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Eastern Conference · Northeast Division

Buffalo Sabres

2011–12·39–32–11·89 points·3rd in the Northeast, 9th in the Eastern

Points
89#18
Goal differential
−12#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
49.0%#18
Power play
16.7%#21
Penalty kill
81.3%#20
GSAx
−0.6#16

Skaters

Everyone who played for the Sabres. Traded players show only their games for this team. Use Columns for advanced stats.

Jason PominvilleRW · #2982304373−719:4123512.8%2620.9+9.148.5%
Thomas VanekLW · #2678263561−616:5620412.7%2424.4+1.647.3%
Drew StaffordRW · #2180203050+517:392268.8%622.0−2.051.1%
Derek RoyC · #980172744−719:191769.7%1117.1−0.151.0%
Tyler EnnisRW · #6348151934+1116:108218.3%48.2+6.849.4%
Christian EhrhoffD · #106652732−223:031363.7%117.3−2.351.3%
Ville LeinoLW · #237181725−215:557810.3%19.0−1.049.4%
Nathan GerbeC · #426261925+214:121374.4%09.9−3.946.4%
Jordan LeopoldD · #379101424+422:221109.1%55.6+4.449.1%
Brad BoyesRW · #226581523+213:101008.0%89.4−1.449.5%
Tyler MyersD · #575581523+522:29849.5%75.9+2.147.2%
Luke AdamC · #7252101020−612:248911.2%310.6−0.647.1%
Paul GaustadC · #28 · traded5671017−115:056211.3%05.7+1.346.4%
Andrej SekeraD · #446931013+319:36883.4%14.6−1.649.6%
Marcus FolignoLW · #82146713+615:492326.1%32.8+3.253.6%
Marc-Andre GragnaniD · #5 · traded4411112+1016:23352.9%71.6−0.651.1%
Patrick KaletaRW · #36635510−513:09697.2%06.1−1.148.7%
Matt EllisLW · #3760358−39:43853.5%06.2−3.251.6%
Corey TroppRW · #7834358010:05329.4%04.5−1.548.6%
Jochen HechtC · #5522448+116:504010.0%03.9+0.145.5%
Brayden McNabbD · #8125178−117:50234.3%11.1−0.151.9%
Cody HodgsonC · #19 · traded20358−717:16515.9%45.0−2.041.4%
Alexander SulzerD · #52 · traded15358+219:182213.6%11.5+1.557.8%
Zack KassianRW · #9 · traded27347−111:56368.3%13.3−0.347.6%
Robyn RegehrD · #2476145−1218:38492.0%01.9−0.945.4%
Mike WeberD · #651145−1918:35512.0%01.8−0.844.1%
Cody McCormickC · #850134−77:50432.3%03.2−2.256.2%
Paul SzczechuraC · #589134011:26119.1%01.1−0.146.0%
TJ BrennanD · #3311101014:07147.1%01.00.046.1%
Travis TurnbullC · #65310104:55333.3%00.2+0.832.0%

Goalies

Save percentage treats every shot alike; GSAx credits goalies for the difficulty of the shots they faced.

Ryan Miller#30616031217.9162.546−1.6.703
Jhonas Enroth#126228114.9172.701+0.6.764
Drew MacIntyre#3120000.9441.380+0.41.000

Player cards

Pick a player to see where they rank among everyone at their position, and who they most resemble statistically.

Overall rating

Starter

61st percentile among qualified goalies, blending goaltending 75%, usage 25%.

  1. Starter
  2. Backup
  3. Third string / AHL

Goaltending

Starter
  • Save %.91655th pct
  • GSAx−1.636th pct
  • GSAx /60-0.0336th pct
  • High-danger SV%.70322nd pct
  • Medium-danger SV%.88270th pct
  • Low-danger SV%.96647th pct
  • Rebound control+0.6168th pct
  • GAA (lower is better)2.5449th pct

Usage

Starter
  • Games started6075th pct
  • Shots faced /6030.3474th pct
  • xG faced /602.5257th pct

Percentiles among goalies with 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).

Who plays the tough minutes?

Coaches shelter some players with offensive-zone starts and weaker opponents, and trust others with the hardest assignments. Skaters with 100+ minutes at 5-on-5.

Deployment

Across: share of zone starts in the attacking end (sheltered usage to the right). Up: quality of the opponents faced. Bubble size is 5-on-5 ice time; colour is relative xGF%, blue when the team does better with the player on the ice.

30%40%50%60%70%22.023.024.025.026.0Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsMcCormickRoyStaffordBoyesLeinoVanekGaustadPominvilleKaletaGerbeEnnisAdamLeopoldEhrhoffGragnaniRegehrSekeraMyersEllisWeberTroppHechtBrennanKassianMcNabbFolignoHodgsonSulzer