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 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 .375.
xG depth, game average, 2026-27
Sabres
.375
League average
.447
Least deep (CAR)
.265
Biggest contributors · all four stats · last 20
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
3 skaters produced half of the team's xG. With an even split across its 18 regulars it would take 10.
#SkaterGPxG
Share%Cum.
1
T. Thompson C
1
0.6
20.0%
20%
2
J. Quinn R
1
0.5
18.0%
38%
3
J. Doan R
1
0.4
13.2%
51%
4
N. Ostlund C
1
0.4
13.0%
64%
5
Z. Benson L
1
0.4
12.3%
77%
6
R. Dahlin D
1
0.3
8.9%
85%
7
K. Helenius C
1
0.2
5.8%
91%
8
P. Krebs C
1
0.1
2.5%
94%
9
M. Samuelsson D
1
0.1
2.2%
96%
10
J. Norris C
1
0.1
1.8%
98%
11
J.Kulich C
1
0.0
1.3%
99%
12
L. Crevier D
1
0.0
0.7%
100%
13
B. Malenstyn L
1
0.0
0.2%
100%
14
S. Carrick C
1
0.0
0.1%
100%
15
O. Power D
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
16
R. McLeod C
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
17
M. Grzelcyk D
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
18
Z. Metsa D
1
0.0
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. Luukkonen122
.77359:08
-2.8
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 1 games. The full window shows on larger screens.
#PlayerPosGPLast 20
Oct
Result
Forwards
72T. ThompsonC
120.0%
22J. QuinnR
118.0%
91J. DoanR
113.2%
86N. OstlundC
113.0%
6Z. BensonL
112.3%
94K. HeleniusC
15.8%
19P. KrebsC
12.5%
9J. NorrisC
11.8%
20J.KulichC
11.3%
29B. MalenstynL
10.2%
10S. CarrickC
10.1%
71R. McLeodC
10.0%
Defense
26R. DahlinD
18.9%
23M. SamuelssonD
12.2%
46L. CrevierD
10.7%
24M. GrzelcykD
10.0%
25O. PowerD
10.0%
73Z. MetsaD
10.0%
WinLossOT/SO loss
Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game