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Buffalo Sabres

2014–15·23–51–8·54 points·8th in the Atlantic, 16th in the Eastern

Points
54#30
Goal differential
−116#30
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
38.9%#30
Power play
13.4%#30
Penalty kill
75.1%#30
GSAx
−11.6#24

Skaters

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

Tyler EnnisRW · #6378202646−1919:0718510.8%1719.2+0.840.8%
Matt MoulsonLW · #2677132841−1117:411568.3%1119.9−6.944.9%
Brian GiontaRW · #1269132235−1318:031538.5%914.6−1.643.0%
Zemgus GirgensonsC · #2861151530−1619:0511513.0%412.2+2.837.6%
Chris StewartRW · #44 · traded61111425−3016:001169.5%1012.5−1.534.3%
Drew StaffordRW · #12 · traded5091524−1815:59919.9%59.7−0.737.2%
Marcus FolignoLW · #825781220−516:146612.1%18.3−0.339.3%
Rasmus RistolainenD · #557881220−3220:371216.6%95.9+2.136.9%
Brian FlynnC · #32 · traded5451217−315:53736.8%17.3−2.340.3%
Johan LarssonLW · #223961016014:315012.0%45.3+0.746.3%
Nicolas DeslauriersLW · #448251015−2411:52766.6%05.9−0.930.4%
Nikita ZadorovD · #516031215−1017:42525.8%52.7+0.339.7%
Andrej MeszarosD · #41607714−1317:556710.4%13.5+3.542.2%
Torrey MitchellC · #17 · traded516713−615:204513.3%04.8+1.245.6%
Cody HodgsonC · #19786713−2812:511274.7%111.0−5.036.5%
Tyler MyersD · #57 · traded474913−1525:04725.6%44.4−0.436.0%
Andre BenoitD · #6159189−1918:09452.2%12.0−1.035.8%
Mike WeberD · #664167−2218:45412.4%01.6−0.644.1%
Zach BogosianD · #47 · traded21077−726:34510.0%12.1−2.140.4%
Josh GorgesD · #446066−2822:22280.0%01.5−1.534.6%
Mikhail GrigorenkoC · #2525336−1015:10358.6%22.7+0.343.4%
Tyson StrachanD · #2446055−3018:59380.0%01.2−1.239.1%
Phil VaroneC · #8428325−1413:272810.7%02.1+0.934.3%
Cody McCormickC · #833134−911:43313.2%02.0−1.033.4%
Patrick KaletaRW · #3642033−118:52250.0%01.7−1.729.3%
Mark PysykD · #37213+418:11450.0%00.5+1.541.5%
Zac DalpeC · #2021123−119:17293.4%02.0−1.040.6%
Matt EllisLW · #3739112−128:19293.4%01.7−0.736.2%
Tim SchallerLW · #5918112−511:21195.3%01.1−0.136.7%
Sam ReinhartC · #239011−110:2230.0%00.3−0.328.5%

Goalies

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

Jhonas Enroth#1373513212.9033.271−11.0.709
Michal Neuvirth#3027276173.9182.990+5.5.744
Anders Lindback#351615482.9242.760−1.3.586
Matt Hackett#3154041.8844.320−5.9.500
Andrey Makarov#111010.9173.000+1.21.000

Player cards

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

Overall rating

Backup

19th percentile among qualified goalies, blending goaltending 75%, usage 25%.

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

Goaltending

Backup
  • Save %.90415th pct
  • GSAx−14.55th pct
  • GSAx /60-0.3115th pct
  • High-danger SV%.70431st pct
  • Medium-danger SV%.85911th pct
  • Low-danger SV%.95611th pct
  • Rebound control+0.7877th pct
  • GAA (lower is better)3.0711th pct

Usage

Backup
  • Games started4444th pct
  • Shots faced /6031.8581st pct
  • xG faced /602.7681st 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.

20%30%40%50%60%22.022.523.023.524.024.525.025.5Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsMcCormickGiontaMitchellHodgsonStaffordMoulsonGirgensonsDeslauriersEnnisStewartFolignoGorgesWeberMeszarosRistolainenMyersBenoitFlynnStrachanZadorovLarssonKaletaEllisBogosianSchallerGrigorenkoPysykVaroneDalpe