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1981–82 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1981–82
year	1981
Team	Buffalo Sabres
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	4th
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	39–26–15
HomeRecord	23–8–9
RoadRecord	16–18–6
GoalsFor	307
GoalsAgainst	273
GeneralManager	Scotty Bowman
Coach	Jim Roberts
Scotty Bowman
Captain	Danny Gare (Oct–Nov)
Gilbert Perreault (Nov–Apr)
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Attendance	15,585
GoalsLeader	Gilbert Perreault (31)
AssistsLeader	John Van Boxmeer (54)
PointsLeader	Gilbert Perreault (73)
PIMLeader	Larry Playfair (258)
WinsLeader	Don Edwards (26)
GAALeader	Jacques Cloutier (2.51)

Scotty Bowman Gilbert Perreault (Nov–Apr) The 1981–82 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 12th season of operation for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 7, 1981||5–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1981–82) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 10, 1981||0–9 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 11, 1981||2–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1981–82) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 14, 1981||4–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1981–82) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 17, 1981||4–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1981–82) ||3–1–1 |- |6||T||October 18, 1981||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1981–82) ||3–1–2 |- |7||T||October 21, 1981||2–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) ||3–1–3 |- |8||W||October 23, 1981||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) ||4–1–3 |- |9||L||October 25, 1981||3–6 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) ||4–2–3 |- |10||W||October 28, 1981||6–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1981–82) ||5–2–3 |- |11||L||October 31, 1981||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82) ||5–3–3

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Playoffs

The Sabres lost to the Boston Bruins three games to one, in the Adams Division semi-finals.

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1981 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	17	Jiri Dudacek		HC Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
2	38	Hannu Virta		TPS (Finland)
3	59	Jim Aldred	Canada	Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL)
3	60	Colin Chisholm	Canada	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
4	80	Jeff Eatough	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
4	83	Anders Wikberg	Sweden	Timra IK (Sweden)
5	101	Mauri Eivola		TPS (Finland)
6	122	Ali Butorac	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
7	143	Heikki Leime		TPS (Finland)
8	164	Gates Orlando	Canada	Providence College (ECAC)
9	185	Venci Sebek	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
10	206	Warren Harper	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)

References

National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
"1981-82 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".

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