Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division
Buffalo Sabres
2025–26·50–23–9·109 points·1st in the Atlantic, 2nd in the Eastern·Clinched division
- Points
- 109#4
- Goal differential
- +43#5
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 50.8%#14
- Power play
- 19.5%#21
- Penalty kill
- 81.9%#4
- GSAx
- +16.4#6
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 48 power-play goals from 246 opportunities, and 42 conceded in 232 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ ANAMar 22 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 3 | 25% |
| @ BOSOct 11 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSOct 30 | 5 | 1 | 20% | 11 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ CARNov 8 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ CARJan 19 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| @ CBJJan 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CGYDec 8 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 7 | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 60% |
| @ CHIApr 13 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| @ COLNov 13 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DALDec 31 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DETNov 15 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| @ EDMDec 9 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 11 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ FLAFeb 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ FLAFeb 27 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ LAKMar 21 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 2 | 1.1 | 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