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 10 totals, xG depth is .457.

xG depth, game average, 2025-26
Sabres
.409
League average
.407
Least deep (CHI)
.380
Biggest contributors · all four stats · last 10
Top 3: 29% of team output (an even split across 22 regulars would be 14%)
J. Quinn
J. Quinn R
11.0%
of team output · 10 GP · 3G 2A
T. Thompson
T. Thompson C
9.8%
of team output · 9 GP · 4G 3A
A. Tuch
A. Tuch R
8.0%
of team output · 10 GP · 4G 3A

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

#SkaterGPxG Share%Cum.
1 J. Quinn R 10 4.3
14.4% 14%
2 T. Thompson C 9 3.7
12.2% 27%
3 Z. Benson L 10 3.5
11.5% 38%
4 R. Dahlin D 9 2.7
9.0% 47%
5 J. Zucker L 9 2.6
8.6% 56%
6 A. Tuch R 10 2.5
8.2% 64%
7 J. Doan R 10 2.1
7.1% 71%
8 J. Norris C 10 2.0
6.7% 78%
9 P. Krebs C 10 1.1
3.7% 81%
10 B. Malenstyn L 10 1.0
3.4% 85%
11 B. Byram D 10 0.7
2.3% 87%
12 L. Stanley D 9 0.6
2.1% 89%
13 M. Samuelsson D 9 0.6
2.1% 91%
14 R. McLeod C 9 0.6
2.1% 93%
15 O. Power D 10 0.4
1.3% 94%
16 J. Dunne C 3 0.4
1.2% 96%
17 T. Kozak C 6 0.3
1.1% 97%
18 S. Carrick C 3 0.3
1.0% 98%
19 T. Pearson L 3 0.2
0.7% 98%
20 C. Timmins D 5 0.2
0.6% 99%
21 J. Greenway L 7 0.2
0.5% 100%
22 M. Kesselring D 2 0.1
0.2% 100%
23 Z. Metsa D 5 0.1
0.2% 100%
24 L. Schenn D 2 0.0
0.1% 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. Luukkonen6145 .91060:34 +2.6
C. Ellis388 .93259:43 +1.7
A. Lyon224 .70831:54 -3.2

Who carried the load, game by game

Each regular's share of team xG in every game (last 10).

Share of team xG in each of the last 10 games. The full window shows on larger screens.

#PlayerPosGPLast 10
MarApr
Result
Forwards
22J. QuinnR 1014.4%
72T. ThompsonC 912.2%
6Z. BensonL 1011.5%
17J. ZuckerL 98.6%
89A. TuchR 108.2%
91J. DoanR 107.1%
9J. NorrisC 106.7%
19P. KrebsC 103.7%
29B. MalenstynL 103.4%
71R. McLeodC 92.1%
44J. DunneC 31.2%
48T. KozakC 61.1%
10S. CarrickC 31.0%
70T. PearsonL 30.7%
12J. GreenwayL 70.5%
Defense
26R. DahlinD 99.0%
4B. ByramD 102.3%
64L. StanleyD 92.1%
23M. SamuelssonD 92.1%
25O. PowerD 101.3%
21C. TimminsD 50.6%
73Z. MetsaD 50.2%
WinLossOT/SO loss Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game