Buffalo Sabres — Power play units · 2026-27

Measured through 14 November 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts

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Held · first unit unchanged since Wednesday 21 October 2026

Buffalo's first unit scores 0.450 goals a game, tied for 22nd in the league. Anaheim's scores 1.100.

T-22nd

PP1 rank of 32

3:51

PP1 min / gm

70.6%

PP1 share

28.5%

PP2 share

0.450

PP1 goals / gm

0.050

PP2 goals / gm

1.45

Club PP pts / gm

2026-27 · 20 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game

First unit

A goal every 8:33

76:54 on the ice as a first unit · 9 goals · a shot every 0:57 · the same five 60% of the time

Second unit

28.5% of PP time

Jiri KulichC ▲ NEW

31:01 on the ice as a second unit · 1 goal · a goal every 31:01

Unit by game · last 20

PP1
PP2
Played, not on PP
Did not play

Skater	PP min/gm	PP1 share	PP P
Jack Quinn	3:52	100%	7
Tage Thompson	3:44	100%	6
Zach Benson	3:45	100%	3
Noah Ostlund	3:34	90%	3
Rasmus Dahlin	3:44	94%	6
Jason Zucker	1:31	0%	1
Owen Power	2:04	20%	0
Josh Doan	1:37	10%	1
Josh Norris	1:30	0%	1
Jiri Kulich ▲ NEW	1:07	0%	0

One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.

When Buffalo's first unit next changes, the daily has it the next morning.

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On the ice in Buffalo's last game

1st power-play unit

the five from the last game · 14 Nov

2nd power-play unit

the five from the last game · 14 Nov

Who is on Buffalo's power play?

The season's most-used first unit is Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn, Noah Ostlund and Zach Benson — together 46:17 as this exact five, 60% of the club's first-unit time.

The season's most-used second unit is Jason Zucker, Josh Norris, Josh Doan, Owen Power and Jiri Kulich — together 4:40 as this exact five, 15% of the club's second-unit time.

The club's power play

measure	value
Power plays drawn per game	3.40
Power-play time per game	5:27
Games measured	20
Times shorthanded per game	3.55

Trend

PP1 min/gm · last 54:33+0:42 vs season

PP1 chances/gm · last 51.0−0:01 vs season

PP2 min/gm · last 52:25+0:36 vs season

PP2 chances/gm · last 51.4+0:01 vs season

First power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP1 share	PP G
Tage Thompson	C	3:44	20	100%	3
Rasmus Dahlin	D	3:44	11	94%	1
Jack Quinn	R	3:52	20	100%	2
Noah Ostlund	C	3:34	18	90%	2
Zach Benson	L	3:45	20	100%	0

What PP1 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured first power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP1s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 8:33	25th of 32	9 goals in 76:54 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.450	T-22nd of 32	9 goals across the club's 20 games
Share of the club's power-play time	70.6%	19th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 70.6%
Same five	60%	8th of 32	this exact five: 46:17 of the line's 76:54
Shooting pace	a shot every 0:57	—	81 shots in 76:54 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 2:16	—	34 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 76:54 on the ice

Second power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP2 share	PP G
Jason Zucker	L	1:31	6	73%	1
Josh Norris	C	1:30	5	80%	0
Josh Doan	R	1:37	5	65%	1
Owen Power	D	2:04	6	60%	0
Jiri Kulich	C	1:07	1	50%	0

What PP2 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured second power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP2s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 31:01	27th of 32	1 goal in 31:01 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.050	T-23rd of 32	1 goal across the club's 20 games
Share of the club's power-play time	28.5%	13th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 28.5%
Same five	15%	25th of 32	this exact five: 4:40 of the line's 31:01
Shooting pace	a shot every 2:04	—	15 shots in 31:01 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 3:06	—	10 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 31:01 on the ice

What a first-unit spot is worth here

opportunity × share × efficiency = first-unit goals per game
term	value	rank
Power plays drawn per game	3.40	T-5th of 32
First-unit minutes per game	3:51	8th of 32
Share of the club's power-play time	70.6%	19th of 32
Scoring pace as a five	a goal every 8:33	25th of 32
First-unit goals per game	0.450	T-22nd of 32
Same five	60%	8th of 32

Every skater

player	pos	unit	streak	PP1 share	PP min/gm	PK time/gm	PP G	PP A	PP P
Jack Quinn	R	PP1	20	100%	3:52	0:11	2	5	7
Tage Thompson	C	PP1	20	100%	3:44	0:01	3	3	6
Zach Benson	L	PP1	20	100%	3:45	1:48	0	3	3
Noah Ostlund	C	PP1	18	90%	3:34	0:37	2	1	3
Rasmus Dahlin	D	PP1	11	94%	3:44	0:09	1	5	6
Jason Zucker	L	PP2	6	0%	1:31	0:01	1	0	1
Owen Power	D	PP2	6	20%	2:04	2:22	0	0	0
Josh Doan	R	PP2	5	10%	1:37	0:05	1	0	1
Josh Norris	C	PP2	5	0%	1:30	1:00	0	1	1
Jiri Kulich	C	PP2	1	0%	1:07	0:03	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn	L	—	—	0%	0:01	2:41	0	0	0
Louis Crevier	D	—	—	0%	0:01	1:34	0	0	0
Zach Metsa	D	—	—	0%	0:00	1:31	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs	C	—	—	0%	0:04	0:03	0	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson	D	—	—	0%	0:04	3:12	0	0	0
Tyson Kozak	C	—	—	0%	0:00	1:39	0	0	0
Sam Carrick	C	—	—	0%	0:01	0:13	0	0	0
Justin Danforth	R	—	—	0%	0:00	0:58	0	0	0
Conor Timmins	D	—	—	0%	0:02	3:43	0	0	0
Dennis Gilbert	D	—	—	0%	0:00	0:40	0	0	0
Olen Zellweger	D	—	—	0%	0:25	1:05	0	0	0
Konsta Helenius	C	—	—	0%	1:15	0:00	0	0	0
Matt Grzelcyk	D	—	—	0%	0:00	1:06	0	0	0
Ryan McLeod	C	—	—	0%	1:09	2:34	0	1	1

held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.

Every game — 20 this season

date	opp	PP1 time	PP1 G	PP1 SOG	PP1 SAT	PP1 HDC	PP2 time	PP2 G	PP2 SAT	PP2 HDC
20 games		3:51/gm	9	81	114	34	1:33/gm	1	26	10
14 Nov	DAL	5:50	0	6	10	2	2:34	0	3	1
12 Nov	CHI	4:24	1	3	5	1	2:13	0	2	1
11 Nov	TBL	3:48	0	4	6	0	2:00	1	3	2
8 Nov	VGK	3:34	0	1	2	0	2:26	0	3	1
6 Nov	CBJ	5:07	0	6	8	2	2:53	0	5	2
4 Nov	OTT	3:28	0	2	4	1	0:31	0	0	0
31 Oct	LAK	3:11	2	9	9	2	0:00	0	0	0
29 Oct	ANA	3:01	2	5	6	1	0:00	0	0	0
27 Oct	SJS	2:54	0	4	5	2	1:06	0	1	0
24 Oct	WSH	2:22	0	1	2	0	1:38	0	2	0
21 Oct	PHI	5:08	1	7	7	4	0:00	0	0	0
17 Oct	MTL	5:10	0	3	6	1	0:51	0	1	0
15 Oct	TOR	1:44	0	3	4	2	0:42	0	1	0
13 Oct	MTL	5:42	0	4	5	2	2:30	0	0	0
12 Oct	FLA	4:41	2	6	6	2	2:41	0	2	1
10 Oct	UTA	4:05	1	7	11	5	1:00	0	0	0
8 Oct	DAL	3:12	0	4	5	2	2:47	0	0	0
6 Oct	MIN	2:32	0	2	2	0	1:28	0	1	1
3 Oct	CHI	2:33	0	1	3	2	1:34	0	0	0
1 Oct	CBJ	4:28	0	3	8	3	2:07	0	2	1

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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 325 games in 2026-27.