Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division
Buffalo Sabres
2016–17·33–37–12·78 points·8th in the Atlantic, 15th in the Eastern
- Points
- 78#26
- Goal differential
- −32#24
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 47.7%#26
- Power play
- 24.5%#1
- Penalty kill
- 77.6%#25
- GSAx
- +4.5#12
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 57 power-play goals from 233 opportunities, and 53 conceded in 237 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ ANAMar 17 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | – |
| @ ARIFeb 26 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSNov 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.6 | 8 | 3 | 63% |
| @ BOSDec 31 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ CARDec 17 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CARJan 13 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CBJMar 10 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 33% |
| @ CBJMar 28 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CGYOct 18 | 5 | 1 | 20% | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CHIJan 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ COLFeb 25 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DALJan 26 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| @ DETDec 27 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ DETMar 20 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ EDMOct 16 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 8 | 1.4 | 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