2009-10 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 45-27-10 (SO: 4-6) - 100 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Lindy Ruff (45-27, 10 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 45-27-10 (SO: 4-6) - 100 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Lindy Ruff (45-27, 10 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2009-10 season with a record of 45 wins and 27 losses (and 10 overtime losses), with a 4-6 showing in shootouts for 100 points, finishing first in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Sabres scored 235 goals and conceded 207. Thomas Vanek netted 28 goals for Buffalo, and Tim Connolly contributed 48 assists. Ryan Miller earned 41 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.22 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Lindy Ruff coached the team. The 2009-10 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Roy | C | 80 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 48 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 12.1 |
| Tim Connolly | C | 73 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 8.3 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 82 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 9.5 |
| Thomas Vanek | L | 71 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 182 | 15.4 |
| Tyler Myers | D | 82 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 10.6 |
| Jochen Hecht | C | 79 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 9.4 |
| Drew Stafford | R | 71 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 7.7 |
| Clarke MacArthur | L | 60 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 47 | -14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 13.1 |
| Tim Kennedy | L | 78 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 50 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 10.2 |
| Steve Montador | D | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 3.7 |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 65 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 82 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 10.8 |
| Mike Grier | R | 73 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 8.1 |
| Chris Butler | D | 59 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 22 | -15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1.6 |
| Toni Lydman | D | 67 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 5.2 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 82 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7.5 |
| Patrick Kaleta | R | 55 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 15.6 |
| Craig Rivet | D | 78 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 100 | -6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Adam Mair | C | 69 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 73 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9.0 |
| Matt Ellis | L | 72 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 2.7 |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 49 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.8 |
| Tyler Ennis | C | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Nathan Gerbe | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Raffi Torres | L | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Mark Mancari | R | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Daniel Paille | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Patrick Lalime | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jhonas Enroth | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Miller | G | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1562 | 231 | 414 | 645 | 902 | 49 | 55 | 108 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 2588 | 8.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller | 69 | 4047 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 150 | 2.22 | 2098 | 1948 | .929 |
| Patrick Lalime | 16 | 854 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.81 | 432 | 392 | .907 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 1 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.14 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
| Totals | 86 | 4959 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 194 | 2.35 | 2761 | 2567 | .930 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Roy | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Tim Connolly | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Jason Pominville | R | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11.1 | |
| Thomas Vanek | L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | |
| Tyler Myers | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | |
| Drew Stafford | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Tim Kennedy | L | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Steve Montador | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Grier | R | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | |
| Toni Lydman | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Patrick Kaleta | R | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| Craig Rivet | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Adam Mair | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Matt Ellis | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Tyler Ennis | C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | |
| Nathan Gerbe | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Raffi Torres | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Cody McCormick | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Ryan Miller | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 114 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 112 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 7.7 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller | 6 | 384 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.34 | 204 | 189 | .926 |
| Totals | 6 | 384 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.34 | 219 | 204 | .932 |
