2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season

2018–19 Buffalo Sabres
Division TBD Atlantic
Conference TBD Eastern
2018–19 record 3–2–0
Home record 2–2–0
Road record 1–0–0
Goals for 11
Goals against 13
Team information
General Manager Jason Botterill
Coach Phil Housley
Captain Jack Eichel
Alternate captains Zach Bogosian
Kyle Okposo
Arena KeyBank Center
Minor league affiliate(s) Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jack Eichel
Conor Sheary (3)
Assists Sam Reinhart
Rasmus Ristolainen (3)
Points Jack Eichel (5)
Penalties in minutes Nathan Beaulieu (7)
Plus/minus Evan Rodrigues
Jeff Skinner (+2)
Wins Carter Hutton (2)
Goals against average Linus Ullmark (0.00)

The 2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season is the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 5 1 0 5 29 22 +7 10
2 Boston Bruins 5 4 1 0 4 22 13 +9 8
3 Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6
4 Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
5 Ottawa Senators 5 2 2 1 2 20 21 −1 5
6 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 4
7 Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 2 0 11 23 −12 2
8 Florida Panthers 3 0 2 1 0 7 10 −3 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 13, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 1 1 4 23 18 +5 9
2 New Jersey Devils 3 3 0 0 3 14 4 +10 6
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 3 16 19 −3 6
Source: National Hockey League
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 5 1 0 5 29 22 +7 10
2 Boston Bruins 5 4 1 0 4 22 13 +9 8
3 Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6
Source: National Hockey League
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 1 1 2 15 17 −2 5
2 AT Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
3 ME Washington Capitals 5 2 2 1 2 20 19 +1 5
4 AT Ottawa Senators 5 2 2 1 2 20 21 −1 5
5 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 4
6 ME New York Islanders 4 2 2 0 2 11 10 +1 4
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 3 0 2 16 20 −4 4
8 ME New York Rangers 5 1 4 0 1 12 18 −6 2
9 AT Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 2 0 11 23 −12 2
10 AT Florida Panthers 3 0 2 1 0 7 10 −3 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.[2]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[3]

2018–19 game log
October: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 4Boston4–0BuffaloHutton19,0700–1–00Recap
2October 6NY Rangers1–3BuffaloHutton16,8241–1–02Recap
3October 8Vegas2–4BuffaloHutton16,0042–1–04Recap
4October 11Colorado6–1BuffaloHutton15,3962–2–04Recap
5October 13Buffalo3–0ArizonaUllmark15,3043–2–06Recap
6October 16Buffalo–Vegas
7October 18Buffalo–San Jose
8October 20Buffalo–Los Angeles
9October 21Buffalo–Anaheim
10October 25Montreal–Buffalo
11October 27Buffalo–Columbus
12October 30Calgary–Buffalo

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of October 13, 2018[4]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jack Eichel5325−42
Conor Sheary5314−40
Rasmus Ristolainen5033−22
Sam Reinhart5033−32
Jeff Skinner511220
Rasmus Dahlin511200
Kyle Okposo5022−14
Evan Rodrigues502224
Jason Pominville510100
Marco Scandella5101−10
Nathan Beaulieu510117
Patrik Berglund501100
Zemgus Girgensons5011−10
Casey Mittelstadt501102
Jake McCabe5000−12
Casey Nelson5000−12
Tage Thompson500002
Vladimir Sobotka200004
Remi Elie200000
Johan Larsson1000−22

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Linus Ullmark116010000.00361.0001000
Carter Hutton44235220123.06124.9120000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated October 4, 2018[5][6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
82 Canada Nathan Beaulieu D L 25 2017 Stratford, Ontario
10 Sweden Patrik Berglund C L 30 2018 Västerås, Sweden
4 United States Zach Bogosian (A) D R 28 2015 Massena, New York
26 Sweden Rasmus Dahlin D L 18 2018 Trollhattan, Sweden
9 United States Jack Eichel (C) C R 21 2015 North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
81 Canada Remi Elie LW L 23 2018 Green Valley, Ontario
28 Latvia Zemgus Girgensons C L 24 2012 Riga, Latvia
48 United States Matt Hunwick D L 33 2018 Warren, Michigan
40 Canada Carter Hutton G L 32 2018 Thunder Bay, Ontario
22 Sweden Johan Larsson  LW L 26 2013 Lau, Sweden
42 United States Sean Malone C L 23 2013 Buffalo, New York
19 United States Jake McCabe D L 25 2014 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
37 United States Casey Mittelstadt C L 19 2017 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
8 United States Casey Nelson D R 26 2016 Stillwater, Minnesota
21 United States Kyle Okposo (A) RW R 30 2016 Saint Paul, Minnesota
29 United States Jason Pominville RW R 35 2017 Repentigny, Quebec
23 Canada Sam Reinhart C R 22 2014 North Vancouver, British Columbia
55 Finland Rasmus Ristolainen D R 23 2013 Turku, Finland
71 Canada Evan Rodrigues C R 25 2015 Toronto, Ontario
6 Canada Marco Scandella D L 28 2017 Montreal, Quebec
43 United States Conor Sheary LW L 26 2018 Melrose, Massachusetts
53 Canada Jeff Skinner LW L 26 2018 Markham, Ontario
17 Czech Republic Vladimir Sobotka C L 31 2018 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
5 United States Matt Tennyson D R 28 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota
72 United States Tage Thompson C R 20 2018 Phoenix, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 25 2012 Lugnvik, Sweden
20 Canada Scott Wilson  LW L 26 2017 Oakville, Ontario

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th-round pick in 2018 – Pontus Holmberg		 To Buffalo Sabres
6th-round pick in 2019		 [7]
June 27, 2018 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019		 To Buffalo Sabres
Conor Sheary
Matt Hunwick		 [8]
July 1, 2018 To St. Louis Blues
Ryan O'Reilly		 To Buffalo Sabres
Patrik Berglund
Vladimir Sobotka
Tage Thompson
1st-round pick in 2019
2nd-round pick in 2021		 [9]
August 2, 2018 To Carolina Hurricanes
Cliff Pu
2nd-round pick in 2019
3rd-round pick in 2020
6th-round pick in 2020		 To Buffalo Sabres
Jeff Skinner		 [10]
October 1, 2018 To Nashville Predators
Nicholas Baptiste		 To Buffalo Sabres
Jack Dougherty		 [11]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
April 27, 2018Jacob Josefsonto Djurgårdens IF (SHL)4-year[12]
June 13, 2018Zach Redmondto Rochester Americans (AHL)2-year[13]
June 26, 2018Adam Wilcoxto Rochester Americans (AHL)1-year[14]
July 1, 2018Seth Griffithto Winnipeg Jets1-year[15]
July 1, 2018Carter Huttonfrom St. Louis Blues3-year[16]
July 1, 2018Chad Johnsonto St. Louis Blues1-year[17]
July 1, 2018Scott Wedgewoodfrom Los Angeles Kings1-year[18]
July 2, 2018Viktor Antipinto Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)3-year[19]
July 2, 2018Mike Sisloto New York Islanders1-year[20]
July 5, 2018Jordan Nolanto St. Louis Blues1-year[21]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef
October 2, 2018Remi Eliefrom Dallas Stars[22]

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
July 1, 2018Brandon Hickey2-year[24]
July 1, 2018Scott Wilson2-year[25]
July 9, 2018Rasmus Dahlin3-year[26]
July 12, 2018Sean Malone1-year[27]
July 15, 2018Justin Bailey1-year[28]
July 15, 2018Nicholas Baptiste1-year[29]
July 15, 2018Danny O'Regan1-year[29]
July 16, 2018C. J. Smith1-year[30]
September 19, 2018Sam Reinhart2-year[31]

Draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Rasmus Dahlin D Sweden Sweden Frolunda HC (SHL)
2 32 Mattias Samuelsson D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 94 Matej Pekar C  Czech Republic Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4 1171 Linus Lindstrand Cronholm D  Sweden Malmo Redhawks J20 (SuperElit)
5 125 Miska Kukkonen D  Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
7 187 William Worge Kreu D  Sweden Linkopings HC J20 (SuperElit)

Notes:

  1. The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017, that sent Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno, and a third-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella, and this pick.[32]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ "Sabres announce 2018 preseason schedule". NHL.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sabres announce 2018-19 regular-season schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres Roster". NHL.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres Hockey Transactions". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2018 NHL Draft Notes". NHL.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sabres acquire Sheary, Hunwick from Penguins". NHL.com. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sabres acquire Thompson, Berglund, Sobotka, 2 picks from Blues". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Skinner traded to Sabres by Hurricanes". NHL.com. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sabres acquire Dougherty from Predators". NHL.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Jacob Josefson är klar för Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ "REDMOND RETURNS ON TWO-YEAR AHL CONTRACT". amerks.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "AMERKS AGREE TO TERMS WITH WILCOX". amerks.com. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jets sign three players". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sabres, Hutton agree to 3-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Blues sign goalie Chad Johnson to one-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sabres agree to terms with Wedgewood". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ "«Металлург» подписал контракт с Виктором Антипиным". NHL.com (in Russian). July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sislo Agrees to Terms on a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Blues sign Nolan to one-year, two-way deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  22. ↑ Harrington, Mike (October 2, 2018). "Sabres claim forward Remi Elie on waivers from Dallas". buffalonews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  23. ↑ Wawrow, John (September 20, 2018). "Reinhart eagerly rejoins Sabres with new contract signed". AP News. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Sabres ink Hickey to entry-level contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Sabres, Wilson agree to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Sabres sign Dahlin to entry-level contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Sabres sign Malone to 1-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Sabres ink Bailey to 1-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  29. 1 2 "O'Regan, Baptiste sign 1-year deals". nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Sabres sign Smith to 1-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Sabres sign Reinhart to 2-year deal". NHL.com. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  32. ↑ Myers, Dan (June 30, 2017). "Wild Continues Re-Shuffle in Trade with Sabres". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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