Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · 109 pts · GF 288 / GA 241
#1 Atlantic · #2 Eastern · #4 NHL
Alpha model: deserved 40.6 wins · got 50 · 9.4 wins lucky
Steady
6-3-1 in their last 10 - right at their season pace
Report card
overall B+ · graded vs all 32 teamsOffense
A
3.45 GF/GP
#5 of 32
Defense
B
2.93 GA/GP
#10 of 32
Power play
C
19.5%
#21 of 32
Penalty kill
A
81.9%
#4 of 32
Faceoffs
F
45.9%
#32 of 32
Shot volume
C
-0.9 SOG/GP
#20 of 32
Season games
click any game to open it in the Game Lab
vs MTLPOBUF 2-3
@ MTLPOBUF 8-3
vs MTLPOBUF 3-6
@ MTLPOBUF 3-2
@ MTLPOBUF 2-6
vs MTLPOBUF 1-5
vs MTLPOBUF 4-2
@ BOSPOBUF 4-1
vs BOSPOBUF 1-2
@ BOSPOBUF 6-1
@ BOSPOBUF 3-1
vs BOSPOBUF 2-4
vs BOSPOBUF 4-3
vs DALBUF 3-4
@ CHIBUF 5-1
vs CBJBUF 5-0
@ NYRBUF 5-3
vs TBLBUF 4-2
@ WSHBUF 2-6
@ OTTBUF 1-4
vs NYIBUF 4-3
vs SEABUF 3-2
vs DETBUF 2-5
vs BOSBUF 3-4
@ ANABUF 5-6
@ LAKBUF 4-1
@ SJSBUF 5-0
@ VGKBUF 2-0
vs TORBUF 3-2
vs WSHBUF 1-2
vs SJSBUF 6-3
vs TBLBUF 8-7
vs NSHBUF 3-2
@ PITBUF 5-1
vs VGKBUF 3-2
@ TBLBUF 6-2
@ FLABUF 3-2
@ NJDBUF 2-1
vs PITBUF 2-5
@ TBLBUF 3-4
@ FLABUF 5-3
vs MTLBUF 2-4
vs LAKBUF 4-1
@ TORBUF 7-4
@ NYIBUF 5-0
@ MTLBUF 4-2
@ NSHBUF 5-3
@ CARBUF 1-2
vs MINBUF 4-5
vs MTLBUF 5-3
vs PHIBUF 5-2
vs FLABUF 3-4
vs ANABUF 5-3
@ NYRBUF 5-2
vs VANBUF 5-3
@ CBJBUF 1-5
@ DALBUF 4-1
@ STLBUF 4-2
vs BOSBUF 4-1
@ OTTBUF 3-2
@ NJDBUF 3-1
vs NYIBUF 3-2
vs PHIBUF 5-3
@ SEABUF 3-1
@ VANBUF 3-2
@ EDMBUF 4-3
@ CGYBUF 4-7
@ WPGBUF 1-4
@ PHIBUF 2-5
vs WPGBUF 5-1
@ MINBUF 3-2
vs NJDBUF 0-5
@ PITBUF 2-4
vs CARBUF 4-1
vs CHIBUF 9-3
vs CGYBUF 2-6
vs EDMBUF 5-1
@ DETBUF 5-4
@ COLBUF 3-6
@ UTABUF 2-5
@ CARBUF 3-6
vs STLBUF 0-3
vs UTABUF 1-2
vs WSHBUF 4-3
@ BOSBUF 3-4
vs CBJBUF 3-4
@ TORBUF 3-4
vs TORBUF 5-3
vs DETBUF 4-2
@ MTLBUF 2-4
vs FLABUF 3-0
vs OTTBUF 8-4
vs COLBUF 1-3
@ BOSBUF 1-3
vs NYRBUF 0-4
Comparable teams
nearest statistical profiles · match = fit across all categoriesProjected lines
last tracked game (05/18 vs MTL) + Alpha-model fills for the restForwards
LW
C
RW
Zach Benson
#6 · LW
Middle-six player · Middle-Six Engine
13G · 30A · 43P · +27 · 65 GP
$0.95M cap hitA++$4.4M
Tage Thompson
#72 · C
First-line player · Transition Engine
40G · 41A · 81P · -6 · 81 GP
$7.14M cap hitA+$3.7M
Josh Norris
#9 · C
Top-six player · Middle-Six Engine
13G · 21A · 34P · +11 · 44 GP
$7.95M cap hitD−$1.3M
Ryan McLeod
#71 · C
Middle-six player · Depth Forward
14G · 40A · 54P · +25 · 81 GP
$5.00M cap hitD−$0.8M
Josh Doan
#91 · RW
Top-six player · Middle-Six Engine
25G · 27A · 52P · -4 · 82 GP
$0.93M cap hitA++$5.7M
Jack Quinn
#22 · RW
Top-six player · Middle-Six Engine
20G · 31A · 51P · +4 · 82 GP
$3.38M cap hitA+$3.2M
Defense
Goalies
Rest of the roster
Sam Carrick
#10 · C
Bottom-six player · Depth Forward
9G · 7A · 16P · +2 · 73 GP
$1.00M cap hitC+$0.2M
Riley Fiddler-Schultz
#45 · C
$0.90M cap hit
Tyson Kozak
#48 · C
Depth player · Depth Forward
2G · 4A · 6P · -1 · 46 GP
$0.82M cap hitC+$0.1M
Beck Malenstyn
#29 · LW
Bottom-six player · Wrecking Ball
7G · 7A · 14P · 0 · 81 GP
$1.35M cap hitC−$0.2M
Noah Ostlund
#86 · C
Bottom-six player · Depth Forward
11G · 16A · 27P · +11 · 60 GP
$0.89M cap hitB+$1.8M
Dennis Gilbert
#8 · D
0G · 1A · 1P · 0 · 8 GP
$0.88M cap hit
Ryan Johnson
#33 · D
0G · 0A · 0P · 0 · 3 GP
$0.82M cap hit
Vsevolod Komarov
#76 · D
$0.83M cap hit
Zach Metsa
#73 · D
Depth D · Depth Defenseman
2G · 4A · 6P · +16 · 43 GP
$0.78M cap hitC+$0.3M
Radim Mrtka
#57 · D
$0.97M cap hit
Cap breakdown
grades vs our Alpha market model (beta) · cap data: CapWages$80.6M of $95.5M · $14.9M in space
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