# seasons – 50

Record – 1,805-1,564-409-167 (4,186 points)

Playoff appearances – 29

Stanley Cups – 0

First player: Tom Webster, RW  1^st round 1970 NHL Expansion Draft (June 10^th, 1970).

First-ever Draft Selection: Gilbert Perreault 1970, 1^st overall

Highest Draft selection: Gilbert Perreault 1970, 1^st overall; Pierre Turgeon 1987, 1^st overall;   Rasmus Dahlin 2018, 1^st overall; Owen Power 2021, 1^st overall

HOFers – Dave Andreychuk, Dominik Hasek, Phil Housely, Gilbert Perreault

Retired #’s – #2- Tim Horton, #7- Rick Martin, #11- Gilbert Perreault, #14- Rene Robert, #16- Pat LaFontaine, #18- Danny Gare, #39- Dominik Hasek

Leaders

                Games Played – Gilbert Perreault, 1,191

Goals – Gilbert Perreault, 512

                Assists – Gilbert Perreault, 814

                Points – Gilbert Perreault, 1,326

                Plus/minus – Craig Ramsay, +324

                Penalty Minutes – Rob Ray, 3,189

                Power Play Goals – Dave Andreychuk, 161

                Shorthanded Goals – Craig Ramsay, 27

                Hat Tricks – Rick Martin, 21

                Goalie Wins – Ryan Miller, 284

                Goals Against Average – Dominik Hasek, 2.22

                Save pct. – Dominik Hasek, .926

                Shutouts – Dominik Hasek, 55

Coaching Wins Leader – Lindy Ruff, 571

Team Captains      

Floyd Smith ‘70-71

Gerry Meehan ‘71-75

Jim Schoenfeld ‘74-77

Danny Gare ‘77-82

Gilbert Perreault ‘81-87

Lindy Ruff ‘86-89

Mike Foligno ‘88-91

Mike Ramsey ‘90-93

Pat LaFontaine ‘92-97

Alexander Mogilny   ‘93-94

Michael Peca ‘97-00

Donald Audette ‘97-98

Stu Barnes ‘01-03

Miroslav Satan ‘03-04

James Patrick ‘03-04

J.P. Dumont ‘03-04

Chris Drury ‘03-07

Daniel Briere ‘03-07

Jaroslav Spacek      ‘07-08

Jason Pominville      ‘07-08, ‘11-13

Toni Lydman ‘07-08

Jochen Hecht ‘07-08

Brian Campbell ‘07-08

Craig Rivet ‘08-11

Thomas Vanek ‘13-14

Steve Ott ‘13-14

Brian Gionta ‘14-17

Jack Eichel ‘18-21

Quotables…

“You believe you can make it every year. You don’t think it’s going to end. But the reality is that most teams, you end up in, you end up out.” – Lindy Ruff

Did you know… … The Sabres have lost the Stanley Cup Finals twice. … During the 1974 NHL Amatuer Draft, Buffalo Sabres General Manager Punch Imlach drafted Taro Tsujimoto of the Japanese Hockey League’s Tokyo Katanas. Neither the player nor the team actually existed.  … The 1991-92 Buffalo Sabres had an NHL-record 2,713 PIMs. … The 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres not only won their first ten games of the season, they also won their first ten road games, going 15-1-1 to start the season. … The Sabres home rink has had a number of colorful nicknames. The Marine Midland Arena was known as the Marina, The First Niagara Center was known as The Effin Center, and the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, their original home, was known as The Aud. … The Sabres have been known as the Katanas, and Buffaslugs. … The Buffalo Sabres won their only President’s Trophy during the 2006-07 season. … The Buffalo Sabres hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the inaugural Winter Cassic. … Ted Nolan (1997) and Lindy Ruff (2006) both won the Jack Adams Award with the Sabres. … The famed French Connection Line of Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert, and Rick Martin were immortalized in a statue outside KeyBank Center.