Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division
Buffalo Sabres
2019–20·30–31–8·68 points·6th in the Atlantic, 13th in the Eastern
- Points
- 68#25
- Goal differential
- −22#25
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 48.0%#24
- Power play
- 17.3%#22
- Penalty kill
- 75.7%#30
- GSAx
- −21.8#29
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 34 power-play goals from 196 opportunities, and 45 conceded in 185 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ ANAOct 16 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ ARIFeb 29 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSNov 21 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 7 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| @ BOSDec 29 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.4 | 6 | 2 | 67% |
| @ CBJOct 7 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 33% |
| @ CGYDec 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ CHINov 17 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| @ COLFeb 26 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 33% |
| @ DALJan 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DETOct 25 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DETJan 12 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 8 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ EDMDec 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ FLANov 24 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ LAKOct 17 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ NSHJan 18 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0.6 | 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