2016-17 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 33-37-12 (SO: 2-6) - 78 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Dan Bylsma (33-37, 12 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2016-17 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 33-37-12 (SO: 2-6) - 78 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Dan Bylsma (33-37, 12 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2016-17 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 33 wins and 37 losses (and 12 overtime losses), with a 2-6 showing in shootouts for 78 points, finishing eighth in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
The Sabres scored 201 goals and conceded 237. Evander Kane netted 28 goals for Buffalo, and Rasmus Ristolainen recorded 39 assists. Robin Lehner earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.68 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Dan Bylsma coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 61 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 22 | -13 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 249 | 9.6 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 72 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 10 | -1 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 10.6 |
| Sam Reinhart | D | 79 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 8 | -11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 9.6 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 65 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 24 | -7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 12.2 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 79 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 58 | -9 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 3.2 |
| Evander Kane | C | 70 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 113 | -17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 10.8 |
| Brian Gionta | R | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 22 | -11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 10.1 |
| Matt Moulson | L | 81 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | -4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 10.4 |
| Marcus Foligno | L | 80 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 73 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 13.4 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 26 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3.8 |
| Cody Franson | D | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 34 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3.2 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 75 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 6.3 |
| Tyler Ennis | C | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 5.6 |
| Johan Larsson | L | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 12.2 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 56 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 46 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2.7 |
| William Carrier | L | 41 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Justin Falk | D | 52 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Fedun | D | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7.8 |
| Josh Gorges | D | 66 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | -26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 |
| Nicholas Baptiste | R | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Justin Bailey | R | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Derek Grant | C | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.0 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | L | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 |
| Cole Schneider | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| C.J. Smith | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Alexander Nylander | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Cal O'Reilly | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Hudson Fasching | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Robin Lehner | G | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erik Burgdoerfer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Casey Nelson | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Linus Ullmark | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anders Nilsson | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brendan Guhle | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brady Austin | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sean Malone | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1561 | 199 | 332 | 531 | 725 | -183 | 57 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2491 | 8.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner | 59 | 3405 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 152 | 2.68 | 1910 | 1758 | .920 |
| Anders Nilsson | 26 | 1484 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 2.67 | 857 | 791 | .923 |
| Linus Ullmark | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.05 | 36 | 33 | .917 |
| Totals | 86 | 4948 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 221 | 2.68 | 3024 | 2803 | .927 |
