2017-18 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-45-12 (SO: 1-2) - 62 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Phil Housley (25-45, 12 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 25-45-12 (SO: 1-2) - 62 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Phil Housley (25-45, 12 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 25 wins and 45 losses (and 12 overtime losses), with a 1-2 showing in shootouts for 62 points, finishing eighth in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
The Sabres potted 199 goals, worst in the circuit and allowed 280. Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel scored 25 goals for Buffalo each, and Jack Eichel contributed 39 assists. Robin Lehner topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 3.01 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Phil Housley 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 | 67 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 32 | -25 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 246 | 10.2 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 81 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 2 | -23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 10.4 |
| Sam Reinhart | D | 82 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 26 | -24 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 188 | 13.3 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 76 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 40 | -34 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 9.3 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 73 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 48 | -25 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 3.3 |
| Evander Kane | C | 61 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 57 | -14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 8.8 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 82 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 8 | -17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 9.5 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 48 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7.7 |
| Marco Scandella | D | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 3.6 |
| Benoit Pouliot | L | 74 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 15.7 |
| Johan Larsson | L | 80 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 49 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4.7 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 71 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 6.2 |
| Scott Wilson | C/L | 49 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7.1 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 53 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Victor Antipin | D | 47 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0.0 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 | -19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Nolan | C | 69 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 69 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8.0 |
| Casey Nelson | D | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 |
| Nicholas Baptiste | R | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Brendan Guhle | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0.0 |
| Justin Bailey | R | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Jacob Josefson | C | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Seth Griffith | C | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Justin Falk | D | 46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 |
| Josh Gorges | D | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Alexander Nylander | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Fedun | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Matt Moulson | L | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Matt Tennyson | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Chad Johnson | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Linus Ullmark | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel O'Regan | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Criscuolo | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Adam Wilcox | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Lehner | G | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hudson Fasching | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Zach Redmond | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1571 | 198 | 329 | 527 | 653 | -394 | 49 | 93 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 2557 | 7.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner | 53 | 2852 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 143 | 3.01 | 1560 | 1417 | .908 |
| Chad Johnson | 36 | 1774 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 3.55 | 962 | 857 | .891 |
| Linus Ullmark | 5 | 240 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.00 | 123 | 115 | .935 |
| Adam Wilcox | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 14 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 95 | 4905 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 256 | 3.13 | 2915 | 2659 | .912 |
