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Buffalo Sabres

2024–25·36–39–7·79 points·7th in the Atlantic, 14th in the Eastern·Eliminated

Points
79#26
Goal differential
−22#23
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
47.9%#25
Power play
18.8%#24
Penalty kill
76.3%#23
GSAx
−23.5#29

Splits

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

Home4123–15–3490.6014013353.3%
Away4113–24–4300.3712515442.8%
October104–5–190.45323649.5%
November147–6–1150.54393751.0%
December143–9–280.29445447.3%
January136–6–1130.50434648.3%
February64–2–080.67242050.2%
March167–8–1150.47546742.7%
April95–3–1110.61292749.4%
Division rivals2610–13–3230.44859646.6%
Rest of conference2411–12–1230.48888447.8%
Other conference3215–14–3330.529210748.8%
OTT44–0–081.0017543.8%
BOS43–1–060.75171051.5%
CHI22–0–041.0010457.3%
NYR32–1–040.6716648.5%
STL22–0–041.008539.7%
ANA22–0–041.006469.4%
WSH32–1–040.67131246.2%
CAR32–1–040.679737.3%
FLA41–2–130.3891346.3%
PIT31–1–130.50141448.2%

On the road

67,717 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2024-10-04: to Prague, 6,713 km (L)2024-10-10: to Buffalo, 6,713 km (L)2024-10-16: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (OTL)2024-10-17: to Columbus, 261 km (L)2024-10-19: to Chicago, 446 km (W)2024-10-22: to Buffalo, 731 km (W)2024-11-02: to Detroit, 347 km (L)2024-11-05: to Buffalo, 347 km (W)2024-11-07: to New York, 468 km (W)2024-11-09: to Buffalo, 468 km (SOW)2024-11-16: to Philadelphia, 453 km (L)2024-11-20: to Los Angeles, 3,846 km (W)2024-11-22: to Anaheim, 45 km (OTW)2024-11-23: to San Jose, 535 km (W)2024-11-27: to Buffalo, 3,670 km (L)2024-11-30: to Elmont, 490 km (L)2024-12-03: to Buffalo, 490 km (L)2024-12-14: to Washington, 469 km (L)2024-12-15: to Toronto, 563 km (L)2024-12-17: to Montreal, 504 km (L)2024-12-20: to Buffalo, 514 km (L)2024-12-21: to Boston, 642 km (L)2024-12-23: to Elmont, 288 km (W)2024-12-27: to Buffalo, 490 km (W)2024-12-29: to St. Louis, 1,063 km (W)2024-12-31: to Dallas, 881 km (L)2025-01-02: to Denver, 1,066 km (OTL)2025-01-04: to Paradise, 979 km (L)2025-01-06: to Buffalo, 3,179 km (SOW)2025-01-09: to Ottawa, 358 km (W)2025-01-11: to Buffalo, 358 km (L)2025-01-20: to Seattle, 3,399 km (L)2025-01-21: to Vancouver, 192 km (W)2025-01-23: to Calgary, 674 km (L)2025-01-25: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2025-01-28: to Buffalo, 2,791 km (W)2025-02-08: to Nashville, 1,008 km (L)2025-02-22: to Buffalo, 1,008 km (W)2025-02-27: to Raleigh, 786 km (L)2025-03-01: to Buffalo, 786 km (L)2025-03-03: to Montreal, 514 km (OTL)2025-03-04: to Buffalo, 514 km (L)2025-03-06: to Tampa, 1,691 km (L)2025-03-08: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2025-03-10: to Buffalo, 1,863 km (W)2025-03-12: to Detroit, 347 km (L)2025-03-15: to Buffalo, 347 km (SOW)2025-03-17: to Boston, 642 km (OTW)2025-03-20: to Salt Lake City, 3,369 km (L)2025-03-22: to St. Paul, 1,597 km (L)2025-03-23: to Winnipeg, 628 km (W)2025-03-25: to Buffalo, 1,598 km (W)2025-03-29: to Philadelphia, 453 km (L)2025-03-30: to Washington, 194 km (W)2025-04-01: to Ottawa, 717 km (W)2025-04-05: to Buffalo, 358 km (SOW)2025-04-10: to Columbus, 472 km (L)2025-04-12: to Sunrise, 1,556 km (SOL)2025-04-13: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2025-04-15: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (L)PragueBuffaloPittsburghColumbusChicagoDetroitNew YorkPhiladelphiaLos AngelesAnaheimSan JoseElmontWashingtonTorontoMontrealBostonSt. LouisDallasDenverParadiseOttawaSeattleVancouverCalgaryEdmontonNashvilleRaleighTampaSunriseSalt Lake CitySt. PaulWinnipeg
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
13 GP · 5–8–0 · 8 vs fresher opponent
38.5%
43.5%
1 day
44 GP · 17–21–6 · 10 vs fresher opponent
45.5%
47.4%
2 days
13 GP · 8–5–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
61.5%
49.8%
3+ days
11 GP · 6–4–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
59.1%
51.6%

Pulling the goalie

52 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
47.5%
46.8%
Goals share
48.0%
43.1%
Shooting %
11.6%
10.3%
Save %
.888
.891