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2026–27 Season

Buffalo Sabres

4-4-210 PTS10 GP
8th Atlantic23rd overall

Last game · 2026–27

Flyers logo

vs PHI

L 1–3Oct 21
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Next game · 2026–27

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@ WSH

Oct 24, 7:00 PM EDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

-0.38

-0.47 vs season

25/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack stable·Defense declined

Attack

Stable
3.18xGF/60-0.00 vs season

Recent rank 10/32

Season

3.18

10/32

Defense

Declined
3.56xGA/60+0.47 vs season

Recent rank 29/32

Season

3.09

19/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

BUF · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
3.183.32+0.14

Scoring stayed close to expected goals.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
3.563.34−0.22

Goals against stayed close to expected goals against.

Expected
margin
−0.38
Actual
margin
−0.02
Result vs xG gap+0.37Result > Expected Goals

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
BUF
BUF

-0.38xG Balance/60

Game 10 · Oct 21

vs PHI · L 1–3

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-0.77-0.41-0.05+0.32+0.680BUFGame 1368Game 10
Game 1Game 10

Selected · Game 10

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

+1.17

+0.23

+0.57 vs season

13/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

3.34

23/32

Save %

88.7%

18/32

Shots Against/60

29.6

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.27xG / 2 min+0.03 vs season

16/32

PP %

15.8%

22/32

Goals / Opportunities

3/19

PP Opportunities / Game

3.80

3/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

7.1%14 ATTFront21.9%43 ATTInner Slot6.6%13 ATTLeft Low6.6%13 ATTRight Low3.1%6 ATTBehind18.9%37 ATTHigh Slot5.1%10 ATTLeft4.6%9 ATTRight26.0%51 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 196 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Buffalo's shot profile has shown no clear change.

Attempts /60

50.6

#27 NHL

SOG /60

26.8

#19 NHL

HD /60

11.5

#26 NHL

Mapped attempts

196

Net Front
Profile
7.1%
Season
8.3%
Delta
-1.1%
Inner Slot
Profile
21.9%
Season
22.3%
Delta
-0.4%
Left Low Angle
Profile
6.6%
Season
7.8%
Delta
-1.1%
Right Low Angle
Profile
6.6%
Season
7.0%
Delta
-0.4%
Behind Net
Profile
3.1%
Season
1.9%
Delta
+1.1%
High Slot
Profile
18.9%
Season
16.7%
Delta
+2.1%
Left Perimeter
Profile
5.1%
Season
4.4%
Delta
+0.7%
Right Perimeter
Profile
4.6%
Season
4.1%
Delta
+0.5%
Point / Long Range
Profile
26.0%
Season
27.4%
Delta
-1.4%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 21
PHI
vs Philadelphia FlyersHOME · UNCLASSIFIED1–3 L
Oct 17
MTL
vs Montreal CanadiensAWAY · UNCLASSIFIEDOT 3–4 L
Oct 15
TOR
vs Toronto Maple LeafsAWAY · UNCLASSIFIEDOT 5–4 W
Oct 13
MTL
vs Montreal CanadiensAWAY · UNCLASSIFIEDSO 3–4 L
Oct 12
FLA
vs Florida PanthersHOME · UNCLASSIFIED5–3 W