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This is a list of franchise records for the Buffalo Sabres , the professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Sabres first joined the league as an expansion team in 1970.
Active leaders as of 2022-23 season
| Career leader | Active leader | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Gilbert Perreault | 1,191 | Zemgus Girgensons | 625 | |
| Goals | Gilbert Perreault | 512 | Jeff Skinner | 129 | |
| Assists | Gilbert Perreault | 814 | Rasmus Dahlin | 187 | |
| Points | Gilbert Perreault | 1,326 | Jeff Skinner | 245 | |
| Plus-Minus | Craig Ramsay | +324 | Owen Power | +13 | |
| Penalty in Minutes | Rob Ray | 3,189 | Rasmus Dahlin | 258 | |
| Hat-tricks | Rick Martin | 20 | Tage Thompson | 5 | |
| Goaltender games | Ryan Miller | 540 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 46 | |
| Goaltender wins | Ryan Miller | 284 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 20 | |
| Goals Against Average | Dominik Hasek | 2.22 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 3.44 | |
| Save Percentage | Dominik Hasek | .926 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | .898 | |
| Shutouts | Dominik Hasek | 55 | Eric Comrie | 1 | |
| Coaching wins | Lindy Ruff | 571 | Don Granato | 83 | |
| Career leader | Active leader | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Gilbert Perreault | 90 | N/A | N/A | |
| Goals | Gilbert Perreault | 33 | N/A | N/A | |
| Assists | Gilbert Perreault | 70 | N/A | N/A | |
| Points | Gilbert Perreault | 103 | N/A | N/A | |
| Penalty minutes | Rob Ray | 169 | N/A | N/A | |
| Goaltender games | Dominik Hasek | 68 | N/A | N/A | |
| Goaltender wins | Dominik Hasek | 37 | N/A | N/A | |
| Shutouts | Dominik Hasek | 6 | N/A | N/A | |
| Total | Year | |
| Wins | 53 | 2006–07 |
| Points | 113 | 1974-75, 2006–07 |
| Most goals for | 354 | 1974–75 |
| Fewest goals for† | 157 | 2013–14 |
| Fewest goals against† | 175 | 1998–99 |
| Most goals against | 308 | 1986–87 |
†Excluding the lockout-shortened 1994-95 and 2012-13 seasons
| Player | Total | Year | |
| Goals | Alexander Mogilny | 76 | 1992–93 |
| Assists | Pat LaFontaine | 95 | 1992–93 |
| Points | Pat LaFontaine | 148 | 1992–93 |
| Plus-Minus | Don Luce | +61 | 1974–75 |
| Penalties in Minutes | Rob Ray | 354 | 1991–92 |
| Points (Defenceman) | Phil Housley | 81 | 1989–90 |
| Points (Rookie) | Rick Martin | 74 | 1971–72 |
| Player | Total | Year | |
| Games played | Ryan Miller | 76 | 2007–08 |
| Minutes Played | Ryan Miller | 4,474:18 | 2007–08 |
| Wins | Ryan Miller | 41 | 2009–10 |
| Losses | Roger Crozier | 34 | 1971–72 |
| Shutouts | Dominik Hasek | 13 | 1997–98 |
| Lowest GAA | Dominik Hasek | 1.87 | 1998–99 |
| Highest SV% | Dominik Hasek | .937 | 1998–99 |
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The 2016–17 Buffalo Sabres season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. Buffalo missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
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