2017–18 Buffalo Sabres season

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2017–18 Buffalo Sabres
Division 8th Atlantic
Conference 16th Eastern
2017–18 record 25–45–12
Home record 11–25–5
Road record 14–20–7
Goals for 199
Goals against 280
Team information
General Manager Jason Botterill
Coach Phil Housley
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Zach Bogosian
Jack Eichel
Kyle Okposo
Ryan O'Reilly
Arena KeyBank Center
Minor league affiliations Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jack Eichel
Sam Reinhart (25)
Assists Jack Eichel (39)
Points Jack Eichel (64)
Penalties in minutes Jordan Nolan (69)
Plus/minus Casey Mittelstadt (+1)
Wins Robin Lehner (14)
Goals against average Adam Wilcox (0.00)
<2016–17 2018–19>

The 2017–18 Buffalo Sabres season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Sabres missed the playoffs again, finishing last in the division for the second straight year and last overall in the league.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Bruins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Detroit Red Wings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Florida Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Montreal Canadiens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ottawa Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played on October 2017. Source: National Hockey League


Conference standings

Template:2017–18 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Off-season

General manager Tim Murray and head coach Dan Bylsma were both fired at the end of the previous season. Two former Sabres players were hired in their places: Jason Botterill, at the time a front office executive with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was hired as general manager, while Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Phil Housley, at the time defensive coordinator for the Nashville Predators, was named head coach.

The Sabres once again held a summer development camp during the second week of July. In contrast to the previous two seasons, no full Blue/White game was played; the four-team three-on-three tournament was reprised. Team White, led by 2017 first-round draft pick Casey Mittelstadt, won the tournament.[2] The team will host its third annual Prospects Challenge in September; the tournament will expand to four teams, with the Pittsburgh Penguins joining the returning Sabres, New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins in the tournament.[3]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Sabres released their preseason schedule on June 19, 2017.[4]

Regular season

The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[5]

2017–18 game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of the conclusion of the regular season.[6]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Robin Lehner 53 50 2,852:01 14 26 9 143 3.01 1,560 .908 3 0 0 2
Chad Johnson 36 29 1,773:32 10 16 3 105 3.55 962 .891 0 0 0 0
Linus Ullmark 5 3 240:18 1 2 0 8 2.00 123 .935 0 0 0 0
Adam Wilcox 1 0 38:39 0 1 0 0 0.00 14 1.000 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.