Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2024–25·36–39–7·79 points·7th in the Atlantic, 14th in the Eastern·Eliminated

Seasons

Points: 79#26
Goal differential: −22#23
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 47.9%#25
Power play: 18.8%#24
Penalty kill: 76.3%#23
GSAx: −23.5#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

41 of 41 lines


Tuch – Thompson – Peterka	187:03	31	60.1%	55.9%	11	8
Thompson – Peterka – Kulich	152:23	34	50.5%	53.3%	17	9
Zucker – Greenway – McLeod	148:35	24	47.4%	51.5%	11	9
Lafferty – Malenstyn – Krebs	127:46	36	39.3%	46.7%	3	4
McLeod – Quinn – Peterka	116:05	35	36.7%	38.8%	10	6
Thompson – Kulich – Benson	110:43	21	59.1%	50.7%	7	6
Cozens – Quinn – Peterka	110:21	35	45.1%	47.6%	6	8
Zucker – Tuch – Thompson	107:20	25	46.6%	39.9%	7	4
Krebs – Quinn – Benson	92:24	32	57.7%	62.2%	2	2
Tuch – McLeod – Peterka	88:12	46	48.6%	52.9%	4	0

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

26 of 26 pairs


Dahlin – Byram	606:25	68	55.1%	54.1%	34	15
Samuelsson – Power	310:17	53	41.9%	46.0%	14	13
Byram – Power	295:57	76	43.0%	51.9%	19	19
Samuelsson – Dahlin	272:35	50	47.5%	48.8%	12	12
Jokiharju – Power	235:43	42	48.6%	50.1%	9	6
Clifton – Bryson	231:12	40	39.4%	44.6%	14	14
Clifton – Byram	188:30	66	49.6%	43.7%	11	8
Clifton – Samuelsson	176:31	48	47.8%	46.9%	4	10

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 4 to Apr 17

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.

	Malenstyn	Bryson	Jokiharju	Kulich	Clifton	Krebs	Benson	Quinn	Cozens	Samuelsson	Tuch	Byram	Dahlin	Thompson	Peterka	Zucker	Power	McLeod
Malenstyn F		46	60	58	36	43	50	26	50	36	44	48	47	54	32	36	50	50
Bryson D	46		53	45	40	39	50	37	44	34	49	40	44	46	39	44	54	45
Jokiharju D	60	53		47	54	49	48	50	54	65	52	40	53	53	53	46	49	38
Kulich F	58	45	47		52	46	60	48	46	51	46	55	58	55	49	55	45	45
Clifton D	36	40	54	52		50	56	49	45	47	42	50	59	51	39	49	48	45
Krebs F	43	39	49	46	50		53	48	50	43	48	49	50	47	49	48	46	47
Benson F	50	50	48	60	56	53		57	50	53	53	54	61	56	43	55	49	58
Quinn F	26	37	50	48	49	48	57		43	38	34	42	53	62	42	58	46	45
Cozens F	50	44	54	46	45	50	50	43		42	53	46	55	41	44	46	46	61
Samuelsson D	36	34	65	51	47	43	53	38	42		46	39	48	52	43	50	42	50
Tuch F	44	49	52	46	42	48	53	34	53	46		50	56	55	55	44	50	48
Byram D	48	40	40	55	50	49	54	42	46	39	50		55	50	46	51	43	47
Dahlin D	47	44	53	58	59	50	61	53	55	48	56	55		55	55	52	63	55
Thompson F	54	46	53	55	51	47	56	62	41	52	55	50	55		51	52	55	46
Peterka F	32	39	53	49	39	49	43	42	44	43	55	46	55	51		62	48	40
Zucker F	36	44	46	55	49	48	55	58	46	50	44	51	52	52	62		46	49
Power D	50	54	49	45	48	46	49	46	46	42	50	43	63	55	48	46		46
McLeod F	50	45	38	45	45	47	58	45	61	50	48	47	55	46	40	49	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