2005-06 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 52-24-6 (SO: 5-5) - 110 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 11-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Ottawa Senators 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-3
Coach: Lindy Ruff (52-24, 6 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 52-24-6 (SO: 5-5) - 110 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 11-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Ottawa Senators 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-3
Coach: Lindy Ruff (52-24, 6 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2005-06 season with a record of 52 wins and 24 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 5-5 showing in shootouts for 110 points, finishing second in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-7.
The Sabres scored 281 goals and gave up 239. Chris Drury netted 30 goals for Buffalo, while Maxim Afinogenov accounted for 51 assists. Ryan Miller earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Martin Biron added 15 or more wins, too. Ryan Miller recorded a 2.60 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Lindy Ruff coached the team. The 2005-06 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL conference finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Afinogenov | R | 77 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 84 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 9.1 |
| Chris Drury | C | 81 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 32 | -11 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 172 | 17.4 |
| Ales Kotalik | R | 82 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 62 | -3 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 261 | 9.6 |
| Danny Briere | C | 48 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 17.0 |
| Tim Connolly | C | 63 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 16.2 |
| Thomas Vanek | L | 81 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 72 | -11 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 12.3 |
| Derek Roy | C | 70 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 11.9 |
| Brian Campbell | D | 79 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 16 | -14 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 11.4 |
| Jochen Hecht | C | 64 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 179 | 10.1 |
| J.P. Dumont | R | 54 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 38 | -1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 17.2 |
| Teppo Numminen | D | 75 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 57 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 22 | -4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 14.5 |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 78 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8.0 |
| Mike Grier | R | 81 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 28 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 6.4 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 82 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 7.6 |
| Dmitri Kalinin | D | 55 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4.3 |
| Toni Lydman | D | 75 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1.5 |
| Jay McKee | D | 75 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Taylor Pyatt | L | 41 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 9.7 |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | D | 56 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 50 | -18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 |
| Adam Mair | C | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 47 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 |
| Jiri Novotny | C | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Daniel Paille | L | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Ryan Miller | G | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Thorburn | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Biron | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Peters | L | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Mika Noronen | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Jillson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1562 | 276 | 487 | 763 | 1144 | -8 | 101 | 195 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 2510 | 11.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller | 48 | 2862 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 2.60 | 1440 | 1316 | .914 |
| Martin Biron | 35 | 1934 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 2.89 | 980 | 887 | .905 |
| Mika Noronen | 4 | 169 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.26 | 77 | 65 | .844 |
| Totals | 87 | 4965 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 229 | 2.77 | 2726 | 2497 | .916 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Afinogenov | R | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7.0 | |
| Chris Drury | C | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 21.4 | |
| Ales Kotalik | R | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 7.8 | |
| Danny Briere | C | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 17.0 | |
| Tim Connolly | C | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 45.5 | |
| Thomas Vanek | L | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| Derek Roy | C | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15.2 | |
| Brian Campbell | D | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | |
| Jochen Hecht | C | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5.6 | |
| J.P. Dumont | R | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28.0 | |
| Teppo Numminen | D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Jason Pominville | R | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.7 | |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Grier | R | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 | |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | |
| Dmitri Kalinin | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Toni Lydman | D | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Jay McKee | D | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 | |
| Taylor Pyatt | L | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | D | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Adam Mair | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Jiri Novotny | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Ryan Miller | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Doug Janik | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Jeff Jillson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 342 | 60 | 106 | 166 | 220 | 51 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 505 | 11.9 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller | 18 | 1123 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2.56 | 522 | 474 | .908 |
| Totals | 18 | 1123 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2.56 | 570 | 522 | .916 |
