1981–82 Buffalo Sabres
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 39-26-0, 93 pts · Playoffs 1-3
The 1981–82 Buffalo Sabres went 39-26-0 (93 points) in the Adams Division and played 4 playoff games (1-3). Gilbert Perreault led the team with 73 points (31 G, 42 A). Don Edwards had 27 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 62 | 31 | 42 | 73 | +19 | 40 | 2 | 155 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 69 | 14 | 54 | 68 | +23 | 62 | 7 | 196 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | L | 77 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +22 | 38 | 14 | 108 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 69 | 19 | 36 | 55 | +7 | 49 | 5 | 121 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 73 | 23 | 29 | 52 | -12 | 41 | 8 | 187 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 80 | 16 | 35 | 51 | +14 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 56 | 20 | 31 | 51 | +20 | 149 | 4 | 124 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 79 | 16 | 32 | 48 | +2 | 194 | 3 | 181 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | R | 57 | 22 | 25 | 47 | +7 | 58 | 7 | 113 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | C | 52 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -1 | 12 | 4 | 122 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Haworth | C | 57 | 21 | 18 | 39 | +6 | 30 | 3 | 114 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | C | 62 | 18 | 20 | 38 | +5 | 24 | 2 | 118 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 80 | 7 | 23 | 30 | +18 | 56 | 2 | 94 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 72 | 7 | 19 | 26 | +6 | 73 | 0 | 122 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | R | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 71 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 77 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 258 | 0 | 68 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | R | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +3 | 64 | 0 | 52 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Peterson | C | 46 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 43 | 0 | 41 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | D | 65 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +11 | 44 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mongrain | C | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | L | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | D | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Fischer | D | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | L | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 47 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | C | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Walsh | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Mckenna | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannu Virta | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moller | R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val James | L | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Eatough | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kai Suikkanen | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 62 | 59 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1740 | .882 | 3.52 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 330 | .894 | 2.76 | 0 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 155 | .916 | 2.52 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90 | .844 | 3.67 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs WSH | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ MTL | L 0–9 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs VAN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs QUE | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs MTL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs WIN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs TOR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs MNS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs STL | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ PIT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs PHI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs CGY | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ NYI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs HFD | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ NYR | L 3–7 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ CHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ CLR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ LAK | W 7–1 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ DET | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ TOR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs NYI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ HFD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs PIT | W 7–4 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs CLR | W 7–1 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ DET | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs QUE | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ PHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ QUE | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs HFD | W 8–2 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ STL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ PIT | W 7–5 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs WSH | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs MNS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ QUE | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs DET | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ HFD | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs LAK | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs CHI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs TOR | W 8–2 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs HFD | W 7–1 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs QUE | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ QUE | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ VAN | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ EDM | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ CGY | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs NYI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs WIN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 11 | @ PHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 16 | @ STL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs CLR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs EDM | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ WIN | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ MNS | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs HFD | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ HFD | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ VAN | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ EDM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ CGY | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs BOS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ HFD | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ BOS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs MTL | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs NYR | L 5–8 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs BOS | W 9–5 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ QUE | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ MTL | W 5–4 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs QUE | L 4–7 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ BOS | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 8 | @ BOS | L 3–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | vs BOS | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | vs BOS | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |