1971-72 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 16-43-19 - 51 points
in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Punch Imlach (8-24-10)
Coach: Joe Crozier (8-19-9)
1971-72 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 16-43-19 - 51 points
in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Punch Imlach (8-24-10)
Coach: Joe Crozier (8-19-9)
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 16 wins and 43 losses and 19 ties for 51 points in the NHL's East Division.
The team scored 203 goals and gave up 289. Rick Martin netted 44 goals for the team, and Gilbert Perreault recorded 48 assists. Roger Crozier topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.51 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Punch Imlach and Joe Crozier coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | L | 73 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 36 | -38 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 266 | 16.5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 76 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 24 | -40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 218 | 11.9 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 77 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 12 | -28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 11.6 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 76 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 105 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 4.4 |
| Eddie Shack | L | 50 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 34 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 12.0 |
| Steve Atkinson | R | 67 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 26 | -22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 11.5 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 33 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 11.8 |
| Chris Evans | D | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 98 | -20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 6.1 |
| Phil Goyette | C | 37 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 14 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| Don Luce | C | 78 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 38 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 8.7 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 78 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 15 | -23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 5.7 |
| Mike Byers | R | 46 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | -20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 13.0 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 14.0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | R | 52 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 10.7 |
| Mike Robitaille | D | 31 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3.2 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 43 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 58 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1.3 |
| Tracy Pratt | D | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Rene Robert | R | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 14.3 |
| Jim Watson | D | 66 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 101 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 2.6 |
| Randy Wyrozub | C | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8.3 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 45 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Dick Duff | L | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Ron Anderson | R | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 |
| Rod Zaine | C | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Ray McKay | D | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Larry Keenan | L | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | L | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| John Gould | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Larry Mickey | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Terry Ball | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Floyd Smith | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dave Dryden | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roger Crozier | G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1427 | 203 | 315 | 518 | 831 | -440 | 57 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 2121 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Dryden | 20 | 1026 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3.98 | |||
| Roger Crozier | 63 | 3654 | 13 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 214 | 3.51 | |||
| Totals | 83 | 4680 | 16 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 282 | 3.62 | 0 |
