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
Season

How spread out was the offence?

0% 0% 25% 25% 50% 50% 75% 75% 100% 100% share of skaters, least to most perfectly even

The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on last 20 totals, Shot depth is .584.

Shot depth, game average, 2025-26
Sabres
.515
League average
.519
Least deep (DAL)
.491
Biggest contributors · all four stats · last 20
Top 3: 26% of team output (an even split across 22 regulars would be 14%)
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
9.3%
of team output · 19 GP · 7G 9A
J. Quinn
J. Quinn R
9.0%
of team output · 20 GP · 8G 5A
R. Dahlin
R. Dahlin D
7.7%
of team output · 19 GP · 7G 14A

7 skaters produced half of the team's shots. With an even split across its 22 regulars it would take 12.

#SkaterGPSOG Share%Cum.
1 J. Quinn R 20 59
10.3% 10%
2 T. Thompson C 19 55
9.6% 20%
3 A. Tuch R 18 45
7.8% 28%
4 R. Dahlin D 19 42
7.3% 35%
5 Z. Benson L 20 41
7.1% 42%
6 J. Zucker L 19 41
7.1% 49%
7 J. Doan R 20 38
6.6% 56%
8 J. Norris C 20 32
5.6% 61%
9 B. Byram D 20 30
5.2% 67%
10 P. Krebs C 20 27
4.7% 71%
11 O. Power D 20 23
4.0% 75%
12 L. Stanley D 17 22
3.8% 79%
13 M. Samuelsson D 18 20
3.5% 83%
14 S. Carrick C 13 19
3.3% 86%
15 B. Malenstyn L 20 18
3.1% 89%
16 R. McLeod C 19 13
2.3% 91%
17 C. Timmins D 6 11
1.9% 93%
18 N. Ostlund C 10 10
1.7% 95%
19 Z. Metsa D 12 7
1.2% 96%
20 M. Kesselring D 5 7
1.2% 97%
21 T. Kozak C 7 4
0.7% 98%
22 J. Greenway L 7 3
0.5% 99%
23 L. Schenn D 4 3
0.5% 99%
24 T. Pearson L 4 3
0.5% 100%
25 J. Dunne C 3 2
0.3% 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. Luukkonen11282 .90860:09 +3.1
A. Lyon7143 .86052:52 -1.0
C. Ellis388 .93259:43 +1.7

Who carried the load, game by game

Each regular's share of team shots in every game (last 20).

Share of team shots in each of the last 20 games. The full window shows on larger screens.

#PlayerPosGPLast 20
MarApr
Result
Forwards
22J. QuinnR 2010.3%
72T. ThompsonC 199.6%
89A. TuchR 187.8%
17J. ZuckerL 197.1%
6Z. BensonL 207.1%
91J. DoanR 206.6%
9J. NorrisC 205.6%
19P. KrebsC 204.7%
10S. CarrickC 133.3%
29B. MalenstynL 203.1%
71R. McLeodC 192.3%
86N. OstlundC 101.7%
48T. KozakC 70.7%
12J. GreenwayL 70.5%
Defense
26R. DahlinD 197.3%
4B. ByramD 205.2%
25O. PowerD 204.0%
64L. StanleyD 173.8%
23M. SamuelssonD 183.5%
21C. TimminsD 61.9%
8M. KesselringD 51.2%
73Z. MetsaD 121.2%
WinLossOT/SO loss Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game