Team Stats

2005–06 Playoffs

Coach: Lindy Ruff
Total Players: 26
Related2005–06 game resultsRound 1 vs PHI breakdownRound 2 vs OTT breakdownRound 3 vs CAR breakdown
Season Summary

11-7 in the playoffs, a +11 goal differential.

Team Totals
60
49
+11
16.2%
82.6%
47.7%
2.72
GF
GA
DIFF
PP%
PK%
FO%
GAA
Team Leaders

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.

11-7 in 18 decided games, 2005–06 playoffs, with 1 of those losses in overtime.
Wins (11)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 (11)LOSSES (7)
Forward goals3.641.86
Defense goals0.450.29
Forward points9.274.43
Defense points2.091.43
Different goal scorers3.362.00
D share of points18%24%
D share of shots19%27%

Skaters

PlayerNo.GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPSHGWGSOGG/60A/60P/60SOG/60S%FO%TOI/G
Daniel Brière481881119012302471.421.953.378.3417.0%47.3%18:48
Chris Drury23189918+510511421.551.553.107.2421.4%51.3%19:20
Derek Roy91851015+716110330.981.952.936.4515.2%42.2%17:03
J-P Dumont71187714+114301251.401.402.805.0028.0%33.3%16:39
Ales Kotalik12184711+48003510.871.532.4011.147.8%57.1%15:15
Tim Connolly1985611+30111112.142.574.724.7245.5%40.2%17:29
Jason Pominville2918551008011221.371.372.736.0222.7%100.0%12:11
Mike Grier2518358+32010320.611.021.646.559.4%50.0%16:17
Jochen Hecht5515268+48001360.461.371.838.245.6%47.3%17:29
Henrik Tallinder2014268+1416000120.391.161.542.3116.7%0.0%22:16
Maxim Afinogenov6118358+310000430.590.991.588.497.0%0.0%16:53
Brian Campbell5118066-512000290.000.980.984.720.0%100.0%20:29
Jay McKee7417235+330001210.350.520.873.659.5%0.0%20:17
Toni Lydman518145+1418000140.140.580.722.027.1%0.0%23:03
Taylor Pyatt914055-210000170.001.931.936.550.0%50.0%11:08
Rory Fitzpatrick811044-11600030.001.271.270.950.0%0.0%17:12
Paul Gaustad2818044+114000130.001.081.083.510.0%50.5%12:21
Teppo Numminen2712112+3410070.270.270.531.8714.3%0.0%18:45
Dmitri Kalinin458022+42000110.000.890.894.890.0%0.0%16:53
Thomas Vanek2610202-16200161.120.001.128.9312.5%33.3%10:45
Doug Janik375101-2200041.140.001.144.5725.0%0.0%10:30
Adam Mair223000-2000050.000.000.0010.780.0%50.0%9:17
Jeff Jillson344000-4000050.000.000.006.420.0%0.0%11:41
Jiri Novotny124000-1000030.000.000.004.300.0%37.5%10:27
Nathan Paetsch3810000000030.000.000.0014.880.0%0.0%12:06
Total601061662181651150511.9%

Goalies

PlayerNo.GPWLGAASV%SO
Ryan Miller30181172.56.9081
Total1171

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.