David Legwand
#17 · Centre · Buffalo Sabres
Born Aug 17, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, USA · 6'2", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 1998 by NSH (round 1)
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0 P in 1 GP
Jim Dowd
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0 P in 1 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | NSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 1999-00 | NSH | 71 | 13 | 15 | 28 | -6 | 30 | 111 | 48 | 0.39 | |
| 2000-01 | NSH | 81 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 1 | 38 | 172 | 50 | 0.51 | |
| 2001-02 | NSH | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 54 | 121 | 43 | 0.48 | |
| 2002-03 | NSH | 64 | 17 | 31 | 48 | -2 | 34 | 167 | 4 | 0.75 | |
| 2003-04 | NSH | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 9 | 46 | 165 | 24 | 0.57 | |
| 2005-06 | NSH | 44 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 109 | 6 | 0.59 | $1.349M |
| 2006-07 | NSH | 78 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 23 | 44 | 153 | 15 | 0.81 | $1.875M |
| 2007-08 | NSH | 65 | 15 | 29 | 44 | -4 | 38 | 144 | 7 | 0.68 | $1.875M |
| 2008-09 | NSH | 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -3 | 32 | 175 | 25 | 0.58 | $4.5M |
| 2009-10 | NSH | 82 | 11 | 27 | 38 | -5 | 24 | 151 | 38 | 0.46 | $4.5M |
| 2010-11 | NSH | 64 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 24 | 130 | 36 | 0.64 | $4.5M |
| 2011-12 | NSH | 78 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 3 | 26 | 140 | 31 | 0.68 | $4.5M |
| 2012-13 | NSH | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 20 | 78 | 20 | 0.52 | $4.5M |
| 2013-14 | NSH | 62 | 10 | 30 | 40 | -8 | 30 | 107 | 30 | 0.65 | $4.5M |
| 2013-14 | DET | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 0.52 | |
| 2014-15 | OTT | 80 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 91 | 43 | 0.34 | $3M |
| 2015-16 | BUF | 79 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 14 | 61 | 28 | 0.18 | $3M |
| 17 seasons | Career | 1136 | 228 | 390 | 618 | 7 | 551 | 2116 | 467 | 0.54 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | NSH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 2006-07 | NSH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 2007-08 | NSH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2009-10 | NSH | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 2010-11 | NSH | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 2011-12 | NSH | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 2013-14 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.00 |
| 2014-15 | OTT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 8 seasons | Playoffs | 49 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 38 | 112 | 45 | 0.55 |
1998-99 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 12:50 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 to 2015-16 | $3M | |||||
| 2012-13 to 2013-14 | $4.5M | |||||
| 2008-09 to 2013-14 | $4.5M | |||||
| 2006-07 to 2007-08 | $1.875M | |||||
| 2005-06 to 2005-06 | $1.349M |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 1998-99 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1999 | vs NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:50 |