Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2017–18·25–45–12·62 points·8th in the Atlantic, 16th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 62#31
Goal differential: −80#31
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 45.6%#31
Power play: 19.1%#20
Penalty kill: 77.9%#22
GSAx: −34.8#30

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

49 of 49 lines


Pominville – Kane – Eichel	244:57	40	53.3%	53.7%	14	13
O'Reilly – Wilson – Reinhart	188:01	31	53.4%	56.3%	6	10
Pouliot – Okposo – O'Reilly	143:25	32	37.1%	45.1%	5	9
Okposo – O'Reilly – Kane	120:35	42	52.8%	49.0%	4	4
Pouliot – O'Reilly – Reinhart	106:53	28	57.9%	56.1%	6	3
Kane – Reinhart – Eichel	101:27	33	47.4%	47.2%	3	3
Pominville – Girgensons – Eichel	96:26	23	51.4%	50.6%	7	4
Pominville – Larsson – Wilson	94:06	22	31.0%	40.7%	5	9
Girgensons – Reinhart – Eichel	90:35	24	47.6%	51.0%	3	4
O'Reilly – Girgensons – Reinhart	84:07	35	41.9%	52.3%	2	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

38 of 38 pairs


Scandella – Ristolainen	949:44	72	47.2%	48.7%	26	34
McCabe – Antipin	209:40	27	45.4%	50.1%	7	5
Scandella – Nelson	197:10	34	37.7%	42.8%	7	10
Beaulieu – Ristolainen	170:10	43	45.6%	48.6%	5	9
Bogosian – McCabe	170:01	17	47.2%	46.1%	3	5
Falk – Beaulieu	165:12	28	40.2%	42.8%	4	9
Falk – Scandella	144:31	34	45.9%	44.3%	4	9
Guhle – Nelson	126:48	15	49.3%	56.6%	3	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 5 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.

	Nelson	Wilson	Antipin	McCabe	Pominville	Eichel	Kane	Girgensons	Pouliot	Okposo	Reinhart	O'Reilly	Scandella	Ristolainen	Falk	Beaulieu	Larsson	Nolan
Nelson D		39	46	55	46	46	44	49	45	35	49	47	37	35	49	43	36	46
Wilson F	39		50	49	38	29	25	57	74	35	53	51	49	45	40	38	35	50
Antipin D	46	50		45	49	42	44	47	50	44	42	49	44	57	40	36	40	46
McCabe D	55	49	45		51	45	48	48	41	49	47	48	42	49	38	49	45	40
Pominville F	46	38	49	51		53	53	48	43	100	37	50	47	47	48	49	40	52
Eichel F	46	29	42	45	53		49	47	45	41	49	54	49	51	49	49	20	50
Kane F	44	25	44	48	53	49		0	72	45	53	56	48	51	47	54	35	42
Girgensons F	49	57	47	48	48	47	0		67	48	44	41	42	47	46	52	52	35
Pouliot F	45	74	50	41	43	45	72	67		36	54	45	43	42	41	36	38	39
Okposo F	35	35	44	49	100	41	45	48	36		51	46	37	39	37	42	33	38
Reinhart F	49	53	42	47	37	49	53	44	54	51		54	54	52	49	47	32	40
O'Reilly F	47	51	49	48	50	54	56	41	45	46	54		48	49	45	44	17	43
Scandella D	37	49	44	42	47	49	48	42	43	37	54	48		47	45	42	37	41
Ristolainen D	35	45	57	49	47	51	51	47	42	39	52	49	47		41	46	38	46
Falk D	49	40	40	38	48	49	47	46	41	37	49	45	45	41		40	31	31
Beaulieu D	43	38	36	49	49	49	54	52	36	42	47	44	42	46	40		42	45
Larsson F	36	35	40	45	40	20	35	52	38	33	32	17	37	38	31	42		44
Nolan F	46	50	46	40	52	50	42	35	39	38	40	43	41	46	31	45	44

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