1982-83 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-29-13 - 89 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Scotty Bowman (38-29-13)
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 38-29-13 - 89 points
in the NHL's Adams Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Scotty Bowman (38-29-13)
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 38 wins and 29 losses and 13 ties for 89 points in the NHL's Adams Division.
The team netted 318 goals and yielded 285. Tony McKegney scored 36 goals for the team, and Gilbert Perreault tallied 30 or more also. Phil Housley contributed 47 assists. Bob Sauve earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.45 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1982-83 Buffalo Sabres lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 77 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 34 | -10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 15.6 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 20.0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 77 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 39 | -4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 183 | 10.4 |
| Dale McCourt | C | 62 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 10 | -12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 17.1 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 66 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 135 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 130 | 16.9 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 66 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 18.3 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 75 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 15.0 |
| Andre Savard | C | 68 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 13.1 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 77 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 6.9 |
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 43 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 21.2 |
| Hannu Virta | D | 74 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 7.7 |
| Brent Peterson | C | 75 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 13.3 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 60 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 130 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 10.9 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 64 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 12.6 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 36 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 59 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 23.1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 65 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 4.2 |
| Sean McKenna | R | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 14.5 |
| Steve Patrick | R | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 14.3 |
| Mal Davis | R | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 25.0 |
| Mike Moller | R | 49 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 79 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5.3 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 72 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| David Fenyves | D | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Geordie Robertson | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Bob Sauve | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Fischer | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jere Gillis | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kai Suikkanen | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jacques Cloutier | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Myre | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1522 | 318 | 514 | 832 | 997 | 62 | 67 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 2413 | 13.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 5 | 300 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4.20 | 152 | 131 | .862 |
| Bob Sauve | 54 | 3110 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 179 | 3.45 | 1393 | 1214 | .872 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 25 | 1390 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3.50 | 572 | 491 | .858 |
| Totals | 84 | 4800 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 281 | 3.51 | 2117 | 1836 | .867 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony McKegney | L | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phil Housley | D | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale McCourt | C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mike Foligno | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Hamel | L | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ric Seiling | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Savard | C | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ramsey | D | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hannu Virta | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Peterson | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lindy Ruff | L | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Cyr | L | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Patrick | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mal Davis | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Playfair | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hajt | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Fenyves | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sauve | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiemer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Myre | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 191 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 206 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.37 | 36 | 29 | .806 |
| Bob Sauve | 10 | 545 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 3.08 | 263 | 235 | .894 |
| Totals | 11 | 602 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 3.49 | 299 | 264 | .883 |
