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, Shot depth is .465.
Shot depth, game average, 2025-26
Sabres
.515
League average
.519
Least deep (DAL)
.491
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
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
T. Thompson C
81
272
11.8%
12%
2
R. Dahlin D
77
195
8.5%
20%
3
A. Tuch R
79
195
8.5%
29%
4
J. Quinn R
82
191
8.3%
37%
5
J. Doan R
82
170
7.4%
44%
6
J. Zucker L
62
128
5.5%
50%
7
O. Power D
81
120
5.2%
55%
8
Z. Benson L
65
116
5.0%
60%
9
B. Byram D
82
109
4.7%
65%
10
M. Samuelsson D
78
109
4.7%
70%
11
P. Krebs C
82
93
4.0%
74%
12
R. McLeod C
81
90
3.9%
78%
13
B. Malenstyn L
81
72
3.1%
81%
14
J. Norris C
44
69
3.0%
84%
15
N. Ostlund C
60
60
2.6%
86%
16
M. Kesselring D
34
46
2.0%
88%
17
C. Timmins D
39
44
1.9%
90%
18
J. Greenway L
40
32
1.4%
92%
19
T. Kozak C
46
30
1.3%
93%
20
J. Dunne C
34
29
1.3%
94%
21
Z. Metsa D
43
24
1.0%
95%
22
L. Stanley D
17
22
1.0%
96%
23
J.Kulich C
12
20
0.9%
97%
24
S. Carrick C
13
19
0.8%
98%
25
I. Rosen R
16
16
0.7%
98%
26
K. Helenius C
9
15
0.7%
99%
27
J. Bryson D
35
12
0.5%
100%
28
L. Schenn D
4
3
0.1%
100%
29
T. Pearson L
4
3
0.1%
100%
30
J. Danforth R
4
2
0.1%
100%
31
M. Geertsen L
5
1
0.0%
100%
32
R. Johnson D
3
0
0.0%
100%
33
T. Kuntar C
1
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 shots in every game (season).
Share of team shots in each of the last 20 games. The full window shows on larger screens.
#PlayerPosGPSeason
OctNovDecJanFebMarApr
Result
Forwards
72T. ThompsonC
8111.8%
89A. TuchR
798.5%
22J. QuinnR
828.3%
91J. DoanR
827.4%
17J. ZuckerL
625.5%
6Z. BensonL
655.0%
19P. KrebsC
824.0%
71R. McLeodC
813.9%
29B. MalenstynL
813.1%
9J. NorrisC
443.0%
86N. OstlundC
602.6%
12J. GreenwayL
401.4%
48T. KozakC
461.3%
44J. DunneC
341.3%
Defense
26R. DahlinD
778.5%
25O. PowerD
815.2%
4B. ByramD
824.7%
23M. SamuelssonD
784.7%
8M. KesselringD
342.0%
21C. TimminsD
391.9%
73Z. MetsaD
431.0%
78J. BrysonD
350.5%
WinLossOT/SO loss
Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game