Team Stats

2006–07 Regular Season

Coach: Lindy Ruff
Total Players: 33
Related2006–07 game results2006–07 standingsRound 1 vs NYI breakdownRound 2 vs NYR breakdownRound 3 vs OTT breakdown
Season Summary

53-22-7, 113 points, a +60 goal differential.

Team Totals
298
238
+60
17.4%
81.3%
51.4%
2.90
GF
GA
DIFF
PP%
PK%
FO%
GAA
NHL
1st
13th
3rd
17th
20th
9th
13th
CONF
1st
5th
2nd
10th
11th
5th
5th
DIV
1st
2nd
2nd
4th
4th
2nd
2nd
ALL-TIME
97th pct
39th pct
90th pct
32nd pct
39th pct
95th pct

All-time is where 2006–07 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). GF, GA and DIFF are relative to each season's league scoring. Higher is better, GA included.

Goal differential
LEAGUE MED +2BUF +60-84+70
One dot per NHL team.
Team Leaders
128
PIM
+47
PLUS/MINUS
21:53
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.

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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.

53-29 in 82 decided games, 2006–07 regular season, with 7 of those losses in overtime or a shootout.
Wins (53)Losses (29, 7 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 (53)LOSSES (29)
Forward goals3.962.07
Defense goals0.400.24
Forward points9.434.97
Defense points2.701.48
Different goal scorers3.662.17
D share of points22%23%
D share of shots19%19%

Skaters

PlayerNo.GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPSHGWGSOGG/60A/60P/60SOG/60S%FO%TOI/G
Daniel Brière4881326395+17899062341.232.423.648.9813.7%49.6%19:19
Thomas Vanek2682434184+474015052371.881.793.6610.3418.1%28.2%16:47
Chris Drury2377373269+13017391991.541.332.868.2618.6%58.8%18:47
Jason Pominville2982343468+25302252121.431.432.868.9116.0%42.9%17:25
Derek Roy975214263+37606131300.911.822.735.6316.2%48.5%18:28
Maxim Afinogenov6156233861+19667031511.452.393.839.4915.2%66.7%17:03
Jochen Hecht5576193756+19393011970.801.552.358.259.6%39.3%18:51
Brian Campbell518264248+2835101920.201.401.613.086.5%0.0%21:53
Ales Kotalik1266162238-5463041621.001.382.3810.159.9%48.6%14:31
Teppo Numminen277922729+1732000690.070.991.062.522.9%0.0%20:48
Dmitri Kalinin458272229+1936010860.260.821.093.228.1%100.0%19:31
Drew Stafford2141131427+533303671.451.563.017.4619.4%46.2%13:08
Nathan Paetsch386322224+1050000620.121.371.503.873.2%0.0%15:15
Paul Gaustad285491322+1174300750.751.081.846.2612.0%52.8%13:19
Jaroslav Spacek66551621+2062102780.240.771.013.766.4%0.0%19:09
Toni Lydman56721719+1055001440.090.740.831.914.5%0.0%20:36
Henrik Tallinder204741014+1934000340.240.600.852.0611.8%0.0%21:07
Jiri Novotny12506713-226000600.580.681.275.8410.0%44.1%12:19
Adam Mair22822911-1128000730.190.871.077.072.7%46.2%7:33
Daniel Paille20293811+518000450.491.291.787.286.7%33.3%12:47
Dainius Zubrus1519448-312100310.690.691.385.3312.9%39.1%18:22
Clarke MacArthur4119347+44000161.061.422.485.6818.8%46.0%8:54
Michael Ryan3719325-82010340.690.461.167.868.8%0.0%13:40
Andrew Peters7658112-1125000190.270.270.555.215.3%0.0%3:46
Michael Funk35022+2000010.006.996.993.500.0%0.0%3:26
Patrick Kaleta367022+32100060.002.512.517.540.0%0.0%6:49
Tim Connolly192101+1200022.290.002.294.5850.0%53.8%13:07
Mark Mancari123011-1200010.003.223.223.220.0%0.0%6:12
Andrej Sekera442000+1200000.000.000.000.000.0%7:31
Mike Card3340000000000.000.000.000.000.0%4:34
Total298532830115371843241712.3%

Goalies

PlayerNo.GPWLOTLGAASV%SO
Ryan Miller3063401662.73.9112
Martin Biron431912413.04.8990
Ty Conklin3551203.43.8920
Total532272

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.