1973-1974 Buffalo Sabres team stats

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1973-1974 Buffalo Sabres: 32-34-12
Previous Season Next Season 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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