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1973–74 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1973–74
year	1973
Team	Buffalo Sabres
Division	East
DivisionRank	5th
Record	32–34–12
HomeRecord	23–10–6
RoadRecord	9–24–6
GoalsFor	242
GoalsAgainst	250
GeneralManager	Punch Imlach
Coach	Joe Crozier
Captain	Gerry Meehan
AltCaptain	Don Luce
Gilbert Perreault
Jim Schoenfeld
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Attendance	15,668
GoalsLeader	Rick Martin (52)
AssistsLeader	Rene Robert (44)
PointsLeader	Rick Martin (86)
PIMLeader	Larry Carriere (103)
WinsLeader	Dave Dryden (23)
GAALeader	Dave Dryden (2.97)

Gilbert Perreault Jim Schoenfeld

The 1973–74 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sabres did not qualify for the 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.

Offseason

NHL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	12	Morris Titanic	Left wing	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
2	28	Jean Landry	Defense	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
3	44	Andre Deschamps	Left wing	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4	60	Yvon Dupuis	Right wing	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5	76	Bob Smulders	Right wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
6	92	Neil Korzack	Left wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
7	108	Bob Young	Defense	United States	University of Denver (NCAA)
8	124	Tim O'Connell	Right wing	United States	University of Vermont (NCAA)

Regular season

Death of Tim Horton

Early on the morning of February 21, 1974, while driving on the Queen Elizabeth Way from Toronto to Buffalo in his white De Tomaso Pantera sports car, (a gift from Sabres' GM George "Punch" Imlach), Horton was involved in what is now an infamous accident. He was negotiating a curve on the QEW where it crosses over Twelve Mile Creek in St. Catharines when he lost control and hit a cement culvert. The impact flipped the vehicle and Horton was thrown. He was not wearing a seat belt. Horton was reported dead on arrival at the local hospital, aged only 44. A police officer pursuing Horton's vehicle said that he had been travelling at over 160 km/h.

There were reports Horton had consumed a considerable amount of vodka, and was rumoured to have been taking pain killers due to a jaw injury suffered in practice the day before. An autopsy report released in 2005 showed Horton had a blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit. The blood test also showed signs of amobarbital, which was possibly a residue from the Dexamyl pills that were found on Horton's body. The autopsy showed no indication Horton was taking painkillers as previously thought.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 10, 1973||4–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1973||6–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 20, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 21, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||October 24, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||5–2–0 |- |8||L||October 25, 1973||4–9 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||5–3–0 |- |9||W||October 28, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||6–3–0 |- |10||W||October 31, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||7–3–0

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Awards and records

Rick Martin, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star

References

Sabres on Hockey Database

References

"1973-74 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".

Info: Wikipedia Source

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