Buffalo Sabres 2017-2018 - Roster, Stats & more

2017-2018

2017-2018 Buffalo Sabres Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Chad Johnson (G)	37	1986	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'3"	196	L
	#40	Robin Lehner (G)	32	1991	Göteborg, SWE	6'4"	240	L
	#35	Linus Ullmark (G)	30	1993	Lugnvik, SWE	6'4"	214	L
	#32	Adam Wilcox (G)	31	1992	South St. Paul, MN, USA	6'0"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#93	Viktor Antipin (D)	31	1992	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ	5'10"	172	L
	#82	Nathan Beaulieu (D)	31	1992	Stratford, ON, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#47	Zach Bogosian (D)"A"	33	1990	Massena, NY, USA	6'2"	223	R
	#41	Justin Falk (D)	35	1988	Snowflake, MB, CAN	6'5"	223	L
	#27	Taylor Fedun (D)	35	1988	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	201	R
	#4	Josh Gorges (D)	39	1984	Kelowna, BC, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#45	Brendan Guhle (D)	26	1997	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'2"	196	L
	#19	Jake McCabe (D)	30	1993	Eau Claire, WI, USA	6'1"	205	L
	#8	Casey Nelson (D)	31	1992	Stillwater, MN, USA	6'1"	185	R
	#38	Zach Redmond (D)	35	1988	Traverse City, MI, USA	6'2"	205	R
	#55	Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	29	1994	Turku, FIN	6'4"	220	R
	#6	Marco Scandella (D)	34	1990	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'3"	209	L
	#5	Matt Tennyson (D)	33	1990	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'2"	205	R
FORWARDS
	#95	Justin Bailey (RW/LW)	28	1995	Buffalo, NY, USA	6'4"	214	R
	#13	Nicholas Baptiste (RW)	28	1995	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	203	R
	#51	Kyle Criscuolo (C)	31	1992	Southampton Township, NJ, USA	5'9"	174	R
	#15	Jack Eichel (C)"A"	27	1996	North Chelmsford, MA, USA	6'2"	203	R
	#24	Hudson Fasching (RW)	28	1995	Milwaukee, WI, USA	6'3"	205	R
	#28	Zemgus Girgensons (W/C)	30	1994	Riga, LAT	6'2"	201	L
	#25	Seth Griffith (C/RW)	31	1993	Wallaceburg, ON, CAN	5'9"	190	R
	#10	Jacob Josefson (C)	33	1991	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	187	L
	#9	Evander Kane (LW)	32	1991	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'2"	209	L
	#22	Johan Larsson (C)	31	1992	Lau, SWE	6'0"	203	L
	#37	Casey Mittelstadt (C/LW)	25	1998	Edina, MN, USA	6'1"	196	L
	#26	Matt Moulson (LW/RW)	40	1983	North York, ON, CAN	6'1"	203	L
	#17	Jordan Nolan (C/LW)	34	1989	Garden River, ON, CAN	6'3"	218	L
	#92	Alexander Nylander (W/C)	26	1998	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	192	R
	#65	Danny O'Regan (C/RW)	30	1994	Berlin, GER	5'10"	181	R
	#90	Ryan O'Reilly (C)"A"	33	1991	Clinton, ON, CAN	6'1"	216	L
	#21	Kyle Okposo (RW/C)"A"	36	1988	St. Paul, MN, USA	6'0"	218	R
	#29	Jason Pominville (RW)	41	1982	Repentigny, QC, CAN	5'11"	181	R
	#67	Benoît Pouliot (LW)	37	1986	Alfred, ON, CAN	6'3"	201	L
	#23	Sam Reinhart (C/RW)	28	1995	West Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'2"	194	R
	#71	Evan Rodrigues (C/W)	30	1993	Etobicoke, ON, CAN	5'11"	183	R
	#20	Scott Wilson (LW)	31	1992	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'1"	176	L

Position: G: 2, D: 12, F: 19Av Age: 26.18 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 201 lbsCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 Buffalo Sabres Staff

Head CoachPhil Housley
Assoc. CoachDavis Payne
Asst. CoachChris Hajt
Asst. CoachTom Ward
Goaltending CoachAndrew Allen
General ManagerJason Botterill
Asst. General ManagerStephen Greeley
Asst. General ManagerRandy Sexton
Team ManagerCole Burkhalter
Amateur ScoutJan-Axel Alavaara
Amateur ScoutCory Banika
Amateur ScoutKevin Devine
Amateur ScoutScott Halpenny
Amateur ScoutFrantisek Musil
Amateur ScoutTom O'Connor
Amateur ScoutRon Pyette

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Buffalo Sabres Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Royal Blue + Gold + White
Town: Buffalo, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1970

2017-2018 Buffalo Sabres Roster Facts

Nationalities

18 players
13 players
5 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Buffalo Sabres: 4 656 GP
NHL: 10 140 GP
WC: 257 GP
OG: 5 GP
SHL: 265 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 9 GP
Liiga: 93 GP
KHL: 290 GP
AHL: 4 500 GP
DEL: 7 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Rochester Americans (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Capacity: 19 070
Construction Year: 1996

Buffalo Sabres Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/15/2024 11:00 PM UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	Buffalo Sabres	2 - 4	NHL
04/13/2024 09:00 PM UTC	Florida Panthers	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 2	NHL
04/11/2024 11:00 PM UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Washington Capitals	4 - 2	NHL
04/09/2024 12:00 AM UTC	Dallas Stars	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 2	NHL
04/07/2024 05:00 PM UTC	Detroit Red Wings	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 1	NHL

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04/16/2024

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Lukas Rousek (F)

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04/03/2024

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Devon Levi (G)

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03/16/2024

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Devon Levi (G)

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03/10/2024

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Ryan Johnson (D)

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Tyson Jost (F)

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Kale Clague (D)

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03/08/2024

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Devin Cooley (G)

Leaving forSan Jose Sharks

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Erik Johnson (D)

Leaving forPhiladelphia Flyers

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Buffalo Sabres History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	NHL	82	33	37	-	6	6	246	244	84	1.02	12	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	30	33	-	12	7	296	300	91	1.11	10	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	25	39	-	7	11	232	290	75	0.91	11	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	15	34	-	-	7	138	199	37	0.66	31	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	69	30	31	-	-	8	195	217	68	0.99	25	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NHL	82	33	39	-	-	10	226	271	76	0.93	27	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	25	45	-	-	12	199	280	62	0.76	31	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	33	37	-	-	12	201	237	78	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	35	36	-	-	11	201	222	81	0.99	23	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	23	51	-	-	8	161	274	54	0.66	30	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	21	51	-	-	10	157	248	52	0.63	30	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	21	21	-	-	6	125	143	48	1	23	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	39	32	-	-	11	218	230	89	1.09	19	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	43	29	-	-	10	245	229	96	1.17	15	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	45	27	-	-	10	235	207	100	1.22	11	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	32	-	-	9	250	234	91	1.11	18	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	39	31	-	-	12	255	242	90	1.1	18	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	308	242	113	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	52	24	-	-	6	281	239	110	1.34	5	Conference Final loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	37	34	7	-	4	220	221	85	1.04	18	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	27	37	10	-	8	190	219	72	0.88	26	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	35	35	11	-	1	213	200	82	1	20	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	46	30	5	-	1	218	184	98	1.2	8	Conference SF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	35	32	11	-	4	213	204	85	1.04	16	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	37	28	17	-	-	207	175	91	1.11	9	Final loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	36	29	17	-	-	211	187	89	1.09	10	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	40	30	12	-	-	237	208	92	1.12	6	Conference SF loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	33	42	7	-	-	247	262	73	0.89	20	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	19	7	-	-	130	119	51	1.06	11	Conference QF loss
1993-1994	NHL	84	43	32	9	-	-	282	218	95	1.13	10	Conference QF loss

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Played in the team during season

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.13
2022-2023	View roster	6'1"	196 lbs	26.03
2021-2022	View roster	6'1"	201 lbs	26.61
2020-2021	View roster	6'1"	201 lbs	26.42
2019-2020	View roster	6'0"	198 lbs	26.73

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Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Goals

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Franchise All-Time Assists

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Franchise All-Time Games Played

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2023
1	#13	Zach Benson (F)	05/12/2005	Langley, BC, CAN	5'9"	163 lbs
2	#39	Anton Wahlberg (F)	07/04/2005	Malmö, SWE	6'3"	194 lbs
2	#45	Maxim Strbak (D)	04/13/2005	Kosice, SVK	6'2"	190 lbs
3	#86	Gavin McCarthy (D)	06/02/2005	Clarence Center, NY, USA	6'2"	185 lbs
4	#109	Ethan Miedema (F)	03/22/2005	Fort St. John, BC, CAN	6'4"	203 lbs
5	#141	Scott Ratzlaff (G)	03/09/2005	Irma, AB, CAN	6'1"	174 lbs
6	#173	Sean Keohane (D)	11/04/2004	Boston, MA, USA	6'4"	183 lbs
7	#205	Norwin Panocha (D)	02/24/2005	Bayreuth, GER	6'2"	192 lbs
2022
1	#9	Matthew Savoie (F)	01/01/2004	St. Albert, AB, CAN	5'10"	179 lbs
1	#16	Noah Östlund (F)	03/11/2004	Nykvarn, SWE	5'11"	163 lbs
1	#28	Jiri Kulich (F)	04/14/2004	Kadan, CZE	6'1"	185 lbs
2	#41	Topias Leinonen (G)	01/25/2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'5"	234 lbs
3	#74	Viktor Neuchev (F)	10/25/2003	Chelyabinsk, RUS	5'11"	172 lbs
4	#106	Mats Lindgren (D)	08/26/2004	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	183 lbs
5	#134	Vsevolod Komarov (D)	01/11/2004	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'3"	187 lbs
6	#170	Jake Richard (F)	08/15/2004	Jacksonville, FL, USA	6'1"	194 lbs
6	#187	Gustav Karlsson (F)	10/31/2003	Guldsmedshyttan, SWE	6'1"	165 lbs
7	#202	Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson (F)	10/18/2003	Kungälv, SWE	6'0"	179 lbs
7	#211	Linus Sjödin (F)	10/02/2002	Ängelholm, SWE	6'0"	168 lbs
2021
1	#1	Owen Power (D)	11/22/2002	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'6"	218 lbs
1	#14	Isak Rosén (F)	03/15/2003	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	174 lbs
2	#33	Prokhor Poltapov (F)	02/01/2003	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	176 lbs
2	#53	Alexander Kisakov (F)	11/01/2002	Solikamsk, RUS	5'11"	163 lbs
3	#88	Stiven Sardaryan (F)	02/07/2003	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'1"	157 lbs
3	#95	Josh Bloom (F)	06/08/2003	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'2"	183 lbs
4	#97	Olivier Nadeau (F)	01/15/2003	Lac-Etchemin, QC, CAN	6'2"	205 lbs
5	#159	Viljami Marjala (F)	01/29/2003	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	176 lbs
6	#161	William von Barnekow (F)	11/12/2002	Malmö, SWE	6'4"	198 lbs
6	#188	Nikita Novikov (D)	07/25/2003	Moskva, RUS	6'4"	198 lbs
7	#193	Tyson Kozak (F)	12/29/2002	Souris, MB, CAN	5'11"	179 lbs

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