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
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 43 power-play goals from 258 opportunities, and 48 conceded in 257 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ ANAFeb 29 | 5 | 1 | 20% | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSNov 12 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSMar 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSApr 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ CARNov 18 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CARJan 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| @ CBJNov 25 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| @ CHIJan 18 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 5 | 0.3 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| @ DETJan 16 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ FLAOct 20 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ FLAMar 17 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ LAKOct 8 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ MTLOct 18 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| @ MTLNov 14 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 83% |
| @ MTLJan 31 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Under the hood
Percentages hide how a power play works. These measure the chances it creates and allows per minute, and how quickly it gets set up.
Each row places the team on the league's range; the tick is the league median. Blue dots are better than the median. For time to first attempt and PK xG against, lower is better.
Power-play and penalty-kill shot locations
Model-basedAttempts per 60 minutes of power play (left) and penalty kill (right), compared with the league's average power play.
On the left, blue shows where this power play shoots more than a typical one. On the right, red shows where the penalty kill allows more.
On the power play
On the penalty kill