Eastern Conference · Northeast Division

Buffalo Sabres

2011–12·39–32–11·89 points·3rd in the Northeast, 9th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 89#18
Goal differential: −12#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.0%#18
Power play: 16.7%#21
Penalty kill: 81.3%#20
GSAx: −0.6#16

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

34 of 34 lines


Roy – Pominville – Vanek	256:57	56	50.1%	49.0%	7	10
Roy – Pominville – Leino	224:31	36	56.1%	53.8%	12	7
Hecht – Pominville – Vanek	196:40	22	48.2%	50.1%	8	7
Gaustad – Kaleta – Gerbe	187:23	35	48.7%	50.0%	3	7
Pominville – Vanek – Adam	168:32	24	51.4%	47.1%	10	8
Stafford – Ennis – Foligno	158:52	13	58.4%	52.9%	17	5
Roy – Stafford – Leino	143:35	34	51.9%	53.6%	6	8
Roy – Stafford – Gerbe	115:43	25	50.3%	48.5%	8	2
Roy – Stafford – Ennis	98:01	19	61.8%	55.3%	4	0
Vanek – Tropp – Hodgson	91:46	10	51.0%	55.5%	5	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

31 of 31 pairs


Regehr – Sekera	365:50	43	47.9%	46.5%	14	13
Regehr – Leopold	309:13	43	47.3%	47.0%	11	6
Leopold – Ehrhoff	275:48	42	49.0%	45.6%	11	14
Leopold – Myers	273:10	42	43.6%	46.5%	13	6
Sekera – Myers	204:13	37	45.3%	48.3%	6	9
Regehr – Weber	198:22	42	38.4%	42.9%	0	12
Ehrhoff – Gragnani	183:32	27	51.7%	52.6%	12	6
Regehr – Myers	180:00	44	46.0%	41.4%	2	3

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 7 to Apr 7

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.

	Ellis	Gragnani	Gerbe	Kaleta	Gaustad	Boyes	Weber	Stafford	Ennis	Myers	Regehr	Sekera	Leopold	Leino	Ehrhoff	Roy	Pominville	Vanek
Ellis F		60	67	53	50	54	50	46	64	46	51	47	55	31	52	46	34	40
Gragnani D	60		50	47	45	49	39	58	46	39	23	58	56	61	52	58	43	45
Gerbe F	67	50		50	48	47	36	48	42	49	46	43	50	46	46	47	31	21
Kaleta F	53	47	50		49	44	39	54	25	50	46	48	53	49	53	42	100	16
Gaustad F	50	45	48	49		51	38	40	10	45	49	48	51	34	50	0	31	39
Boyes F	54	49	47	44	51		48	55	41	48	45	51	50	49	54	48	45	43
Weber D	50	39	36	39	38	48		46	49	54	38	48	49	43	41	50	49	45
Stafford F	46	58	48	54	40	55	46		51	50	49	48	49	51	53	54	74	37
Ennis F	64	46	42	25	10	41	49	51		43	47	45	52	39	48	61	39	48
Myers D	46	39	49	50	45	48	54	50	43		45	44	43	45	55	53	46	50
Regehr D	51	23	46	46	49	45	38	49	47	45		48	47	43	46	45	44	43
Sekera D	47	58	43	48	48	51	48	48	45	44	48		62	55	56	54	56	52
Leopold D	55	56	50	53	51	50	49	49	52	43	47	62		49	49	49	48	46
Leino F	31	61	46	49	34	49	43	51	39	45	43	55	49		55	53	52	60
Ehrhoff D	52	52	46	53	50	54	41	53	48	55	46	56	49	55		50	47	47
Roy F	46	58	47	42	0	48	50	54	61	53	45	54	49	53	50		51	48
Pominville F	34	43	31	100	31	45	49	74	39	46	44	56	48	52	47	51		49
Vanek F	40	45	21	16	39	43	45	37	48	50	43	52	46	60	47	48	49

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