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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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The forwards closest to him in points in 2002-03. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cliff Ronning MIN · 48 P in 80 GP Jere Lehtinen DAL · 48 P in 80 GP Pascal Dupuis MIN · 48 P in 80 GP Mark Parrish NYI · 48 P in 81 GP Marco Sturm SJS · 48 P in 82 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.

02040601998-99: 0 points098-991999-00: 28 points282000-01: 41 points4100-012001-02: 30 points302002-03: 48 points4802-032003-04: 47 points472005-06: 26 points2605-062006-07: 63 points632007-08: 44 points4407-082008-09: 42 points422009-10: 38 points3809-102010-11: 41 points412011-12: 53 points5311-122012-13: 25 points252013-14: 51 points5113-142014-15: 27 points272015-16: 14 points1415-16

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

2002-03 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 17 31 48 -2 34 167 4 0.75 10.2 19:14

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 2002-03 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
Mar 1, 2003 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 18:08
Feb 27, 2003 vs PIT W 6-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:57
Feb 25, 2003 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:50
Feb 23, 2003 @ TOR W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 21:27
Feb 22, 2003 @ OTT L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:51
Feb 20, 2003 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:28
Feb 17, 2003 vs BOS W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:56
Feb 15, 2003 vs ANA W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 20:43
Feb 13, 2003 vs NYI W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 15:46
Feb 11, 2003 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:50
Feb 8, 2003 vs CBJ W 3-2 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 20:52
Feb 4, 2003 @ DET T 5-5 (OT) 1 1 2 -2 0 3 0 20:27
Jan 30, 2003 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:49
Jan 28, 2003 @ BOS L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:40
Jan 27, 2003 @ BUF W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 15:19
Jan 25, 2003 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:49
Jan 23, 2003 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:50
Jan 21, 2003 vs VAN W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17:08
Jan 18, 2003 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 19:12
Jan 16, 2003 @ CGY T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 24:17
Jan 14, 2003 @ VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:55
Jan 12, 2003 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:27
Jan 11, 2003 vs PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:14
Jan 7, 2003 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:06
Jan 6, 2003 @ CBJ W 5-1 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 18:36
Jan 4, 2003 vs CHI T 3-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:30
Jan 1, 2003 vs COL L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:23
Dec 30, 2002 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:19
Dec 28, 2002 vs DET L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19:12
Dec 26, 2002 vs DAL W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 18:00
Dec 23, 2002 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 5 0 19:04
Dec 21, 2002 @ TBL T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:09
Dec 19, 2002 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 17:04
Dec 17, 2002 vs CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:24
Dec 14, 2002 vs MIN W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 5 1 18:39
Dec 12, 2002 vs STL T 2-2 (OT) 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 24:11
Dec 10, 2002 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:53
Dec 8, 2002 @ ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:59
Dec 7, 2002 @ SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:10
Dec 5, 2002 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 17:32
Dec 3, 2002 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:03
Nov 30, 2002 vs DAL W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 2 5 0 23:00
Nov 29, 2002 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:25
Nov 27, 2002 vs SJS W 4-2 0 2 2 1 4 4 0 19:46
Nov 23, 2002 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 20:48
Nov 21, 2002 @ COL T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 18:37
Nov 17, 2002 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:45
Nov 16, 2002 vs CBJ T 1-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 22:59
Nov 14, 2002 vs COL L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 22:08
Nov 12, 2002 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 18:15
Nov 10, 2002 @ COL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 19:16
Nov 7, 2002 @ SJS T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:44
Nov 6, 2002 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:54
Nov 3, 2002 @ PHX L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:36
Nov 2, 2002 @ LAK L 5-6 (OT) 2 1 3 -2 2 4 0 18:48
Oct 30, 2002 @ STL L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:56
Oct 26, 2002 vs DET W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 19:52
Oct 24, 2002 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:18
Oct 22, 2002 vs PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 19:25
Oct 19, 2002 @ NYR T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:09
Oct 18, 2002 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:31
Oct 15, 2002 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 16:31
Oct 12, 2002 vs EDM L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 17:27
Oct 11, 2002 @ WSH L 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:57