Buffalo Sabres Power Play
2026-27 · 0-1-0 · 0 pts · 7th Atlantic
The Sabres' current PP1 unit is Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn, Josh Doan and Zach Benson, together for 4:22 of power-play time a game.
The Buffalo Sabres get 4:58 of power-play time per game (7th most) and have scored 47 power-play goals, 6.93 per 60 minutes (21st).
Tage Thompson plays 70% of the team's power-play minutes.
On the penalty kill they have allowed 39 goals, 6.17 per 60 (3rd fewest).
- PP1Tage Thompson – Rasmus Dahlin – Jack Quinn – Josh Doan – Zach Benson4:22
- PP2Josh Norris – Ryan McLeod – Owen Power – Noah Ostlund – Konsta Helenius1:49
From the last 1 game; time is together on the man advantage per game.
Penalty kill
- PK1FJosh Norris – Ryan McLeod1:22
- PK2FNoah Ostlund – Jack Quinn0:34
- PK1DLouis Crevier – Owen Power1:46
- PK2DMatt Grzelcyk – Zach Metsa1:04
Most-used PP units (2025-26)
| Unit | GP | TOI | GF | SF | GF/60 | xGF/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan | 23 | 57:10 | 10 | 54 | 10.50 | 8.99 |
| Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Quinn | 10 | 33:10 | 5 | 32 | 9.05 | 8.83 |
| Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan, Benson | 9 | 24:55 | 5 | 36 | 12.04 | 11.19 |
| Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan, Benson | 7 | 22:53 | 2 | 18 | 5.24 | 8.78 |
| Tuch, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Power | 21 | 21:29 | 1 | 17 | 2.79 | 6.64 |
| Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan, Ostlund | 9 | 20:12 | 3 | 10 | 8.91 | 4.28 |
| Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Doan | 4 | 17:25 | 3 | 17 | 10.33 | 7.09 |
| Tuch, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Ostlund | 9 | 13:32 | 2 | 8 | 8.87 | 3.41 |
About these numbers
Power-play rates are per 60 minutes of man-advantage time rather than PP%, because they measure how dangerous a unit is while it is on the ice. Ranks compare all 32 teams. Goals for on the penalty kill (shorthanded goals) and empty-net situations are excluded from the rates.