MassMutual East Division

Buffalo Sabres

2020–21·15–34–7·37 points·8th in the MassMutual East

Seasons

Points: 37#31
Goal differential: −62#31
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 45.7%#26
Power play: 21.0%#13
Penalty kill: 77.7%#26
GSAx: −17.9#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

35 of 35 lines


Asplund – Thompson – Mittelstadt	177:52	17	43.5%	43.6%	5	6
Skinner – Reinhart – Olofsson	151:04	21	45.3%	48.6%	8	6
Okposo – Eakin – Rieder	139:15	27	31.2%	40.7%	3	8
Sheahan – Skinner – Lazar	128:25	21	51.6%	47.7%	4	4
Bjork – Cozens – Ruotsalainen	93:37	13	43.5%	45.1%	5	6
Hall – Reinhart – Eichel	90:18	17	68.0%	63.0%	4	5
Skinner – Lazar – Mittelstadt	89:16	11	51.9%	50.0%	3	5
Reinhart – Olofsson – Eichel	88:50	14	40.6%	45.0%	2	3
Staal – Reinhart – Olofsson	72:21	19	45.7%	53.1%	0	8
Staal – Hall – Cozens	71:47	16	50.1%	51.5%	3	4

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

22 of 22 pairs


Jokiharju – Dahlin	436:18	41	46.2%	48.9%	18	17
Miller – Dahlin	270:52	42	50.1%	51.2%	4	18
Ristolainen – Bryson	262:36	31	43.4%	42.5%	9	11
Ristolainen – Samuelsson	171:39	12	41.2%	39.9%	2	12
Miller – Montour	148:25	33	39.1%	44.6%	3	5
McCabe – Ristolainen	139:24	10	53.9%	55.2%	8	4
Montour – Jokiharju	128:45	22	45.5%	45.3%	4	3
Montour – Dahlin	124:33	32	50.2%	46.4%	2	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 1–56 · Jan 14 to May 8

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.

	Okposo	Eakin	Rieder	Mittelstadt	Thompson	Cozens	Sheahan	Ristolainen	Bryson	Miller	Skinner	Reinhart	Olofsson	Dahlin	Jokiharju	Montour	Hall	Staal
Okposo F		36	33	38	52	40	29	43	39	37	62	52	52	41	48	41	48	55
Eakin F	36		34	16	36	40	21	35	31	29	61	24	27	41	42	34	45	25
Rieder F	33	34		49	27	44	48	40	35	35	34	47	40	45	42	35	100	51
Mittelstadt F	38	16	49		43	59	51	41	37	43	52	58	35	49	45	57	40	55
Thompson F	52	36	27	43		70	40	44	45	48	38	48	48	47	37	45	46	51
Cozens F	40	40	44	59	70		45	38	48	53	40	46	45	44	42	33	48	44
Sheahan F	29	21	48	51	40	45		39	47	45	51	35	38	50	41	42	43	41
Ristolainen D	43	35	40	41	44	38	39		43	36	43	51	43	41	74	29	48	45
Bryson D	39	31	35	37	45	48	47	43		50	46	53	47	61	29	43	57	54
Miller D	37	29	35	43	48	53	45	36	50		57	46	44	50	33	38	55	53
Skinner F	62	61	34	52	38	40	51	43	46	57		49	46	55	53	53	35	41
Reinhart F	52	24	47	58	48	46	35	51	53	46	49		44	49	50	46	60	52
Olofsson F	52	27	40	35	48	45	38	43	47	44	46	44		44	45	44	52	45
Dahlin D	41	41	45	49	47	44	50	41	61	50	55	49	44		46	48	54	46
Jokiharju D	48	42	42	45	37	42	41	74	29	33	53	50	45	46		44	49	48
Montour D	41	34	35	57	45	33	42	29	43	38	53	46	44	48	44		48	42
Hall F	48	45	100	40	46	48	43	48	57	55	35	60	52	54	49	48		53
Staal F	55	25	51	55	51	44	41	45	54	53	41	52	45	46	48	42	53

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