1970-1971 Buffalo Sabres: 24-39-15
Next Season Home record: 16-13-10 (119 goals scored, 123 allowed) Road record: 8-26-5 (98 goals scored, 168 allowed) Head Coach: Punch Imlach Power Play: 56/298 (18.8%) Penalty Killing: 246/302 (81.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-12 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 156-223 217 goals scored (10th of 14 teams), 291 goals allowed (10th), 1188 PIM (4th) NHL Averages: 3.12 goals/game (243.5 goals/team), 1084.1 PIM/team Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 11 Gilbert Perreault 6'1 180 20 78 38 34 72 19 14 0 105 48 97 1 210 18.1 -39 C 10 Phil Goyette 5'11 170 37 60 15 46 61 6 9 0 75 39 53 2 119 12.6 -15 C 15 Gerry Meehan 6'2 200 24 77 24 31 55 8 5 0 67 12 67 0 163 14.7 -12 LW 22 Don Marshall 5'10 160 38 62 20 29 49 6 9 0 77 39 53 2 112 17.9 -13 LW 23 Eddie Shack 6'1 200 33 56 25 17 42 93 10 0 69 34 65 1 192 13.0 -29 RW 19 Steve Atkinson 5'11 170 22 57 20 18 38 12 0 1 55 8 48 2 126 15.9 +1 RW 21 Paul Andrea 5'10 174 29 47 11 21 32 4 2 0 55 31 40 0 99 11.1 -16 D 6 Al Hamilton 6'1 195 24 69 2 28 30 71 0 0 81 13 114 23 98 2.0 -23 LW 26 Larry Keenan 5'11 175 30 51 7 20 27 6 3 0 41 9 44 2 67 10.4 -10 D 5 Doug Barrie 5'9 175 24 75 4 23 27 168 0 0 82 7 117 23 128 3.1 -19 RW 16 Ron Anderson 6'0 170 25 74 14 12 26 44 0 1 38 1 70 22 139 10.1 -11 LW 20 Dick Duff 5'9 166 34 53 7 13 20 12 0 0 36 2 50 0 67 10.4 -16 RW 17 Floyd Smith 5'10 180 35 77 6 11 17 46 0 2 32 5 65 26 80 7.5 -12 D/LW 9 Reg Fleming 5'8 170 34 78 6 10 16 159 0 0 21 3 50 24 54 11.1 -8 RW 7 Cliff Schmautz 5'10 165 31 26 5 7 12 10 2 0 19 11 19 0 44 11.4 -11 D 2 Jim Watson 6'2 186 27 78 2 9 11 147 0 0 75 3 122 22 114 1.8 -28 C 12 Skip Krake 5'11 170 27 74 4 5 9 68 1 0 15 1 58 23 64 6.2 -21 RW 18 Kevin O'Shea 6'2 205 23 41 4 4 8 8 0 1 13 1 23 0 33 12.1 -11 D 3 Tracy Pratt 6'2 195 27 76 1 7 8 179 0 0 64 2 102 23 34 2.9 -17 D 24 Jean-Guy Talbot 5'11 170 38 57 0 7 7 36 0 0 41 2 73 14 41 0.0 -20 C 14 Randy Wyrozub 5'11 180 20 16 2 2 4 6 1 0 4 1 12 0 22 9.1 -9 D 19 Francois Lacombe 5'10 185 22 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 -2 G 28 Dave Dryden 6'1 186 29 10 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 8 Bill Inglis 5'9 160 27 14 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 5 1 9 0.0 -4 G 30 Joe Daley 5'10 170 27 38 0 1 1 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- C 19 Brian Perry 5'11 180 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0 D 28 Terry Ball 5'9 160 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.0 0 D 21 Jean-Guy Lagace 5'10 185 25 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0.0 0 D 23 Paul Terbenche 5'10 170 25 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.0 -3 LW 24 Butch Deadmarsh 5'11 186 20 10 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 1 3 0 7 0.0 -3 C 20 Brian McDonald 5'11 190 25 12 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 8 0 15 0.0 -8 D 4 Mike McMahon 5'11 180 29 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 3 14 4 20 0.0 -8 D 25 Hap Myers 5'11 195 23 13 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 14 3 14 0.0 -11 G 1 Roger Crozier 5'8 165 28 44 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
| Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage |
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 28 Dave Dryden 29 10 408 22 3.24 3 3 0 229 .904 2 1 G 1 Roger Crozier 28 44 2198 135 3.69 9 20 7 1343 .899 1 1 G 30 Joe Daley 27 38 2074 129 3.73 12 16 8 1238 .896 2 1
| Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts |
1970 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 1 C Gilbert Perreault 1191 Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
2 15 LW Butch Deadmarsh 137 255 Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
3 29 D Steve Cuddie 221 Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4 43 C Randy Wyrozub 100 55 Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 57 RW Mike Morton Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
6 71 D Mike Keeler 1 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
7 84 G Tim Regan Boston University (NCAA)
8 97 C Doug Rombough 150 St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9 107 C Luc Nadeau Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
| 06-1970 | purchased Ted Hogdson from Rangers |
| 06-09-1970 | claimed Cliff Schmautz from Portland (WHL) in inter-league draft |
| 06-09-1970 | claimed Kevin O'Shea from San Diego (WHL) in inter-league draft |
| 06-09-1970 | claimed Brian McDonald from Black Hawks in intra-league draft |
| 06-09-1970 | claimed Joe Daley on waivers from Penguins |
| 06-09-1970 | claimed Harold Myers from Red Wings in intra-league draft |
| 06-09-1970 | claimed Billy Inglis from Canadiens in intra-league draft |
| 06-10-1970 | traded Tom Webster to Red Wings for Roger Crozier |
| 08-31-1970 | purchased Floyd Smith from Maple Leafs |
| 08-31-1970 | purchased Brent Imlach from Maple Leafs |
| 09-1970 | signed Murray Kuntz as a free agent |
| 10-1970 | sold Howie Menard to Golden Seals |
| 10-1970 | loaned Gary Edwards to Blues |
| 10-02-1970 | traded Craig Cameron to Blues for Ron Anderson |
| 10-09-1970 | purchased Dave Dryden from Penguins |
| 10-19-1970 | claimed Bill Sutherland on waivers from Flyers |
| 10-19-1970 | sold Bill Sutherland to Blues |
| 11-01-1970 | claimed Steve Atkinson on waivers from Blues |
| 11-03-1970 | claimed Bob Baun on waivers from Red Wings |
| 11-04-1970 | claimed Paul Andrea on waivers from Golden Seals |
| 11-04-1970 | traded Bob Baun to Blues for Jean-Guy Talbot and Larry Keenan |
| 11-25-1970 | traded Mike McMahon to Kings for Dick Duff and Eddie Shack |
| 12-28-1970 | Flyers claimed Cliff Schmautz on waivers |
| 01-24-1971 | traded Jean-Guy Legace to Penguins for Terry Ball |
| 05-25-1971 | traded Joe Daley to Red Wings for Don Luce and Mike Robitaille |
| 06-07-1971 | Providence (AHL) claimed Brian Perry in reverse draft |
| 06-08-1971 | Kings claimed Gary Edwards in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Hugh Harris from Canadiens in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Tom Miller from Red Wings in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Ken Murray from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Rod Zaine from Penguins in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Ray McKay from Black Hawks in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Danny Lawson from North Stars in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | Maple Leafs claimed Donnie Marshall in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | claimed Rene Robert from Maple Leafs in intra-league draft |
| 06-08-1971 | Penguins claimed Rene Robert in intra-league draft |
| 07-1971 | Jean-Guy Talbot retired |
| 08-1971 | signed John Gould as a free agent |
| 09-1971 | signed Rick Dudley as a free agent |
| 09-29-1971 | signed Gary Bromley as a free agent |
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 2-1 1-0-0 10/14/1970 at New York Rangers L 0-3 1-1-0 10/15/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-3 1-2-0 10/17/1970 at St. Louis Blues L 1-4 1-3-0 10/18/1970 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 1-1 1-3-1 10/22/1970 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 1-4-1 10/23/1970 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-3 2-4-1 10/25/1970 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 2-5-1 10/27/1970 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-7 2-6-1 10/30/1970 at California Golden Seals L 1-6 2-7-1 11/01/1970 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 2-8-1 11/05/1970 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-4 2-9-1 11/07/1970 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-11 2-10-1 11/08/1970 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 1-3 2-11-1 11/13/1970 vs California Golden Seals W 4-2 3-11-1 11/15/1970 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 3-11-2 11/18/1970 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-2 4-11-2 11/21/1970 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-3 4-12-2 11/25/1970 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 4-12-3 11/26/1970 vs New York Rangers T 2-2 4-12-4 11/29/1970 vs California Golden Seals L 1-2 4-13-4 12/03/1970 vs Boston Bruins T 4-4 4-13-5 12/06/1970 vs Minnesota North Stars W 1-0 5-13-5 12/09/1970 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-6 5-14-5 12/10/1970 at Boston Bruins L 2-8 5-15-5 12/12/1970 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 5-16-5 12/13/1970 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-4 5-17-5 12/16/1970 at New York Rangers L 0-4 5-18-5 12/17/1970 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 6-18-5 12/19/1970 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-2 6-19-5 12/20/1970 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 6-20-5 12/22/1970 vs New York Rangers L 2-7 6-21-5 12/26/1970 at Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 6-21-6 12/27/1970 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 7-21-6 01/01/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 4-9 7-22-6 01/03/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5 7-23-6 01/07/1971 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-4 8-23-6 01/09/1971 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-3 8-24-6 01/10/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 8-24-7 01/13/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 8-25-7 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/14/1971 vs St. Louis Blues W 2-1 9-25-7 01/16/1971 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 10-25-7 01/17/1971 vs Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 10-25-8 01/21/1971 vs New York Rangers T 5-5 10-25-9 01/23/1971 at St. Louis Blues L 1-7 10-26-9 01/24/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-4 11-26-9 01/27/1971 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 11-26-10 01/29/1971 at California Golden Seals W 4-2 12-26-10 01/31/1971 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-1 13-26-10 02/04/1971 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 14-26-10 02/06/1971 at Boston Bruins L 3-4 14-27-10 02/07/1971 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 14-28-10 02/09/1971 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-6 14-29-10 02/10/1971 at California Golden Seals L 1-5 14-30-10 02/12/1971 vs California Golden Seals W 3-0 15-30-10 02/14/1971 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 16-30-10 02/17/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 16-31-10 02/18/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 6-6 16-31-11 02/20/1971 at Detroit Red Wings L 5-6 16-32-11 02/21/1971 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-3 16-33-11 02/23/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 3-6 16-34-11 02/25/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 16-35-11 02/27/1971 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-2 16-36-11 02/28/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 17-36-11 03/03/1971 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 17-36-12 03/05/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 17-36-13 03/07/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 18-36-13 03/13/1971 at St. Louis Blues L 0-9 18-37-13 03/14/1971 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-0 19-37-13 03/18/1971 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-3 20-37-13 03/20/1971 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 20-38-13 03/21/1971 at Boston Bruins W 7-5 21-38-13 03/23/1971 at New York Rangers L 2-7 21-39-13 03/26/1971 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 22-39-13 03/28/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 23-39-13 03/31/1971 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-4 24-39-13 04/01/1971 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 24-39-14 04/04/1971 at Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 24-39-15 |