Team Stats

1973–74 Regular Season

Coach: Joe Crozier
Total Players: 31
Related1973–74 game results1973–74 standings
Season Summary

32-34-12, 76 points, a -8 goal differential.

Team Totals
242
250
-8
3.21
GF
GA
DIFF
GAA
NHL
8th
10th
8th
10th
DIV
6th
5th
5th
5th
ALL-TIME
43rd pct
45th pct
35th pct

All-time is where 1973–74 ranks among Sabres regular seasons, as a percentile: GF, GA and DIFF since 1970–71 (55 seasons). GF, GA and DIFF are relative to each season's league scoring. Higher is better, GA included.

Goal differential
LEAGUE MED -16BUF -8-147+128
One dot per NHL team.
Team Leaders
86
POINTS
44
ASSISTS
+15
PLUS/MINUS

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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More cuts on the Stats Playground scatter.

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.

32-34 in 66 decided games, 1973–74 regular season.
Wins (32)Losses (34)
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 (32)LOSSES (34)
Forward goals4.062.03
Defense goals0.340.18
Forward points9.314.62
Defense points2.160.76
Different goal scorers3.532.06
D share of points19%14%
D share of shots23%25%

Skaters

PlayerNo.GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPSHGWGSOGS%
Rick Martin778523486-223880632016.3%
Rene Robert1476214465-18713052458.6%
Don Luce1475263056+34423123711.0%
Jim Lorentz2578233154-1928120414515.9%
Gilbert Perreault1155183351-81060716311.0%
Gerry Meehan1572202646-71760116112.4%
Craig Ramsay1078202646+15012315413.0%
Larry Carriere237762430+51033001145.3%
Rick Dudley176713132607100210013.0%
Mike Robitaille257121820+2602001851.1%
Norm Gratton235761218-9162005311.3%
Jerry Korab224561218-23732001065.7%
Steve Atkinson197061016+1220011095.5%
Doug Rombough22466915+3270013815.8%
Paul Terbenche186721214+28000424.8%
Peter McNab822369-320002412.5%
Jim Schoenfeld628189-956000492.0%
Larry Mickey613347+580001816.7%
Tracy Pratt533077+952000200.0%
Tim Horton755066+453000590.0%
John Gould2130426-72001488.3%
Brian Spencer2113325-341002114.3%
Ron Busniuk215033-1400030.0%
Bill Hajt246022-1000040.0%
Real Lemieux91111204000425.0%
Randy Wyrozub165011-1000040.0%
Joe Noris2718000-4200090.0%
Total2423766187754853224359.9%

Goalies

PlayerNo.GPWLTGAASV%SO
Dave Dryden153232082.98.8941
Roger Crozier1124503.80.8750
Gary Bromley30123533.31.8790
Rocky Farr28112413.14.9050
Total3234121

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.