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Buffalo Sabres

2018–19·33–39–10·76 points·6th in the Atlantic, 13th in the Eastern

Points
76#27
Goal differential
−47#26
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
48.1%#20
Power play
19.5%#16
Penalty kill
80.9%#12
GSAx
−19.7#25

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4121–15–5470.5711912950.2%
Away4112–24–5290.3510213946.1%
October126–4–2140.58313549.3%
November1511–3–1230.77514145.3%
December134–6–3110.42303845.9%
January104–6–080.40303450.3%
February134–7–2100.38354949.9%
March162–12–260.19306545.7%
April32–1–040.6714664.0%
Division rivals2811–12–5270.48869446.4%
Rest of conference248–13–3190.40648650.6%
Other conference3014–14–2300.50718847.4%
DET43–0–170.8816958.7%
MTL43–1–060.75171744.3%
ARI22–0–041.006154.3%
LAK22–0–041.009455.6%
ANA22–0–041.007257.3%
OTT42–2–040.50161262.8%
MIN22–0–041.007646.9%
PIT32–1–040.6791245.8%
BOS41–2–130.3871140.6%
CBJ31–1–130.5091352.9%

On the road

52,731 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2018-10-13: to Glendale, 3,073 km (W)2018-10-16: to Paradise, 391 km (L)2018-10-18: to San Jose, 614 km (L)2018-10-20: to Los Angeles, 491 km (W)2018-10-21: to Anaheim, 45 km (W)2018-10-25: to Buffalo, 3,513 km (W)2018-10-27: to Columbus, 472 km (OTL)2018-10-30: to Buffalo, 472 km (OTL)2018-11-01: to Ottawa, 358 km (L)2018-11-03: to Buffalo, 358 km (W)2018-11-04: to New York, 468 km (L)2018-11-08: to Montreal, 529 km (OTW)2018-11-10: to Buffalo, 514 km (SOW)2018-11-16: to Winnipeg, 1,598 km (SOW)2018-11-17: to St. Paul, 628 km (W)2018-11-19: to Pittsburgh, 1,181 km (OTW)2018-11-21: to Buffalo, 286 km (W)2018-11-24: to Detroit, 347 km (SOW)2018-11-27: to Buffalo, 347 km (OTW)2018-11-29: to Tampa, 1,691 km (L)2018-11-30: to Sunrise, 289 km (OTL)2018-12-03: to Nashville, 1,269 km (L)2018-12-04: to Buffalo, 1,008 km (OTL)2018-12-15: to Washington, 469 km (SOL)2018-12-16: to Boston, 633 km (W)2018-12-18: to Buffalo, 642 km (L)2018-12-21: to Washington, 469 km (L)2018-12-22: to Buffalo, 469 km (W)2018-12-27: to St. Louis, 1,063 km (L)2018-12-29: to Buffalo, 1,063 km (OTL)2019-01-05: to Boston, 642 km (L)2019-01-08: to Buffalo, 642 km (W)2019-01-11: to Raleigh, 786 km (L)2019-01-12: to Buffalo, 786 km (L)2019-01-14: to Edmonton, 2,791 km (L)2019-01-16: to Calgary, 282 km (OTW)2019-01-18: to Vancouver, 674 km (L)2019-01-29: to Columbus, 3,294 km (W)2019-01-30: to Dallas, 1,469 km (L)2019-02-01: to Buffalo, 1,927 km (L)2019-02-17: to Newark, 457 km (L)2019-02-19: to Sunrise, 1,717 km (L)2019-02-21: to Tampa, 289 km (SOL)2019-02-23: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (W)2019-02-25: to Toronto, 95 km (L)2019-02-26: to Philadelphia, 543 km (L)2019-03-01: to Buffalo, 453 km (OTW)2019-03-02: to Toronto, 95 km (L)2019-03-04: to Buffalo, 95 km (L)2019-03-07: to Chicago, 731 km (SOL)2019-03-09: to Denver, 1,475 km (L)2019-03-12: to Buffalo, 2,201 km (L)2019-03-16: to Raleigh, 786 km (L)2019-03-17: to Buffalo, 786 km (SOW)2019-03-23: to Montreal, 514 km (L)2019-03-25: to Newark, 532 km (L)2019-03-26: to Ottawa, 527 km (L)2019-03-28: to Buffalo, 358 km (OTL)2019-03-30: to Uniondale, 499 km (L)2019-03-31: to Buffalo, 499 km (L)2019-04-06: to Detroit, 347 km (W)BuffaloGlendaleParadiseSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimColumbusOttawaNew YorkMontrealWinnipegSt. PaulPittsburghDetroitTampaSunriseNashvilleWashingtonBostonSt. LouisRaleighEdmontonCalgaryVancouverDallasNewarkTorontoPhiladelphiaChicagoDenverUniondale
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
16 GP · 6–8–2 · 11 vs fresher opponent
43.8%
46.1%
1 day
41 GP · 16–19–6 · 8 vs fresher opponent
46.3%
50.1%
2 days
18 GP · 7–9–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
44.4%
44.7%
3+ days
6 GP · 4–2–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
66.7%
49.0%

Pulling the goalie

35 times this season the Sabres were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Sabres in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
47.8%
47.9%
Goals share
45.2%
42.1%
Shooting %
8.2%
8.1%
Save %
.907
.888