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
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 48 power-play goals from 254 opportunities, and 38 conceded in 218 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ ANAFeb 24 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ ARIJan 18 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 4 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSDec 26 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSFeb 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CARMar 22 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CBJFeb 19 | 5 | 1 | 20% | 8 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CGYDec 10 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CHIJan 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ COLJan 20 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DALNov 21 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| @ DETDec 1 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 7 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ DETDec 14 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DETMar 28 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| @ EDMDec 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| @ FLAOct 15 | 6 | 1 | 17% | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 2 | 60% |
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