2005-06 Buffalo Sabres Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 52-24-6 (SO: 5-5) - 110 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 11-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Ottawa Senators 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-3
Coach: Lindy Ruff (52-24, 6 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres Results

The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2005-06 season with a record of 52 wins and 24 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 5-5 showing in shootouts for 110 points, finishing second in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-7.

The Sabres scored 281 goals and gave up 239. Chris Drury netted 30 goals for Buffalo, while Maxim Afinogenov accounted for 51 assists. Ryan Miller earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Martin Biron added 15 or more wins, too. Ryan Miller recorded a 2.60 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Lindy Ruff coached the team. The 2005-06 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL conference finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Maxim AfinogenovRSeptember 4, 19796'0"191LMoscow, Russia
Martin BironGAugust 15, 19776'3"163LLac St. Charles, QC Canada
Danny BriereCOctober 6, 19775'10"179RGatineau, QC Canada
Brian CampbellDMay 23, 19796'0"190LStrathroy, ON Canada
Tim ConnollyCMay 7, 19816'1"191RBaldwinsville, NY USA
Chris DruryCAugust 20, 19765'10"200RTrumbull, CT USA
J.P. DumontRApril 1, 19786'1"205LMontreal, QC Canada
Rory FitzpatrickDJanuary 11, 19756'2"208RRochester, NY USA
Paul GaustadCFebruary 3, 19826'5"225LFargo, ND USA
Mike GrierRJanuary 5, 19756'1"225RDetroit, MI USA
Jochen HechtCJune 21, 19776'1"191LMannheim, Germany
Doug JanikDMarch 26, 19806'2"209LAgawam, MA USA
Jeff JillsonDJuly 24, 19806'3"215RNorth Smithfield, RI USA
Dmitri KalininDJuly 22, 19806'3"206LCheljabinsk, Russia
Ales KotalikRDecember 23, 19786'1"227RJindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic
Toni LydmanDSeptember 25, 19776'1"204LLahti, Finland
Adam MairCFebruary 15, 19796'1"208RHamilton, ON Canada
Jay McKeeDSeptember 8, 19776'3"199LKingston, ON Canada
Ryan MillerGJuly 17, 19806'2"166LEast Lansing, MI USA
Mika NoronenGJune 17, 19796'2"200LTampere, Finland
Jiri NovotnyCAugust 12, 19836'4"194RPelhrimov, Czech Republic
Teppo NumminenDJuly 3, 19686'2"198RTampere, Finland
Nathan PaetschDMarch 30, 19836'1"198LLeRoy, SK Canada
Daniel PailleLApril 15, 19846'0"197LWelland, ON Canada
Andrew PetersLMay 5, 19806'4"247LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Jason PominvilleRNovember 30, 19826'0"186RRepentigny, QC Canada
Taylor PyattLAugust 19, 19816'4"220LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Derek RoyCMay 4, 19835'9"188LOttawa, ON Canada
Henrik TallinderDJanuary 10, 19796'3"214LStockholm, Sweden
Chris ThorburnCJune 3, 19836'3"225RSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Thomas VanekLJanuary 19, 19846'2"208RVienna, Austria



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