Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2015–16·35–36–11·81 points·7th in the Atlantic, 14th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 81#23
Goal differential: −16#19
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 46.6%#27
Power play: 18.9%#12
Penalty kill: 82.6%#9
GSAx: −2.7#18

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

51 of 51 lines


Gionta – Foligno – Larsson	327:04	36	51.4%	47.2%	13	12
O'Reilly – Kane – Reinhart	190:51	39	55.1%	55.1%	6	6
McGinn – O'Reilly – Reinhart	186:49	28	50.2%	48.1%	7	5
Kane – Reinhart – Eichel	135:51	47	51.9%	50.5%	7	5
Gionta – Moulson – O'Reilly	92:17	22	53.1%	49.4%	2	3
Girgensons – Reinhart – Eichel	73:20	22	58.8%	58.2%	2	1
Legwand – Foligno – Deslauriers	72:51	29	47.5%	46.5%	4	3
Gionta – Larsson – Girgensons	70:33	38	45.3%	47.6%	2	0
Legwand – Moulson – Deslauriers	65:51	24	42.8%	46.6%	0	1
Gionta – Kane – Eichel	65:13	36	42.9%	44.5%	0	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

21 of 21 pairs


Gorges – Ristolainen	1174:19	76	46.2%	45.7%	33	43
Bogosian – McCabe	741:20	58	45.1%	44.9%	24	25
Franson – Weber	309:41	32	54.7%	52.0%	7	8
Franson – McCabe	249:28	47	50.2%	54.8%	7	8
Colaiacovo – Pysyk	216:23	23	50.6%	53.1%	7	8
Pysyk – McCabe	170:46	43	58.6%	48.8%	6	5
Bogosian – Ristolainen	120:21	48	56.9%	55.3%	5	5
Colaiacovo – Franson	118:23	18	33.4%	40.4%	4	5

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.

	Deslauriers	Legwand	Franson	Foligno	Gionta	Larsson	McCabe	Bogosian	Eichel	Kane	McGinn	Reinhart	O'Reilly	Ristolainen	Gorges	Pysyk	Girgensons	Moulson
Deslauriers F		46	45	47	21	31	50	41	41	45	37	39	43	33	36	37	29	40
Legwand F	46		48	47	24	31	47	36	23	30	63	60	38	44	48	45	38	45
Franson D	45	48		48	48	50	49	53	50	51	45	49	40	19	19	41	57	54
Foligno F	47	47	48		48	49	45	42	41	47	41	56	49	55	54	41	46	61
Gionta F	21	24	48	48		51	42	44	42	55	56	22	47	50	48	54	45	56
Larsson F	31	31	50	49	51		36	37	39	47	37	43	28	51	53	53	46	48
McCabe D	50	47	49	45	42	36		45	44	52	56	52	56	42	66	57	51	47
Bogosian D	41	36	53	42	44	37	45		38	50	47	53	53	57	44	41	44	42
Eichel F	41	23	50	41	42	39	44	38		46	47	51	31	43	42	53	48	47
Kane F	45	30	51	47	55	47	52	50	46		48	55	47	46	43	52	62	47
McGinn F	37	63	45	41	56	37	56	47	47	48		50	49	47	50	55	46	53
Reinhart F	39	60	49	56	22	43	52	53	51	55	50		50	47	45	66	59	51
O'Reilly F	43	38	40	49	47	28	56	53	31	47	49	50		46	44	48	57	45
Ristolainen D	33	44	19	55	50	51	42	57	43	46	47	47	46		46	30	40	46
Gorges D	36	48	19	54	48	53	66	44	42	43	50	45	44	46		49	39	46
Pysyk D	37	45	41	41	54	53	57	41	53	52	55	66	48	30	49		54	60
Girgensons F	29	38	57	46	45	46	51	44	48	62	46	59	57	40	39	54		50
Moulson F	40	45	54	61	56	48	47	42	47	47	53	51	45	46	46	60	50

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