Sabres Data and Graphs

Game 72: Sabres 3, Bruins 4 (OT) -Pretty even, low event game with a few bad bounces -Timmins/Stanley pair was rough -Not the best game for UPL

When is it socially acceptable to say that I think I’d rather have the Sabres finish 2nd in the Atlantic to guarantee they don’t play Ottawa in Round 1

Game 71: Sabres 5, Ducks 6 (OT) -Ducks got the better of the Sabres at 5v5 -Top line has been in a pretty rough stretch -4th line continues to be excellent -Off night for Lyon for the first time in forever it seems

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Sabres already have one foot on the plane home, completely respectable to be honest

Game 70: Sabres 4, Kings 1 -Pretty even game -Power/Byram were great -Carrick has revitalized the 4th line, what an addition -Obligatory goalie was incredible comment

Game 69: Sabres 5, Sharks 0 -Kind of a down game at 5v5 but pretty much even when adjusting for venue and score -There is no stopping the Metsa/Stanley pair -D usage was very spread out tonight -Goaltending continues to be insane

Quick PDO note Sabres rank 5th in shooting % this year. But they were 2nd, 11th, and 4th the previous 3 years. The roster was built around finishers. Goaltending has definitely been way above preseason expectation, but the play driving has been solid for a lot of the year too.

Sabres 5v4 expected goals per 60 min Whole Season - 6.29 (29th in NHL) Last 10 Games - 7.31 (13th in NHL) Power play is getting better

There have been 12,003 player seasons with at least 300 minutes of 5v5 TOI since 2007/08 Zach Metsa ranks 1st of 12,033 in on-ice save percentage (.987) and 6th of 12,033 in on-ice shooting percentage (15.0%)

@kp556x45 @MoneyPuckdotcom Replacing the Tampa game with his 11th most recent start (1/14 vs Flyers) would put him at 10.02, which would be 2nd

@SabresData @MoneyPuckdotcom Without the Tampa game, I bet they're 1-2. Crazy that luukkonen is 6th even with that outlier

GSAx for goalies in their last 10 starts Alex Lyon: 12.0 (1st in NHL) UPL: 6.3 (7th in NHL) via @MoneyPuckdotcom

The Sabres have 4 of the Top 10 skaters this year across the NHL in time on ice while leading: BUF - 4 COL - 2 DAL - 2 CBJ - 1 MIN - 1 Samuelsson (4th), Byram (7th), Dahlin (8th), Power (9th)

Game 68: Sabres 2, Golden Knights 0 -Ridiculous UPL game, finishes with about 3 GSAx -Not the best 5v5 performance outside of the Krebs/Norris/Doan line -Metsa is one of their 6 best defensemen

From a quick glance, a Stanley-Metsa D pairing tonight would tie the largest height difference in a D pairing iced this season

Game 67: Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO) -Sabres dominated the Leafs at 5v5

Watching a Logan Stanley shift after a Dahlin shift is like a waiter replacing your filet mignon with a plate of jagged rocks

5v5 xGoals For vs. Against since the Olympic break.