Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · 109 pts · GF 288 · GA 241
#22
deepest of 32 teams, 2025-26
Shot depth
.515
20th in the NHL · 12th over the last 10
CF depth
.613
26th in the NHL · 16th over the last 10
xG depth
.409
13th in the NHL · 6th over the last 10
TOI depth
.839
22nd in the NHL · 15th over the last 10
How spread out was the offence?
The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on season totals, xG depth is .407.
xG depth, game average, 2025-26
Sabres
.409
League average
.407
Least deep (CHI)
.380
Biggest contributors · all four stats · season
Top 3: 27% of team output (an even split across 22 regulars would be 14%)
T. Thompson C
10.8%
of team output · 81 GP · 40G 41A
A. Tuch R
7.9%
of team output · 79 GP · 33G 33A
R. Dahlin D
7.8%
of team output · 77 GP · 19G 55A
6 skaters produced half of the team's xG. With an even split across its 22 regulars it would take 12.
#SkaterGPxG
Share%Cum.
1
T. Thompson C
81
33.9
13.1%
13%
2
J. Doan R
82
26.7
10.3%
23%
3
A. Tuch R
79
23.3
9.0%
33%
4
J. Zucker L
62
21.6
8.4%
41%
5
J. Quinn R
82
20.8
8.1%
49%
6
Z. Benson L
65
17.5
6.8%
56%
7
R. Dahlin D
77
14.7
5.7%
61%
8
R. McLeod C
81
12.7
4.9%
66%
9
P. Krebs C
82
12.4
4.8%
71%
10
B. Byram D
82
11.2
4.3%
75%
11
J. Norris C
44
10.8
4.2%
80%
12
B. Malenstyn L
81
8.3
3.2%
83%
13
M. Samuelsson D
78
7.9
3.1%
86%
14
N. Ostlund C
60
6.3
2.4%
88%
15
O. Power D
81
6.0
2.3%
91%
16
J. Dunne C
34
4.0
1.6%
92%
17
T. Kozak C
46
3.2
1.2%
94%
18
J. Greenway L
40
3.0
1.1%
95%
19
J.Kulich C
12
2.6
1.0%
96%
20
I. Rosen R
16
1.8
0.7%
96%
21
M. Kesselring D
34
1.7
0.7%
97%
22
S. Carrick C
13
1.6
0.6%
98%
23
C. Timmins D
39
1.4
0.5%
98%
24
Z. Metsa D
43
1.3
0.5%
99%
25
K. Helenius C
9
1.0
0.4%
99%
26
L. Stanley D
17
0.9
0.3%
99%
27
J. Bryson D
35
0.8
0.3%
100%
28
T. Pearson L
4
0.5
0.2%
100%
29
J. Danforth R
4
0.1
0.0%
100%
30
L. Schenn D
4
0.1
0.0%
100%
31
R. Johnson D
3
0.0
0.0%
100%
32
M. Geertsen L
5
0.0
0.0%
100%
33
T. Kuntar C
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
Every skater who played. Faded rows played under a quarter of the games. The dashed line marks where the running total passes 50%.
GoalieGPSASV%TOI/GPGSAx
U. Luukkonen35930
.91057:56
+10.5
A. Lyon36979
.90755:20
+12.6
C. Ellis16455
.90356:58
+1.9
Who carried the load, game by game
Each regular's share of team xG in every game (season).
Share of team xG in each of the last 20 games. The full window shows on larger screens.
#PlayerPosGPSeason
OctNovDecJanFebMarApr
Result
Forwards
72T. ThompsonC
8113.1%
91J. DoanR
8210.3%
89A. TuchR
799.0%
17J. ZuckerL
628.4%
22J. QuinnR
828.1%
6Z. BensonL
656.8%
71R. McLeodC
814.9%
19P. KrebsC
824.8%
9J. NorrisC
444.2%
29B. MalenstynL
813.2%
86N. OstlundC
602.4%
44J. DunneC
341.6%
48T. KozakC
461.2%
12J. GreenwayL
401.1%
Defense
26R. DahlinD
775.7%
4B. ByramD
824.3%
23M. SamuelssonD
783.1%
25O. PowerD
812.3%
8M. KesselringD
340.7%
21C. TimminsD
390.5%
73Z. MetsaD
430.5%
78J. BrysonD
350.3%
WinLossOT/SO loss
Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game