Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2022–23·42–33–7·91 points·5th in the Atlantic, 10th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 91#19
Goal differential: −4#19
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.8%#19
Power play: 23.4%#9
Penalty kill: 73.0%#28
GSAx: −18.5#24

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

32 of 32 lines


Skinner – Tuch – Thompson	575:07	61	52.0%	54.3%	42	32
Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs	422:55	59	49.2%	55.6%	11	15
Cozens – Quinn – Peterka	390:25	56	53.6%	50.4%	18	24
Olofsson – Jost – Mittelstadt	247:07	37	54.2%	53.5%	11	16
Okposo – Girgensons – Jost	177:53	50	52.7%	49.1%	3	4
Skinner – Tuch – Mittelstadt	111:29	27	56.3%	57.6%	11	4
Skinner – Thompson – Quinn	81:00	43	46.2%	49.3%	6	6
Hinostroza – Cozens – Peterka	66:11	16	47.1%	50.4%	2	4
Olofsson – Cozens – Peterka	63:11	40	43.2%	52.0%	3	4
Olofsson – Asplund – Mittelstadt	60:52	13	36.0%	45.3%	1	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

31 of 31 pairs


Jokiharju – Power	686:08	58	46.5%	49.0%	37	38
Samuelsson – Dahlin	660:25	51	49.4%	48.4%	39	31
Bryson – Lyubushkin	287:18	46	42.8%	47.2%	9	15
Dahlin – Power	228:37	74	52.9%	58.3%	17	5
Jokiharju – Dahlin	218:42	55	61.9%	60.4%	9	13
Bryson – Dahlin	175:01	52	46.4%	53.2%	3	11
Clague – Power	175:01	30	46.5%	56.0%	7	9
Lyubushkin – Power	169:05	63	42.1%	46.5%	5	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 1–82 · Oct 13 to Apr 14

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.

	Krebs	Okposo	Girgensons	Tuch	Skinner	Thompson	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Power	Jokiharju	Quinn	Cozens	Peterka	Jost	Mittelstadt	Olofsson	Lyubushkin	Bryson
Krebs F		48	49	62	45	12	50	44	48	46	48	44	47	48	47	44	48	44
Okposo F	48		51	95	53	58	54	47	52	55	39	38	53	56	51	36	46	46
Girgensons F	49	51		58	32	61	56	46	46	50	36	50	29	53	48	51	47	48
Tuch F	62	95	58		53	52	53	50	52	53	61	47	40	49	54	69	42	49
Skinner F	45	53	32	53		51	54	48	52	53	50	55	45	54	57	44	40	50
Thompson F	12	58	61	52	51		53	50	51	51	49	56	43	23	50	26	39	49
Dahlin D	50	54	56	53	54	53		49	53	61	55	51	52	55	55	53	62	45
Samuelsson D	44	47	46	50	48	50	49		62	45	48	53	50	48	53	50	36	38
Power D	48	52	46	52	52	51	53	62		46	55	48	49	51	50	43	43	49
Jokiharju D	46	55	50	53	53	51	61	45	46		56	49	53	51	43	41	45	44
Quinn F	48	39	36	61	50	49	55	48	55	56		53	53	55	50	55	45	45
Cozens F	44	38	50	47	55	56	51	53	48	49	53		50	61	46	50	47	51
Peterka F	47	53	29	40	45	43	52	50	49	53	53	50		46	54	41	44	47
Jost F	48	56	53	49	54	23	55	48	51	51	55	61	46		55	50	52	45
Mittelstadt F	47	51	48	54	57	50	55	53	50	43	50	46	54	55		51	48	49
Olofsson F	44	36	51	69	44	26	53	50	43	41	55	50	41	50	51		51	47
Lyubushkin D	48	46	47	42	40	39	62	36	43	45	45	47	44	52	48	51		43
Bryson D	44	46	48	49	50	49	45	38	49	44	45	51	47	45	49	47	43

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