2021–22 Buffalo Sabres season

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2021–22 Buffalo Sabres
Division   Atlantic
Conference   Eastern
2021–22 record 8–10–3
Home record 6–5–1
Road record 2–5–2
Goals for 60
Goals against 70
Team information
General Manager Kevyn Adams
Coach Don Granato
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Zemgus Girgensons
Kyle Okposo
Arena KeyBank Center
Team leaders
Goals Tage Thompson (10)
Assists Rasmus Dahlin (10)
Points Tage Thompson (15)
Penalties in minutes Zemgus Girgensons (21)
Plus/minus Colin Miller
Victor Olofsson
Tage Thompson (+3)
Wins Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski (4)
Goals against average Craig Anderson (2.50)
<2020–21 2022–23>

The 2021–22 Buffalo Sabres season is the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Sabres will attempt to snap their ten-year playoff drought, having last qualified for the playoffs in the 2010–11 season.

The league returned to its normal October-to-April scheduling, a full 82-game regular season which began on October 12, but this was contingent on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Government of Canada reducing its COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions. As a result, the Sabres rejoined the Atlantic Division after a one-season stint in the East Division due to realignment under the league's return to play protocols.[2][3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Bruins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Detroit Red Wings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Florida Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Montreal Canadiens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ottawa Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 −4 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 12, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 +35 107
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 +30 100
3 ME e – New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
4 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
5 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 ME e – New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
9 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
10 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
Source: National Hockey League[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot.


Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[6]

2021–22 game log
November: 3–8–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 1–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
9 November 2 Buffalo 3–5 San Jose Anderson 10,059 5–3–1 11 [15]
10 November 4 Buffalo 2–5 Seattle Tokarski 17,151 5–4–1 11 [16]
11 November 6 Detroit 4–3 Buffalo OT Tokarski 8,171 5–4–2 12 [17]
12 November 8 Buffalo 3–5 Washington Tokarski 18,573 5–5–2 12 [18]
13 November 12 Edmonton 2–3 Buffalo Tokarski 8,258 6–5–2 14 [19]
14 November 13 Toronto 5–4 Buffalo Dell 7,992 6–6–2 14 [20]
15 November 16 Buffalo 2–1 Pittsburgh Tokarski 16,366 7–6–2 16 [21]
16 November 18 Calgary 5–0 Buffalo Tokarski 7,753 7–7–2 16 [22]
17 November 21 Buffalo 4–5 NY Rangers Dell 17,256 7–8–2 16 [23]
18 November 22 Columbus 7–4 Buffalo Dell 7,978 7–9–2 16 [24]
19 November 24 Boston 5–1 Buffalo Dell 9,416 7–10–2 16 [25]
20 November 26 Montreal 1–4 Buffalo Tokarski 9,958 8–10–2 18 [26]
21 November 27 Buffalo 2–3 Detroit OT Tokarski 18,050 8–10–3 19 [27]
22 November 29 Seattle – Buffalo

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Updated to games played November 16, 2021

Skaters

Regular season[28]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Rasmus Asplund 15 4 6 10 +4 4
Victor Olofsson 8 5 4 9 +3 4
Jeff Skinner 15 5 4 9 −1 2
Tage Thompson 15 5 4 9 +3 4
Kyle Okposo 15 4 5 9 0 4
Colin Miller 15 2 7 9 +3 10
Dylan Cozens 15 3 5 8 −6 9
Rasmus Dahlin 15 2 6 8 +1 12
Zemgus Girgensons 15 3 4 7 +1 6
Vinnie Hinostroza 15 1 6 7 0 6
Drake Caggiula 15 2 3 5 0 2
Jacob Bryson 15 0 5 5 +1 6
Anders Bjork 15 3 1 4 +1 2
Arttu Ruotsalainen 14 2 2 4 0 6
Robert Hagg 15 1 3 4 −1 11
Cody Eakin 10 2 1 3 −2 8
Mark Pysyk 15 0 3 3 +5 4
Will Butcher 13 0 2 2 −5 0
John Hayden 11 0 1 1 −1 9
Casey Mittelstadt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Henri Jokiharju 1 0 0 0 0 2
Brett Murray 1 0 0 0 −1 2
Christian Wolanin 1 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[29]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Craig Anderson 6 6 360:36 4 2 0 15 2.50 190 .921 0 0 0 0
Dustin Tokarski 8 8 487:44 3 3 2 22 2.71 275 .920 0 0 0 0
Aaron Dell 1 1 59:48 0 1 0 5 5.02 26 .808 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated July 14, 2022[30][31]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
41 United States Craig Anderson G L 43 2021 Park Ridge, Illinois
74 Sweden Rasmus Asplund C L 26 2016 Filipstad, Sweden
96 United States Anders Bjork LW L 27 2021 Mequon, Wisconsin
78 Canada Jacob Bryson D L 26 2017 London, Ontario
– Canada Kale Clague D L 26 2022 Regina, Saskatchewan
– Canada Eric Comrie G L 29 2022 Edmonton, Alberta
24 Canada Dylan Cozens C R 23 2019 Whitehorse, Yukon
26 Sweden Rasmus Dahlin D L 24 2018 Trollhattan, Sweden
– Canada Jeremy Davies D L 27 2022 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
28 Latvia Zemgus Girgensons (A) C L 30 2012 Riga, Latvia
29 United States Vinnie Hinostroza RW R 30 2021 Melrose Park, Illinois
10 Finland Henri Jokiharju D R 25 2019 Oulu, Finland
– Russia Ilya Lyubushkin D R 30 2022 Moscow, Russia
37 United States Casey Mittelstadt C L 25 2017 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
21 United States Kyle Okposo (A) RW R 36 2016 Saint Paul, Minnesota
71 Sweden Victor Olofsson LW L 28 2014 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
25 Canada Owen Power D L 21 2021 Mississauga, Ontario
– United States Chase Priskie D R 28 2022 Pembroke Pines, Florida
53 Canada Jeff Skinner LW L 32 2018 Markham, Ontario
47 Canada Malcolm Subban Injured Reserve G L 30 2021 Ontario, Canada
72 United States Tage Thompson C R 26 2018 Phoenix, Arizona
89 United States Alex Tuch RW R 28 2021 Syracuse, New York


Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) To Philadelphia Flyers
Rasmus Ristolainen		 To Buffalo Sabres
Robert Hagg
1st round pick in 2021 (Isak Rosen)
2nd round pick in 2023		 [32]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Florida Panthers
Sam Reinhart		 To Buffalo Sabres
Devon Levi
1st round pick in 2022
 [33]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To New Jersey Devils
5th round pick in 2022
 To Buffalo Sabres
Will Butcher		 [34]
November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) To Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel
Conditional 3rd round pick in 2023 or 2024		 To Buffalo Sabres
Peyton Krebs
Alex Tuch
Conditional 1st round pick in 2022 or 2023
Conditional 2nd round pick in 2023 or 2024		 [35]
November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) To New York Islanders
Future considerations		 To Buffalo Sabres
Johnny Boychuk		 [36]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Craig Anderson Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [37]
Aaron Dell New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [38]
John Hayden Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency [39]
Vinnie Hinostroza Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [40]
Sean Malone Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [41]
Ethan Prow Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [42]
Mark Pysyk Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [43]
Jimmy Schuldt Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Free agency [44]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) Ryan MacInnis Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [45]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Washington Capitals Waivers [46]
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) Christian Wolanin Los Angeles Kings Waivers [47]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) William Borgen Seattle Kraken Expansion draft [48]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Jean-Sebastien Dea Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency [49]
Matt Irwin Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [50]
Steven Fogarty Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [51]
Carter Hutton Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency [52]
Jake McCabe Chicago Blackhawks 4-year Free agency [53]
C. J. Smith Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency [54]
Linus Ullmark Boston Bruins 4-year Free agency [51]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Stefanos Lekkas Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) Unknown Free agency [55]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Michael Houser Rochester Americans (AHL) 1-year Free agency [56]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) Riley Sheahan Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [57]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Washington Capitals Waivers [58]
October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15) Tobias Rieder Växjö Lakers (SHL) 1-year Free agency [59]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Drake Caggiula 1-year Re-signing [60]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Brandon Davidson 1-year Re-signing [61]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) Rasmus Asplund 2-year Re-signing [62]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) Casey Fitzgerald 2-year Re-signing [63]
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02) Henri Jokiharju 3-year Re-signing [64]
Casey Mittelstadt 3-year Re-signing [65]
September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22) Rasmus Dahlin 3-year Re-signing [66]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 1 Owen Power D  Canada University of Michigan (Big Ten)
1 141 Isak Rosen RW Sweden Sweden Leksands IF (SHL)
2 33 Prokhor Poltapov RW  Russia HC CSKA Moscow (KHL)
2 532 Aleksandr Kisakov LW  Russia MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
3 883 Stiven Sardarian RW  Russia Krasnaya Armiya (MHL)
3 954 Joshua Bloom LW  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 97 Olivier Nadeau RW  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5 1594 Viljami Marjala LW  Finland Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
6 161 William von Barnekow-Lofberg C  Sweden Malmo Redhwaks U20 (J20 SuperElit)
6 1885 Nikita Novikov D  Russia Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
7 193 Tyson Kozak C  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

Notes:

  1. The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent Rasmus Ristolainen to Philadelphia in exchange for Robert Hagg, a second-round pick in 2023 and this pick.[67]
  2. The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar to Boston in exchange for Anders Bjork and this pick.[68]
  3. The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on April 10, 2021, that sent Brandon Montour to Florida in exchange for this pick.[69]
  4. The Montreal Canadiens' third and fifth-round picks went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 26, 2021, that sent Eric Staal to Montreal in exchange for these picks.[70]
  5. The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 20, 2021, that sent Jonas Johansson to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[71]

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