Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2014–15·23–51–8·54 points·8th in the Atlantic, 16th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 54#30
Goal differential: −116#30
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 38.9%#30
Power play: 13.4%#30
Penalty kill: 75.1%#30
GSAx: −11.6#24

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

48 of 48 lines


Moulson – Ennis – Girgensons	324:45	38	41.4%	38.4%	13	13
Gionta – Moulson – Mitchell	163:38	22	54.2%	41.3%	8	5
Gionta – Mitchell – Flynn	162:14	18	54.0%	43.0%	6	4
Moulson – Ennis – Larsson	161:00	17	54.7%	43.0%	8	2
Stewart – Ennis – Girgensons	134:37	13	36.0%	31.3%	2	7
Stewart – Hodgson – Foligno	123:37	17	36.9%	41.2%	3	4
Stewart – Hodgson – Grigorenko	82:15	8	37.2%	33.6%	2	3
Gionta – Foligno – Grigorenko	82:13	11	43.4%	36.5%	4	4
Moulson – Stafford – Ennis	80:05	19	35.9%	33.3%	1	4
Gionta – Foligno – Varone	75:30	10	32.2%	34.0%	0	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

29 of 29 pairs


Gorges – Myers	582:49	38	36.4%	35.2%	15	24
Ristolainen – Zadorov	393:57	50	38.2%	39.8%	12	15
Meszaros – Weber	269:14	37	47.8%	39.3%	4	10
Weber – Ristolainen	266:23	53	36.4%	31.8%	5	8
Strachan – Weber	244:41	31	46.7%	43.0%	4	14
Benoit – Ristolainen	233:26	47	33.9%	36.4%	1	9
Benoit – Bogosian	210:58	17	37.5%	38.5%	8	11
Meszaros – Ristolainen	196:46	28	42.5%	41.3%	8	9

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 9 to Apr 11

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.

	Myers	Gorges	Flynn	Gionta	Mitchell	Benoit	Girgensons	Ennis	Moulson	Ristolainen	Zadorov	Strachan	Foligno	Hodgson	Stewart	Deslauriers	Weber	Meszaros
Myers D		36	43	40	43	35	40	35	39	48	27	35	40	31	37	28	40	32
Gorges D	36		33	38	43	25	39	32	39	30	25	29	48	30	38	25	34	35
Flynn F	43	33		54	46	44	19	36	41	43	43	51	42	41	29	26	43	25
Gionta F	40	38	54		50	38	37	33	47	46	49	40	39	31	28	36	49	45
Mitchell F	43	43	46	50		32	44	43	56	48	67	48	9	13	27	42	46	45
Benoit D	35	25	44	38	32		37	38	40	34	33	33	37	36	33	31	31	46
Girgensons F	40	39	19	37	44	37		39	40	31	26	45	34	38	33	40	43	49
Ennis F	35	32	36	33	43	38	39		45	37	39	47	36	59	33	30	46	53
Moulson F	39	39	41	47	56	40	40	45		40	42	50	25	48	29	15	52	57
Ristolainen D	48	30	43	46	48	34	31	37	40		38	47	45	32	31	30	36	42
Zadorov D	27	25	43	49	67	33	26	39	42	38		47	39	41	35	29	50	39
Strachan D	35	29	51	40	48	33	45	47	50	47	47		28	36	35	27	46	31
Foligno F	40	48	42	39	9	37	34	36	25	45	39	28		36	39	37	40	41
Hodgson F	31	30	41	31	13	36	38	59	48	32	41	36	36		35	30	44	37
Stewart F	37	38	29	28	27	33	33	33	29	31	35	35	39	35		35	33	32
Deslauriers F	28	25	26	36	42	31	40	30	15	30	29	27	37	30	35		38	32
Weber D	40	34	43	49	46	31	43	46	52	36	50	46	40	44	33	38		47
Meszaros D	32	35	25	45	45	46	49	53	57	42	39	31	41	37	32	32	47

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