2014–15 Buffalo Sabres season
First Niagara Center | |
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Average attendance | 18,580[1] (41 games) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tyler Ennis (20) |
Assists | Matt Moulson (28) |
Points | Tyler Ennis (46) |
Penalty minutes | Nicolas Deslauriers (71) |
Plus/minus | Mark Pysyk (+4) |
Wins | Jhonas Enroth (13) |
Goals against average | Michal Neuvirth (2.99) |
The 2014–15 Buffalo Sabres season was the
Off-season
Summer sessions
The Sabres held their annual Summer Development Camp for the team's prospects and young players from July 14–18, 2014.[3] The highlight of the camp was the annual Blue-White Game, held on July 15, which drew a crowd of over 8,000 spectators to the First Niagara Center.[4]
The Sabres also sent a team to the Traverse City Prospects Tournament in September.[5]
Training camp
The Sabres played in six pre-season exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[6]
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 221 | 189 | +32 | 110 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 262 | 211 | +51 | 108 |
3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 235 | 221 | +14 | 100 |
4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
2 | ME | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 221 | 210 | +11 | 98 |
3 | AT | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
4 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
5 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 236 | 250 | −14 | 89 |
6 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 215 | 234 | −19 | 84 |
7 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 181 | 216 | −35 | 78 |
8 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 188 | 226 | −38 | 71 |
9 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
Suspensions/fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Michal Neuvirth | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 886 in Nashville on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at 2:23 of the second period. | – | $2,000.00 | February 25, 2015[7] |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Buffalo | 0–1 | Washington | Lieuwen | 16,707 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 23 | Carolina | 0–2 | Buffalo | Enroth | 18,546 | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 26 | Toronto | 6–4 | Buffalo | Neuvirth | 18,942 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 28 | Buffalo | 2–3 | Toronto | SO | Makarov | 17,249 | 1–2–1 | Recap |
5 | October 1 | Washington | 1–6 | Buffalo | Enroth | 18,228 | 2–2–1 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Buffalo | 1–5 | Carolina | Neuvirth | 7,890 | 2–3–1 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
Final stats
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jhonas Enroth‡ | 37 | 35 | 2204 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 120 | 3.27 | 1237 | 0.903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Neuvirth‡ | 27 | 27 | 1544 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 77 | 2.99 | 941 | 0.918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anders Lindback† | 16 | 15 | 891 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 2.76 | 542 | 0.924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Matt Hackett | 5 | 4 | 250 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4.32 | 155 | 0.884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrey Makarov | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 36 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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.
Notable achievements
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Trades
June 28, 2014 | To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2014
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To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2014
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[12] |
July 1, 2014 | To Montreal Canadiens
2016
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To Buffalo Sabres
Josh Gorges |
[13] |
July 9, 2014 | To Winnipeg Jets
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015
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To Buffalo Sabres
Jordan Samuels-Thomas |
[14] |
December 16, 2014 | To Columbus Blue Jackets
Luke Adam |
To Buffalo Sabres
Jerry D'Amigo |
[15] |
February 11, 2015 | To Winnipeg Jets
2015
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To Buffalo Sabres
Evander Kane Zach Bogosian Jason Kasdorf |
[16] |
February 11, 2015 | To Dallas Stars
Jhonas Enroth |
To Buffalo Sabres
2016
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March 2, 2015 | To Montreal Canadiens
Brian Flynn |
To Buffalo Sabres
5th-round pick in 2016
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[18] |
March 2, 2015 | To New York Islanders
Michal Neuvirth |
To Buffalo Sabres
2016
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[19] |
March 2, 2015 | To Montreal Canadiens
Torrey Mitchell |
To Buffalo Sabres
2016
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[20] |
March 2, 2015 | To Minnesota Wild
Chris Stewart |
To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2017
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[21] |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Lost via retirement
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Players released
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Player signings
Coaching changes
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Draft picks
The
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 2 | Sam Reinhart | C | Canada | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
2 | 31 | Brendan Lemieux | LW | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
2 | 44[a] | Eric Cornel | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
2 | 49[b] | Vaclav Karabacek | RW | Czech Republic | QMJHL )
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3 | 61 | Jonas Johansson | G | Sweden | J20 SuperElit )
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3 | 74 | Brycen Martin | D | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
5 | 121 | Max Willman | C | United States | Williston Northampton Wildcats (NEPSAC) |
6 | 151 | Christopher Brown | C | United States | Cranbrook Kingswood
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7 | 181 | Victor Olofsson | RW | Sweden | MODO Hockey (SHL )
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- Draft notes
- 2016 and this pick.[52]
- 2013 and this pick.[53]
- Buffalo's fourth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota, in exchange for this pick.[54]
- Buffalo's sixth-round pick will not go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on December 19, 2013 that sent Linus Omark to Buffalo in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[55] Omark did not play enough games for the Sabres, so the pick was never traded.
References
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- ^ MESZAROS JOINS THE SABRES
- ^ McCORMICK RETURNS TO BUFFALO
- ^ GIONTA SIGNS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
- ^ MOULSON SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL
- ^ SABRES SIGN DEFENSEMAN TYSON STRACHAN
- ^ Sabres sign forward Dalpe to one-year contract
- ^ SABRES SIGN BENOIT TO 1-YEAR DEAL
- ^ SABRES SIGN DUPUY TO ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
- ^ SABRES SIGN FORWARD EVAN RODRIGUES
- ^ Former Sabre Alexander Sulzer signs 5-year deal in native Germany. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff
- ^ Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
- ^ Conacher Agrees To Terms
- ^ Sharks Sign Forward John Scott
- ^ D’Agostini signs one-year deal with Swiss club
- ^ Wednesday's sports transactions (2014-08-06)
- ^ Potrecz, Bill (June 3, 2015). A man for all seasons Archived July 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Sabres buy out Leino contract: Report".
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- ^ FOLIGNO INKED TO NEW DEAL
- ^ Hoppe, Bill (July 5, 2014). Report: Sabres re-sign goalie Matt Hackett. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ SABRES SIGN REINHART
- ^ SABRES SIGN SAMUELS-THOMAS TO ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
- ^ SABRES SIGN RUHWEDEL TO 2-YEAR CONTRACT
- ^ SABRES SIGN ENNIS TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT
- ^ SABRES RE-SIGN ADAM
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