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Buffalo Sabres

Nick Baptiste

#13Right Wing

2017-18 regular season
33
GP
4
G
2
A
6
P
45
SOG
8.9% SH
9:58
TOI/GP

RW · BUF · NHL id 8477491

Nick Baptiste has played 33 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2017-18, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists (6 points) on 45 shots while averaging 9:58 a night (8:55 at even strength, 0:48 on the power play and 0:11 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Sabres have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Baptiste on the ice (8-12 in goals, 59% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against FLA he was on L4 with Jordan Nolan and Johan Larsson and on PP2; lost his PP2 spot in the last game. He is shooting 8.9% this season.

Right now

From the Apr 7 game vs FLA, detected from shift data

Lost his PP2 spot in the last gameLast 5: L4/PP2 · L4/PP2 · L4/PP2 · L4/PP2 · L4

Deployment timeline

2017-18 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 20 games, 10:40 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 6 line changes.

PPLine43▲4▼4▲4▼3▲3▲334▼43▲4▲4▼4▲44444▼0m3m7m10m13mFeb 25Mar 2Mar 7Mar 10Mar 17Mar 21Mar 24Mar 29Apr 2Apr 6
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
20 games shown, 10:40 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

2017-18 · 70 attempts, 45 on goal, 4 goals

Shot map, OPP at BUF: 70 attempts, 45 on goal, 4 goals, 3.00 expected goals; best chance Nick Baptiste at 0.17 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

2017-18 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

01234+1.0goals above expected0.6σNov 7Apr 7
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2017-18 regular season · 31 of 33 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
−0.013
Season net
−0.06xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.85
Attempts
9
0.072

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

MethodLeaders
Season
−0.35G
Per 60
−0.064
Drawn / taken
5 / 7minors

MethodLeaders
39.4%
38.8%
39.7%
Transition CF/60
4.7
Turnovers won/60
17.0
Turnovers lost/60
14.6

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
45 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Circle27%11%0
Center Point0%8%0
L Point0%7%0
High Slot16%9%0
L Circle18%11%0
R Point2%7%0
Outside L0%5%0

Linemates

2017-18 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Baptiste

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

33 games in 2017-18, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 7@ FLAL 3-4000-11010—8:486:070:282:13
Apr 6@ TBLL 5-7000+11020—11:216:132:482:20
Apr 4vs OTTL 2-4000-11010—8:387:121:19—
Apr 2@ TORL 2-5011-12000—10:438:032:40—
Mar 31@ NSHW 7-400001000—9:016:222:39—
Mar 29vs DETL 3-6000-10010100%10:229:051:17—
Mar 26@ TORW 3-200002000—10:0710:07——
Mar 24@ NYRL 1-500003010—12:2710:401:200:27
Mar 23vs MTLL 0-30000000050%11:4811:27—0:21
Mar 21vs ARIL 1-4000+11000—10:408:111:47—
Mar 19vs NSHL 0-400003000—11:3910:330:42—
Mar 17vs CHIW 5-3202+22000—13:1611:001:130:25
Mar 15vs TORL 2-5000-10200—11:2610:320:54—
Mar 10vs VGKOTL 1-2000012000%12:5611:221:34—
Mar 8@ OTTW 4-300004020—11:1510:210:500:04
Mar 7vs CGYL 1-5000-11200—10:539:590:54—
Mar 5vs TORW 5-3000-10000—6:476:170:30—
Mar 2@ FLAL 1-4000-35001—11:4510:201:25—
Feb 28@ TBLW 2-100003010—12:3211:510:41—
Feb 25vs BOSW 4-1011+102000%8:397:430:56—

Season splits by strength

2017-18 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations33328:549:5826530646.4%46.9%151181111346%9.813.861%
Even strength33294:198:5523527745.9%46.1%13216381240%7.811.759%
5v533292:228:5223227645.7%45.8%13016381240%7.611.559%
Power play2526:261:03291172.5%75.0%19830100%2.00.380%
Penalty kill65:500:580160.0%0.0%09010%0.01.7—
5v42526:171:03291172.5%75.0%19830100%2.00.380%
4v565:500:580160.0%0.0%09010%0.01.7—

Career by season

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2017-18BUF33426-414458.9%1639:58

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.