1982-1983 Buffalo Sabres team stats

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1982-1983 Buffalo Sabres: 38-29-13
Previous Season Home record: 25-7-8 (189 goals scored, 124 allowed) Road record: 13-22-5 (129 goals scored, 161 allowed) Head Coach: Scotty Bowman Power Play: 67/311 (21.5%) Penalty Killing: 226/274 (82.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 12-9 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 239-228 318 goals scored (9th of 21 teams), 285 goals allowed (6th), 1031 PIM (21st) NHL Averages: 3.86 goals/game (309.2 goals/team), 1337.8 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   32   77   30   46   76   34   8   2  112   34   95    7  192  15.6  -10
LW     8  Tony McKegney        6'1   200   24   78   36   37   73   18  10   0   96   23   76    5  180  20.0   +2
D      6  Phil Housley         5'10  185   18   77   19   47   66   39  11   0  141   53   98    6  183  10.4   -4
C      7  Dale McCourt         5'10  180   25   62   20   32   52   10   3   1   70   18   70    6  117  17.1  -12
RW    17  Mike Foligno         6'2   195   23   66   22   25   47  135   4   0   76   14   56    3  130  16.9   +9
LW     9  Gilles Hamel         6'3   183   22   66   22   20   42   26   2   0   53   10   39    0  120  18.3   +4
RW/C  16  Ric Seiling          6'1   180   25   75   19   22   41   41   6   0   80   18   74   14  127  15.0   +2
C     12  Andre Savard         6'1   185   29   68   16   25   41   28   3   2   53    7   45   10  122  13.1  +11
D      5  Mike Ramsey          6'3   195   22   77    8   30   38   55   1   1  109   12  101   24  116   6.9  +20
LW    29  Dave Andreychuk      6'4   220   19   43   14   23   37   16   3   0   55   24   25    0   66  21.2   +6
D      3  Hannu Virta          5'11  183   19   74   13   24   37   18   2   2  112   33   76    4  169   7.7   +7
C     20  Brent Peterson       6'0   190   24   75   13   24   37   38   1   1   57    5   57   15   98  13.3  +10
D/LW  22  Lindy Ruff           6'2   201   22   60   12   17   29  130   2   0   60    9   43    7  110  10.9  +15
LW    10  Craig Ramsay         5'10  175   31   64   11   18   29    7   0   3   41    2   42   17   87  12.6  +14
LW    18  Paul Cyr             5'10  180   19   36   15   12   27   59   5   0   46   16   36    0   65  23.1   -6
D      4  John Van Boxmeer     6'0   190   30   65    6   21   27   53   1   0   89   20   69    7  144   4.2   +7
RW    23  Sean McKenna         6'0   190   20   46   10   14   24    4   1   0   35    4   35    0   69  14.5   -4
RW    26  Steve Patrick        6'4   206   21   56    9   13   22   26   0   0   37    2   37    6   63  14.3   +4
LW    25  Mal Davis            5'11  180   26   24    8   12   20    0   3   0   32   15   23    0   32  25.0   -6
RW    14  Mike Moller          6'0   194   20   49    6   12   18   14   1   0   28    1   25    0   43  14.0   +2
D     27  Larry Playfair       6'4   205   24   79    4   13   17  180   0   0   79    2   91   19   75   5.3   +5
D     24  Bill Hajt            6'3   215   31   72    3   12   15   26   0   0   69    0   92   29   52   5.8   +6
D     31  David Fenyves        6'0   192   22   24    0    8    8   14   0   0   23    0   39    6   20   0.0  -10
C     21  J.F. Sauve           5'6   175   22    9    0    4    4    9   0   0    5    1    4    0   15   0.0    0
RW    15  Geordie Robertson    6'0   165   23    5    1    2    3    7   0   0    5    4    2    0   10  10.0   -1
LW    32  Gary McAdam          5'11  175   27    4    1    0    1    0   0   0    2    0    9    3    3  33.3   -4
G     28  Bob Sauve            5'8   175   27   54    0    1    1    8  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     23  Kai Suikkanen        6'2   205   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    1   0.0   +1
LW    25  Jere Gillis          6'0   194   25    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    6    0    3   0.0   -6
D     23  Ron Fischer          6'2   195   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    1   0.0    0
G     33  Phil Myre            6'1   185   34    5    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Jacques Cloutier     5'7   168   22   25    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     19  Jim Wiemer           6'4   216   21    0    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  Bob Sauve            27   54  3110  179  3.45  25  20   7 1394   .872   3   1
G    1  Jacques Cloutier     22   25  1390   81  3.50  10   7   6  572   .858   0   0
G   33  Phil Myre            34    5   300   21  4.20   3   2   0  151   .861   1   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

1982 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    6  D    Phil Housley            1495          South St. Paul H.S. (Minn.)          [pick acquired from LA]
  1    9  LW   Paul Cyr                 470          Victoria Cougars (WHL)               [pick acquired from CAL]
  1   16  C    Dave Andreychuk         1639          Oshawa Generals (OHL)              
  2   26  C    Mike Anderson                         North St. Paul H.S. (Minn.)          [pick acquired from WAS]
  2   30  D    Jens Johansson                        Pitea IF (Sweden)                    [pick acquired from CAL]
  4   68  D    Timo Jutila               10          Tampere Tappara (Finland)            [pick acquired from WAS]
  4   79  C    Jeff Hamilton                         Providence College (NCAA)          
  5  100  LW   Bob Logan                 42          West Island Juniors (Quebec Jr. A)  
  6  111  D    Jeff Parker              141          St. Paul Mariner H.S. (Minn.)        [pick acquired from LA]
  6  121  G    Jacob Gustavsson                      Almtuna IS (Sweden)                
  7  142  D    Allen Bishop                          Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  8  163  C    Claude Verret             14          Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)    
  9  184  RW   Rob Norman                            Cornwall Royals (OHL)              
 10  205  G    Mike Craig                            Billings Bighorns (WHL)            
 11  226  D    Jim Plankers                          Cloquet H.S. (Minn.)               

Traded draft picks:

#2 to NYI (Richard Kromm)
#3 to WAS (Milan Novy)
#12 to WAS (Marco Kallas)


Transactions

06-02-1982	signed Bob Sauve as a free agent
06-09-1982	traded Alan Haworth and Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Capitals for Washington's #2 and #4 picks in the 1982 draft
06-09-1982	traded Don Edwards, Richie Dunn, Buffalo's #2 pick in the 1982 draft and #1 pick in the 1983 draft to Flames for Calgary's #1 and #2 picks in the 1982 draft, and #1 and #2 picks in the 1983 draft
09-09-1982	sold Dean Turner to Kings
09-11-1982	signed Jere Gillis as a free agent
09-11-1982	signed Phil Myre as a free agent
09-17-1982	signed Gary McAdam as a free agent
12-10-1982	signed Steve Dykstra as a free agent
02-09-1983	suspended Steve Patrick for refusing to report to the minors

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
00/40/1983   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-2 
04/06/1983   at Montreal Canadiens        W   1-0 
04/07/1983   at Montreal Canadiens        W   3-0 
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Round 2
04/14/1983   at Boston Bruins             W   7-4 
04/15/1983   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5 
04/17/1983   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-3 
04/18/1983   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-6 
04/20/1983   at Boston Bruins             L   0-9 
04/22/1983   vs Boston Bruins             W   5-3 
04/24/1983   at Boston Bruins             L   2-3 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 5 Mike Ramsey 6'3 195 22 10 4 4 8 15 0 0 D 6 Phil Housley 5'10 185 18 10 3 4 7 2 1 0 C 11 Gilbert Perreault 6'1 180 32 10 0 7 7 8 0 0 D/LW 22 Lindy Ruff 6'2 201 22 10 4 2 6 47 0 0 RW 17 Mike Foligno 6'2 195 23 10 2 3 5 39 0 0 C 7 Dale McCourt 5'10 180 25 10 3 2 5 4 2 0 LW 10 Craig Ramsay 5'10 175 31 10 2 3 5 4 0 0 RW/C 16 Ric Seiling 6'1 180 25 10 2 3 5 6 0 0 LW 9 Gilles Hamel 6'3 183 22 9 2 2 4 2 1 0 LW 18 Paul Cyr 5'10 180 19 10 1 3 4 6 1 0 LW 8 Tony McKegney 6'1 200 24 10 3 1 4 4 1 0 C 12 Andre Savard 6'1 185 29 10 0 4 4 8 0 0 C 20 Brent Peterson 6'0 190 24 10 1 2 3 28 0 0 D 3 Hannu Virta 5'11 183 19 10 1 2 3 4 0 0 LW 29 Dave Andreychuk 6'4 220 19 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 D 27 Larry Playfair 6'4 205 24 5 0 1 1 11 0 0 LW 25 Mal Davis 5'11 180 26 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 D 4 John Van Boxmeer 6'0 190 30 9 1 0 1 10 1 0 G 33 Phil Myre 6'1 185 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 19 Jim Wiemer 6'4 216 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 26 Steve Patrick 6'4 206 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 31 David Fenyves 6'0 192 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Bill Hajt 6'3 215 31 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 28 Bob Sauve 5'8 175 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Jacques Cloutier 5'7 168 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Ron Fischer 6'2 195 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 25 Jere Gillis 6'0 194 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 32 Gary McAdam 5'11 175 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 23 Sean McKenna 6'0 190 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 14 Mike Moller 6'0 194 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Geordie Robertson 6'0 165 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 21 J.F. Sauve 5'6 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Kai Suikkanen 6'2 205 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 28 Bob Sauve 27 10 545 28 3.08 6 4 235 .881 0 2 G 33 Phil Myre 34 1 57 7 7.37 0 0 29 .759 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 0-1-0 10/09/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 0-2-0 10/10/1982 vs Hartford Whalers T 4-4 0-2-1 10/14/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 0-3-1 10/16/1982 at Washington Capitals W 9-2 1-3-1 10/17/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-4 2-3-1 10/20/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 2-4-1 10/23/1982 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-6 2-5-1 10/24/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-2 3-5-1 10/26/1982 at Montreal Canadiens T 7-7 3-5-2 10/30/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 3-5-3 10/31/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-1 4-5-3 11/03/1982 vs Boston Bruins L 2-3 4-6-3 11/06/1982 at Hartford Whalers W 5-2 5-6-3 11/07/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 6-6-3 11/10/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-2 7-6-3 11/13/1982 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 7-7-3 11/14/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 6-6 7-7-4 11/17/1982 at Winnipeg Jets W 7-2 8-7-4 11/18/1982 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 8-8-4 11/20/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 9-8-4 11/24/1982 at Hartford Whalers W 4-2 10-8-4 11/26/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 8-6 11-8-4 11/28/1982 vs New York Rangers W 7-3 12-8-4 12/01/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 12-8-5 12/04/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 12-9-5 12/05/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 12-9-6 12/08/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 12-10-6 12/11/1982 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 12-11-6 12/12/1982 vs Hartford Whalers L 1-3 12-12-6 12/14/1982 at New York Islanders W 5-3 13-12-6 12/16/1982 at Boston Bruins L 1-8 13-13-6 12/18/1982 at Quebec Nordiques W 5-4 14-13-6 12/19/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques W 3-1 15-13-6 12/22/1982 at New York Rangers W 3-1 16-13-6 12/26/1982 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 16-13-7 12/31/1982 vs New York Islanders W 5-1 17-13-7 01/02/1983 vs Hartford Whalers W 8-4 18-13-7 01/04/1983 at New York Islanders L 2-5 18-14-7 01/05/1983 at New York Rangers T 3-3 18-14-8

Date Opponent Result Record 01/07/1983 vs Vancouver Canucks T 5-5 18-14-9 01/09/1983 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-2 19-14-9 01/12/1983 vs Quebec Nordiques W 2-1 20-14-9 01/14/1983 vs Washington Capitals W 3-2 21-14-9 01/15/1983 at Washington Capitals W 4-2 22-14-9 01/20/1983 at Boston Bruins L 0-4 22-15-9 01/22/1983 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 22-16-9 01/23/1983 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 23-16-9 01/26/1983 vs Montreal Canadiens W 7-3 24-16-9 01/28/1983 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 25-16-9 01/29/1983 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 25-17-9 02/02/1983 vs Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 25-17-10 02/05/1983 at Quebec Nordiques T 0-0 25-17-11 02/06/1983 vs Boston Bruins L 1-5 25-18-11 02/10/1983 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-7 25-19-11 02/12/1983 at Calgary Flames L 2-4 25-20-11 02/14/1983 at St. Louis Blues L 4-6 25-21-11 02/16/1983 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 26-21-11 02/18/1983 vs Calgary Flames W 5-1 27-21-11 02/20/1983 vs Edmonton Oilers L 4-5 27-22-11 02/21/1983 at New Jersey Devils T 4-4 27-22-12 02/23/1983 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 28-22-12 02/25/1983 vs Boston Bruins W 7-6 29-22-12 02/27/1983 vs New Jersey Devils W 6-2 30-22-12 03/01/1983 at Hartford Whalers W 6-5 31-22-12 03/03/1983 at Boston Bruins W 3-2 32-22-12 03/04/1983 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 10-2 33-22-12 03/06/1983 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 34-22-12 03/08/1983 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-5 34-23-12 03/09/1983 at Winnipeg Jets L 0-6 34-24-12 03/12/1983 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-8 34-25-12 03/13/1983 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-6 34-26-12 03/16/1983 vs Calgary Flames W 5-3 35-26-12 03/19/1983 at Montreal Canadiens W 6-4 36-26-12 03/20/1983 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-7 36-27-12 03/23/1983 vs Hartford Whalers W 8-3 37-27-12 03/27/1983 vs Quebec Nordiques T 6-6 37-27-13 03/29/1983 at Hartford Whalers L 4-5 37-28-13 03/31/1983 at New Jersey Devils W 8-5 38-28-13 04/03/1983 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 38-29-13

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