Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2019–20·30–31–8·68 points·6th in the Atlantic, 13th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 68#25
Goal differential: −22#25
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.0%#24
Power play: 17.3%#22
Penalty kill: 75.7%#30
GSAx: −21.8#29

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

25 of 25 lines


Reinhart – Olofsson – Eichel	540:02	45	45.5%	49.0%	26	22
Okposo – Larsson – Girgensons	353:56	41	54.9%	53.6%	10	10
Sobotka – Johansson – Skinner	146:36	14	45.0%	43.7%	8	6
Vesey – Reinhart – Eichel	144:24	35	47.9%	57.1%	6	5
Skinner – Sheary – Rodrigues	82:46	15	44.2%	53.5%	1	4
Skinner – Reinhart – Eichel	71:45	46	52.7%	59.7%	2	4
Johansson – Vesey – Mittelstadt	62:08	8	42.9%	50.4%	1	2
Frolik – Johansson – Sheary	57:39	9	40.6%	38.8%	0	3
Vesey – Sheary – Mittelstadt	56:37	12	37.6%	40.0%	4	3
Larsson – Skinner – Sheary	53:33	14	64.7%	55.2%	4	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

24 of 24 pairs


McCabe – Ristolainen	449:52	48	52.2%	49.2%	19	19
Miller – Dahlin	328:44	34	46.8%	50.3%	10	11
McCabe – Jokiharju	309:30	42	49.7%	51.9%	8	12
Ristolainen – Montour	299:21	43	42.2%	43.7%	17	9
Scandella – Jokiharju	290:49	27	54.4%	52.2%	17	11
Montour – Dahlin	201:07	32	46.7%	52.3%	11	6
Miller – Jokiharju	95:41	41	48.2%	52.5%	4	5
Jokiharju – Dahlin	89:19	36	39.7%	46.2%	3	4

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 1–69 · Oct 3 to Mar 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.

	Sheary	Rodrigues	Okposo	Girgensons	Larsson	Jokiharju	Scandella	Montour	Olofsson	Eichel	Reinhart	Ristolainen	McCabe	Vesey	Dahlin	Miller	Johansson	Skinner
Sheary F		49	53	76	60	52	55	47	66	54	57	52	59	51	51	53	50	54
Rodrigues F	49		47	48	44	53	62	38	39	22	34	45	61	50	37	41	46	45
Okposo F	53	47		54	53	51	50	53	36	61	5	56	58	40	49	52	71	71
Girgensons F	76	48	54		51	49	46	49	10	54	46	53	51	31	51	48	20	31
Larsson F	60	44	53	51		49	55	51	53	0	49	57	53	36	44	51	51	54
Jokiharju D	52	53	51	49	49		55	54	46	53	51	30	49	45	39	46	43	51
Scandella D	55	62	50	46	55	55		59	55	56	54	64	32	47	28	37	48	59
Montour D	47	38	53	49	51	54	59		42	46	43	42	63	52	46	51	52	44
Olofsson F	66	39	36	10	53	46	55	42		46	46	47	43	28	49	46	48	48
Eichel F	54	22	61	54	0	53	56	46	46		48	42	50	51	51	48	86	56
Reinhart F	57	34	5	46	49	51	54	43	46	48		42	50	48	49	47	60	50
Ristolainen D	52	45	56	53	57	30	64	42	47	42	42		53	45	54	28	48	46
McCabe D	59	61	58	51	53	49	32	63	43	50	50	53		48	46	57	52	59
Vesey F	51	50	40	31	36	45	47	52	28	51	48	45	48		50	47	51	61
Dahlin D	51	37	49	51	44	39	28	46	49	51	49	54	46	50		47	47	41
Miller D	53	41	52	48	51	46	37	51	46	48	47	28	57	47	47		50	49
Johansson F	50	46	71	20	51	43	48	52	48	86	60	48	52	51	47	50		48
Skinner F	54	45	71	31	54	51	59	44	48	56	50	46	59	61	41	49	48

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