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Sabres By The Numbers: Mid-Season Report |
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The Buffalo Sabres finished the first half of their season today, and in the process, they completed half of their year at exactly real .500 with a 21-19-2 record. That’s an 88-point pace for those keeping track of the playoff race, and while that point percentage will not put them in the post-season dance, it would be the highest amount of points since Lindy Ruff helmed the team to a 39-32-11 record back in 2011-2012. It’s a positive step in the right direction.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the team and individual player stats, starting with prospects not currently playing at the NHL level.
Sabres Prospect Report:
Josh Bloom – LW – 2021 3rd round (OHL) – 46 points in 42 games
Viljami Marjala – LW – 2021 5th round (TPS U20) – 43 points in 25 games, 2 points in 5 games (I-U20)
Matt Savoie – C – 2022 1st round pick (WHL) – 45 points in 32 games
Jake Richard – RW – 2022 6th round pick (USHL) – 30 points in 25 games
Gustav Karlsson – RW – 6th round (SHL) – 1 point in 8 games
Vasili Glotov – C – 2016 7th round (KHL) – 23 points in 48 games
Viktor Neuchev – LW – 2022 3rd round (KHL) – 11 points in 47 games
Olivier Nadeau – RW/C – 2021 4th round (QMJHL) – 11 points in 9 games. Quick note here on Nadeau – he looked like a bit of a rising sleeper prospect following his 2021 season in which he scored 78 points in 65 games, but this season was derailed due to a shoulder injury, and he has only recently returned.
Matteo Costantini – C – 2020 5th round (NCAA) – 2 points in 16 games
Prokhor Poltapov – RW – 2022 2nd round (KHL) – 7 points in 45 games. Another quick note – Poltapov has 35 PIMS this season. Is he a tough guy or is he taking a ton of bad penalties? No idea.
Devon Levi – G – 2020 7th round (NCAA) – 920 SV%, 2.55 GAA
Ryan Johnson - D - 2019 1st round (NCAA) - 10 points in 24 games, +9
Linus Weissbach – RW – 2017 6th round (AHL) – 26 points in 33 games
Brett Murray – LW – 2016 4th round (AHL) – 24 points in 32 games
Lukas Rousek – LW/RW – 2019 6th round (AHL) – 25 points in 33 games
Isak Rosen – W/C – 2021 1st round (AHL) – 15 points in 27 games, 6 points in 7 games (I-U20)
Noah Ostlund – C – 2022 1st round (Hockey Allvenskan) – 26 points in 39 games
Jiri Kulich – C/W – 2022 1st round (AHL) – 17 points in 26 games, 10 points in 8 games (I-U20)
Sabres Team Stats:
Goals: 158 – 2nd
Goals-For Average: 3.82 – 1st
Goals-for per game 3.85 – 1st
Shots: 1365 – 16th
Shots On Goal Average: 32.5 – 12th
Shooting Percentage: 11.9% - 2nd
Power Play Goals: 42 – 2nd
Power Play Opportunities: 52 – 6th
Power Play Percentage: 3rd – 27.6%
Goals Against: 142 – 20th
GAA: 3.43– 24th
Shots-Against Per Game Average: 33.2 – 8th. Quick note- this one was way better than anticipated.
Save Percentage: .896 – 19th
Penalty Kill Percentage: 72.7% – 29th
Individual Leaders:
Goals – Tage Thompson (31)
Assists – Rasmus Dahlin (35)
Points – Thompson (58)
Plus/Minus (Best) – Rasmus Dahlin (+16)
Plus/Minus (Worst) – Jacob Bryson (-15)
PIM – Dahlin (46)
PPG – Thompson (14)
PPP – Thompson (24)
Shots – Thompson (178)
Shooting Percentage – Victor Olofsson (18.1%)
Let me know if there’s any interest in a fancy stats breakdown and I can do a mid-season report on that as well.
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