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 last 20 totals, xG depth is .492.
xG depth, game average, 2025-26
Sabres
.409
League average
.407
Least deep (CHI)
.380
Biggest contributors · all four stats · last 20
Top 3: 26% of team output (an even split across 22 regulars would be 14%)
T. Thompson C
9.3%
of team output · 19 GP · 7G 9A
J. Quinn R
9.0%
of team output · 20 GP · 8G 5A
R. Dahlin D
7.7%
of team output · 19 GP · 7G 14A
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
20
6.7
11.1%
11%
2
Z. Benson L
20
6.5
10.8%
22%
3
T. Thompson C
19
6.2
10.3%
32%
4
J. Zucker L
19
5.8
9.7%
42%
5
J. Doan R
20
5.0
8.3%
50%
6
J. Norris C
20
4.5
7.4%
58%
7
R. Dahlin D
19
4.4
7.2%
65%
8
A. Tuch R
18
4.3
7.1%
72%
9
B. Malenstyn L
20
2.6
4.3%
76%
10
B. Byram D
20
2.5
4.1%
80%
11
M. Samuelsson D
18
1.8
3.0%
83%
12
P. Krebs C
20
1.8
3.0%
86%
13
S. Carrick C
13
1.6
2.6%
89%
14
R. McLeod C
19
1.4
2.4%
91%
15
N. Ostlund C
10
1.4
2.3%
94%
16
O. Power D
20
0.9
1.6%
95%
17
L. Stanley D
17
0.9
1.5%
97%
18
T. Pearson L
4
0.5
0.9%
97%
19
T. Kozak C
7
0.4
0.6%
98%
20
J. Dunne C
3
0.4
0.6%
99%
21
C. Timmins D
6
0.2
0.4%
99%
22
Z. Metsa D
12
0.2
0.3%
99%
23
J. Greenway L
7
0.2
0.3%
100%
24
M. Kesselring D
5
0.1
0.2%
100%
25
L. Schenn D
4
0.1
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. 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 xG in every game (last 20).
Share of team xG in each of the last 20 games. The full window shows on larger screens.
#PlayerPosGPLast 20
MarApr
Result
Forwards
22J. QuinnR
2011.1%
6Z. BensonL
2010.8%
72T. ThompsonC
1910.3%
17J. ZuckerL
199.7%
91J. DoanR
208.3%
9J. NorrisC
207.4%
89A. TuchR
187.1%
29B. MalenstynL
204.3%
19P. KrebsC
203.0%
10S. CarrickC
132.6%
71R. McLeodC
192.4%
86N. OstlundC
102.3%
48T. KozakC
70.6%
12J. GreenwayL
70.3%
Defense
26R. DahlinD
197.2%
4B. ByramD
204.1%
23M. SamuelssonD
183.0%
25O. PowerD
201.6%
64L. StanleyD
171.5%
21C. TimminsD
60.4%
73Z. MetsaD
120.3%
8M. KesselringD
50.2%
WinLossOT/SO loss
Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game