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Buffalo Sabres

Brandon Davidson

#88Defenseman

2020-21 regular season
6
GP
0
G
0
A
0
P
7
SOG
0.0% SH
15:20
TOI/GP

D · BUF · NHL id 8475869

Brandon Davidson has played 6 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 7 shots while averaging 15:20 a night (14:05 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 1:13 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Sabres have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Davidson on the ice (0-4 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against NJD he was on D3 with Rasmus Ristolainen and off the power play. He is shooting 0.0% this season against 4.3% across the 79 games in our data.

Right now

From the Mar 16 game vs NJD, detected from shift data

Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
PK2D
Brandon Montour
Last 5: D3 · D3 · D3 · D3 · D3

Deployment timeline

2020-21 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 6 games, 15:20 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine3333330m3m7m10m13m17m20mFeb 15Feb 18Feb 22Feb 25Feb 28Mar 4Mar 7Mar 11Mar 15
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
6 games shown, 15:20 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shot map

2020-21 · 11 attempts, 7 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at BUF: 11 attempts, 7 on goal, 0 goals, 0.15 expected goals; best chance Brandon Davidson at 0.04 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2020-21 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

00.20.40.60.81-0.1goals below expected-0.4σFeb 15Mar 16
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2019-20 regular season · 11 of 12 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
−0.097
Season net
−0.23xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.82
Attempts
2
0.010

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
+0.00G
Per 60
+0.000
Drawn / taken
0 / 0minors

MethodLeaders
46.8%
36.4%
46.2%
Transition CF/60
8.2
Turnovers won/60
13.6
Turnovers lost/60
24.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
17 shots on goal, 0 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Center Point35%9%0
Low Slot0%23%0
R Point29%7%0
L Circle0%11%0
R Circle6%11%0
Outside L0%5%0
L Point12%7%0

Linemates

2020-21 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Davidson

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

6 games in 2020-21, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Mar 16@ NJDL 2-3000-11242—16:4814:390:141:55
Mar 13vs PITL 0-300001031—15:3114:11—1:20
Mar 7@ NYIL 2-5000-20031—17:2416:26—0:58
Feb 28vs PHIL 0-300000010—16:1714:35—1:42
Feb 22@ NYIL 2-3000-13021—14:2513:150:011:09
Feb 15vs NYIL 1-300002210—11:3611:24—0:12

Season splits by strength

2020-21 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations692:0115:20747549.7%49.2%5149060%3.75.229%
Even strength684:3014:05716153.8%52.7%4840040%3.44.233%
5v5684:3014:05716153.8%52.7%4840040%3.44.233%
Power play20:150:0800——0000—0.00.0—
Penalty kill67:161:1331417.6%21.4%39020%0.31.00%
4v567:161:1331417.6%21.4%39020%0.31.00%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2020-21BUF6000-4470.0%14515:20
2019-20SJS, CGY12000-30170.0%242012:29
2018-19CHI10011-41570.0%171513:48
2017-18NYI, EDM, MTL51437-1323636.3%1058916:49

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.