thompson C
19% 19:19 5 7 0.50
9 J. Norris C
15% 14:30 4 6 1.01
6 Z. Benson L
12% 21:17 3 8 0.64
22 J. Quinn R
8% 21:30 2 4 0.32
86 N. Ostlund C
4% 19:44 1 2 0.11
91 J. Doan R
4% 15:14 1 2 0.14
29 B. Malenstyn L
4% 12:12 1 1 0.09
71 R. McLeod C
0% 14:35 0 0 0.00
20 J.Kulich C
0% 13:00 0 1 0.04
94 K. Helenius C
0% 09:11 0 3 0.16
19 P. Krebs C
0% 09:04 0 1 0.00
15 J. Danforth R
0% 08:34 0 0 0.00
Defense 35% of team
25 O. Power D
12% 27:39 3 5 0.11
8 O. Zellweger D
12% 20:47 3 7 0.24
23 M. Samuelsson D
8% 26:59 2 4 0.07
73 Z. Metsa D
4% 14:57 1 2 0.02
46 L. Crevier D
0% 14:12 0 1 0.02
44 D. Gilbert D
0% 11:31 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
1 U. Luukkonen G 34 30 .882 -0.25
92 C. Ellis G DNP
Canadiens
Home
58 Shot depth index
Biggest contributors · all four stats
Top 3: 33% of team output (an even split would be 17%)
C. Caufield
C. Caufield R
13%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 12% xG 19% TOI 6%
Z. Bolduc
Z. Bolduc R
11%
of team output
SOG 15% CF 11% xG 14% TOI 5%
N. Suzuki
N. Suzuki C
9%
of team output
SOG 6% CF 8% xG 16% TOI 7%
#PlayerPosShare TOISOGCFxG
Forwards 74% of team
13 C. Caufield R
15% 18:03 5 8 0.71
76 Z. Bolduc R
15% 14:48 5 7 0.54
91 O. Kapanen C
9% 11:40 3 4 0.20
14 N. Suzuki C
6% 20:49 2 5 0.61
15 A. Newhook C
6% 16:21 2 5 0.35
17 J. Anderson R
6% 14:22 2 4 0.10
22 C. Kreider L
6% 14:06 2 3 0.08
85 A. Texier L
6% 11:29 2 3 0.24
20 J. Slafkovský L
3% 17:51 1 2 0.29
77 K. Dach C
3% 11:37 1 2 0.06
24 P. Danault C
0% 15:06 0 3 0.03
71 J. Evans C
0% 13:29 0 0 0.00
Defense 26% of team
48 L. Hutson D
9% 26:38 3 5 0.18
53 N. Dobson D
9% 21:16 3 6 0.27
45 A. Carrier D
3% 22:08 1 3 0.03
72 A. Xhekaj D
3% 12:29 1 4 0.05
64 D. Reinbacher D
3% 09:09 1 2 0.02
21 K. Guhle D
0% 23:21 0 0 0.00
Goaliesnot part of skater depth
#GoaliePos SASVSV%GSAx
32 J. Fowler G 26 23 .885 +0.46
75 J. Dobes G DNP

Win chance

final

Montreal won 4–3 in overtime. Montreal was 55% before puck drop.

MTL BUF 50%

Before puck drop: MTL 55% · dots along the bottom are goals · the line moves with every goal and penalty