Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division
Buffalo Sabres
2015–16·35–36–11·81 points·7th in the Atlantic, 14th in the Eastern
- Points
- 81#23
- Goal differential
- −16#19
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 46.6%#27
- Power play
- 18.9%#12
- Penalty kill
- 82.6%#9
- GSAx
- −2.7#18
Skaters
Everyone who played for the Sabres. Traded players show only their games for this team. Use Columns for advanced stats.
 Ryan O'ReillyC · #90 | 71 | 21 | 39 | 60 | −16 | 21:44 | 157 | 13.4% | 22 | 16.3 | +4.7 | 47.4% |
 Jack EichelC · #15 | 81 | 24 | 32 | 56 | −16 | 19:07 | 238 | 10.1% | 21 | 19.1 | +4.9 | 45.3% |
 Sam ReinhartC · #23 | 79 | 23 | 19 | 42 | −8 | 16:50 | 165 | 13.9% | 10 | 22.4 | +0.6 | 51.4% |
 Rasmus RistolainenD · #55 | 82 | 9 | 32 | 41 | −21 | 25:17 | 202 | 4.5% | 21 | 8.4 | +0.6 | 46.0% |
 Evander KaneLW · #9 | 65 | 20 | 15 | 35 | −14 | 21:02 | 271 | 7.4% | 6 | 22.1 | −2.1 | 48.7% |
 Brian GiontaRW · #12 | 79 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −5 | 17:44 | 169 | 7.1% | 6 | 15.4 | −3.4 | 47.9% |
 Jamie McGinnLW · #88 · traded | 63 | 14 | 13 | 27 | −10 | 14:10 | 109 | 12.8% | 9 | 14.1 | −0.1 | 49.1% |
 Zach BogosianD · #47 | 64 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −11 | 22:21 | 121 | 5.8% | 6 | 5.0 | +2.0 | 45.3% |
 Marcus FolignoLW · #82 | 75 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +4 | 13:11 | 81 | 12.3% | 2 | 8.5 | +1.5 | 48.0% |
 Matt MoulsonLW · #26 | 81 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −5 | 11:54 | 111 | 7.2% | 7 | 12.5 | −4.5 | 48.4% |
 Zemgus GirgensonsC · #28 | 71 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 15:02 | 110 | 6.4% | 2 | 9.8 | −2.8 | 47.4% |
 Johan LarssonLW · #22 | 74 | 10 | 7 | 17 | −4 | 14:49 | 95 | 10.5% | 4 | 11.4 | −1.4 | 46.1% |
 Cody FransonD · #46 | 59 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −5 | 16:50 | 92 | 4.3% | 7 | 3.9 | +0.1 | 47.4% |
 David LegwandC · #17 | 79 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −4 | 9:42 | 61 | 8.2% | 1 | 4.5 | +0.5 | 44.7% |
 Jake McCabeD · #29 | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 19:07 | 62 | 6.5% | 0 | 2.8 | +1.2 | 47.9% |
 Nicolas DeslauriersLW · #44 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −14 | 10:20 | 72 | 8.3% | 0 | 6.5 | −0.5 | 39.4% |
 Josh GorgesD · #4 | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −7 | 20:28 | 57 | 3.5% | 0 | 2.3 | −0.3 | 45.8% |
 Tyler EnnisRW · #63 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −9 | 18:04 | 57 | 5.3% | 4 | 4.6 | −1.6 | 42.7% |
 Mark PysykD · #3 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 15:54 | 44 | 2.3% | 1 | 2.0 | −1.0 | 51.1% |
 Cal O'ReillyC · #19 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 11:11 | 10 | 30.0% | 2 | 0.7 | +2.3 | 32.3% |
 Mike WeberD · #6 · traded | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 15:55 | 28 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 51.6% |
 Carlo ColaiacovoD · #25 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −11 | 14:28 | 29 | 3.4% | 1 | 1.4 | −0.4 | 44.0% |
 Casey NelsonD · #34 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 14:49 | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 47.4% |
 Tim SchallerLW · #59 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 8:19 | 18 | 5.6% | 0 | 1.2 | −0.2 | 51.6% |
 Phil VaroneC · #22 · traded | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 8:19 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.3 | +0.7 | 34.9% |
 Hudson FaschingRW · #52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 11:31 | 9 | 11.1% | 0 | 1.2 | −0.2 | 60.1% |
 Evan RodriguesC · #71 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 11:45 | 8 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.3 | +0.7 | 59.5% |
 Daniel CatenacciC · #43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 8:44 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 41.4% |
 Justin BaileyRW · #56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 11:36 | 22 | 0.0% | 0 | 2.2 | −2.2 | 59.4% |
 Chad RuhwedelD · #5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.2% |
Goalies
Save percentage treats every shot alike; GSAx credits goalies for the difficulty of the shots they faced.
 Chad Johnson#31 | 45 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 4 | .920 | 2.36 | 1 | +6.9 | .750 |
 Robin Lehner#40 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | .924 | 2.47 | 1 | −0.6 | .811 |
 Linus Ullmark#35 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .913 | 2.60 | 0 | −6.8 | .587 |
 Jason Kasdorf#33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .867 | 4.00 | 0 | −2.3 | .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
73rd percentile among qualified goalies, blending goaltending 75%, usage 25%.
- Starter
- Backup
- Third string / AHL
Goaltending
Starter- Save %.92072nd pct
- GSAx+6.980th pct
- GSAx /600.1677th pct
- High-danger SV%.75046th pct
- Medium-danger SV%.84813th pct
- Low-danger SV%.98096th pct
- Rebound control+0.5059th pct
- GAA (lower is better)2.3663rd pct
Usage
Starter- Games started4061st pct
- Shots faced /6029.4147th pct
- xG faced /602.5249th 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).
Most similar players this season
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.
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.