1973-1974 Buffalo Sabres team stats

1973-1974 Buffalo Sabres: 32-34-12
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Home record: 23-10-6  (142 goals scored, 99 allowed)
Road record: 9-24-6  (100 goals scored, 151 allowed)
Head Coach: Joe Crozier

Power Play: 48/256 (18.8%)
Penalty Killing: 195/237 (82.3%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-12
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 189-196

242 goals scored (8th of 16 teams), 250 goals allowed (10th), 787 PIM (13th)

NHL Averages: 3.20 goals/game (249.3 goals/team), 952.3 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
LW     7  Rick Martin          5'11  179   22   78   52   34   86   38   8   0  121   41  102    0  320  16.2  -22
RW    14  Rene Robert          5'10  184   24   76   21   44   65   71   3   0  109   39   86    0  245   8.6  -16
C     20  Don Luce             6'2   185   25   75   26   30   56   44   2   3   67    4   93   33  237  11.0   +3
C/RW   8  Jim Lorentz          6'0   190   26   78   23   31   54   28  12   0   83   40   63    1  145  15.9  -19
C     11  Gilbert Perreault    6'1   180   23   55   18   33   51   10   6   0   84   29   66    3  163  11.0   -8
C     15  Gerry Meehan         6'2   200   27   72   20   26   46   17   6   0   57   20   44    0  160  12.5   -7
LW    10  Craig Ramsay         5'10  175   22   78   20   26   46    0   1   2   69    4   85   37  154  13.0  +17
D      5  Larry Carriere       6'1   190   21   78    6   24   30  103   3   0  108   20  101   16  113   5.3   +3
LW    17  Rick Dudley          6'0   190   24   67   13   13   26   71   0   0   38    2   37    1  100  13.0    0
D      3  Mike Robitaille      5'11  195   25   71    2   18   20   60   2   0   83    9   91   19  185   1.1   +2
D      4  Jerry Korab          6'3   220   25   45    6   12   18   73   2   0   44    6   67    6  106   5.7  -23
LW     9  Norm Gratton         5'11  165   23   57    6   11   17   16   2   0   29    6   33    0   53  11.3  -10
RW    19  Steve Atkinson       5'11  170   25   70    6   10   16   22   0   0   31    1   29    0  109   5.5   +1
C     22  Doug Rombough        6'3   215   23   46    6    9   15   27   0   0   22    2   18    0   38  15.8   +2
D     18  Paul Terbenche       5'10  170   28   67    2   12   14    8   0   0   49    6   47    7   42   4.8   +3
C     24  Peter McNab          6'3   210   21   22    3    6    9    2   0   0   14    1   16    0   24  12.5   -3
D      6  Jim Schoenfeld       6'2   200   21   28    1    8    9   56   0   0   27    1   43    8   49   2.0   -9
RW    12  Larry Mickey         5'11  175   30   13    3    4    7    8   0   0   10    0    6    1   18  16.7   +5
D      4  Tracy Pratt          6'2   195   30   33    0    7    7   52   0   0   46    0   45    8   20   0.0   +9
RW    21  John Gould           5'11  197   24   30    4    2    6    2   0   0   12    2   21    4   48   8.3   -7
D      2  Tim Horton           5'10  180   43   55    0    6    6   53   0   0   71    1   86   21   59   0.0   +5
LW    21  Brian Spencer        5'11  185   24   13    3    2    5    4   1   0    6    1    8    0   21  14.3   -3
RW    21  Ron Busniuk          5'11  180   25    5    0    3    3    4   0   0    4    2    3    0    3   0.0   -1
LW    16  Real Lemieux         5'11  180   28   11    1    1    2    4   0   0    3    0    4    1    4  25.0    0
D     24  Bill Hajt            6'3   215   22    6    0    2    2    0   0   0    6    2    5    0    4   0.0   -1
C     16  Randy Wyrozub        5'11  180   23    5    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    3    1    4   0.0   -1
G     30  Dave Dryden          6'1   186   32   53    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     28  Rocky Farr           5'10  175   26   11    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Roger Crozier        5'8   165   31   12    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     29  Gary Bromley         5'10  160   23   12    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C/D   23  Joe Noris            6'0   185   22   18    0    0    0    2   0   0    7    2    9    0    9   0.0   -4

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   30  Dave Dryden          32   53  2986  148  2.97  23  20   8 1395   .894   3   1
G   28  Rocky Farr           26   11   481   25  3.12   2   4   1  261   .904   2   0
G   29  Gary Bromley         23   12   598   33  3.31   3   5   3  271   .878   0   0
G    1  Roger Crozier        31   12   615   39  3.80   4   5   0  313   .875   0   0

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

1973 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   12  LW   Morris Titanic            19          Sudbury Wolves (OHA)               
  2   28  D    Jean Landry                           Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  3   44  LW   Andre Deschamps                   9   Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  4   60  RW   Yvon Dupuis                           Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  5   76  RW   Bob Smulders                          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  6   92  LW   Neil Korzack                          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  7  108  D    Bob Young                             University of Denver (NCAA)        
  8  124  RW   Tim O'Connell                    16   University of Vermont (NCAA)       

Traded draft picks:

#9 to DET (Ray Bibeau)
#10 to DET (Mitch Brandt)

Transactions

06-12-1973	Golden Seals claimed Ray McKay in intra-league draft
06-12-1973	claimed Joe Noris from Blues in intra-league draft
06-12-1973	Rochester (AHL) claimed Murray Kuntz in reverse draft
06-14-1973	traded Jake Rathwell to Blues for Paul Curtis
12-27-1973	traded John Gould and Tracy Pratt to Canucks for Jerry Korab
01-21-1974	traded Paul Curtis to Rangers for Real Lemieux
03-10-1974	traded Doug Rombough to Islanders for Brian Spencer
04-21-1974	Tim Horton died
05-20-1974	claimed Roy Edwards on waivers from Red Wings
06-10-1974	Red Wings claimed Ron Busniuk in intra-league draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Paul Terbenche in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Steve Atkinson in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Randy Wyrozub in expansion draft
09-15-1974	traded future considerations to Canucks for Jacques Caron


Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/10/1973   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-7     0-1-0
10/13/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-3     1-1-0
10/14/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   1-3     1-2-0
10/18/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   6-2     2-2-0
10/20/1973   at New York Islanders        W   2-1     3-2-0
10/21/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   4-3     4-2-0
10/24/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-1     5-2-0
10/25/1973   at Boston Bruins             L   4-9     5-3-0
10/28/1973   vs New York Islanders        W   5-2     6-3-0
10/31/1973   vs California Golden Seals   W   3-2     7-3-0
11/04/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   1-1     7-3-1
11/06/1973   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     7-4-1
11/09/1973   at California Golden Seals   L   3-6     7-5-1
11/10/1973   at Los Angeles Kings         W   5-3     8-5-1
11/14/1973   at Atlanta Flames            W   3-1     9-5-1
11/17/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   5-8     9-6-1
11/18/1973   vs California Golden Seals   L   0-2     9-7-1
11/21/1973   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-3     9-8-1
11/22/1973   vs New York Rangers          L   6-7     9-9-1
11/25/1973   vs Atlanta Flames            L   3-4     9-10-1
11/29/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   2-1     10-10-1
12/01/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         W   4-1     11-10-1
12/02/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   6-1     12-10-1
12/06/1973   vs New York Rangers          W   8-4     13-10-1
12/08/1973   at Boston Bruins             L   2-5     13-11-1
12/09/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-2     14-11-1
12/12/1973   at New York Rangers          T   1-1     14-11-2
12/15/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     L   3-4     14-12-2
12/16/1973   vs St. Louis Blues           L   2-5     14-13-2
12/19/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   2-2     14-13-3
12/20/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     14-13-4
12/22/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-7     14-14-4
12/23/1973   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   3-2     15-14-4
12/27/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   3-1     16-14-4
12/30/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-5     16-15-4
12/31/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         W   6-5     17-15-4
01/03/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-1     18-15-4
01/05/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5     18-16-4
01/06/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-3     19-16-4
01/09/1974   at Atlanta Flames            L   0-3     19-17-4

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/10/1974   vs New York Rangers          W   7-2     20-17-4
01/12/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5     20-18-4
01/13/1974   vs St. Louis Blues           W   1-0     21-18-4
01/17/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-7     21-19-4
01/19/1974   at New York Islanders        T   2-2     21-19-5
01/20/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   6-4     22-19-5
01/24/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4     22-20-5
01/27/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     22-21-5
01/31/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     22-22-5
02/02/1974   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-6     22-23-5
02/03/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     22-23-6
02/06/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-5     22-24-6
02/08/1974   at California Golden Seals   W   7-2     23-24-6
02/10/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-5     23-25-6
02/14/1974   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     24-25-6
02/17/1974   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   2-1     25-25-6
02/20/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     25-26-6
02/21/1974   vs Atlanta Flames            T   4-4     25-26-7
02/24/1974   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-2     26-26-7
02/28/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   2-2     26-26-8
03/02/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     26-27-8
03/03/1974   vs New York Islanders        W   4-3     27-27-8
03/06/1974   at Minnesota North Stars     T   4-4     27-27-9
03/08/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         W   4-2     28-27-9
03/10/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     28-28-9
03/12/1974   at Boston Bruins             L   0-4     28-29-9
03/14/1974   vs Boston Bruins             L   3-4     28-30-9
03/16/1974   at St. Louis Blues           T   2-2     28-30-10
03/17/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   5-2     29-30-10
03/20/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-2     30-30-10
03/23/1974   at New York Islanders        T   1-1     30-30-11
03/24/1974   at New York Rangers          L   3-5     30-31-11
03/27/1974   at Detroit Red Wings         L   1-3     30-32-11
03/28/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   2-2     30-32-12
03/31/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-1     31-32-12
04/04/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-4     31-33-12
04/06/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-3     31-34-12
04/07/1974   vs St. Louis Blues           W   5-2     32-34-12

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