NHL DEFENSE VS POSITION
Buffalo Sabres
2026-27 regular season · through
What the Buffalo Sabres allow to each group, per measured team game. Rank 1 = fewest allowed.
Next game: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs · Oct 15, 7:00 PM ET
Forwards
Small sample: 7 measured team games · 84 skater appearances in the shots on goal sample. Through Oct 13, 2026.
Opposing forwards on the board
- Auston MatthewsAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Bo GroulxAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Brandon DuhaimeAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Colton SissonsAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Easton CowanAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Gavin McKennaAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Jack RoslovicAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- John TavaresAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Kirill MarchenkoAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Nick PaulAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Teddy BluegerAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- William NylanderAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Auston MatthewsPoints 1.5 →
- Easton CowanPoints 0.5 →
- Gavin McKennaPoints 0.5 →
- Jack RoslovicPoints 0.5 →
- John TavaresPoints 0.5 →
- Kirill MarchenkoPoints 0.5 →
- Nick PaulPoints 0.5 →
- William NylanderPoints 0.5 →
- Auston MatthewsAssists 0.5 →
- Easton CowanAssists 0.5 →
- Gavin McKennaAssists 0.5 →
- Jack RoslovicAssists 0.5 →
- John TavaresAssists 0.5 →
- Kirill MarchenkoAssists 0.5 →
- Nick PaulAssists 0.5 →
- William NylanderAssists 0.5 →
- Auston MatthewsShots on Goal 3.5 →
- Easton CowanShots on Goal 1.5 →
- Gavin McKennaShots on Goal 1.5 →
- Jack RoslovicShots on Goal 2.5 →
- John TavaresShots on Goal 2.5 →
- Kirill MarchenkoShots on Goal 2.5 →
- Nick PaulShots on Goal 1.5 →
- William NylanderShots on Goal 2.5 →
- Auston MatthewsPower Play Points 0.5 →
- Easton CowanPower Play Points 0.5 →
- Gavin McKennaPower Play Points 0.5 →
- Jack RoslovicPower Play Points 0.5 →
- John TavaresPower Play Points 0.5 →
- Kirill MarchenkoPower Play Points 0.5 →
- William NylanderPower Play Points 0.5 →
Defencemen
Small sample: 7 measured team games · 42 skater appearances in the shots on goal sample. Through Oct 13, 2026.
| Allowed | BUF | NHL avg | Rank | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29 | 7.01 | 7/32 | 7 | |
Supports UNDER | ||||
| 0.29 | 0.43 | T7/32 | 7 | |
Supports UNDER
| ||||
| 2.29 | 1.66 | 26/32 | 7 | |
| 2.57 | 2.09 | 25/32 | 7 | |
| 0.86 | 0.38 | 31/32 | 7 | |
Opposing defencemen on the board
- Darren RaddyshAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Jake McCabeAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Marshall RifaiAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Morgan RiellyAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Nick BlankenburgAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Oliver Ekman-LarssonAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Troy StecherAnytime Goal 0.5 →
- Darren RaddyshPoints 0.5 →
- Morgan RiellyPoints 0.5 →
- Nick BlankenburgPoints 0.5 →
- Oliver Ekman-LarssonPoints 0.5 →
- Darren RaddyshAssists 0.5 →
- Morgan RiellyAssists 0.5 →
- Nick BlankenburgAssists 0.5 →
- Darren RaddyshShots on Goal 2.5 →
- Darren RaddyshPower Play Points 0.5 →
- Morgan RiellyPower Play Points 0.5 →
- Jake McCabeBlocked Shots 2.5 →
What the figures measure
Allowed per game means the opposing group's total divided by measured team games, not by skater appearances. Forwards include centers and wings. Defencemen are kept separate. Power-play points count goals and assists on the power play, not team power-play goals.
These are the same NHL game-log team tables used by the Lab's player research cards. Current-season samples include a game only when every recorded skater in that group has the stat. A missing value is not a zero. Game counts can differ by stat. Only regular-season games with both clubs recorded enter the tables.
The comparison uses this season once the card's current-season comparison is ready; before that it uses the previous regular season. League average is the mean of eligible clubs' per-game rates. Rank 1 means fewest allowed, with shared ranks for ties. Small samples describe what happened, not a player's chance of clearing a line.
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