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2008–09 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

NHL hockey team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season2008–09
year2008
TeamBuffalo Sabres
ConferenceEastern
ConferenceRank10th
DivisionNortheast
DivisionRank3rd
Record41–32–9
HomeRecord23–15–3
RoadRecord18–17–6
GoalsFor250
GoalsAgainst234
GeneralManagerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainCraig Rivet
AltCaptainJochen Hecht
Teppo Numminen
Jason Pominville
Jaroslav Spacek
ArenaHSBC Arena
AttendanceAverage: 18,533
Capacity: 99.2%
Total: 296,522
GoalsLeaderThomas Vanek (40)
AssistsLeaderJason Pominville (46)
PointsLeaderDerek Roy (70)
PlusMinusLeaderTim Connolly (+12)
PIMLeaderCraig Rivet (125)
WinsLeaderRyan Miller (34)
GAALeaderRyan Miller (2.53)

Teppo Numminen Jason Pominville Jaroslav Spacek Capacity: 99.2% Total: 296,522

The 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres season was the 39th season of operation for the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League, their 38th season of play.

Pre-season

In their second pre-season game, the Sabres played the Montreal Canadiens in Roberval, Quebec, the 2008 winner of the Kraft Hockeyville contest. In their newly renovated arena, Roberval hosted the preseason game on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Montreal scored the first three goals, then held off Buffalo for a 3–2 win in at Benoit-Levesque Arena.

2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–4–0)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
†Game was played in Roberval, Quebec.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–0–2)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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November: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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December: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 3–2–1)
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37

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January: 9–4–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 6–4–0)
**#**
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

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February: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 1–3–2)
**#**
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

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March: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 1–4–0)
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64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75

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April: 4–2–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–0–1)
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76
77
78
79
80
81
82

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Playoffs

The Buffalo Sabres failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM
82284270-538
82204666-418
73402464-144
48182947+1222
8083745+238
79202545+329
‡56131932-728
71171431-456
62121729+4108
70121527-933
73121527020
6422224+4125
8032023070
4861420-720
7581119+495
6931619-1122
5721517-422
6611112-236
457512+412
51459+189
23246+325
47246+1118
†18134-123
7112-44
10011+34
28011-281
4000+22
100000
7000-319

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Goaltenders

PlayerGPMinWLOTGAGAASASVSv%SO
593443341861452.5317731628.9185
2412965133673.10669602.9000
Mikael Tellqvist†623021092.35125116.9280

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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sabres. Stats reflect time with Sabres only.

‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Sabres only.

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Drew Stafford100th NHL PointFebruary 13, 2009

Transactions

Trades

March 4, 2009To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in [2009](2009-nhl-entry-draft)To Edmonton Oilers Ales Kotalik

Free agents

Mathieu DarcheTampa Bay Lightning1 Year, $500,000
Dmitri KalininNew York Rangers

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Claimed from waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers
Matt EllisLos Angeles KingsOctober 1

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Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior Team
112Tyler MyersDCanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
126Tyler EnnisCCanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
244Luke AdamCCanadaSt. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
381Corey FienhageDUnited StatesEastview High School (USHS-MN)
4101Justin JokinenRWUnited StatesCloquet High School (USHS-MN)
4104Jordon SouthornDUnited StatesP.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
5134Jacob LagaceLWCanadaChicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
6164Nick CrawfordDCanadaSaginaw Spirit (OHL)

Farm teams

On June 11, the Buffalo Sabres signed a three-year deal with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, ending a 29-year affiliation with the Rochester Americans.

References

References

  1. (August 2019)
  2. "NHL.com - Recap: Sabres @ Thrashers - 04/01/2009".
  3. "NHL.com - Game Boxscore: Sabres @ Capitals - 04/03/2009".
  4. (June 11, 2008). "Sabres end 29-year affiliation with Rochester, switch to Portland". ESPN.
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