Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2023–24·39–37–6·84 points·6th in the Atlantic, 12th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 84#22
Goal differential: +1#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.8%#22
Power play: 16.6%#29
Penalty kill: 79.8%#13
GSAx: +12.7#8

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

44 of 44 lines


Skinner – Tuch – Thompson	235:39	49	52.3%	55.4%	8	10
Cozens – Peterka – Benson	186:51	40	52.2%	55.5%	4	5
Tuch – Thompson – Peterka	155:54	26	47.7%	52.9%	13	5
Skinner – Tuch – Mittelstadt	141:19	41	50.5%	55.9%	10	9
Cozens – Quinn – Peterka	126:20	26	55.4%	51.8%	10	8
Greenway – Mittelstadt – Benson	114:01	22	61.0%	50.5%	6	4
Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs	94:09	30	46.0%	54.7%	0	2
Krebs – Peterka – Benson	72:08	37	55.1%	62.6%	3	3
Greenway – Cozens – Benson	70:48	24	48.4%	51.0%	3	3
Girgensons – Robinson – Krebs	69:03	14	62.6%	60.5%	5	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

26 of 26 pairs


Jokiharju – Power	494:18	66	43.6%	45.4%	30	24
Jokiharju – Dahlin	477:19	72	55.9%	54.5%	14	12
Samuelsson – Dahlin	433:06	39	48.0%	50.8%	12	21
Clifton – Bryson	290:33	33	46.7%	47.8%	8	7
Dahlin – Power	244:44	73	52.3%	60.2%	15	11
Johnson – Clifton	192:53	46	35.9%	42.6%	9	10
Clifton – Johnson	184:08	36	48.9%	48.5%	6	5
Clifton – Power	182:00	71	58.2%	55.3%	11	12

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 12 to Apr 15

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	Mittelstadt	Greenway	Skinner	Dahlin	Tuch	Thompson	Benson	Power	Jokiharju	Peterka	Cozens	Johnson	Johnson	Girgensons	Clifton	Krebs	Okposo
Samuelsson D		55	59	42	49	49	42	54	60	60	50	52	65	54	51	43	51	54
Mittelstadt F	55		53	50	51	54	58	63	53	47	53	47	61	51	58	54	32	52
Greenway F	59	53		38	51	52	54	52	48	49	45	43	50	35	56	47	42	56
Skinner F	42	50	38		48	50	50	46	53	52	53	43	36	42	38	47	42	47
Dahlin D	49	51	51	48		51	52	58	52	56	52	50	50	46	51	45	53	50
Tuch F	49	54	52	50	51		51	42	48	45	50	40	53	42	47	52	36	38
Thompson F	42	58	54	50	52	51		48	54	51	49	64	40	33	46	58	19	47
Benson F	54	63	52	46	58	42	48		49	55	56	51	60	41	41	49	54	64
Power D	60	53	48	53	52	48	54	49		43	54	56	53	44	43	57	40	53
Jokiharju D	60	47	49	52	56	45	51	55	43		50	53	42	42	42	42	41	45
Peterka F	50	53	45	53	52	50	49	56	54	50		52	54	47	21	49	53	87
Cozens F	52	47	43	43	50	40	64	51	56	53	52		55	41	37	38	58	54
Johnson D	65	61	50	36	50	53	40	60	53	42	54	55		48	50	49	53	49
Johnson D	54	51	35	42	46	42	33	41	44	42	47	41	48		41	36	48	45
Girgensons F	51	58	56	38	51	47	46	41	43	42	21	37	50	41		43	48	48
Clifton D	43	54	47	47	45	52	58	49	57	42	49	38	49	36	43		46	45
Krebs F	51	32	42	42	53	36	19	54	40	41	53	58	53	48	48	46		46
Okposo F	54	52	56	47	50	38	47	64	53	45	87	54	49	45	48	45	46

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