2008–09 Buffalo Sabres
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 41-32-9, 91 pts
The 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres went 41-32-9 (91 points) in the Northeast Division. Derek Roy led the team with 70 points (28 G, 42 A). Patrick Lalime had 5 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Roy | C | 82 | 28 | 42 | 70 | -5 | 38 | 9 | 221 | 12.7 | 21:12 | 41 | 44 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 82 | 20 | 46 | 66 | -4 | 18 | 6 | 239 | 8.4 | 19:46 | 44 | 50 |
| Thomas Vanek | L | 73 | 40 | 24 | 64 | -1 | 44 | 20 | 211 | 19.0 | 17:12 | 34 | 27 |
| Tim Connolly | C | 48 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +12 | 22 | 5 | 126 | 14.3 | 19:07 | 17 | 37 |
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 80 | 8 | 37 | 45 | +2 | 38 | 4 | 130 | 6.2 | 22:17 | 78 | 126 |
| Drew Stafford | R | 79 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +3 | 29 | 9 | 183 | 10.9 | 15:38 | 80 | 18 |
| Ales Kotalik | R | 56 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -7 | 28 | 8 | 153 | 8.5 | 15:14 | 93 | 13 |
| Clarke MacArthur | L | 71 | 17 | 14 | 31 | -4 | 56 | 5 | 108 | 15.7 | 13:50 | 80 | 33 |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +4 | 108 | 3 | 122 | 9.8 | 16:06 | 141 | 39 |
| Daniel Paille | L | 73 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 15.0 | 11:54 | 84 | 27 |
| Jochen Hecht | C | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 33 | 3 | 173 | 6.9 | 17:24 | 29 | 38 |
| Craig Rivet | D | 64 | 2 | 22 | 24 | +4 | 125 | 1 | 80 | 2.5 | 20:14 | 57 | 73 |
| Toni Lydman | D | 80 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 99 | 3.0 | 21:47 | 165 | 166 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | R | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 20 | 0 | 93 | 6.5 | 12:36 | 20 | 11 |
| Adam Mair | C | 75 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +4 | 95 | 0 | 75 | 10.7 | 10:35 | 107 | 20 |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 22 | 1 | 84 | 3.6 | 20:42 | 64 | 94 |
| Teppo Numminen | D | 57 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 5.9 | 17:30 | 12 | 45 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 66 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 36 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 | 18:26 | 48 | 81 |
| Matt Ellis | L | 45 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +4 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 9.6 | 8:50 | 21 | 19 |
| Patrick Kaleta | R | 51 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 89 | 0 | 35 | 11.4 | 8:55 | 137 | 27 |
| Chris Butler | D | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +11 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 | 16:43 | 37 | 60 |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 12:11 | 11 | 13 |
| Dominic Moore | C | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 | 15:12 | 9 | 8 |
| Mark Mancari | R | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 13:16 | 8 | 1 |
| Andrew Peters | L | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 4:01 | 10 | 2 |
| Nathan Gerbe | L | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 | 13:37 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Weber | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14:10 | 16 | 8 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15:23 | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Kennedy | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11:04 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lalime | 75 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 669 | .900 | 3.10 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 69 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 1773 | .918 | 2.53 | 5 |
| Mikael Tellqvist | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 125 | .928 | 2.35 | 0 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs MTL | W 2–1 | Final/SO |
| Oct 13 | @ NYI | W 7–1 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ NYR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ ATL | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Oct 21 | vs BOS | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Oct 23 | @ MIN | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 25 | @ COL | L 1–2 | Final/SO |
| Oct 27 | vs OTT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs TBL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs WSH | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ NJD | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs ATL | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Nov 8 | @ BOS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 12 | vs STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs CBJ | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ PIT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ BOS | L 4–7 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs PHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs BOS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 28 | vs PIT | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs NSH | L 0–2 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ FLA | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ TBL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ PIT | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs TBL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs TOR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ NJD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs NJD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs LAK | W 5–0 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 22 | vs PIT | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 26 | @ WSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs NYI | W 4–3 | Final/SO |
| Dec 30 | vs WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 1 | @ TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs OTT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs NYR | W 2–1 | Final/SO |
| Jan 10 | @ DET | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ CHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ DAL | W 5–4 | Final/SO |
| Jan 17 | vs CAR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ FLA | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Jan 21 | @ TBL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ EDM | W 10–2 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ CGY | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ PHX | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ ANA | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs TOR | W 5–0 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ OTT | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Feb 11 | vs OTT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs SJS | W 6–5 | Final/SO |
| Feb 15 | vs CAR | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ PHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs ANA | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ CAR | L 1–2 | Final/SO |
| Feb 28 | @ NYI | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs MTL | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs PHX | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ OTT | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs FLA | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs ATL | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Mar 17 | @ OTT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs PHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs FLA | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ MTL | W 4–3 | Final/SO |
| Apr 1 | @ ATL | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Apr 3 | @ WSH | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Apr 4 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 9 | @ CAR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Apr 11 | vs BOS | W 6–1 | Final |