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Will Butcher

Buffalo Sabres
Height
5′ 10″
Weight
195 lb
Birthplace
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Draft
2013 · Round 5, pick 2
Current season

Player metrics

A quick snapshot of Will Butcher’s current-season performance.

Games played 37
Goals 2
Assists 6
Points 8
Power-play goals 0
Shots 35
Shooting percentage 0.06
Average TOI 16.48
Expected goals · xG V1

Individual scoring chances

Uses the season and game window selected in trends & shots. 0 / 0 selected games fully scored.

Scored xG coverage is not available for this selection yet.

What these values mean

Totals and rates use fully scored games only. Blocked attempts, empty-net attempts and shootouts are excluded. Goals are counted on the same scored attempts, so they may differ from boxscore totals. Missing coverage is not zero.

Individual xG describes this player's own attempts, not their assists or linemates' chances. Goals above xG = goals minus individual xG. These describe chances already taken, rather than predicting future results.

Play-by-play analytics

Player tendencies

Observed regular-season events, excluding shootouts.

Data coverage & availability

37 of 37 selected completed games have current event and shot data.

Attempts / game2.1
Shooting %5.7
Avg distance (ft)42.4
Close-range attempts %11.5
Corsi & Fenwick: individual shooting

These count your selected player's own attempts (iCF / iFF), rather than team attempts while on the ice. All strengths; shootouts excluded. Corsi includes blocks; Fenwick excludes them. Goals are counted once.

Individual Corsi (iCF)
78
Individual Fenwick (iFF)
60

Individual Corsi / 60: 7.7 · Individual Fenwick / 60: 5.9. Rates use covered all-strength box-score ice time.

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Shot locations

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Normalized toward the net on the right. Only events with usable locations appear.

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Recent game trend

Shots on goal and goals, over the latest 20 covered games in this selection.

Game-by-game values
GameAttempts / facedShots on goalGoals
2022-04-14St. Louis BluesatBuffalo Sabres310
2022-04-05Carolina HurricanesatBuffalo Sabres000
2022-03-30Winnipeg JetsatBuffalo Sabres210
2022-03-28Buffalo SabresatChicago Blackhawks210
2022-03-27Buffalo SabresatNew York Rangers321
2022-03-20Buffalo SabresatVancouver Canucks200
2022-01-29Buffalo SabresatArizona Coyotes000
2022-01-20Dallas StarsatBuffalo Sabres000
2022-01-18Buffalo SabresatOttawa Senators310
2022-01-17Detroit Red WingsatBuffalo Sabres220
2022-01-11Tampa Bay LightningatBuffalo Sabres110
2022-01-06San Jose SharksatBuffalo Sabres200
2022-01-01Buffalo SabresatBoston Bruins200
2021-12-30Buffalo SabresatNew York Islanders310
2021-12-29New Jersey DevilsatBuffalo Sabres440
2021-12-16Buffalo SabresatMinnesota Wild410
2021-12-14Buffalo SabresatWinnipeg Jets320
2021-12-11Washington CapitalsatBuffalo Sabres221
2021-12-10New York RangersatBuffalo Sabres100
2021-12-07Anaheim DucksatBuffalo Sabres410
2021-12-04Buffalo SabresatCarolina Hurricanes210
2021-11-29Seattle KrakenatBuffalo Sabres300
2021-11-21Buffalo SabresatNew York Rangers100
2021-11-18Calgary FlamesatBuffalo Sabres000
2021-11-16Buffalo SabresatPittsburgh Penguins110
2021-11-13Toronto Maple LeafsatBuffalo Sabres100
2021-11-12Edmonton OilersatBuffalo Sabres110
2021-11-06Detroit Red WingsatBuffalo Sabres100
2021-11-04Buffalo SabresatSeattle Kraken220
2021-11-02Buffalo SabresatSan Jose Sharks320
2021-10-31Buffalo SabresatLos Angeles Kings100
2021-10-28Buffalo SabresatAnaheim Ducks320
2021-10-25Tampa Bay LightningatBuffalo Sabres200
2021-10-23Buffalo SabresatNew Jersey Devils510
2021-10-22Boston BruinsatBuffalo Sabres410
2021-10-19Vancouver CanucksatBuffalo Sabres540
2021-10-16Arizona CoyotesatBuffalo Sabres000
Season versus last 10 games

Last 10 coverage: 10 games. Counts use the games covered in each period.

MetricSeasonLast 10
Attempts / game2.11.7
Shooting %5.712.5
Avg distance (ft)42.444.2
Faceoff win %N/AN/A
Penalties / game0.00.0
Detailed shooting breakdowns

Shot types

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
Unspecified180N/A
wrist4513.6
slap700.0
snap8116.7

Periods

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
Period 233215.4
Period 32100.0
Period 12400.0

Shot areas

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
Slot (20-40 ft, centre)15116.7
Other locations5400.0
Close range (20 ft or less)9150.0

Game situation (EV / PP / SH)

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
EV7126.5
PP700.0
Faceoffs and discipline

Faceoff wins: N/A% across 0 draws. Penalties taken: 0; drawn: 1; recorded penalty minutes: 0.

Faceoff zones are source event zone codes; no team-relative zone is inferred. Penalties drawn require an identified drawing player. Recorded duration includes all penalty types and may differ from boxscore PIM.

      What these statistics mean

      Close range means within 20 ft of the net. Missing locations are excluded from distance and area percentages. EV / PP / SH is relative to the shooting team and compares recorded skater counts; unknown situations remain separate. These are observed results, not expected goals. Coverage may differ across teams and seasons.

      Career totals in our records
      Regular season

      2017–2021 season starts. These totals cover stored completed game records; earlier seasons may be missing.

      Games275
      Goals16
      Assists98
      Points114
      Shots330
      Shooting %4.80
      Power-play goals4
      Penalty minutes34
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      Career history

      Historical season stats

      Review season-by-season scoring, shooting, physical play, and usage.

      Points 8
      GP37
      Goals2
      Assists6
      PPG0
      Shots35
      Shooting %0.06
      Hits11
      Blocks32
      +/--10
      PIM0
      Avg TOI16.48
      Points 11
      GP23
      Goals1
      Assists10
      PPG0
      Shots37
      Shooting %0.03
      Hits7
      Blocks28
      +/--3
      PIM2
      Avg TOI19.03
      Points 21
      GP56
      Goals4
      Assists17
      PPG0
      Shots62
      Shooting %0.06
      Hits31
      Blocks75
      +/--8
      PIM6
      Avg TOI17.92
      Points 30
      GP78
      Goals4
      Assists26
      PPG1
      Shots108
      Shooting %0.04
      Hits38
      Blocks74
      +/--17
      PIM18
      Avg TOI19.27
      Points 44
      GP81
      Goals5
      Assists39
      PPG3
      Shots88
      Shooting %0.06
      Hits21
      Blocks62
      +/-1
      PIM8
      Avg TOI16.06
      Season Team GP G A PTS PPG Shots SH% Hits Blocks +/- PIM ATOI
      20212022 Buffalo Sabres 37 2 6 8 0 35 0.06 11 32 -10 0 16.48
      20202021 New Jersey Devils 23 1 10 11 0 37 0.03 7 28 -3 2 19.03
      20192020 New Jersey Devils 56 4 17 21 0 62 0.06 31 75 -8 6 17.92
      20182019 New Jersey Devils 78 4 26 30 1 108 0.04 38 74 -17 18 19.27
      20172018 New Jersey Devils 81 5 39 44 3 88 0.06 21 62 1 8 16.06
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