Winning the Faceoff is only one part of the equation, you have to have skill on the ice also to keep the possession. I don't know the numbers and really don't care ( I prefer the eye test over analytics) , but I would imagine our possession numbers are a lot higher then last years.
- hehateme
The Sabres were 7th in faceoffs in 2017-18 at 51.5 %
They are 28th this year at 47%.
The difference between 7th and 28th is literally like a faceoff or two a game.
It couldn’t be more meaningless to track them if you tried
