The Buffalo Sabres got 234 power-play opportunities in 1977-78.

	TEAM	PPO	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Sabres	234	1977-78	80	44	19	17		105	.656	288	215	73	22.2	85.8	30.99	11.6	27.86	.904
2	Sabres	267	1978-79	80	36	28	16		88	.550	280	263	17	20.6	78.7	30.01	11.7	29.95	.890
3	Sabres	275	1979-80	80	47	17	16		110	.688	318	201	117	24.4	82.9	29.33	13.6	23.99	.895
4	Sabres	306	1980-81	80	39	20	21		99	.619	327	250	77	23.9	83.2	31.00	13.2	27.94	.888
5	Sabres	291	1981-82	80	39	26	15		93	.581	307	273	34	21.6	79.3	29.28	13.1	29.00	.882
6	Sabres	309	1982-83	80	38	29	13		89	.556	318	285	33	21.7	82.3	30.08	13.2	26.46	.865
7	Sabres	323	1983-84	80	48	25	7		103	.644	315	257	58	22.0	81.9	29.86	13.2	26.84	.880
8	Sabres	316	1984-85	80	38	28	14		90	.563	290	237	53	24.1	82.4	28.86	12.6	23.76	.875
9	Sabres	333	1985-86	80	37	37	6		80	.500	296	291	5	21.6	80.5	29.98	12.3	29.89	.878
10	Sabres	366	1986-87	80	28	44	8		64	.400	280	308	-28	18.6	75.6	30.33	11.5	29.06	.868
11	Sabres	464	1987-88	80	37	32	11		85	.531	283	305	-22	17.2	78.1	29.88	11.8	32.21	.882
12	Sabres	381	1988-89	80	38	35	7		83	.519	291	299	-8	20.5	79.0	27.90	13.0	29.73	.874
13	Sabres	358	1989-90	80	45	27	8		98	.613	286	248	38	22.1	83.5	30.20	11.8	31.55	.902
14	Sabres	400	1990-91	80	31	30	19		81	.506	292	278	14	18.3	83.2	30.13	12.1	30.40	.886
15	Sabres	466	1991-92	80	31	37	12		74	.463	289	299	-10	22.5	78.5	32.50	11.1	32.25	.884
16	Sabres	467	1992-93	84	38	36	10		86	.512	335	297	38	20.3	83.5	31.80	12.5	31.88	.889
17	Sabres	424	1993-94	84	43	32	9		95	.565	282	218	64	22.6	84.7	28.20	11.9	29.31	.911
18	Sabres	242	1994-95	48	22	19	7		51	.531	130	119	11	18.6	85.5	26.58	10.2	30.38	.918
19	Sabres	477	1995-96	82	33	42	7		73	.445	247	262	-15	15.9	83.9	28.45	10.6	35.51	.910
20	Sabres	326	1996-97	82	40	30	12		92	.561	237	208	29	13.2	83.8	25.49	11.3	33.27	.924
21	Sabres	396	1997-98	82	36	29	17		89	.543	211	187	24	12.9	84.3	26.49	9.7	31.22	.927
22	Sabres	363	1998-99	82	37	28	17		91	.555	207	175	32	13.5	86.2	26.22	9.6	30.01	.929
23	Sabres	351	1999-00	82	35	32	11	4	85	.518	213	204	9	10.5	85.0	27.17	9.6	26.93	.908
24	Sabres	373	2000-01	82	46	30	5	1	98	.598	218	184	34	16.1	88.0	26.88	9.9	26.77	.916
25	Sabres	375	2001-02	82	35	35	11	1	82	.500	213	200	13	13.3	86.5	27.99	9.3	25.85	.906

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5

Thompson

10

Dahlin

+/-

+6

Doan

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.45

5th

GA/GP

2.93

10th

PP%

19.5

20th

PK%

81.9

4th

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

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Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

12

Hutson

11

Hughes

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

38

Matheson

35

Theodore

35

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Dobes

8

Andersen

8

Hart

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.40

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

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Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

56-40

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12