Buffalo Sabres
0-1-0 · 0 pts · GF 3 · GA 6
#23
deepest of 25 teams, 2026-27
Shot depth
.457
19th in the NHL · 19th over the last 10
CF depth
.530
23rd in the NHL · 23rd over the last 10
xG depth
.375
23rd in the NHL · 23rd over the last 10
TOI depth
.834
20th in the NHL · 20th over the last 10
Only 1 game into the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.
How spread out was the ice time?
The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on last 10 totals, TOI depth is .834.
TOI depth, game average, 2026-27
Sabres
.834
League average
.861
Least deep (FLA)
.807
Biggest contributors · all four stats · last 10
Top 3: 40% of team output (an even split across 18 regulars would be 17%)
J. Quinn R
14.1%
of team output · 1 GP · 1G 0A
T. Thompson C
14.1%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 0A
R. Dahlin D
11.4%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 0A
8 skaters produced half of the team's ice time. With an even split across its 18 regulars it would take 10.
#SkaterGPTOI/GP
Share%Cum.
1
R. Dahlin D
1
25:58
8.8%
9%
2
O. Power D
1
25:25
8.6%
17%
3
J. Quinn R
1
20:46
7.0%
24%
4
T. Thompson C
1
19:46
6.7%
31%
5
J. Doan R
1
19:06
6.5%
38%
6
Z. Benson L
1
18:34
6.3%
44%
7
M. Samuelsson D
1
18:21
6.2%
50%
8
N. Ostlund C
1
16:42
5.6%
56%
9
R. McLeod C
1
16:41
5.6%
61%
10
J. Norris C
1
16:19
5.5%
67%
11
L. Crevier D
1
16:14
5.5%
72%
12
K. Helenius C
1
15:09
5.1%
77%
13
P. Krebs C
1
14:58
5.1%
82%
14
M. Grzelcyk D
1
14:27
4.9%
87%
15
Z. Metsa D
1
12:54
4.4%
92%
16
J.Kulich C
1
8:45
3.0%
95%
17
B. Malenstyn L
1
8:11
2.8%
97%
18
S. Carrick C
1
7:43
2.6%
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. Luukkonen122
.77359:08
-2.8
Who carried the load, game by game
Each regular's share of team ice time in every game (last 10).
Share of team ice time in each of the last 1 games. The full window shows on larger screens.
#PlayerPosGPLast 10
Oct
Result
Forwards
22J. QuinnR
17.0%
72T. ThompsonC
16.7%
91J. DoanR
16.5%
6Z. BensonL
16.3%
86N. OstlundC
15.6%
71R. McLeodC
15.6%
9J. NorrisC
15.5%
94K. HeleniusC
15.1%
19P. KrebsC
15.1%
20J.KulichC
13.0%
29B. MalenstynL
12.8%
10S. CarrickC
12.6%
Defense
26R. DahlinD
18.8%
25O. PowerD
18.6%
23M. SamuelssonD
16.2%
46L. CrevierD
15.5%
24M. GrzelcykD
14.9%
73Z. MetsaD
14.4%
WinLossOT/SO loss
Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game