Buffalo Sabres
Eastern · Atlantic
33-4273 pts1995-96
Team Stats
1995-96
- Goals / G
- 3.01
- Goals Against / G
- 3.20
- Power Play %
- 15.9
- Penalty Kill %
- 83.9
- Shots / G
- 28.4
- Shots Against / G
- 35.5
- Faceoff %
- —
Arena
- Arena
- —
- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Atlantic
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| P | Pat LaFontaine | 91 |
| G | Pat LaFontaine | 40 |
| A | Pat LaFontaine | 51 |
Skaters
by points
| Player | Pos | # | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | C | — | 76 | 40 | 51 | 91 | -8 | 36 | 224 | 17.9 | 15 | — |
| Randy Burridge | L | — | 74 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 0 | 30 | 154 | 16.2 | 6 | — |
| Derek Plante | C | — | 76 | 23 | 33 | 56 | -4 | 28 | 203 | 11.3 | 4 | — |
| Garry Galley | D | — | 78 | 10 | 44 | 54 | -2 | 81 | 175 | 5.7 | 7 | — |
| Jason Dawe | R | — | 67 | 25 | 25 | 50 | -8 | 33 | 130 | 19.2 | 8 | — |
| Brad May | L | — | 79 | 15 | 29 | 44 | +6 | 295 | 168 | 8.9 | 3 | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | — | 80 | 6 | 30 | 36 | -25 | 58 | 193 | 3.1 | 5 | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | R | — | 73 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -2 | 335 | 131 | 11.5 | 0 | — |
| Michael Peca | C | — | 68 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -1 | 67 | 109 | 10.1 | 4 | — |
| Donald Audette | R | — | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 92 | 13.0 | 8 | — |
| Brian Holzinger | C | — | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -21 | 37 | 71 | 14.1 | 5 | — |
| Mark Astley | D | — | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -12 | 80 | 80 | 2.5 | 0 | — |
| Darryl Shannon | D | — | 74 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +15 | 92 | 59 | 6.8 | 0 | — |
| Brent Hughes | L | — | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 148 | 56 | 8.9 | 0 | — |
| Mike Wilson | D | — | 58 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +13 | 41 | 52 | 7.7 | 1 | — |
| Michal Grosek | L | — | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 31 | 34 | 17.6 | 2 | — |
| Dane Jackson | R | — | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 41 | 20 | 25.0 | 0 | — |
| Rob Ray | R | — | 71 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 287 | 21 | 14.3 | 0 | — |
| Rob Conn | R | — | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 18 | 36 | 5.6 | 0 | — |
| Dixon Ward | L | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | — |
| Doug Houda | D | — | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 52 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 | — |
| Scott Pearson | L | — | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 67 | 26 | 15.4 | 0 | — |
| Jay McKee | D | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Barrie Moore | L | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Curtis Brown | C | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Grant Jennings | D | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Scott Nichol | C | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Vaclav Varada | R | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Wayne Primeau | C | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Goalies
by wins
| Player | # | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | — | 59 | 58 | 22 | 30 | — | .920 | 2.83 | 2 | 1850 |
| Andrei Trefilov | — | 22 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | .903 | 3.51 | 0 | 596 |
| John Blue | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | .891 | 3.52 | 0 | 122 |
| Steve Shields | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | .875 | 3.19 | 0 | 28 |
| Martin Biron | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | .844 | 5.05 | 0 | 54 |
Team Profile
95-96 · percentile vs league
GF
3.0150
GA
3.2038
PP%
15.929
PK%
83.979
SF
28.421
SA
35.50
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
| Power Play % | 15.9 |
| Penalty Kill % | 83.9 |
| Shots For / G | 28.4 |
| Shots Against / G | 35.5 |
| Faceoff % | — |
| Goal Differential | -15 |
Scoring Trend
last 20 · GF / GA
Season History
55 seasons
| Season | Record | PTS | GF/G | GA/G | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 | 50-23-9 | 109 | 3.45 | 2.93 | +43 |
| 24-25 | 36-39-7 | 79 | 3.23 | 3.50 | -22 |
| 23-24 | 39-37-6 | 84 | 2.98 | 2.96 | +1 |
| 22-23 | 42-33-7 | 91 | 3.57 | 3.62 | -4 |
| 21-22 | 32-39-11 | 75 | 2.79 | 3.50 | -58 |
| 20-21 | 15-34-7 | 37 | 2.39 | 3.50 | -62 |
| 19-20 | 30-31-8 | 68 | 2.80 | 3.12 | -22 |
| 18-19 | 33-39-10 | 76 | 2.70 | 3.27 | -47 |
| 17-18 | 25-45-12 | 62 | 2.41 | 3.39 | -80 |
| 16-17 | 33-37-12 | 78 | 2.43 | 2.82 | -32 |
| 15-16 | 35-36-11 | 81 | 2.43 | 2.62 | -16 |
| 14-15 | 23-51-8 | 54 | 1.87 | 3.28 | -116 |
| 13-14 | 21-51-10 | 52 | 1.83 | 2.96 | -93 |
| 12-13 | 21-21-6 | 48 | 2.46 | 2.90 | -21 |
| 11-12 | 39-32-11 | 89 | 2.57 | 2.72 | -12 |
| 10-11 | 43-29-10 | 96 | 2.93 | 2.78 | +12 |
| 09-10 | 45-27-10 | 100 | 2.82 | 2.45 | +30 |
| 08-09 | 41-32-9 | 91 | 2.95 | 2.79 | +13 |
| 07-08 | 39-31-12 | 90 | 3.06 | 2.84 | +18 |
| 06-07 | 53-22-7 | 113 | 3.63 | 2.90 | +60 |
| 05-06 | 52-24-6 | 110 | 3.37 | 2.85 | +42 |
| 03-04 | 37-34-4 | 85 | 2.68 | 2.70 | -1 |
| 02-03 | 27-37-8 | 72 | 2.32 | 2.67 | -29 |
| 01-02 | 35-35-1 | 82 | 2.60 | 2.44 | +13 |
| 00-01 | 46-30-1 | 98 | 2.66 | 2.24 | +34 |
| 99-00 | 35-32-4 | 85 | 2.60 | 2.49 | +9 |
| 98-99 | 37-28 | 91 | 2.52 | 2.13 | +32 |
| 97-98 | 36-29 | 89 | 2.57 | 2.28 | +24 |
| 96-97 | 40-30 | 92 | 2.89 | 2.54 | +29 |
| 95-96 | 33-42 | 73 | 3.01 | 3.20 | -15 |
| 94-95 | 22-19 | 51 | 2.71 | 2.48 | +11 |
| 93-94 | 43-32 | 95 | 3.36 | 2.60 | +64 |
| 92-93 | 38-36 | 86 | 3.99 | 3.54 | +38 |
| 91-92 | 31-37 | 74 | 3.61 | 3.74 | -10 |
| 90-91 | 31-30 | 81 | 3.65 | 3.48 | +14 |
| 89-90 | 45-27 | 98 | 3.58 | 3.10 | +38 |
| 88-89 | 38-35 | 83 | 3.64 | 3.74 | -8 |
| 87-88 | 37-32 | 85 | 3.54 | 3.81 | -22 |
| 86-87 | 28-44 | 64 | 3.50 | 3.85 | -28 |
| 85-86 | 37-37 | 80 | 3.70 | 3.64 | +5 |
| 84-85 | 38-28 | 90 | 3.62 | 2.96 | +53 |
| 83-84 | 48-25 | 103 | 3.94 | 3.21 | +58 |
| 82-83 | 38-29 | 89 | 3.98 | 3.56 | +33 |
| 81-82 | 39-26 | 93 | 3.84 | 3.41 | +34 |
| 80-81 | 39-20 | 99 | 4.09 | 3.12 | +77 |
| 79-80 | 47-17 | 110 | 3.98 | 2.51 | +117 |
| 78-79 | 36-28 | 88 | 3.50 | 3.29 | +17 |
| 77-78 | 44-19 | 105 | 3.60 | 2.69 | +73 |
| 76-77 | 48-24 | 104 | 3.76 | 2.75 | +81 |
| 75-76 | 46-21 | 105 | 4.24 | 3.00 | +99 |
| 74-75 | 49-16 | 113 | 4.42 | 3.00 | +114 |
| 73-74 | 32-34 | 76 | 3.10 | 3.21 | -8 |
| 72-73 | 37-27 | 88 | 3.29 | 2.81 | +38 |
| 71-72 | 16-43 | 51 | 2.60 | 3.71 | -86 |
| 70-71 | 24-39 | 63 | 2.78 | 3.73 | -74 |
Recent results
last 0
| Date | Opp | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
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BUF News
6 items
- East Notes: Bruins, Luchanko, SabresNotes from the East including Boston attempting to acquire a different defenseman on July 1st, a Flyers center had surgery, and more.BUF1d
- Buffalo Sabres hire former player Milan Lucic as pro scoutFormer NHL player Milan Lucic has gone from being a one-time Buffalo Sabres' antagonist to landing a job as a pro scout, the team announced as part of a series of hirings and promotions on Tuesday.BUF5d
- Sabres re-sign Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5M contractThe Buffalo Sabres re-signed checking-line forward Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5 million contract on Monday, two days before free agency opens.BUF6d
- Buffalo Sabres select Daxon Rudolph at No.4 in NHL draftBuffalo Sabres select Daxon Rudolph at No.4 in NHL draftBUF9d
- Capitals sign forward Alex Tuch to extension after Sabres tradeThe Capitals completed a sign-and-trade for Alex Tuch from the Sabres on Wednesday. Tuch signed an eight-year extension with the Capitals averaging $10.5 million a year, and the Sabres got a third-round draft pick in 2026 and forward David Kampf.BUF10d
- Sabres sign Zach Benson to 7-year, $52.5 million contractThe Sabres have signed Zach Benson to a seven-year, $52.5 million contract after his breakout playoff performance.BUF10d