2005–06 Buffalo Sabres season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2005–06
Team=Buffalo Sabres
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=4th
Division=Northeast
DivisionRank=2nd
Record=52–24–6
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor=281
GoalsAgainst=239
GeneralManager=Darcy Regier
Coach=Lindy Ruff
Captain=Daniel Briere
Chris Drury
AltCaptain=Jay McKee
Arena=HSBC Arena
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Chris Drury (30)
AssistsLeader=Maxim Afinogenov (51)
PointsLeader=Maxim Afinogenov (73)
PIMLeader=Andrew Peters (100)
WinsLeader=Ryan Miller (30)
GAALeader=Ryan Miller (2.60)
StanleyCup=
PresidentsTrophy=
ConferenceWin=
DivisionWin=The Buffalo Sabres 2005–06 Season not only saw the team advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2000–01 season, but saw them advance to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina.

Regular season

eason standings

December

March

Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. (1) Ottawa Senators

After disposing of the Flyers, the Sabres advanced to play the #1 seed in the Conference, their Northeast Division rivals, the Ottawa Senators.

*Note: Goaltenders are not assessed plus/minus ratings.

Goaltending

"Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average"

Free agents lost

Draft picks

As there was no 2004–05 season to set the order for the draft, a lottery was held in which teams were assigned a number of balls, between one and three, based on the number of playoff appearances the team had had in the past three seasons. As the Sabres had missed the playoffs three consecutive seasons, they were one of only four teams which had the full allotment of three balls in the lottery. Despite this advantage, the Sabres only ended up with the 13th overall pick.

Buffalo's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario:

External links

* [http://www.sabres.com/index.cfm Official website of the Buffalo Sabres]

ee also

*2005–06 NHL Season

References

*Game log: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=buf&season=2006 Buffalo Sabres game log] on espn.com
*Team standings: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings NHL standings] on espn.com