1972-73 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-27-14 - 88 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Joe Crozier (37-27-14)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1972-73 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 37-27-14 - 88 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Joe Crozier (37-27-14)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1972-73 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 37 wins and 27 losses and 14 ties for 88 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Sabres netted 257 goals and gave up 219. Rene Robert scored 40 goals for Buffalo, while Gerry Meehan and Rick Martin tallied 30 or more as well. Gilbert Perreault recorded 60 assists. Roger Crozier earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Dave Dryden recorded a 2.65 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Joe Crozier coached the team. The 1972-73 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 78 | 28 | 60 | 88 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 234 | 12.0 |
| Rene Robert | R | 75 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 15.1 |
| Rick Martin | L | 75 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 79 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 299 | 12.4 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 78 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 175 | 15.4 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 77 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 208 | 14.9 |
| Don Luce | C | 78 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 9.1 |
| Hugh Harris | L | 60 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 9.9 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 78 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 56 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 76 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 12.4 |
| Larry Mickey | R | 77 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 47 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 160 | 9.4 |
| Mike Robitaille | D | 65 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 2.2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 66 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 178 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4.4 |
| Steve Atkinson | R | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 9.4 |
| Tim Horton | D | 69 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1.4 |
| Tracy Pratt | D | 74 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Norm Gratton | L | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23.1 |
| Larry Carriere | D | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 52 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | C | 45 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Doug Rombough | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | L | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| John Gould | L | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dave Dryden | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray McKay | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Farr | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Richer | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Busniuk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Roger Crozier | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1380 | 257 | 402 | 659 | 938 | 100 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 2488 | 10.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 49 | 2633 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 2.76 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | 37 | 2018 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 2.65 | 0 | ||
| Rocky Farr | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.21 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 87 | 4680 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 213 | 2.73 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lorentz | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Meehan | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mickey | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Robitaille | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Atkinson | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Horton | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tracy Pratt | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Gratton | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Carriere | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Crozier | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 106 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 4 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.65 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 369 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.25 | 0 |
