Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2021–22·32–39–11·75 points·5th in the Atlantic, 11th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 75#24
Goal differential: −58#26
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 45.7%#28
Power play: 21.2%#16
Penalty kill: 76.4%#23
GSAx: −24.0#27

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

39 of 39 lines


Skinner – Tuch – Thompson	354:03	40	54.4%	52.4%	27	29
Skinner – Olofsson – Thompson	237:26	45	43.7%	49.2%	15	18
Okposo – Eakin – Girgensons	229:44	27	44.0%	43.8%	9	10
Olofsson – Asplund – Mittelstadt	154:34	21	48.8%	53.2%	10	4
Eakin – Hayden – Bjork	140:36	30	27.2%	31.7%	2	4
Hinostroza – Krebs – Cozens	125:10	16	44.8%	45.6%	4	5
Okposo – Murray – Cozens	115:27	11	52.4%	47.0%	6	3
Hinostroza – Caggiula – Cozens	106:23	12	40.0%	52.2%	6	9
Hayden – Bjork – Ruotsalainen	101:20	14	49.0%	43.0%	3	4
Skinner – Asplund – Thompson	99:32	14	58.6%	54.2%	5	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

28 of 28 pairs


Jokiharju – Dahlin	625:42	55	43.6%	49.3%	26	31
Miller – Bryson	349:05	34	45.1%	47.6%	12	14
Pysyk – Hagg	345:09	44	45.5%	46.2%	8	12
Pysyk – Dahlin	227:37	54	47.2%	49.9%	9	9
Fitzgerald – Samuelsson	218:36	27	42.7%	45.3%	7	23
Butcher – Dahlin	189:49	31	41.7%	50.0%	7	9
Bryson – Samuelsson	149:10	36	45.7%	48.6%	12	8
Jokiharju – Bryson	143:14	43	45.0%	53.3%	7	6

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 14 to Apr 29

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.

	Samuelsson	Asplund	Olofsson	Dahlin	Jokiharju	Tuch	Skinner	Thompson	Bjork	Cozens	Hinostroza	Bryson	Miller	Pysyk	Hagg	Eakin	Okposo	Girgensons
Samuelsson D		48	43	52	42	53	53	48	34	52	50	45	59	41	46	31	43	44
Asplund F	48		51	52	47	69	51	53	30	51	42	53	47	54	46	51	55	46
Olofsson F	43	51		42	38	76	44	46	49	42	84	49	36	49	47	38	38	65
Dahlin D	52	52	42		44	54	48	48	45	44	43	54	44	47	41	43	47	52
Jokiharju D	42	47	38	44		51	42	43	45	45	47	45	44	33	41	44	47	45
Tuch F	53	69	76	54	51		56	54	34	58	64	51	50	62	56	27	100	22
Skinner F	53	51	44	48	42	56		50	0	52	49	54	50	54	52	30	54	54
Thompson F	48	53	46	48	43	54	50		31	62	50	52	48	52	48	11	34	29
Bjork F	34	30	49	45	45	34	0	31		31	49	38	42	29	32	31	24	54
Cozens F	52	51	42	44	45	58	52	62	31		44	47	47	41	45	65	51	45
Hinostroza F	50	42	84	43	47	64	49	50	49	44		44	41	39	50	36	26	52
Bryson D	45	53	49	54	45	51	54	52	38	47	44		45	44	42	44	52	49
Miller D	59	47	36	44	44	50	50	48	42	47	41	45		46	48	39	51	46
Pysyk D	41	54	49	47	33	62	54	52	29	41	39	44	46		44	34	41	46
Hagg D	46	46	47	41	41	56	52	48	32	45	50	42	48	44		36	35	43
Eakin F	31	51	38	43	44	27	30	11	31	65	36	44	39	34	36		44	44
Okposo F	43	55	38	47	47	100	54	34	24	51	26	52	51	41	35	44		45
Girgensons F	44	46	65	52	45	22	54	29	54	45	52	49	46	46	43	44	45

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