Team Stats

1974–75 Playoffs

Coach: Floyd Smith
Total Players: 21
Related1974–75 game resultsRound 2 vs CHI breakdownRound 3 vs MTL breakdownFinal vs PHI breakdown
Season Summary

10-7 in the playoffs, a -5 goal differential.

Team Totals
53
58
-5
3.41
GF
GA
DIFF
GAA

Skater Scatter

Any two stats, one dot per skater. What is xG?

Dot size is ice time per game. Above the dashed line: more Goals than xG.

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Win DNA

Yes-or-no box-score traits, and how often the Sabres won with and without each. Correlation, not cause.

How this is measured

Every counting stat runs higher in a win (you score more when you win), so each game gets a yes-or-no question instead, and the win rate when yes is set against the win rate when no. The gap is the lift, in percentage points. A trait can be a symptom of a good night as much as a reason for one. Shot-attempt share (CF%) is left out: in a single game the trailing team piles up attempts, so out-attempting the opponent has gone with a lower win rate.

10-7 in 17 decided games, 1974–75 playoffs, with 1 of those losses in overtime.
Wins (10)Losses (7, 1 in overtime)
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%

The wider the gap on an axis, the more that trait separates a win from a loss.

The raw split, wins vs losses

The totals the table above deliberately doesn't lead with. Goals and points from both positions climb in wins, but the defense's share of the offense barely moves, which is why the question is who else scored, not whether the D did.

PER GAMEWINS (10)LOSSES (7)
Forward goals4.200.86
Defense goals0.200.43
Forward points9.702.29
Defense points1.800.71
Different goal scorers4.201.29
D share of points16%24%
D share of shots26%28%

Skaters

PlayerNo.GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPSHGWGSOGS%
Rick Martin7177815-4205015812.1%
Gilbert Perreault11176915-310401669.1%
Danny Gare181776130190014117.1%
Don Luce14165813+3190104710.6%
Rene Robert14165813-2160034910.2%
Craig Ramsay10175712+221112123.8%
Jim Lorentz25176410-260022821.4%
Peter McNab817268-240002010.0%
Jocelyn Guevremont217066+914000530.0%
Fred Stanfield1717246-40000287.1%
Bill Hajt2417145-418000166.3%
Jerry Korab2216325-532100319.7%
Jim Schoenfeld617145-538100323.1%
Rick Dudley17103140261012015.0%
Brian Spencer2115044-38000130.0%
Larry Carriere231702203200090.0%
Michel Deziel151000000000
Lee Fogolin28000060000
Paul McIntosh31000000000
Total53831362701321053210.0%

Goalies

PlayerNo.GPWLGAASV%SO
Gerry Desjardins3015753.40.8630
Roger Crozier15322.88.9030
Total1070

A goalie is credited a game played for any appearance, relief included, so GP sums above the team's own games played by the number of relief outings. The Total row leaves GP out for that reason.