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Buffalo Sabres, 1982-83
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Adams Division, Prince of Wales Conference Made the playoffs
1982-83 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 80 | 38-29-13 | 89 | 0.556 | 318 | 285 | +33 | 25-7-8 | 13-22-5 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Division Semifinals |  Montréal Canadiens |
Won 3-0 |
| Division Finals |  Boston Bruins |
Lost 3-4 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gilbert Perreault |
C | 77 | 30 | 46 | 76 | -9 | 34 | 192 | 0 |
 Tony McKegney |
L | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 1 | 18 | 178 | 0 |
 Phil Housley |
D | 77 | 19 | 47 | 66 | -4 | 39 | 183 | 0 |
 Dale McCourt |
C | 62 | 20 | 32 | 52 | -11 | 10 | 117 | 0 |
 Mike Foligno |
R | 66 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 135 | 132 | 0 |
 Gilles Hamel |
L | 66 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 26 | 121 | 0 |
 Andre Savard |
C | 68 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 28 | 122 | 0 |
 Ric Seiling |
R | 75 | 19 | 22 | 41 | -3 | 41 | 127 | 0 |
 Mike Ramsey |
D | 77 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 18 | 55 | 117 | 0 |
 Brent Peterson |
C | 75 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 38 | 98 | 0 |
 Dave Andreychuk |
L | 44 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 0 |
 Hannu Virta |
D | 74 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 168 | 0 |
 Craig Ramsay |
L | 64 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 87 | 0 |
 Lindy Ruff |
L | 60 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 130 | 110 | 0 |
 John Van Boxmeer |
D | 65 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 53 | 144 | 0 |
 Paul Cyr |
L | 37 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -6 | 59 | 66 | 0 |
 Sean Mckenna |
R | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
 Steve Patrick |
R | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 63 | 0 |
 Mal Davis |
L | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
 Mike Moller |
R | 49 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 0 |
 Larry Playfair |
D | 79 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 180 | 75 | 0 |
 Bill Hajt |
D | 72 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 0 |
 David Fenyves |
D | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
 Jean-Francois Sauve |
C | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
 Geordie Robertson |
R | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
 Gary McAdam |
R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Jere Gillis |
L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Kai Suikkanen |
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Fischer |
D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Sauve |
54 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1390 | 1211 | 179 | 3.46 | 0.871 |
 Jacques Cloutier |
25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 491 | 81 | 3.50 | 0.858 |
 Phil Myre |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 130 | 21 | 4.21 | 0.861 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1983 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | 31 | 30 |
| Mar 31, 1983 | @ NJD | W 8-5 | 29 | 40 |
| Mar 29, 1983 | @ HFD | L 4-5 | 35 | 32 |
| Mar 27, 1983 | vs QUE | T 6-6 | 32 | 27 |
| Mar 23, 1983 | vs HFD | W 8-3 | 36 | 21 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | vs MTL | L 4-7 | 26 | 35 |
| Mar 19, 1983 | @ MTL | W 6-4 | 28 | 36 |
| Mar 16, 1983 | vs CGY | W 5-3 | 27 | 23 |
| Mar 13, 1983 | @ EDM | L 2-6 | 18 | 33 |
| Mar 12, 1983 | @ VAN | L 3-8 | 17 | 32 |
| Mar 9, 1983 | @ WIN | L 0-6 | 24 | 39 |
| Mar 8, 1983 | @ MNS | L 1-5 | 21 | 37 |
| Mar 6, 1983 | vs DET | W 6-4 | 32 | 20 |
| Mar 4, 1983 | vs PIT | W 10-2 | 30 | 37 |
| Mar 3, 1983 | @ BOS | W 3-2 | 28 | 26 |
| Mar 1, 1983 | @ HFD | W 6-5 | 29 | 30 |
| Feb 27, 1983 | vs NJD | W 6-2 | 38 | 17 |
| Feb 25, 1983 | vs BOS | W 7-6 | 40 | 31 |
| Feb 23, 1983 | vs PHI | W 4-2 | 28 | 23 |
| Feb 21, 1983 | @ NJD | T 4-4 | 45 | 24 |
| Feb 20, 1983 | vs EDM | L 4-5 | 37 | 30 |
| Feb 18, 1983 | vs CGY | W 5-1 | 41 | 30 |
| Feb 16, 1983 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | 19 | 24 |
| Feb 14, 1983 | @ STL | L 4-6 | 28 | 22 |
| Feb 12, 1983 | @ CGY | L 2-4 | 26 | 41 |
| Feb 10, 1983 | @ LAK | L 2-7 | 22 | 33 |
| Feb 6, 1983 | vs BOS | L 1-5 | 28 | 20 |
| Feb 5, 1983 | @ QUE | T 0-0 | 22 | 22 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | vs MNS | T 2-2 | 32 | 19 |
| Jan 29, 1983 | @ TOR | L 3-5 | 25 | 25 |
| Jan 28, 1983 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 32 | 18 |
| Jan 26, 1983 | vs MTL | W 7-3 | 36 | 26 |
| Jan 23, 1983 | vs WIN | W 5-2 | 43 | 18 |
| Jan 22, 1983 | @ MTL | L 1-4 | 25 | 20 |
| Jan 20, 1983 | @ BOS | L 0-4 | 20 | 24 |
| Jan 15, 1983 | @ WSH | W 4-2 | 30 | 26 |
| Jan 14, 1983 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 28 | 21 |
| Jan 12, 1983 | vs QUE | W 2-1 | 31 | 9 |
| Jan 9, 1983 | vs LAK | W 7-2 | 25 | 25 |
| Jan 7, 1983 | vs VAN | T 5-5 | 28 | 32 |
| Jan 5, 1983 | @ NYR | T 3-3 | 24 | 36 |
| Jan 4, 1983 | @ NYI | L 2-5 | 20 | 35 |
| Jan 2, 1983 | vs HFD | W 8-4 | 52 | 21 |
| Dec 31, 1982 | vs NYI | W 5-1 | 27 | 30 |
| Dec 26, 1982 | vs DET | T 2-2 | 28 | 13 |
| Dec 22, 1982 | @ NYR | W 3-1 | 34 | 27 |
| Dec 19, 1982 | vs QUE | W 3-1 | 43 | 12 |
| Dec 18, 1982 | @ QUE | W 5-4 | 26 | 27 |
| Dec 16, 1982 | @ BOS | L 1-8 | 26 | 28 |
| Dec 14, 1982 | @ NYI | W 5-3 | 34 | 30 |
| Dec 12, 1982 | vs HFD | L 1-3 | 41 | 23 |
| Dec 11, 1982 | @ MTL | L 2-3 | 30 | 28 |
| Dec 8, 1982 | @ PIT | L 2-4 | 34 | 28 |
| Dec 5, 1982 | vs CHI | T 3-3 | 40 | 27 |
| Dec 4, 1982 | @ QUE | L 2-3 | 21 | 39 |
| Dec 1, 1982 | vs MTL | T 2-2 | 27 | 20 |
| Nov 28, 1982 | vs NYR | W 7-3 | 28 | 23 |
| Nov 26, 1982 | vs STL | W 8-6 | 33 | 32 |
| Nov 24, 1982 | @ HFD | W 4-2 | 37 | 22 |
| Nov 20, 1982 | @ LAK | W 5-2 | 34 | 29 |
| Nov 18, 1982 | @ MNS | L 1-2 | 24 | 33 |
| Nov 17, 1982 | @ WIN | W 7-2 | 32 | 32 |
| Nov 14, 1982 | vs PIT | T 6-6 | 30 | 24 |
| Nov 13, 1982 | @ BOS | L 2-3 | 27 | 25 |
| Nov 10, 1982 | vs PHI | W 7-2 | 33 | 18 |
| Nov 7, 1982 | vs VAN | W 3-1 | 31 | 19 |
| Nov 6, 1982 | @ HFD | W 5-2 | 31 | 35 |
| Nov 3, 1982 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 26 | 16 |
| Oct 31, 1982 | vs MTL | W 3-1 | 23 | 24 |
| Oct 30, 1982 | @ TOR | T 3-3 | 22 | 21 |
| Oct 26, 1982 | @ MTL | T 7-7 | 22 | 27 |
| Oct 24, 1982 | vs STL | W 6-2 | 41 | 16 |
| Oct 23, 1982 | @ DET | L 2-6 | 25 | 34 |
| Oct 20, 1982 | @ CHI | L 0-4 | 37 | 28 |
| Oct 17, 1982 | vs EDM | W 6-4 | 36 | 22 |
| Oct 16, 1982 | @ WSH | W 9-2 | 36 | 32 |
| Oct 14, 1982 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 24 | 27 |
| Oct 10, 1982 | vs HFD | T 4-4 | 38 | 23 |
| Oct 9, 1982 | @ QUE | L 4-6 | 22 | 26 |
| Oct 6, 1982 | vs QUE | L 4-6 | 35 | 27 |