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Buffalo Sabres

Scott Wilson

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2019-20 regular season
6
GP
1
G
1
A
2
P
8
SOG
12.5% SH
11:38
TOI/GP

C · BUF · NHL id 8476293

Scott Wilson has played 6 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2019-20, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 8 shots while averaging 11:38 a night (11:16 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 0:07 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Sabres have controlled 56% of shot attempts with Wilson on the ice (3-1 in goals, 40% offensive-zone starts). In the Sabres' most recent game against DET he was on L4 with Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons and off the power play; dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last game. He is shooting 12.5% this season against 5.3% across the 90 games in our data.

Right now

From the Feb 11 game vs DET, detected from shift data

Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last gameLast 5: L1 · L3 · L3 · L2 · L4

Deployment timeline

2019-20 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 6 games, 11:25 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 line changes.

PPLine41332▲4▼0m3m7m10m13m17mJan 4Jan 11Jan 14Jan 18Jan 30Feb 4Feb 7Feb 11
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
6 games shown, 11:25 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

2019-20 · 12 attempts, 8 on goal, 1 goal

Shot map, OPP at BUF: 12 attempts, 8 on goal, 1 goal, 0.53 expected goals; best chance Scott Wilson at 0.15 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

2019-20 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

00.51+0.5goals above expected0.7σJan 4Feb 11
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2018-19 regular season · 15 of 15 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.015
Season net
−0.04xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.317
Season
−0.01G
33.3%3 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 0-1 · NZ 0-0 · DZ 1-1

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.58
Attempts
4
0.091

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

MethodLeaders
Season
−0.32G
Per 60
−0.113
Drawn / taken
0 / 2minors

MethodLeaders
44.7%
44.9%
44.8%
Transition CF/60
4.8
Turnovers won/60
17.4
Turnovers lost/60
11.1

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
25 shots on goal, 0 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Corner8%1%0
L Circle4%11%0
Low Slot28%24%0
Center Point12%8%0
L Net Side0%3%0
L Point8%7%0
R Point8%7%0

Linemates

2019-20 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Wilson

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

6 games in 2019-20, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Feb 11vs DETW 3-200001000—8:508:50——
Feb 9vs ANAL 2-3011+11200—13:5113:430:03—
Feb 7@ NYRW 3-2000+12020—12:4512:410:04—
Feb 6vs DETOTL 3-410101000—9:429:410:01—
Jan 12@ DETW 5-100002010—15:0114:160:040:41
Jan 4vs FLAW 3-2000-11000—9:388:23——

Season splits by strength

2019-20 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations669:4711:38484452.2%51.3%28313260%1.61.942%
Even strength667:3411:16463656.1%55.1%27253175%1.61.240%
5v5667:3211:15453655.6%54.4%26253175%1.61.240%
Power play40:120:031420.0%25.0%1300—0.00.1100%
Penalty kill10:410:4100——0000—0.00.0—

Career by season

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2019-20BUF6112+12812.5%3011:38
2018-19BUF15033-84250.0%29211:27
2017-18BUF, DET, PIT696814-208986.1%1283312:12

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.