Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division
Buffalo Sabres
2017–18·25–45–12·62 points·8th in the Atlantic, 16th in the Eastern
- Points
- 62#31
- Goal differential
- −80#31
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 45.6%#31
- Power play
- 19.1%#20
- Penalty kill
- 77.9%#22
- GSAx
- −34.8#30
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 49 power-play goals from 257 opportunities, and 52 conceded in 235 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ ANAOct 15 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ ARINov 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSOct 21 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ BOSFeb 10 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CARDec 23 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.9 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ CBJOct 25 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ CGYJan 22 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ CHIDec 8 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ COLDec 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 67% |
| @ DALNov 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| @ DETNov 17 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DETFeb 22 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ EDMJan 23 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ FLAMar 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ FLAApr 7 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
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