Buffalo Sabres NHL team stats, schedule, results, player stats, goalie stats, and historical performance
Team profile
Buffalo Sabres
Current season snapshot · 20262027
Current season
Team metrics
A quick snapshot of Buffalo Sabres’s current-season performance.
Expected goals · xG V1
Chance creation and prevention
Uses the season and game window selected in tendencies. 7 / 7 selected games fully scored.
Recent game trend
xG forxG against
Latest 7 covered games.
Hover, tap or focus a point for game values.
Game-by-game values
| Date | xG | xG against |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 13, 2026 | 2.22 | 3.70 |
| Oct. 12, 2026 | 3.59 | 3.70 |
| Oct. 10, 2026 | 2.82 | 4.89 |
| Oct. 8, 2026 | 2.43 | 2.30 |
| Oct. 6, 2026 | 4.23 | 2.27 |
| Oct. 3, 2026 | 4.12 | 2.51 |
| Oct. 1, 2026 | 2.75 | 2.32 |
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.
xG differential per game = (total xG for minus total xG against) divided by covered games. Total differential for this selection: 0.47 xG. These describe chances already taken, rather than predicting future results.
Play-by-play analytics
Team tendencies
Observed regular-season events, excluding shootouts.
Data coverage & availability
7 of 7 selected completed games have current event and shot data.
Season ranks among teams with complete coverage of their stored completed games: Attempts / game: 14 / 32 · Attempt share: 11 / 32
Shot locations
How to read the shot map
Normalized toward the net on the right. Only events with usable locations appear.
GoalsSaved shotsMissesBlocks
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Recent game trend
Attempts for and against, over the latest 20 covered games in this selection.
Game-by-game values
| Game | Attempts / faced | Shots on goal | Goals | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-10-13Buffalo Sabresat Montréal Canadiens | 42 | 16 | 3 | 57 |
2026-10-12 Florida PanthersatBuffalo Sabres | 49 | 32 | 5 | 63 |
2026-10-10 Utah MammothatBuffalo Sabres | 62 | 24 | 1 | 75 |
2026-10-08 Dallas StarsatBuffalo Sabres | 63 | 26 | 0 | 39 |
2026-10-06 Minnesota WildatBuffalo Sabres | 64 | 28 | 3 | 48 |
2026-10-03 Chicago BlackhawksatBuffalo Sabres | 64 | 28 | 4 | 38 |
2026-10-01Buffalo Sabresat Columbus Blue Jackets | 56 | 26 | 3 | 39 |
Season versus last 10 games
Last 10 coverage: 7 games. Counts use the games covered in each period.
| Metric | Season | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts / game | 57.1 | 57.1 |
| Shooting % | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Avg distance (ft) | 30.5 | 30.5 |
| Faceoff win % | 47.8 | 47.8 |
| Penalties / game | 3.71 | 3.71 |
Detailed shooting breakdowns
Shot types
| Group | Attempts | Goals | Shooting % |
|---|---|---|---|
| wrist | 95 | 8 | 13.6 |
| Unspecified | 111 | 0 | N/A |
| backhand | 14 | 0 | 0.0 |
| snap | 127 | 8 | 8.6 |
| slap | 20 | 1 | 8.3 |
| tip-in | 24 | 1 | 12.5 |
| wrap-around | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| deflected | 6 | 1 | 33.3 |
| between-legs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Periods
| Group | Attempts | Goals | Shooting % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period 1 | 126 | 6 | 11.5 |
| Period 2 | 125 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Period 3 | 139 | 8 | 12.3 |
| Period 4 | 10 | 1 | 20.0 |
Shot areas
| Group | Attempts | Goals | Shooting % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slot (20-40 ft, centre) | 81 | 5 | 16.7 |
| Other locations | 189 | 9 | 9.2 |
| Close range (20 ft or less) | 130 | 5 | 9.6 |
Game situation (EV / PP / SH)
| Group | Attempts | Goals | Shooting % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV | 335 | 16 | 10.9 |
| PP | 57 | 3 | 10.0 |
| SH | 8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Score before the attempt
| Group | Attempts | Goals | Shooting % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 160 | 9 | 12.7 |
| Leading | 41 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Trailing | 199 | 9 | 10.0 |
Home / away
| Group | Attempts | Goals | Shooting % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 98 | 6 | 14.3 |
| Home | 302 | 13 | 9.4 |
Faceoffs and discipline
Faceoff wins: 47.8% across 423 draws. Penalties taken: 26; drawn: 27; recorded penalty minutes: 58.0.
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.
- N: 63 wins, 60 losses (51.2%)
- O: 64 wins, 72 losses (47.1%)
- D: 75 wins, 89 losses (45.7%)
- tripping: 5
- hooking: 4
- holding: 3
- slashing: 3
- fighting: 2
- cross-checking: 2
- high-sticking: 2
- interference: 2
- delaying-game-puck-over-glass: 2
- unsportsmanlike-conduct: 1
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.
GP7
Points7
Goals4
Assists3
Shots31
Avg TOI19.90
GP7
Points7
Goals1
Assists6
Shots6
Avg TOI26.44
GP7
Points4
Goals2
Assists2
Shots18
Avg TOI19.51
GP7
Points4
Goals2
Assists2
Shots18
Avg TOI18.36
GP6
Points4
Goals2
Assists2
Shots19
Avg TOI23.63
GP7
Points4
Goals1
Assists3
Shots8
Avg TOI22.09
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | P | PPG | Shots | Sh% | Hits | Blocks | +/- | Giveaways | Takeaways | PIM | Shifts | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tage Thompson | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 0.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 174 | 19.90 |
| 2 | Owen Power | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 26.44 |
| 3 | Jack Quinn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0.1 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 19.51 |
| 4 | Noah Ostlund | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 18.36 |
| 5 | Rasmus Dahlin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 23.63 |
| 6 | Mattias Samuelsson | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 189 | 22.09 |
| 7 | Peyton Krebs | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 136 | 14.49 |
| 8 | Olen Zellweger | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 142 | 18.74 |
| 9 | Zach Benson | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 19.47 |
| 10 | Jiri Kulich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 13.10 |
| 11 | Josh Norris | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 14.81 |
| 12 | Ryan McLeod | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 15.11 |
| 13 | Beck Malenstyn | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 30 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 115 | 9.87 |
| 14 | Josh Doan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 150 | 16.23 |
| 15 | Konsta Helenius | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 14.26 |
| 16 | Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8.68 |
| 17 | Louis Crevier | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 142 | 14.85 |
| 18 | Zach Metsa | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 118 | 12.70 |
| 19 | Justin Danforth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 10.06 |
| 20 | Matt Grzelcyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14.45 |
| 21 | Sam Carrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7.92 |
| 22 | Tyson Kozak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9.15 |
GP7
GS4
Wins2
SV%0.850
GAA3.46
Avg TOI39.66
GP7
GS3
Wins1
SV%0.864
GAA3.19
Avg TOI21.47
| Rank | Goalie | GP | GS | B | W | L | OT | GA | SA | SVs | SO | SV% | GAA | PIM | Avg TOI | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 107 | 91 | 0 | 0.850 | 3.46 | 0 | 39.66 | 0.857 | 0.792 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Colten Ellis | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 0.864 | 3.19 | 0 | 21.47 | 0.915 | 0.600 | 1.000 |
Season 20262027
GP7
Points7
Wins3
Losses3
Point %0.500
Diff-7
Season 20252026
GP82
Points109
Wins50
Losses23
Point %0.665
Diff47
Season 20242025
GP82
Points79
Wins36
Losses39
Point %0.482
Diff-20
Season 20232024
GP82
Points84
Wins39
Losses37
Point %0.512
Diff2
Season 20222023
GP82
Points91
Wins42
Losses33
Point %0.555
Diff-4
Season 20212022
GP82
Points75
Wins32
Losses39
Point %0.457
Diff-58
| Season | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20262027 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.500 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
| 20252026 | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | 0.665 | 288 | 241 | 47 |
| 20242025 | 82 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 79 | 0.482 | 269 | 289 | -20 |
| 20232024 | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 84 | 0.512 | 246 | 244 | 2 |
| 20222023 | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 91 | 0.555 | 296 | 300 | -4 |
| 20212022 | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 75 | 0.457 | 232 | 290 | -58 |
| 20202021 | 56 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 37 | 0.330 | 138 | 199 | -61 |
| 20192020 | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 68 | 0.493 | 195 | 217 | -22 |
| 20182019 | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 76 | 0.463 | 226 | 271 | -45 |
| 20172018 | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 62 | 0.378 | 199 | 280 | -81 |
| 20162017 | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 78 | 0.476 | 201 | 237 | -36 |
| 20152016 | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 81 | 0.494 | 201 | 222 | -21 |
| 20142015 | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 54 | 0.329 | 161 | 274 | -113 |
| 20132014 | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 52 | 0.317 | 157 | 248 | -91 |
| 20122013 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 48 | 0.500 | 125 | 143 | -18 |
| 20112012 | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 89 | 0.543 | 218 | 230 | -12 |
| 20102011 | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 96 | 0.585 | 245 | 229 | 16 |
| 20092010 | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | 0.610 | 235 | 207 | 28 |
| 20082009 | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 91 | 0.555 | 250 | 234 | 16 |
| 20072008 | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 90 | 0.549 | 255 | 242 | 13 |
| 20062007 | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | 0.689 | 308 | 242 | 66 |
| 20052006 | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 0.671 | 281 | 239 | 42 |
| 20032004 | 82 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 85 | 0.518 | 220 | 221 | -1 |
| 20022003 | 82 | 27 | 37 | 8 | 72 | 0.439 | 190 | 219 | -29 |
| 20012002 | 82 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 82 | 0.500 | 213 | 200 | 13 |
| 20002001 | 82 | 46 | 30 | 1 | 98 | 0.598 | 218 | 184 | 34 |
| 19992000 | 82 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 85 | 0.518 | 213 | 204 | 9 |
| 19981999 | 82 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 91 | 0.555 | 207 | 175 | 32 |
| 19971998 | 82 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 89 | 0.543 | 211 | 187 | 24 |
| 19961997 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 92 | 0.561 | 237 | 208 | 29 |
| 19951996 | 82 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 73 | 0.445 | 247 | 262 | -15 |
| 19941995 | 48 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 0.531 | 130 | 119 | 11 |
| 19931994 | 84 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 95 | 0.565 | 282 | 218 | 64 |
| 19921993 | 84 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 86 | 0.512 | 335 | 297 | 38 |
| 19911992 | 80 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 74 | 0.463 | 289 | 299 | -10 |
| 19901991 | 80 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 81 | 0.506 | 292 | 278 | 14 |
| 19891990 | 80 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 98 | 0.613 | 286 | 248 | 38 |
| 19881989 | 80 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 83 | 0.519 | 291 | 299 | -8 |
| 19871988 | 80 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 85 | 0.531 | 283 | 305 | -22 |
| 19861987 | 80 | 28 | 44 | 0 | 64 | 0.400 | 280 | 308 | -28 |
| 19851986 | 80 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 80 | 0.500 | 296 | 291 | 5 |
| 19841985 | 80 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 90 | 0.563 | 290 | 237 | 53 |
| 19831984 | 80 | 48 | 25 | 0 | 103 | 0.644 | 315 | 257 | 58 |
| 19821983 | 80 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 89 | 0.556 | 318 | 285 | 33 |
| 19811982 | 80 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 93 | 0.581 | 307 | 273 | 34 |
| 19801981 | 80 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 99 | 0.619 | 327 | 250 | 77 |
| 19791980 | 80 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 110 | 0.688 | 318 | 201 | 117 |
| 19781979 | 80 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 88 | 0.550 | 280 | 263 | 17 |
| 19771978 | 80 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 105 | 0.656 | 288 | 215 | 73 |
| 19761977 | 80 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 104 | 0.650 | 301 | 220 | 81 |
| 19751976 | 80 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 105 | 0.656 | 339 | 240 | 99 |
| 19741975 | 80 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 113 | 0.706 | 354 | 240 | 114 |
| 19731974 | 78 | 32 | 34 | 0 | 76 | 0.487 | 242 | 250 | -8 |
| 19721973 | 78 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 88 | 0.564 | 257 | 219 | 38 |
| 19711972 | 78 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 51 | 0.327 | 203 | 289 | -86 |
| 19701971 | 78 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 63 | 0.404 | 217 | 291 | -74 |