Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Buffalo Sabres

2025–26·50–23–9·109 points·1st in the Atlantic, 2nd in the Eastern·Clinched division

Seasons

Points: 109#4
Goal differential: +43#5
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 50.8%#14
Power play: 19.5%#21
Penalty kill: 81.9%#4
GSAx: +16.4#6

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


Zucker – McLeod – Quinn	446:47	55	55.2%	52.3%	29	18
Tuch – Thompson – Krebs	256:58	50	51.9%	52.7%	18	8
Thompson – Krebs – Doan	170:18	53	55.1%	50.9%	9	8
McLeod – Quinn – Benson	134:13	49	48.7%	49.6%	8	4
Norris – Doan – Ostlund	128:16	20	57.5%	54.5%	7	2
Tuch – Thompson – Doan	121:47	29	48.9%	48.0%	7	6
Tuch – Thompson – Benson	119:48	37	57.3%	53.7%	4	4
Tuch – McLeod – Doan	109:51	34	66.2%	58.6%	10	6
Malenstyn – Krebs – Dunne	99:32	25	38.9%	47.5%	2	5
Thompson – Kulich – Benson	88:57	8	45.2%	50.3%	4	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

27 of 27 pairs


Samuelsson – Dahlin	833:13	73	52.4%	48.6%	45	29
Byram – Power	575:54	80	48.6%	51.7%	26	20
Timmins – Byram	247:10	39	44.0%	45.1%	11	15
Dahlin – Byram	201:04	76	57.0%	59.4%	13	11
Samuelsson – Byram	187:14	76	54.9%	47.7%	13	8
Dahlin – Power	184:52	75	56.1%	58.0%	9	11
Samuelsson – Power	172:43	76	44.6%	46.5%	7	10
Timmins – Power	165:52	37	47.7%	46.2%	7	7

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 9 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.

	Metsa	Malenstyn	Kozak	Ostlund	Norris	Timmins	Zucker	Quinn	McLeod	Benson	Krebs	Samuelsson	Dahlin	Thompson	Tuch	Doan	Byram	Power
Metsa D		40	29	47	59	0	40	46	49	58	44	48	63	51	52	52	43	45
Malenstyn F	40		34	42	42	38	23	11	49	61	43	49	50	45	67	21	43	41
Kozak F	29	34		56	85	36	68	61	59	45	41	44	44	35	30	51	45	37
Ostlund F	47	42	56		55	49	56	48	42	59	55	49	54	58	54	52	51	53
Norris F	59	42	85	55		50	55	51	0	53	42	51	57	56	51	58	52	55
Timmins D	0	38	36	49	50		58	51	49	38	41	40	45	42	51	49	44	48
Zucker F	40	23	68	56	55	58		53	54	65	32	51	56	48	50	37	53	48
Quinn F	46	11	61	48	51	51	53		52	46	51	48	55	43	48	51	49	48
McLeod F	49	49	59	42	0	49	54	52		51	52	49	58	51	56	60	52	54
Benson F	58	61	45	59	53	38	65	46	51		60	51	56	54	57	54	53	57
Krebs F	44	43	41	55	42	41	32	51	52	60		54	55	53	52	56	48	45
Samuelsson D	48	49	44	49	51	40	51	48	49	51	54		52	54	51	57	53	44
Dahlin D	63	50	44	54	57	45	56	55	58	56	55	52		53	55	58	57	57
Thompson F	51	45	35	58	56	42	48	43	51	54	53	54	53		53	52	50	52
Tuch F	52	67	30	54	51	51	50	48	56	57	52	51	55	53		58	50	55
Doan F	52	21	51	52	58	49	37	51	60	54	56	57	58	52	58		49	52
Byram D	43	43	45	51	52	44	53	49	52	53	48	53	57	50	50	49		49
Power D	45	41	37	53	55	48	48	48	54	57	45	44	57	52	55	52	49

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