MassMutual East Division
Buffalo Sabres
2020–21·15–34–7·37 points·8th in the MassMutual East
- Points
- 37#31
- Goal differential
- −62#31
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 45.7%#26
- Power play
- 21.0%#13
- Penalty kill
- 77.7%#26
- GSAx
- −17.9#30
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 30 power-play goals from 143 opportunities, and 31 conceded in 139 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ BOSMar 27 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSApr 13 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSApr 29 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ BOSMay 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ NJDFeb 20 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ NJDFeb 23 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ NJDMar 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ NJDApr 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ NYIFeb 22 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 6 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ NYIMar 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| @ NYIMar 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| @ NYIMar 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ NYRMar 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ NYRMar 22 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 33% |
| @ NYRApr 25 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 7 | 0.6 | 3 | 2 | 33% |
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