Team Stats

2009–10 Regular Season

Coach: Lindy Ruff
Total Players: 29
Related2009–10 game results2009–10 standingsRound 1 vs BOS breakdown
Season Summary

45-27-10, 100 points, a +30 goal differential.

Team Totals
231
201
+30
17.6%
86.6%
48.6%
2.45
7.8%
.925
1.003
GF
GA
DIFF
PP%
PK%
FO%
GAA
S% (5v5)
SV% (5v5)
PDO (5v5)
NHL
9th
4th
5th
17th
2nd
23rd
4th
20th
10th
12th
CONF
4th
3rd
2nd
7th
1st
13th
3rd
9th
6th
7th
DIV
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
5th
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
ALL-TIME
63rd pct
70th pct
72nd pct
34th pct
97th pct
59th pct
44th pct
74th pct

All-time is where 2009–10 ranks among Sabres regular seasons, as a percentile: GF, GA and DIFF since 1970–71 (55 seasons), PP% and PK% since 1977–78 (48), FO% since 1997–98 (28), S% (5v5) and SV% (5v5) since 2009–10 (17). GF, GA and DIFF are relative to each season's league scoring. Higher is better, GA included.

Goal differential
LEAGUE MED -1BUF +30-72+86
One dot per NHL team.
PDO (5v5)
LEAGUE MED 1.000BUF 1.0030.9771.033
One dot per NHL team.
Team Leaders
69
POINTS
48
ASSISTS
+14
PLUS/MINUS
23:44
TOI/G

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.

X axis:
Y axis:

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More cuts on the Stats Playground scatter.

Games 1 (Oct 3) to 82 (Apr 11)

82 games.

Shot Map

Every BUF shot attempt this season, to scale, attacking right.

Shot on goal (size = xG)GoalMissed shot×Blocked shot

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.

45-37 in 82 decided games, 2009–10 regular season, with 10 of those losses in overtime or a shootout.
Wins (45)Losses (37, 10 in overtime or a shootout)
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 (45)LOSSES (37)
Forward goals3.181.54
Defense goals0.510.22
Forward points7.583.89
Defense points2.621.14
Different goal scorers3.291.68
D share of points26%23%
D share of shots22%21%

Skaters

PlayerNo.GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPSHGWGSOGG/60A/60P/60SOG/60S%FO%TOI/G
Derek Roy980264369+94810162151.011.662.678.3212.1%50.4%19:23
Tim Connolly1973174865+10287152060.752.122.879.098.3%46.9%18:37
Jason Pominville2982243862+13228022520.941.482.429.839.5%35.0%18:45
Thomas Vanek2671282553+94210061821.411.262.679.1715.4%22.2%16:46
Tyler Myers5782113748+13323011040.341.141.483.2110.6%0.0%23:44
Jochen Hecht5579212142+14353022240.930.931.869.909.4%45.3%17:11
Drew Stafford2171142034+4355011810.821.171.9910.577.7%47.7%14:28
Clarke MacArthur4160131326-1447303990.900.901.816.8913.1%43.4%14:22
Tim Kennedy1378101626-350103980.590.951.545.8210.2%33.5%12:57
Steve Montador478518230750021340.230.811.046.033.7%0.0%17:06
Mike Grier2573101222-4140021230.520.621.146.408.1%38.5%15:48
Paul Gaustad2865121022-7823011110.700.591.296.5110.8%57.4%15:45
Chris Butler345912021-1522000610.051.021.073.101.6%0.0%20:01
Toni Lydman56741620+1030001770.190.760.953.665.2%0.0%18:52
Henrik Tallinder208241620+1332000530.140.570.711.887.5%0.0%20:37
Craig Rivet527811415-6100000630.040.590.632.661.6%0.0%18:13
Patrick Kaleta365510515+289024641.070.541.616.8815.6%0.0%10:09
Adam Mair22696814-273000670.560.751.326.319.0%52.3%9:14
Matt Ellis377231013-1120011120.280.921.2010.312.7%50.0%9:03
Andrej Sekera44494711-16000590.280.490.774.146.8%0.0%17:27
Tyler Ennis6310369+16000231.172.353.529.0013.0%41.9%15:20
Raffi Torres1714055-32000210.001.611.616.750.0%33.3%13:21
Nathan Gerbe4210235+14201290.821.232.0511.886.9%33.3%14:39
Nathan Paetsch3811112+2600090.560.561.135.0811.1%0.0%9:39
Mark Mancari126112+34000190.710.711.4213.505.3%0.0%14:04
Daniel Paille202011+1000020.002.892.895.790.0%0.0%10:22
Total2314146458965544125888.9%

Goalies

PlayerNo.GPWLOTLGAASV%SO
Ryan Miller3069411882.22.9295
Patrick Lalime40164822.81.9070
Jhonas Enroth110104.12.8920
Total4527105

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.