Buffalo Sabres — Power play units · 2026-27

Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts

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▲ First unit changed last night

Buffalo's first unit scores 0.500 goals a game, tied for 14th in the league. Utah's scores 1.500. Owen Power is in, and the spot pays what it pays.

T-14th

PP1 rank of 32

3:35

PP1 min / gm

64.7%

PP1 share

35.0%

PP2 share

0.500

PP1 goals / gm

0.000

PP2 goals / gm

1.33

Club PP pts / gm

2026-27 · 6 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game

First unit

A goal every 7:10

Owen PowerD ▲ NEW

21:31 on the ice as a first unit · 3 goals · a shot every 0:56 · the same five 40% of the time

Second unit

35.0% of PP time

Josh NorrisC

Konsta HeleniusC

Josh DoanR

Jiri KulichC ▲ NEW

Mattias SamuelssonD ▲ NEW

11:37 on the ice as a second unit · 0 goals

Unit by game · last 6

PP1
PP2
Played, not on PP
Did not play

Skater	PP min/gm	PP1 share	PP P
Jack Quinn	3:40	100%	2
Tage Thompson	3:24	100%	2
Zach Benson	3:31	100%	1
Noah Ostlund	3:00	67%	1
Owen Power ▲ NEW	2:10	17%	0
Josh Norris	1:59	0%	0
Konsta Helenius	2:06	0%	0
Josh Doan	2:18	33%	0
Jiri Kulich ▲ NEW	0:26	0%	0
Mattias Samuelsson ▲ NEW	0:06	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.

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On the ice in Buffalo's last game

1st power-play unit

the five from the last game · 12 Oct

2nd power-play unit

the five from the last game · 12 Oct

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 8:34 as this exact five, 40% of the club's first-unit time.

The season's most-used second unit is Josh Norris, Ryan McLeod, Owen Power, Noah Ostlund and Konsta Helenius — together 2:19 as this exact five, 20% of the club's second-unit time.

The club's power play

measure	value
Power plays drawn per game	3.67
Power-play time per game	5:32
Games measured	6
Times shorthanded per game	3.33

Trend

PP1 min/gm · last 53:25−0:11 vs season

PP1 chances/gm · last 52.2±0:00 vs season

PP2 min/gm · last 51:54−0:02 vs season

PP2 chances/gm · last 50.4±0:00 vs season

First power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP1 share	PP G
Tage Thompson	C	3:24	6	100%	1
Rasmus Dahlin	D	3:17	1	83%	1
Jack Quinn	R	3:40	6	100%	0
Noah Ostlund	C	3:00	4	67%	1
Zach Benson	L	3:31	6	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 7:10	16th of 32	3 goals in 21:31 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.500	T-14th of 32	3 goals across the club's 6 games
Share of the club's power-play time	64.7%	26th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 64.7%
Same five	40%	26th of 32	this exact five: 8:34 of the line's 21:31
Shooting pace	a shot every 0:56	—	23 shots in 21:31 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 1:32	—	14 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 21:31 on the ice

Second power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP2 share	PP G
Josh Norris	C	1:59	6	100%	0
Ryan McLeod	C	1:39	1	83%	0
Owen Power	D	2:10	1	83%	0
Noah Ostlund	C	3:00	4	33%	1
Konsta Helenius	C	2:06	5	100%	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	no goals yet	T-17th of 32	0 goals in 11:37 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.000	T-17th of 32	0 goals across the club's 6 games
Share of the club's power-play time	35.0%	5th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 35.0%
Same five	20%	27th of 32	this exact five: 2:19 of the line's 11:37
Shooting pace	a shot every 3:52	—	3 shots in 11:37 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 3:52	—	3 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 11:37 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	3.67	10th of 32
First-unit minutes per game	3:35	19th of 32
Share of the club's power-play time	64.7%	26th of 32
Scoring pace as a five	a goal every 7:10	16th of 32
First-unit goals per game	0.500	T-14th of 32
Same five	40%	26th 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	6	100%	3:40	0:27	0	2	2
Tage Thompson	C	PP1	6	100%	3:24	0:02	1	1	2
Zach Benson	L	PP1	6	100%	3:31	1:41	0	1	1
Noah Ostlund	C	PP1	4	67%	3:00	0:29	1	0	1
Owen Power	D	PP1	1	17%	2:10	2:02	0	0	0
Josh Norris	C	PP2	6	0%	1:59	1:25	0	0	0
Konsta Helenius	C	PP2	5	0%	2:06	0:00	0	0	0
Josh Doan	R	PP2	3	33%	2:18	0:00	0	0	0
Jiri Kulich	C	PP2	1	0%	0:26	0:02	0	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson	D	PP2	1	0%	0:06	2:15	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn	L	—	—	0%	0:02	1:32	0	0	0
Louis Crevier	D	—	—	0%	0:00	2:06	0	0	0
Zach Metsa	D	—	—	0%	0:00	2:19	0	0	0
Justin Danforth	R	—	—	0%	0:00	1:33	0	0	0
Olen Zellweger	D	—	—	0%	0:19	0:01	0	0	0
Sam Carrick	C	—	—	0%	0:03	0:07	0	0	0
Tyson Kozak	C	—	—	0%	0:00	0:38	0	0	0
Matthew Grzelcyk	D	—	—	0%	0:00	1:06	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs	C	—	—	0%	0:10	0:01	0	0	0
Rasmus Dahlin	D	—	—	83%	3:17	0:02	1	1	2
Ryan McLeod	C	—	—	0%	1:39	2:12	0	0	0

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 — 6 this season

date	opp	PP1 time	PP1 G	PP1 SOG	PP1 SAT	PP1 HDC	PP2 time	PP2 SAT	PP2 HDC
6 games		3:35/gm	3	23	35	14	1:56/gm	5	3
12 Oct	FLA	4:41	2	6	6	2	2:41	2	1
10 Oct	UTA	4:05	1	7	11	5	1:00	0	0
8 Oct	DAL	3:12	0	4	5	2	2:47	0	0
6 Oct	MIN	2:32	0	2	2	0	1:28	1	1
3 Oct	CHI	2:33	0	1	3	2	1:34	0	0
1 Oct	CBJ	4:28	0	3	8	3	2:07	2	1

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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.