Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Oct 1, BUF (1-0) beat STL, 3-1
- 2. Oct 3, BUF (1-1) lost to WSH, 2-6
- 3. Oct 5, BUF (1-1) tied with TBL, 1-1 OT
- 4. Oct 7, BUF (1-2) lost to DAL, 2-4
- 5. Oct 9, BUF (2-2) beat WSH, 5-2
- 6. Oct 11, BUF (2-3) lost to NJD, 2-3
- 7. Oct 15, BUF (2-3) tied with CAR, 3-3 OT
- 8. Oct 17, BUF (2-4) lost to MTL, 1-5
- 9. Oct 19, BUF (2-5) lost to CHI, 2-5
- 10. Oct 22, BUF (3-5) beat CGY, 4-1
- 11. Oct 26, BUF (3-6) lost to PHX, 1-6
- 12. Oct 28, BUF (3-7) lost to COL, 2-3
- 13. Oct 31, BUF (4-7) beat CAR, 3-2 OT
- 14. Nov 1, BUF (5-7) beat FLA, 4-3 OT
- 15. Nov 6, BUF (5-8) lost to FLA, 2-4
- 16. Nov 8, BUF (5-8) tied with PIT, 2-2 OT
- 17. Nov 10, BUF (5-8) tied with EDM, 4-4 OT
- 18. Nov 13, BUF (5-9) lost to WSH, 2-3
- 19. Nov 15, BUF (5-10) lost to NJD, 2-3
- 20. Nov 20, BUF (6-10) beat BOS, 5-0
- 21. Nov 22, BUF (7-10) beat NYI, 6-1
- 22. Nov 24, BUF (7-11) lost to PIT, 1-5
- 23. Nov 26, BUF (7-12) lost to PHI, 1-3
- 24. Nov 28, BUF (7-12) tied with NYR, 3-3 OT
- 25. Dec 1, BUF (7-12) tied with PHI, 1-1 OT
- 26. Dec 3, BUF (8-12) beat MDA, 4-0
- 27. Dec 5, BUF (9-12) beat TBL, 4-0
- 28. Dec 6, BUF (9-13) lost to OTT, 0-3
- 29. Dec 11, BUF (9-14) lost to BOS, 1-2
- 30. Dec 12, BUF (10-14) beat CAR, 3-2 OT
- 31. Dec 15, BUF (10-15) lost to DAL, 4-8
- 32. Dec 17, BUF (10-16) lost to NYI, 0-4
- 33. Dec 19, BUF (11-16) beat MTL, 1-0
- 34. Dec 21, BUF (12-16) beat NYR, 2-0
- 35. Dec 23, BUF (12-17) lost to DET, 1-3
- 36. Dec 26, BUF (13-17) beat NYR, 3-0
- 37. Dec 27, BUF (13-18) lost to CAR, 1-4
- 38. Dec 29, BUF (13-19) lost to NJD, 1-3
- 39. Dec 31, BUF (14-19) beat OTT, 3-0
- 40. Jan 2, BUF (14-19) tied with COL, 2-2 OT
- 41. Jan 7, BUF (15-19) beat MDA, 3-2
- 42. Jan 8, BUF (15-19) tied with LAK, 2-2 OT
- 43. Jan 10, BUF (15-20) lost to SJS, 2-5
- 44. Jan 14, BUF (16-20) beat TOR, 4-1
- 45. Jan 15, BUF (17-20) beat VAN, 6-2
- 46. Jan 20, BUF (17-21) lost to PHI, 0-3
- 47. Jan 21, BUF (18-21) beat CAR, 2-1
- 48. Jan 23, BUF (19-21) beat TBL, 4-1
- 49. Jan 27, BUF (19-21) tied with STL, 3-3 OT
- 50. Jan 30, BUF (19-21) tied with PHX, 3-3 OT
- 51. Feb 1, BUF (20-21) beat FLA, 5-2
- 52. Feb 2, BUF (21-21) beat TBL, 7-3
- 53. Feb 4, BUF (21-21) tied with BOS, 2-2 OT
- 54. Feb 6, BUF (21-21) tied with PIT, 2-2 OT
- 55. Feb 7, BUF (22-21) beat MTL, 4-1
- 56. Feb 25, BUF (22-21) tied with TOR, 2-2 OT
- 57. Feb 26, BUF (22-21) tied with BOS, 1-1 OT
- 58. Mar 1, BUF (23-21) beat WSH, 3-0
- 59. Mar 2, BUF (24-21) beat NYR, 1-0
- 60. Mar 6, BUF (24-22) lost to NYI, 2-4
- 61. Mar 7, BUF (25-22) beat MTL, 2-1
- 62. Mar 10, BUF (25-22) tied with NYI, 2-2 OT
- 63. Mar 12, BUF (26-22) beat SJS, 3-1
- 64. Mar 14, BUF (26-23) lost to PIT, 1-2
- 65. Mar 15, BUF (27-23) beat PIT, 3-0
- 66. Mar 17, BUF (27-24) lost to CHI, 3-5
- 67. Mar 19, BUF (28-24) beat FLA, 6-1
- 68. Mar 21, BUF (28-25) lost to BOS, 1-2
- 69. Mar 24, BUF (29-25) beat CGY, 2-0
- 70. Mar 26, BUF (30-25) beat VAN, 5-2
- 71. Mar 27, BUF (31-25) beat EDM, 1-0
- 72. Mar 29, BUF (31-26) lost to DET, 2-4
- 73. Apr 1, BUF (32-26) beat LAK, 4-0
- 74. Apr 3, BUF (33-26) beat BOS, 5-4
- 75. Apr 5, BUF (33-27) lost to OTT, 0-1
- 76. Apr 8, BUF (34-27) beat CAR, 3-1
- 77. Apr 10, BUF (35-27) beat MTL, 2-1
- 78. Apr 11, BUF (35-27) tied with OTT, 4-4 OT
- 79. Apr 13, BUF (36-27) beat PHI, 2-1
- 80. Apr 15, BUF (36-28) lost to NJD, 4-5 OT
- 81. Apr 18, BUF (36-28) tied with MTL, 3-3 OT
- 82. Apr 19, BUF (36-29) lost to OTT, 1-2
Team Statistics
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | SRS | SOS | TG/G | PP | PPO | PP% | PPA | PPOA | PK% | SH | SHA | S | S% | SA | SV% | PDO | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 89 | .543 | 211 | 187 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 4.85 | 51 | 396 | 12.88 | 65 | 413 | 84.26 | 15 | 12 | 2172 | 9.7 | 2560 | .927 | 13 | |
| League Average | 82 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 82 | .500 | 216 | 216 | 5.28 | 57 | 380 | 15.08 | 57 | 380 | 84.92 | 10 | 10 | 2242 | 9.6 | 2242 | .904 | 6 |
Team Analytics (at 5-on-5)
| Team | S% | SV% | PDO | CF | CA | CF% | xGF | xGA | aGF | aGA | axDiff | SCF | SCA | SCF% | HDF | HDA | HDF% | HDGF | HDC% | HDGA | HDCO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League Average |
Roster
- Age is on February 1 of given season
| No. | Player | Flag | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | S/C | Exp | Birth Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Donald Audette (C) | ca | RW | 28 | 5-8 | 190 | R/- | 7 | September 23, 1969 | 24 G, 20 A, 44 P |
| 36 | Matthew Barnaby | ca | RW | 24 | 6-0 | 189 | L/- | 5 | May 4, 1973 | 5 G, 20 A, 25 P |
| 6 | Bob Boughner | ca | D | 26 | 6-0 | 203 | R/- | 2 | March 8, 1971 | 1 G, 3 A, 4 P |
| 37 | Curtis Brown | ca | C | 21 | 6-0 | 200 | L/- | 3 | February 12, 1976 | 12 G, 12 A, 24 P |
| 12 | Randy Burridge | ca | LW | 32 | 5-9 | 188 | L/- | 12 | January 7, 1966 | 4 G, 6 A, 10 P |
| 17 | Jason Dawe | ca | RW | 24 | 5-10 | 189 | L/- | 4 | May 29, 1973 | 19 G, 17 A, 36 P |
| 18 | Michal Grosek | cs | LW | 22 | 6-2 | 207 | R/- | 4 | June 1, 1975 | 10 G, 20 A, 30 P |
| 39 | Dominik Hasek | cs | G | 33 | 6-1 | 166 | -/L | 7 | January 29, 1965 | 33-23-13, 2.09 GAA |
| 19 | Brian Holzinger | us | C | 25 | 5-11 | 186 | R/- | 3 | October 10, 1972 | 14 G, 21 A, 35 P |
| 21 | Mike Hurlbut | us | D | 31 | 6-2 | 206 | L/- | 2 | October 7, 1966 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P |
| 24 | Paul Kruse | ca | LW | 27 | 6-1 | 215 | L/- | 7 | March 15, 1970 | 1 G, 1 A, 2 P |
| 10 | Brad May | ca | LW | 26 | 6-1 | 213 | L/- | 6 | November 29, 1971 | 4 G, 7 A, 11 P |
| 74 | Jay McKee | ca | D | 20 | 6-4 | 203 | L/- | 2 | September 8, 1977 | 1 G, 13 A, 14 P |
| 40 | Rumun Ndur | ng | D | 22 | 6-2 | 222 | L/- | 1 | July 7, 1975 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P |
| 45 | Scott Nichol | ca | C | 23 | 5-8 | 179 | R/- | 1 | December 31, 1974 | 0 G, 0 A, 0 P |
| 27 | Michael Peca (C) | ca | C | 23 | 5-11 | 181 | R/- | 4 | March 26, 1974 | 18 G, 22 A, 40 P |
| 26 | Derek Plante | us | C | 27 | 5-11 | 181 | L/- | 4 | January 17, 1971 | 13 G, 21 A, 34 P |
| 22 | Wayne Primeau | ca | C | 21 | 6-4 | 225 | L/- | 3 | June 4, 1976 | 6 G, 6 A, 12 P |
| 9 | Erik Rasmussen | us | C | 20 | 6-1 | 215 | L/- | R | March 28, 1977 | 2 G, 3 A, 5 P |
| 32 | Rob Ray | ca | RW | 29 | 6-0 | 217 | L/- | 8 | June 8, 1968 | 2 G, 4 A, 6 P |
| 80 | Geoff Sanderson | ca | LW | 25 | 6-0 | 190 | L/- | 7 | February 1, 1972 | 4 G, 5 A, 9 P |
| 81 | Miroslav Satan | cs | LW | 23 | 6-3 | 191 | L/- | 2 | October 22, 1974 | 22 G, 24 A, 46 P |
| 8 | Darryl Shannon | ca | D | 29 | 6-2 | 208 | L/- | 9 | June 21, 1968 | 3 G, 19 A, 22 P |
| 31 | Steve Shields | ca | G | 25 | 6-3 | 215 | -/L | 2 | July 19, 1972 | 3-6-4, 2.83 GAA |
| 42 | Richard Smehlik | cs | D | 28 | 6-4 | 222 | L/- | 4 | January 23, 1970 | 3 G, 17 A, 20 P |
| 25 | Vaclav Varada | cs | RW | 21 | 6-0 | 208 | L/- | 2 | April 26, 1976 | 5 G, 6 A, 11 P |
| 15 | Dixon Ward | ca | RW | 29 | 6-0 | 200 | R/- | 5 | September 23, 1968 | 10 G, 13 A, 23 P |
| 4 | Mike Wilson | ca | D | 22 | 6-6 | 229 | L/- | 2 | February 26, 1975 | 4 G, 4 A, 8 P |
| 5 | Jason Woolley | ca | D | 28 | 6-0 | 203 | L/- | 6 | July 27, 1969 | 9 G, 26 A, 35 P |
| 44 | Alexei Zhitnik | su | D | 25 | 5-11 | 225 | L/- | 5 | October 10, 1972 | 15 G, 30 A, 45 P |
Scoring Regular Season
- Players on this team's active roster in bold
| Scoring | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | PP | SH | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1 | Miroslav Satan | 23 | LW | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 5.0 | ||
| 2 | Alexei Zhitnik | 25 | D | 78 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 19 | 102 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 191 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 9.6 | ||
| 3 | Donald Audette | 28 | RW | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 10 | 59 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4 | Michael Peca | 23 | C | 61 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 132 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 5 | Jason Dawe | 24 | RW | 68 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 6 | Brian Holzinger | 25 | C | 69 | 14 | 21 | 35 | -2 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 116 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 7 | Jason Woolley | 28 | D | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 129 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 8 | Derek Plante | 27 | C | 72 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 150 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 9 | Michal Grosek | 22 | LW | 67 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 10 | Matthew Barnaby | 24 | RW | 72 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 289 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 11 | Curtis Brown | 21 | C | 63 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 13.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 12 | Dixon Ward | 29 | RW | 71 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 13 | Darryl Shannon | 29 | D | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 14 | Richard Smehlik | 28 | D | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | ||
| 15 | Jay McKee | 20 | D | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 16 | Wayne Primeau | 21 | C | 69 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 11.8 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | ||
| 17 | Vaclav Varada | 21 | RW | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ||
| 18 | Brad May | 26 | LW | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
| 19 | Randy Burridge | 32 | LW | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 20 | Geoff Sanderson | 25 | LW | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 21 | Mike Wilson | 22 | D | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | ||
| 22 | Rob Ray | 29 | RW | 63 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | -1.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 | ||
| 23 | Erik Rasmussen | 20 | C | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| 24 | Bob Boughner | 26 | D | 69 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | -0.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 25 | Paul Kruse | 27 | LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 26 | Dominik Hasek* | 33 | G | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4220 | 58:36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.6 | ||||
| 27 | Mike Hurlbut | 31 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 28 | Rumun Ndur | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |||
| 29 | Scott Nichol | 23 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||
| 30 | Steve Shields | 25 | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 785 | 49:03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| Team Total | 82 | 211 | 342 | 553 | 178 | 1752 | 145 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 226 | 97 | 17 | 2172 | 9.7 | 31.9 | 42.6 | 95.7 | |||||
Goalies Regular Season
- Players on this team's active roster in bold
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Age | GP | GS | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN | QS | QS% | RBS | GA%- | GSAA | GAA | GPS |
| 1 | Dominik Hasek* | 33 | 72 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 147 | 2149 | 2002 | .932 | 2.09 | 13 | 4220 | 73 | 54.49 | 2.46 | 18.6 | ||||
| 2 | Steve Shields | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 408 | 371 | .909 | 2.83 | 0 | 785 | 97 | 1.25 | 3.36 | 2.6 | ||||
| Team Total | 36 | 29 | 17 | 184 | 2557 | 2373 | .928 | 2.21 | 13 | 5005 | 85 | 2.60 | 21.2 | ||||||||
Goalies Playoffs
Hat Tricks (3)
- * - postseason
Penalty Shots (1)
- * - postseason
Scoring Playoffs