1972-73 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
Team Record: 37-27-14 - 88 points
in the NHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Joe Crozier (37-27-14)
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 37 wins and 27 losses and 14 ties for 88 points in the NHL's East Division.
The team netted 257 goals and gave up 219. Rene Robert scored 40 goals for the team, while Gerry Meehan and Rick Martin tallied 30 or more as well. Gilbert Perreault recorded 60 assists. Roger Crozier earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Dave Dryden recorded a 2.65 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Joe Crozier coached the team. The 1972-73 Buffalo Sabres lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 78 | 28 | 60 | 88 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 234 | 12.0 |
| Rene Robert | R | 75 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 15.1 |
| Rick Martin | L | 75 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 79 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 299 | 12.4 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 78 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 175 | 15.4 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 77 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 208 | 14.9 |
| Don Luce | C | 78 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 9.1 |
| Hugh Harris | L | 60 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 9.9 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 78 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 56 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Craig Ramsay | L | 76 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 12.4 |
| Larry Mickey | R | 77 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 47 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 160 | 9.4 |
| Mike Robitaille | D | 65 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 2.2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 66 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 178 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4.4 |
| Steve Atkinson | R | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 9.4 |
| Tim Horton | D | 69 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1.4 |
| Tracy Pratt | D | 74 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Norm Gratton | L | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23.1 |
| Larry Carriere | D | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 52 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Paul Terbenche | D | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | C | 45 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Doug Rombough | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | L | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| John Gould | L | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Rick Dudley | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Rocky Farr | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Crozier | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Busniuk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dave Dryden | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Richer | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray McKay | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1458 | 257 | 402 | 659 | 940 | 100 | 52 | 5 | 37 | 13 | 2488 | 10.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 49 | 2633 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 2.76 | |||
| Dave Dryden | 37 | 2018 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 2.65 | |||
| Rocky Farr | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.21 | |||
| Totals | 87 | 4680 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 213 | 2.73 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | C | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rene Robert | R | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Martin | L | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lorentz | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Meehan | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Luce | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Ramsay | L | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mickey | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Robitaille | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Atkinson | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Horton | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tracy Pratt | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Gratton | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Carriere | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Crozier | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 106 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 4 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.65 | 125 | 114 | .912 |
| Dave Dryden | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 80 | 71 | .888 |
| Totals | 6 | 369 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.25 | 205 | 185 | .902 |
