2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season
2018–19 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | TBD Atlantic |
Conference | TBD Eastern |
2018–19 record | 21–11–5 |
Home record | 12–4–2 |
Road record | 9–7–3 |
Goals for | 111 |
Goals against | 105 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Jason Botterill |
Coach | Phil Housley |
Captain | Jack Eichel |
Alternate captains | Zach Bogosian Kyle Okposo |
Arena | KeyBank Center |
Minor league affiliations | Rochester Americans (AHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jeff Skinner (26) |
Assists | Jack Eichel (34) |
Points | Jack Eichel (48) |
Penalties in minutes | Zach Bogosian (38) |
Plus/minus | Jeff Skinner (+21) |
Wins | Carter Hutton (13) |
Goals against average | Carter Hutton (2.58) |
<2017–18 | 2019–20> |
The 2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season is the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]
Contents
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 56 | 325 | 222 | +103 | 128 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 47 | 259 | 215 | +44 | 107 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 46 | 286 | 251 | +35 | 100 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 96 |
5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 267 | 280 | −13 | 86 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 226 | 271 | −45 | 76 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 277 | −50 | 74 |
8 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 242 | 302 | −60 | 64 |
Conference standings
Template:2018–19 NHL Eastern Conference standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.[2]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 17 | Buffalo | 4–1 | Columbus | Ullmark | 9,845 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 18 | Pittsburgh | 2–3 | Buffalo | Hutton | 15,602 | 2–0–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | Buffalo | 3–5 | Toronto | Ullmark | 18,833 | 2–1–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 22 | Toronto | 3–2 | Buffalo | Hutton | 17,624 | 2–2–0 | Recap | |
5[a] | September 25 | Columbus | 4–2 | Buffalo | Wedgewood | — | 2–3–0 | Recap | |
6 | September 26 | Buffalo | 1–5 | Pittsburgh | Ullmark | 16,516 | 2–4–0 | Recap | |
7[b] | September 28 | Buffalo | 5–4 | NY Islanders | Hutton | — | 3–4–0 | ||
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[3]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of December 22, 2018[4]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Jack Eichel | 37 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 11 | 10 |
Jeff Skinner | 37 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 21 | 16 |
Sam Reinhart | 37 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 8 |
Rasmus Ristolainen | 37 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −7 | 16 |
Rasmus Dahlin | 37 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
Jason Pominville | 33 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
Kyle Okposo | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | –4 | 24 |
Conor Sheary | 33 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −4 | 8 |
Casey Mittelstadt | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | –3 | 6 |
Jake McCabe | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
Evan Rodrigues | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –4 | 16 |
Zemgus Girgensons | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –1 | 9 |
Tage Thompson | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –7 | 8 |
Zach Bogosian | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 38 |
Nathan Beaulieu | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
Johan Larsson | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –7 | 21 |
Vladimir Sobotka | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –8 | 14 |
Marco Scandella | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 16 |
Casey Nelson | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Patrik Berglund | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –5 | 6 |
Lawrence Pilut | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Remi Elie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
Matt Hunwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Brendan Guhle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Matt Tennyson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carter Hutton | 25 | 24 | 1463 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 2.58 | 763 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Linus Ullmark | 13 | 13 | 774 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 2.71 | 450 | .922 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Roster
Transactions
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 23, 2018 | To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th-round pick in 2018 – Pontus Holmberg |
To Buffalo Sabres
6th-round pick in 2019 |
[7] |
June 27, 2018 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 |
To Buffalo Sabres
Conor Sheary Matt Hunwick |
[8] |
July 1, 2018 | To St. Louis Blues
Ryan O'Reilly |
To Buffalo Sabres
Patrik Berglund Vladimir Sobotka Tage Thompson 1st-round pick in 2019 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
[9] |
August 2, 2018 | To Carolina Hurricanes
Cliff Pu 2nd-round pick in 2019 3rd-round pick in 2020 6th-round pick in 2020 |
To Buffalo Sabres
Jeff Skinner |
[10] |
October 1, 2018 | To Nashville Predators
Nicholas Baptiste |
To Buffalo Sabres
Jack Dougherty |
[11] |
November 10, 2018 | To Dallas Stars
Taylor Fedun |
To Buffalo Sabres
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2020 |
[12] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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April 27, 2018 | Jacob Josefson | to Djurgårdens IF (SHL) | 4-year | [13] |
June 13, 2018 | Zach Redmond | to Rochester Americans (AHL) | 2-year | [14] |
June 26, 2018 | Adam Wilcox | to Rochester Americans (AHL) | 1-year | [15] |
July 1, 2018 | Seth Griffith | to Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [16] |
July 1, 2018 | Carter Hutton | from St. Louis Blues | 3-year | [17] |
July 1, 2018 | Chad Johnson | to St. Louis Blues | 1-year | [18] |
July 1, 2018 | Scott Wedgewood | from Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | [19] |
July 2, 2018 | Viktor Antipin | to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 3-year | [20] |
July 2, 2018 | Mike Sislo | to New York Islanders | 1-year | [21] |
July 5, 2018 | Jordan Nolan | to St. Louis Blues | 1-year | [22] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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October 2, 2018 | Remi Elie | from Dallas Stars | [23] |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | Brandon Hickey | 2-year | [27] |
July 1, 2018 | Scott Wilson | 2-year | [28] |
July 9, 2018 | Rasmus Dahlin | 3-year | [29] |
July 12, 2018 | Sean Malone | 1-year | [30] |
July 15, 2018 | Justin Bailey | 1-year | [31] |
July 15, 2018 | Nicholas Baptiste | 1-year | [32] |
July 15, 2018 | Danny O'Regan | 1-year | [32] |
July 16, 2018 | C. J. Smith | 1-year | [33] |
September 19, 2018 | Sam Reinhart | 2-year | [34] |
October 17, 2018 | Matej Pekar | 3-year | [35] |
Draft picks
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Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | Sweden | Frolunda HC (SHL) |
2 | 32 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
4 | 94 | Matej Pekar | C | Czech Republic | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
4 | 1171 | Linus Lindstrand Cronholm | D | Sweden | Malmo Redhawks J20 (SuperElit) |
5 | 125 | Miska Kukkonen | D | Finland | Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |
7 | 187 | William Worge Kreu | D | Sweden | Linkopings HC J20 (SuperElit) |
Notes:
- The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017, that sent Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno, and a third-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella, and this pick.[36]
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