Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2018–19·33–39–10·76 points·6th in the Atlantic, 13th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 76#27
Goal differential: −47#26
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.1%#20
Power play: 19.5%#16
Penalty kill: 80.9%#12
GSAx: −19.7#25

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

43 of 43 lines


Skinner – Reinhart – Eichel	540:21	72	51.9%	51.9%	27	21
Pominville – Skinner – Eichel	249:56	41	58.9%	54.5%	22	15
Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons	174:38	26	45.6%	49.8%	8	4
Okposo – Sheary – Mittelstadt	159:39	38	44.9%	46.4%	7	8
Berglund – Larsson – Girgensons	122:21	15	61.3%	57.8%	3	5
Pominville – Sobotka – Thompson	97:36	18	48.0%	47.6%	1	1
Sheary – Reinhart – Mittelstadt	94:49	37	49.6%	50.8%	5	3
Sheary – Reinhart – Eichel	85:48	44	53.1%	49.7%	3	5
Reinhart – Olofsson – Eichel	83:03	6	59.8%	58.9%	4	2
Larsson – Girgensons – Rodrigues	72:48	20	39.9%	49.3%	3	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

34 of 34 pairs


Bogosian – Dahlin	552:12	61	51.5%	52.6%	23	24
McCabe – Ristolainen	479:28	56	50.7%	48.5%	16	24
Scandella – Ristolainen	287:22	54	37.4%	42.4%	10	17
Ristolainen – Pilut	221:16	26	55.7%	55.2%	8	10
Ristolainen – Dahlin	219:23	73	51.5%	47.8%	8	9
Bogosian – Scandella	194:50	43	47.2%	47.8%	10	9
Nelson – Dahlin	138:38	33	52.4%	56.4%	4	7
Scandella – Nelson	130:03	19	42.1%	47.4%	5	1

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 4 to Apr 6

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.

	Pilut	Sobotka	Thompson	Scandella	Larsson	Girgensons	Pominville	Ristolainen	McCabe	Reinhart	Skinner	Eichel	Dahlin	Bogosian	Rodrigues	Okposo	Sheary	Mittelstadt
Pilut D		41	44	32	54	55	58	55	55	63	58	60	60	43	57	49	49	43
Sobotka F	41		43	30	41	35	39	40	46	45	36	12	38	38	38	42	36	46
Thompson F	44	43		36	50	46	51	39	38	53	42	34	43	49	47	35	40	36
Scandella D	32	30	36		46	45	50	36	47	44	49	46	45	45	35	46	43	39
Larsson F	54	41	50	46		49	57	47	43	39	41	29	52	45	41	47	55	25
Girgensons F	55	35	46	45	49		58	49	47	33	60	77	53	45	40	46	22	38
Pominville F	58	39	51	50	57	58		47	48	100	58	57	55	55	51	100	54	50
Ristolainen D	55	40	39	36	47	49	47		50	52	52	51	51	40	48	49	49	42
McCabe D	55	46	38	47	43	47	48	50		53	53	51	37	35	48	46	52	48
Reinhart F	63	45	53	44	39	33	100	52	53		51	52	52	48	54	16	55	45
Skinner F	58	36	42	49	41	60	58	52	53	51		54	55	51	56	54	90	43
Eichel F	60	12	34	46	29	77	57	51	51	52	54		54	52	46	45	48	33
Dahlin D	60	38	43	45	52	53	55	51	37	52	55	54		51	57	43	45	46
Bogosian D	43	38	49	45	45	45	55	40	35	48	51	52	51		47	37	47	46
Rodrigues F	57	38	47	35	41	40	51	48	48	54	56	46	57	47		47	54	54
Okposo F	49	42	35	46	47	46	100	49	46	16	54	45	43	37	47		41	41
Sheary F	49	36	40	43	55	22	54	49	52	55	90	48	45	47	54	41		50
Mittelstadt F	43	46	36	39	25	38	50	42	48	45	43	33	46	46	54	41	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