Buffalo Sabres
Rankings Across Categories
raw value · rank · percentile · gradePerformance
Q rating
8.2
6th LgB-
ELO Performance
1605
5th LgB
Title odds
2.9%
12th LgC
Attention
Social reach
68.5M
22nd LgD+
Star power
1.8M
11th LgC
Attention Share
3.0%
11th LgC
Social momentum
90.0%
4th LgB
Business
Payroll
$95M
2nd LgA-
Revenue
$175M
32nd LgF
Franchise value
$1.1B
32nd LgF
Ranked within 33 in NHL · 2.2K across all sports
Team Performance
standings, percentile-graded within the leagueRecord & form
Rank %
84.4%B
Win%
61%B+
Wins
50B+
Losses
32
Last 16
9-7
Efficiency
Point Diff
0.6B
Off
0.4B
Def
0.2B
#248in economics, globalof 2,461#31in NHL economicsof 32
Lineup on court
derived starting five · tap a playerScratches
Derived from roster Q & position — not an official depth chart.
Front office & coaching
K
Kim Pegula
Owner · 400.7K views
Lindy Ruff
Coach · 273.9K views
Kevyn Adams
GM · 50.0K views
Franchise legends
Tim Horton
D · 449.4K views
Eric Staal
C · 280.4K views
Pat LaFontaine
C · 92.0K views
Grant Fuhr
GK · 79.3K views
Thomas Vanek
LW · 42.5K views
Roster Stats Breakdown
70 tracked · active roster by Q score| Depth | Bio | Model | Health | Box | Advanced | Attention | Money | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Role | Pos | Age | Q ▼ | MVP Rk | Views Rk Lg | HP% | G | A | P | SOG | TOI | Corsi% | Avail | Wiki / yr | Social / yr | Momentum | Y/Y | Wk × | Value | Salary | Endorse |
| 1 |   Tage ThompsonThompson | Start | C | 28.7 | 9.2 | 34 | 31 | 1%100 | 4098 | 4193 | 8197 | 27299 | 19.278 | 0.563 | 1100 | 410.7K | 32.9M | 97% | 280% | 0.1× | $6.6M | $6.0M | $636.6K |
| 2 |   Rasmus DahlinDahlin | Start | D | 26.3 | 9.2 | 20 | 79 | 1%100 | 1982 | 5598 | 7495 | 19492 | 24.298 | — | 1100 | 159.3K | 12.7M | 93% | 132% | 0.2× | $3.2M | $3.0M | $234.8K |
| 3 |  Alex TuchTuch | Start | RW | 30.2 | 8.8 | 45 | 86 | 1%100 | 3396 | 3386 | 6692 | 19592 | 1975 | 0.571 | 1100 | 161.2K | 12.9M | 96% | 217% | 0.2× | $3.2M | $3.0M | $257.0K |
| 4 |  Mattias SamuelssonSamuelsson | Start | D | 26.4 | 8.4 | 39 | 325 | 1%100 | 1371 | 2880 | 4176 | 10962 | 22.895 | 0.533 | 1100 | 58.2K | 4.7M | 97% | 256% | 0.3× | $1.0M | $942.4K | $82.4K |
| 5 |   Bowen ByramByram | Start | D | 25.1 | 8.1 | 78 | 182 | 1%100 | 1163 | 3184 | 4277 | 10962 | 22.393 | 0.556 | 1100 | 106.0K | 8.5M | 87% | 72% | 0.3× | $1.6M | $1.5M | $149.9K |
| 6 |   Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenLuukkonen | Start | GK | 27.4 | 7.9 | 104 | 180 | 1%14 | 012 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.514 | 93.8K | 7.5M | 92% | 127% | 0.1× | $1.9M | $1.8M | $146.5K |
| 7 |  Alex LyonLyon | Rotation | GK | 33.6 | 7.7 | 136 | 152 | 1%15 | 012 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.515 | 138.9K | — | 97% | 264% | 0.5× | $2.2M | $2.0M | $227.4K |
| 8 |  Zach BensonBenson | Rotation | LW | 21.2 | 7.7 | 132 | 166 | 1%45 | 1371 | 3082 | 4378 | 11666 | 15.947 | 0.578 | 1.045 | 136.0K | 10.9M | 98% | 436% | 0.3× | $968.5K | $877.3K | $91.1K |
| 9 |  Ryan McLeodMcLeod | Rotation | C | 26.9 | 7.7 | 91 | 291 | 1%100 | 1473 | 4092 | 5486 | 9051 | 17.664 | 0.566 | 1100 | 48.9K | 3.9M | 48% | -4% | 0.2× | $1.2M | $1.1M | $92.7K |
| 10 |  Josh DoanDoan | Reserve | RW | 24.5 | 7.6 | 151 | 126 | 1%100 | 2591 | 2779 | 5285 | 17086 | 15.947 | 0.576 | 1100 | 147.8K | 11.8M | 94% | 165% | 0.2× | $1.9M | $1.7M | $176.6K |
| 11 |  Jason ZuckerZucker | Reserve | LW | 34.5 | 7.6 | 116 | 255 | 1%42 | 2490 | 2168 | 4579 | 12870 | 15.645 | 0.556 | 0.942 | 64.9K | 5.2M | 73% | 20% | 0.2× | $1.3M | $1.1M | $120.7K |
| 12 |  Owen PowerPower | Reserve | D | 23.7 | 7.5 | 180 | 106 | 1%100 | 856 | 2168 | 2961 | 12067 | 21.791 | 0.575 | 1100 | 100.9K | 8.1M | 80% | 39% | 0.2× | $1.7M | $1.6M | $125.3K |
| 13 |  Jack QuinnQuinn | Reserve | RW | 24.9 | 7 | 180 | 247 | 1%100 | 2084 | 3184 | 5184 | 19191 | 15.746 | 0.550 | 1100 | 75.5K | — | 93% | 136% | 0.6× | $1.1M | $971.7K | $93.1K |
| 14 |  Logan StanleyStanley | Reserve | D | 28.2 | 5.8 | 502 | 264 | 1%100 | 959 | 1760 | 2657 | 9656 | 16.754 | 0.534 | 1100 | 70.8K | 5.7M | 94% | 152% | 0.4× | $1.4M | $1.3M | $111.9K |
| 15 |  Colten EllisEllis | Reserve | GK | 25.8 | 5.6 | 268 | 334 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 48.7K | 3.9M | 100% | 4903% | 0.2× | $862.6K | $781.2K | $81.4K |
Attention KPIs
reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 monthsReach & audience
Social media views
38.8M
all platforms · year
#31
3.6M
Social followers
all platforms
#31
990.0K
Avid fans
2.5M casual
#31
500.0K
Avg TV / game
audience
#31
15.7K
Avg attendance
per game
Search & share
Wiki searches (year)
485.5K
Wikipedia
Attention share · league
2.6%
of league attention
Momentum & heat
Momentum
90%
percentile
Year over year
+59.8%
vs last year
Week heat rank
#3,878
spike vs expected
Month heat rank
#4,021
spike vs expected
Year heat rank
#309
spike vs expected
Business KPIs
revenue, value, audience, and fan baseBroadcast $49.0M
Commercial $56.0M
Matchday $70.0M
Revenue & value
#31
$175.0M
Revenue
annual
#31
$16.3M
Operating profit
annual
#31
$1.1B
Franchise value
estimated
Costs & attention capital
#2
$95.4M
Payroll
annual
1.9M
AUM
roster pageviews / yr
rank = within NHL (32 clubs)
Attention per $M revenue
2.8K
Buffalo Sabres draws 2.8K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.
Talent vs attention
every league player · this club's roster shown as headshotsAttention over time
weekly Wikipedia viewsThis year · 52 weeks
Since founding · monthly
Championship odds
live market win probabilities · this club highlighted2.9% to win the title
12th of 32 in the market
Title
Market2026-27 · polymarket
