1995β96 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 5th Northeast |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
1995β96 record | 33β42β7 |
Home record | 19β17β5 |
Road record | 14β25β2 |
Goals for | 247 |
Goals against | 262 |
Team information | |
General manager | John Muckler |
Coach | Ted Nolan |
Captain | Pat LaFontaine |
Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
Average attendance | 13,378 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Rochester Americans South Carolina Stingrays |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pat LaFontaine (40) |
Assists | Pat LaFontaine (51) |
Points | Pat LaFontaine (91) |
Penalty minutes | Matthew Barnaby (335) |
Plus/minus | Mike Wilson (+13) |
Wins | Dominik Hasek (22) |
Goals against average | Dominik Hasek (2.83) |
The 1995β96 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 26th season in the National Hockey League. This was the team's final season at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, their home arena since 1970. They moved to Marine Midland Arena, which is now known as the KeyBank Center. However, the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1987.
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The Sabres had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season with 477. [1]
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
4 | Hartford Whalers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 72 |
6 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL β Atlantic, NE β Northeast
bold β Qualified for playoffs
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October: 3β7β0 (home: 2β3β0; road: 1β4β0)
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November: 7β4β2 (home: 4β1β2; road: 3β3β0)
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December: 6β8β1 (home: 4β5β1; road: 2β3β0)
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January: 4β7β0 (home: 3β1β0; road: 1β6β0)
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February: 6β3β3 (home: 4β1β2; road: 2β2β1)
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March: 2β11β1 (home: 0β5β0; road: 2β6β1)
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April: 5β2β0 (home: 2β1β0; road: 3β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
16 | Pat LaFontaine | C | 76 | 40 | 51 | 91 | β8 | 36 |
12 | Randy Burridge | LW | 74 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 0 | 30 |
26 | Derek Plante | C | 76 | 23 | 33 | 56 | β4 | 28 |
3 | Garry Galley | D | 78 | 10 | 44 | 54 | β2 | 81 |
43 | Jason Dawe | RW | 67 | 25 | 25 | 50 | β8 | 33 |
10 | Brad May | LW | 79 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 6 | 295 |
44 | Alexei Zhitnik | D | 80 | 6 | 30 | 36 | β25 | 58 |
36 | Matthew Barnaby | RW | 73 | 15 | 16 | 31 | β2 | 335 |
27 | Michael Peca | C | 68 | 11 | 20 | 31 | β1 | 67 |
13 | Yuri Khmylevβ‘ | LW | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | β12 | 40 |
28 | Donald Audette | RW | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
19 | Brian Holzinger | C | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | β21 | 37 |
21 | Mark Astley | D | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | β12 | 80 |
41 | Dave Hannanβ‘ | C | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
17 | Brent Hughes | LW | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | β9 | 148 |
34 | Mike Wilson | D | 58 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
18 | Michal Grosekβ | LW | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
22 | Charlie Huddyβ‘ | D | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | β5 | 59 |
24 | Dane Jackson | RW | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 41 |
32 | Rob Ray | RW | 71 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β8 | 287 |
8 [a] | Darryl Shannonβ | D | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
25 | Rob Conn | W | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β9 | 18 |
8 | Doug Bodgerβ‘ | D | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β6 | 18 |
33 | Scott Pearson | LW | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | β4 | 67 |
15 | Dixon Ward | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Doug Houda | D | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 52 |
5 | Craig Muniβ‘ | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β12 | 69 |
4 | Bob Boughnerβ | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 104 |
39 | Dominik Hasek | G | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
38 | Jay McKee | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
00 | Martin Biron | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | John Blueβ | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | Curtis Brown | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Grant Jennings | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
37 | Barrie Moore | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Scott Nichol | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
76 | Wayne Primeau | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Steve Shields | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
30 | Andrei Trefilov | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | Vaclav Varadaβ | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Dominik Hasek | 59 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 2011 | 161 | 2.83 | .920 | 2 | 3417 |
30 | Andrei Trefilov | 22 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 660 | 64 | 3.51 | .903 | 0 | 1094 |
1 | John Blueβ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 15 | 3.52 | .891 | 0 | 255 |
31 | Steve Shields | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3.19 | .875 | 0 | 75 |
00 | Martin Biron | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 5.05 | .844 | 0 | 119 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Dominik Hasek | [4] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Charlie Huddy | March 8, 1996 | [5] |
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Buffalo's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. [6]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Jay McKee | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Thunder ( OHL) |
1 | 16 | Martin Biron | ![]() |
Beauport Harfangs ( QMJHL) |
2 | 42 | Mark Dutiaume | ![]() |
Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL) |
3 | 68 | Mathieu Sunderland | ![]() |
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
4 | 94 | Matt Davidson | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
5 | 111 | Marian Menhart | ![]() |
HC LitvΓnov (Czech Republic) |
5 | 119 | Kevin Popp | ![]() |
Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
5 | 123 | Daniel Bienvenue | ![]() |
Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
7 | 172 | Brian Scott | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
8 | 198 | Mike Zanutto | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
9 | 224 | Rob Skrlac | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
1995β96 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 5th Northeast |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
1995β96 record | 33β42β7 |
Home record | 19β17β5 |
Road record | 14β25β2 |
Goals for | 247 |
Goals against | 262 |
Team information | |
General manager | John Muckler |
Coach | Ted Nolan |
Captain | Pat LaFontaine |
Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
Average attendance | 13,378 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Rochester Americans South Carolina Stingrays |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pat LaFontaine (40) |
Assists | Pat LaFontaine (51) |
Points | Pat LaFontaine (91) |
Penalty minutes | Matthew Barnaby (335) |
Plus/minus | Mike Wilson (+13) |
Wins | Dominik Hasek (22) |
Goals against average | Dominik Hasek (2.83) |
The 1995β96 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 26th season in the National Hockey League. This was the team's final season at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, their home arena since 1970. They moved to Marine Midland Arena, which is now known as the KeyBank Center. However, the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1987.
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The Sabres had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season with 477. [1]
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
4 | Hartford Whalers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 72 |
6 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL β Atlantic, NE β Northeast
bold β Qualified for playoffs
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October: 3β7β0 (home: 2β3β0; road: 1β4β0)
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November: 7β4β2 (home: 4β1β2; road: 3β3β0)
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December: 6β8β1 (home: 4β5β1; road: 2β3β0)
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January: 4β7β0 (home: 3β1β0; road: 1β6β0)
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February: 6β3β3 (home: 4β1β2; road: 2β2β1)
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March: 2β11β1 (home: 0β5β0; road: 2β6β1)
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April: 5β2β0 (home: 2β1β0; road: 3β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
16 | Pat LaFontaine | C | 76 | 40 | 51 | 91 | β8 | 36 |
12 | Randy Burridge | LW | 74 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 0 | 30 |
26 | Derek Plante | C | 76 | 23 | 33 | 56 | β4 | 28 |
3 | Garry Galley | D | 78 | 10 | 44 | 54 | β2 | 81 |
43 | Jason Dawe | RW | 67 | 25 | 25 | 50 | β8 | 33 |
10 | Brad May | LW | 79 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 6 | 295 |
44 | Alexei Zhitnik | D | 80 | 6 | 30 | 36 | β25 | 58 |
36 | Matthew Barnaby | RW | 73 | 15 | 16 | 31 | β2 | 335 |
27 | Michael Peca | C | 68 | 11 | 20 | 31 | β1 | 67 |
13 | Yuri Khmylevβ‘ | LW | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | β12 | 40 |
28 | Donald Audette | RW | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
19 | Brian Holzinger | C | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | β21 | 37 |
21 | Mark Astley | D | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | β12 | 80 |
41 | Dave Hannanβ‘ | C | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
17 | Brent Hughes | LW | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | β9 | 148 |
34 | Mike Wilson | D | 58 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
18 | Michal Grosekβ | LW | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
22 | Charlie Huddyβ‘ | D | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | β5 | 59 |
24 | Dane Jackson | RW | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 41 |
32 | Rob Ray | RW | 71 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β8 | 287 |
8 [a] | Darryl Shannonβ | D | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
25 | Rob Conn | W | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β9 | 18 |
8 | Doug Bodgerβ‘ | D | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β6 | 18 |
33 | Scott Pearson | LW | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | β4 | 67 |
15 | Dixon Ward | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Doug Houda | D | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 52 |
5 | Craig Muniβ‘ | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β12 | 69 |
4 | Bob Boughnerβ | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 104 |
39 | Dominik Hasek | G | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
38 | Jay McKee | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
00 | Martin Biron | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | John Blueβ | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | Curtis Brown | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Grant Jennings | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
37 | Barrie Moore | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Scott Nichol | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
76 | Wayne Primeau | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Steve Shields | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
30 | Andrei Trefilov | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | Vaclav Varadaβ | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Dominik Hasek | 59 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 2011 | 161 | 2.83 | .920 | 2 | 3417 |
30 | Andrei Trefilov | 22 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 660 | 64 | 3.51 | .903 | 0 | 1094 |
1 | John Blueβ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 15 | 3.52 | .891 | 0 | 255 |
31 | Steve Shields | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3.19 | .875 | 0 | 75 |
00 | Martin Biron | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 5.05 | .844 | 0 | 119 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Dominik Hasek | [4] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Charlie Huddy | March 8, 1996 | [5] |
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Buffalo's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. [6]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Jay McKee | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Thunder ( OHL) |
1 | 16 | Martin Biron | ![]() |
Beauport Harfangs ( QMJHL) |
2 | 42 | Mark Dutiaume | ![]() |
Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL) |
3 | 68 | Mathieu Sunderland | ![]() |
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
4 | 94 | Matt Davidson | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
5 | 111 | Marian Menhart | ![]() |
HC LitvΓnov (Czech Republic) |
5 | 119 | Kevin Popp | ![]() |
Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
5 | 123 | Daniel Bienvenue | ![]() |
Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
7 | 172 | Brian Scott | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
8 | 198 | Mike Zanutto | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
9 | 224 | Rob Skrlac | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |