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Alexei Zhitnik

Sabres

Overall

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1997-98
78
15
30
45
+19
102
2
15
3
2
3
0
191
7.9

Location

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
Home
40
6
17
23
+7
42
2
8
2
1
0
0
106
5.7
Road
38
9
13
22
+12
60
0
7
1
1
3
0
85
10.6

Result

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
Wins
35
10
18
28
+35
52
0
8
3
1
3
0
75
13.3
Losses
27
0
8
8
-18
34
0
5
0
1
0
0
67
0.0
Ties
16
5
4
9
+2
16
2
2
0
0
0
0
49
10.2

Month

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
October
9
1
2
3
-5
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
21
4.8
November
11
3
6
9
+3
8
1
4
0
0
1
0
32
9.4
December
15
0
3
3
-2
22
0
3
0
0
0
0
29
0.0
January
11
2
2
4
+4
12
1
0
0
1
1
0
33
6.1
February
7
2
6
8
+6
8
0
3
1
0
0
0
17
11.8
March
15
5
7
12
+8
32
0
3
2
0
1
0
39
12.8
April
10
2
4
6
+5
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
10.0

Day of Week

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
Sunday
9
0
4
4
+2
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
24
0.0
Monday
8
1
6
7
+4
8
0
2
0
0
1
0
21
4.8
Tuesday
7
1
3
4
-2
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
19
5.3
Wednesday
14
2
4
6
+2
10
0
1
0
2
1
0
34
5.9
Thursday
11
6
1
7
+6
8
0
1
2
0
1
0
30
20.0
Friday
15
2
7
9
+3
30
1
3
0
0
0
0
29
6.9
Saturday
14
3
5
8
+4
18
0
4
1
0
0
0
34
8.8

Conference

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
Eastern
54
10
23
33
+14
70
1
12
3
2
2
0
122
8.2
Western
24
5
7
12
+5
32
1
3
0
0
1
0
69
7.2

Division

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
Atlantic
26
4
15
19
+4
32
1
9
2
1
1
0
54
7.4
Central
10
1
4
5
-2
12
1
2
0
0
0
0
26
3.8
Northeast
28
6
8
14
+10
38
0
3
1
1
1
0
68
8.8
Pacific
14
4
3
7
+7
20
0
1
0
0
1
0
43
9.3

Opponent

GPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
ANA ANA
2
1
0
1
+3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
14.3
BOS BOS
6
2
2
4
+5
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
11.8
CAR CAR
6
1
2
3
+5
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
13
7.7
CGY CGY
2
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
CHI CHI
2
0
1
1
+1
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
COL COL
2
0
0
0
-1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
DAL DAL
1
0
1
1
-1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
DET DET
2
0
1
1
-1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
EDM EDM
2
0
2
2
+1
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
13
0.0
FLA FLA
4
2
2
4
+3
6
0
2
2
0
0
0
8
25.0
LAK LAK
2
1
0
1
+2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
14.3
MTL MTL
6
2
0
2
+1
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
20.0
NJD NJD
4
0
3
3
-3
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
4
0.0
NYI NYI
4
0
5
5
+2
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
NYR NYR
4
2
1
3
+1
6
1
1
0
0
1
0
4
50.0
OTT OTT
5
0
1
1
0
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
14
0.0
PHI PHI
4
0
0
0
-1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0.0
PHX PHX
2
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
PIT PIT
5
1
3
4
-1
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
14
7.1
SJS SJS
2
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
STL STL
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
TBL TBL
3
0
3
3
+3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
TOR TOR
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
VAN VAN
2
1
0
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
16.7
WSH WSH
3
0
1
1
-1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
8
0.0

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More Sabres Stats

Team Leaders

G

4

Thompson

Tage Thompson

A

6

Power

Owen Power

+/-

+5

Thompson

Tage Thompson
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

17th

GA/GP

3.63

26th

PP%

10.3

30th

PK%

61.5

29th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Senators Senators
6
2
0
12
3
Bruins Bruins
5
2
0
10
10
Lightning Lightning
5
2
0
10
2
Panthers Panthers
4
2
2
10
0
Sabres Sabres
4
3
1
9
-6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
3
3
2
8
0
Canadiens Canadiens
3
3
1
7
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
2
3
2
6
-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Sat
10/24
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
10/27
BUF BUF
@
SJS SJS
10:30 PM
Thu
10/29
BUF BUF
@
ANA ANA
10:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

4 - 3 - 1

5

Final

4

TOR Maple Leafs

3 - 3 - 2

Thu 15 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

9

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

8

Connor

Kyle Connor

7

Lafreniere

Alexis Lafreniere
Assists Leaders

14

McDavid

Connor McDavid

11

Eichel

Jack Eichel

10

Hughes

Quinn Hughes
Points Leaders

18

McDavid

Connor McDavid

16

Eichel

Jack Eichel

16

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Hits Leaders

44

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

40

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

37

Hathaway

Garnet Hathaway
Blocks Leaders

28

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

26

Seeler

Nick Seeler

25

Hronek

Filip Hronek
Wins Leaders

6

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

5

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

5

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka
Goals Against Leaders

0.80

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

1.20

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

1.20

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark
Save Percentage Leaders

.965

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

.949

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.944

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.50

Oilers

4.43

Golden Knights

3.89
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

1.71

Islanders

2.29

Bruins

2.29
Power Play Rankings
Mammoth

37.5

Wild

33.3

Ducks

33.3
Penalty Kill Rankings
Maple Leafs

96.2

Hurricanes

93.3

Rangers

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Kraken

6-2

Oilers

5-2

Bruins

5-2

Ducks

4-2

Rangers

6-3

Mammoth

5-3
Worst Record ATS
Flames

1-6

Blue Jackets

1-4

Panthers

2-6

Canadiens

2-5

Senators

3-5

Maple Leafs

3-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
6
2
0
12
10
Avalanche Avalanche
5
2
1
11
12
Wild Wild
5
2
1
11
6
Jets Jets
4
1
2
10
0
Blues Blues
3
3
1
7
2
Stars Stars
3
3
1
7
3
Predators Predators
2
2
3
7
-4
Blackhawks Blackhawks
3
5
0
6
-11
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
2
0
14
14
Oilers Oilers
5
1
1
11
9
Kraken Kraken
5
2
1
11
9
Ducks Ducks
4
2
0
8
3
Sharks Sharks
4
3
0
8
-6
Canucks Canucks
2
6
1
5
-13
Kings Kings
0
3
2
2
-10
Flames Flames
1
6
0
2
-21
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Senators Senators
6
2
0
12
3
Bruins Bruins
5
2
0
10
10
Lightning Lightning
5
2
0
10
2
Panthers Panthers
4
2
2
10
0
Sabres Sabres
4
3
1
9
-6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
3
3
2
8
0
Canadiens Canadiens
3
3
1
7
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
2
3
2
6
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
6
1
1
13
12
Rangers Rangers
6
3
0
12
7
Capitals Capitals
4
3
0
8
2
Devils Devils
4
3
0
8
0
Islanders Islanders
3
3
1
7
3
Penguins Penguins
3
4
1
7
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
2
3
0
4
-5
Flyers Flyers
0
6
3
3
-22

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Sat
10/17
CAR CAR
@
WPG WPG
3:30 PM
Sat
10/17
VAN VAN
@
TBL TBL
4:00 PM
Sat
10/17
SEA SEA
@
FLA FLA
6:00 PM
Sat
10/17
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM