Eastern Conference · Northeast Division

Buffalo Sabres

2010–11·43–29–10·96 points·3rd in the Northeast, 7th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 96#14
Goal differential: +12#12
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.1%#4
Power play: 19.7%#7
Penalty kill: 83.0%#14
GSAx: −11.2#23

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

36 of 36 lines


Connolly – Pominville – Vanek	244:10	40	57.6%	52.7%	11	8
Niedermayer – Grier – McCormick	166:30	30	39.8%	41.8%	9	7
Hecht – Pominville – Vanek	151:10	30	58.2%	57.2%	10	6
Gaustad – Kaleta – Gerbe	142:10	24	64.8%	58.6%	6	3
Niedermayer – Grier – Gaustad	141:41	33	60.5%	43.5%	5	3
Boyes – Stafford – Ennis	124:37	15	47.9%	45.2%	7	1
Gaustad – Mancari – Gerbe	117:17	16	61.8%	53.9%	5	3
Roy – Vanek – Ennis	114:49	30	52.7%	47.8%	6	7
Connolly – Stafford – Ennis	112:14	32	58.0%	54.0%	7	4
Roy – Vanek – Stafford	110:55	14	46.4%	50.7%	5	6

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 pairs


Leopold – Montador	765:06	59	54.2%	49.0%	29	29
Sekera – Myers	620:23	69	56.4%	54.3%	33	22
Morrisonn – Weber	459:42	41	52.3%	48.5%	17	13
Butler – Myers	303:34	39	50.3%	54.2%	13	10
Morrisonn – Myers	175:01	49	45.4%	47.5%	4	11
Sekera – Weber	155:36	46	47.2%	48.5%	7	5
Montador – Sekera	142:42	54	57.0%	49.3%	10	3
Rivet – Sekera	142:06	17	51.3%	53.5%	5	7

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 8 to Apr 9

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	McCormick	Grier	Niedermayer	Weber	Morrisonn	Gaustad	Gerbe	Butler	Myers	Sekera	Connolly	Vanek	Pominville	Ennis	Stafford	Hecht	Leopold	Montador
McCormick F		45	44	50	45	55	52	47	48	53	54	59	40	49	38	65	52	50
Grier F	45		50	48	50	57	58	52	50	54	41	45	24	50	56	63	48	52
Niedermayer F	44	50		50	50	55	35	48	47	51	50	51	45	58	49	53	42	52
Weber D	50	48	50		52	57	52	60	71	48	47	50	48	56	53	51	41	53
Morrisonn D	45	50	50	52		57	53	51	45	18	45	54	51	52	51	51	41	39
Gaustad F	55	57	55	57	57		61	55	60	56	15	66	41	45	49	82	62	61
Gerbe F	52	58	35	52	53	61		58	54	44	22	58	39	51	31	54	64	58
Butler D	47	52	48	60	51	55	58		50	41	57	50	51	54	50	57	50	63
Myers D	48	50	47	71	45	60	54	50		56	55	55	58	53	53	60	65	24
Sekera D	53	54	51	48	18	56	44	41	56		57	53	59	53	51	62	48	55
Connolly F	54	41	50	47	45	15	22	57	55	57		55	55	54	59	59	55	50
Vanek F	59	45	51	50	54	66	58	50	55	53	55		58	56	46	54	56	61
Pominville F	40	24	45	48	51	41	39	51	58	59	55	58		44	62	56	52	52
Ennis F	49	50	58	56	52	45	51	54	53	53	54	56	44		54	56	53	51
Stafford F	38	56	49	53	51	49	31	50	53	51	59	46	62	54		56	55	56
Hecht F	65	63	53	51	51	82	54	57	60	62	59	54	56	56	56		55	54
Leopold D	52	48	42	41	41	62	64	50	65	48	55	56	52	53	55	55		54
Montador D	50	52	52	53	39	61	58	63	24	55	50	61	52	51	56	54	54

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game