1971–72 Buffalo Sabres
Season record and every player who suited up
16-43-19 · 51 points · 203 goals for, 289 against · East Division · 12th in the league
Regular season · Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | L | 73 | 44 | 30 | 74 | -39 | 36 |
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 76 | 26 | 48 | 74 | -41 | 24 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 77 | 19 | 27 | 46 | -28 | 12 |
| Al Hamilton | D | 76 | 4 | 30 | 34 | -12 | 105 |
| Eddie Shack | L | 55 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 34 |
| Steve Atkinson | R | 67 | 14 | 10 | 24 | -23 | 26 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 35 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -12 | 12 |
| Chris Evans | D | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -20 | 98 |
| Phil Goyette | C | 37 | 3 | 21 | 24 | -9 | 14 |
| Don Luce | C | 78 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 38 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 78 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -22 | 15 |
| Mike Byers | R | 46 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -20 | 12 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | R | 52 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -19 | 44 |
| Mike Robitaille | D | 31 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 22 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 43 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -21 | 58 |
| Tracy Pratt | D | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 52 |
| Rene Robert | R | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 2 |
| Jim Watson | D | 66 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -33 | 101 |
| Randy Wyrozub | C | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | D | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -21 | 45 |
| Dick Duff | L | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | R | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -10 | 19 |
| Rod Zaine | C | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 4 |
| Ray Mckay | L | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -12 | 18 |
| Larry Keenan | L | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | L | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 4 |
| John Gould | R | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Mickey | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Ball | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 6 |
| Floyd Smith | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 2 |
Regular season · Goalies
| Player | Pos | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | G | 63 | 13 | 34 | 14 | 3.52 | 0.903 | 2 | |
| Dave Dryden | G | 20 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3.98 | 0.886 | 0 |