# 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season

The 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, this was the 40th season of play for the franchise and was celebrated as such by the team.
As of 2024, this is the last time the Sabres qualified for postseason play and their last season until 2023 with a winning record.

## Off-season

To commemorate the team's 40th anniversary, the Sabres went retro, reverting to their pre-1996 logo and to the design of the first season uniforms (blue with gold and white trim) with a silver trim the team has been using as a third uniform since the 2008–09 season. The new road uniforms would be white with blue and gold trim, similar to the original 1970–71 uniforms; a new third jersey was used paying homage to the AHL Bisons that played in the city prior to 1970. The jersey would come complete with the team's 40th anniversary logo (the current logo with "1970", the team's first season, inside.)

## Regular season
### Franchise sale

On November 30, 2010, Ken Campbell of The Hockey News reported a story that billionaire Terrence Pegula had signed a letter of intent to purchase the Sabres from owners Tom Golisano, Larry Quinn and Daniel DiPofi for US$150 million. Pegula was the founder, president and CEO of East Resources, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States before selling the company. After the report was released, Quinn claimed that the report was "untrue" but had refused further comment. The $150 million was later determined to be an undervalued amount, as Forbes magazine had valued the team at just under $170 million in 2010.
In December 2010, Pegula officially expressed interest in buying the Sabres for $170 million and submitted a letter of intent to the NHL.
In January 2011, Golisano reportedly issued a counteroffer with an asking price of US$175 million. An agreement between Pegula and Golisano to sell the team was reached on January 29, 2011, with Pegula buying the team for $189 million ($175 million with $14 million in debt included) with the Sabres and Golisano officially making an announcement in a press conference on February 3, 2011. League owners approved the sale on February 18. In the conference, it was revealed that an unnamed bidder submitted a much higher bid than Pegula's, but made the bid contingent upon moving the team. The description is consistent with that of Jim Balsillie, who has made public his efforts to move a team to Hamilton, Ontario, a move that the Sabres have actively opposed. Terry Pegula named former Pittsburgh Penguins executive Ted Black to be the team president. Pegula was introduced as the Sabres' owner in a public ceremony at HSBC Arena on February 23, accompanied by what would be the final appearance of all three members of The French Connection line before Rick Martin's death three weeks later.

### Divisional standings

Northeast Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | vte | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 |
| 2 | y – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 3 | y – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 11 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |
| 14 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
| 15 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2010 Pre-season game log :
September/October: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordRecap
1September 25Toronto Maple Leafs1-3Buffalo SabresMiller1-0-0
2September 27Buffalo Sabres4-5Toronto Maple LeafsEnroth1-1-0
3September 28 (in Dundas, Ontario)Buffalo Sabres2-1Ottawa SenatorsMiller2-1-0
4September 30Buffalo Sabres5-3Montreal CanadiensEnroth3-1-0
5October 1Buffalo Sabres1-3Philadelphia FlyersMiller3-2-0
6October 3Philadelphia Flyers3-9Buffalo SabresMiller4-2-0 :

### Game log

2010–11 Game Log :
October : 3-7-2 (Home: 0-4-1; Road: 3-3-1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
18@ Ottawa Senators2-1MillerScotiabank Place/19,3501-0-0
29New York Rangers3-6MillerHSBC Arena/18,6901-1-0
311Chicago Blackhawks3-4MillerHSBC Arena/17,8961-2-0
413New Jersey Devils0-1 (OT)MillerHSBC Arena/18,6901-2-1
515Montreal Canadiens1-2MillerHSBC Arena/17,2641-3-1
616@ Chicago Blackhawks3-4LalimeUnited Center/21,2931-4-1
720@ Atlanta Thrashers4-1MillerPhilips Arena/8,8202-4-1
822Ottawa Senators2-4MillerHSBC Arena/18,0092-5-1
923@ New Jersey Devils6-1MillerPrudential Center/14,2283-5-1
1026@ Philadelphia Flyers3-6MillerWells Fargo Center/19,3613-6-1
1129@ Atlanta Thrashers3-4 (OT)MillerPhilips Arena/10,1723-6-2
1230@ Dallas Stars0-4LalimeAmerican Airlines Center/15,0153-7-2 :
November: 6-6-1 (Home: 4-4-0; Road: 2-2-1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
133Boston Bruins2-5EnrothHSBC Arena/18,4283-8-2
145Montreal Canadiens2-3LalimeHSBC Arena/18,0263-9-2
156@ Toronto Maple Leafs3-2 (SO)EnrothAir Canada Centre/19,3294-9-2
1610@ New Jersey Devils5-4 (SO)EnrothPrudential Center/14,5665-9-2
1711@ New York Rangers2-3 (OT)EnrothMadison Square Garden/17,8485-9-3
1813Washington Capitals3-2 (OT)MillerHSBC Arena/18,6906-9-3
1915Vancouver Canucks4-3 (OT)MillerHSBC Arena/18,6907-9-3
2017@ Washington Capitals2-4MillerVerizon Center/18,3987-10-3
2119Los Angeles Kings4-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,4188-10-3
2220Tampa Bay Lightning1-2LalimeHSBC Arena/17,8338-11-3
2324Pittsburgh Penguins0-1EnrothHSBC Arena/18,2508-12-3
2426Toronto Maple Leafs3-1MillerHSBC Arena/18,0049-12-3
2527@ Montreal Canadiens1-3MillerBell Centre/21,2739-13-3 :
December: 6-5-1 (Home: 4-2-0; Road: 2-3-1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
263Columbus Blue Jackets5-0MillerHSBC Arena/18,52910-13-3
274@ Ottawa Senators1-0 (SO)MillerScotiabank Place/16,36411-13-3
287@ Boston Bruins2-3 (OT)MillerTD Garden/17,56511-13-4
299San Jose Sharks6-3MillerHSBC Arena/18,01712-13-4
3011Pittsburgh Penguins2-5MillerHSBC Arena/18,69012-14-4
3115Boston Bruins3-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,19713-14-4
3217@ Florida Panthers2-6MillerBankAtlantic Center/16,89413-15-4
3318@ Tampa Bay Lightning1-3MillerSt. Pete Times Forum/17,14113-16-4
3421Anaheim Ducks5-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,69014-16-4
3523Florida Panthers3-4MillerHSBC Arena/18,69014-17-4
3627@ Calgary Flames2-5MillerPengrowth Saddledome/19,28914-18-4
3728@ Edmonton Oilers4-2MillerRexall Place/16,83915-18-4 :
January: 7-3-1 (Home: 3-2-0; Road: 5-1-1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
381Boston Bruins7-6 (SO)MillerHSBC Arena/18,69016-18-4
394@ Colorado Avalanche3-4 (OT)MillerPepsi Center/12,54816-18-5
406@ San Jose Sharks3-0MillerHP Pavilion/17,56217-18-5
418@ Phoenix Coyotes2-1MillerJobing.com Arena/13,90518-18-5
4211Philadelphia Flyers2-5MillerHSBC Arena/18,15518-19-5
4313Carolina Hurricanes3-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,27619-19-5
4415@ New York Islanders3-5MillerNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum/12,22319-20-5
4518Montreal Canadiens4-2MillerHSBC Arena/17,56520-20-5
4620@ Boston Bruins2-1 (OT)MillerTD Garden/18,22521-20-5
4721New York Islanders2-5LalimeHSBC Arena/18,69021-21-5
4823@ New York Islanders5-3MillerNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum/10,12022-21-5
4925@ Ottawa Senators3-2 (OT)MillerScotiabank Place/18,99023-21-5 :
February: 6-4-2 (Home: 3-3-2; Road: 3-1-0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
504@ Pittsburgh Penguins2-3MillerConsol Energy Center/18,31523-22-5
515Toronto Maple Leafs6-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,26424-22-5
528@ Tampa Bay Lightning7-4MillerSt. Pete Times Forum/14,44425-22-5
5310@ Florida Panthers3-2 (OT)MillerBankAtlantic Center/14,55926-22-5
5413New York Islanders6-7 (OT)MillerHSBC Arena/18,69026-22-6
5515@ Montreal Canadiens3-2 (SO)EnrothBell Centre/21,27327-22-6
5616Toronto Maple Leafs1-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,41427-23-6
5718St. Louis Blues0-3MillerHSBC Arena/18,49327-24-6
5820Washington Capitals1-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,69027-25-6
5923Atlanta Thrashers4-1MillerHSBC Arena/18,69028-25-6
6025Ottawa Senators4-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,69029-25-6
6126Detroit Red Wings2-3 (SO)MillerHSBC Arena/18,69029-25-7 :
March: 9-3-2 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 5-2-1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
621@ New York Rangers3-2MillerMadison Square Garden/18,20030-25-7
633@ Carolina Hurricanes2-3 (OT)MillerRBC Center/15,21330-25-8
645@ Philadelphia Flyers5-3MillerWells Fargo Center/19,90131-25-8
656@ Minnesota Wild3-2EnrothXcel Energy Center/18,09132-25-8
668@ Pittsburgh Penguins1-3MillerConsol Energy Center/18,31432-26-8
6710@ Boston Bruins4-3 (OT)MillerTD Garden/17,56533-26-8
6812@ Toronto Maple Leafs3-4MillerAir Canada Centre/19,34733-27-8
6913Ottawa Senators6-4EnrothHSBC Arena/18,69034-27-8
7015Carolina Hurricanes0-1MillerHSBC Arena/18,69034-28-8
7119Atlanta Thrashers8-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,69035-28-8
7220Nashville Predators3-4 (OT)MillerHSBC Arena/18,69035-28-9
7322@ Montreal Canadiens2-0MillerBell Centre/21,27336-28-9
7425Florida Panthers4-2MillerHSBC Arena/18,69037-28-9
7526New Jersey Devils2-0MillerHSBC Arena/18,69038-28-9
7629@ Toronto Maple Leafs3-4MillerAir Canada Centre/19,48338-29-9
7730New York Rangers1-0EnrothHSBC Arena/18,69039-29-9 :
April: 4-0-1 (Home: 2-0-0; Road: 2-0-1)
GameAprilOpponentScoreDecisionLocation/AttendanceRecord
782@ Washington Capitals4-5 (OT)EnrothVerizon Center/18,39839-29-10
793@ Carolina Hurricanes2-1 (OT)EnrothRBC Center/18,74040-29-10
805Tampa Bay Lightning4-2EnrothHSBC Arena/18,69041-29-10
818Philadelphia Flyers4-3 (OT)MillerHSBC Arena/18,69042-29-10
829@ Columbus Blue Jackets5-4EnrothNationwide Arena/18,71743-29-10 :
2010-2011 Schedule :

## Playoffs

The Sabres qualified for the playoffs and played the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Sabres–Flyers series marked the ninth time, and first since 2006, the teams have met in the playoffs, most of any Sabres opponent. The Flyers lead the match-up four series to three. This series was the first time a Sabres–Flyers series has gone seven games.

### Playoff log

2011 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #2 Philadelphia Flyers : Flyers win Series 4-3 (Home 1-2; Road 2-2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTPhiladelphia goalsBuffalo goalsDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 14Buffalo Sabres1–0Philadelphia FlyersNoneKaletaMiller19,9291-0
2April 16Buffalo Sabres4–5Philadelphia FlyersBriere, Carcillo, Giroux, Leino, van RiemsdykVanek (2), McCormick, SekeraMiller19,9421–1
3April 18Philadelphia Flyers4–2Buffalo SabresCarter, Briere, Zherdev, TimonenStafford, GerbeMiller18,6901-2
4April 20Philadelphia Flyers0–1Buffalo SabresNonePominville Miller18,6902-2
5April 22Buffalo Sabres4–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers5:31van Riemsdyk, Meszaros, BriereEnnis (2), Vanek, GragnaniMiller19,9593-2
6April 24Philadelphia Flyers5–4 OTBuffalo Sabres4:43Briere (2), van Riemsdyk, Hartnell, LeinoNiedermayer, Vanek (2), GerbeMiller18,6903-3
7April 26Buffalo Sabres2–5Philadelphia FlyersCoburn, Briere, Giroux, Leino, CarcilloMyers, BoyesMiller19,9593-4 :
Scorer of game-winning goal in italics *Denotes if necessary :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Thomas Vanek | 80 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 2 | 24 |
| Drew Stafford | 62 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 34 |
| Jason Pominville | 73 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 1 | 15 |
| Tyler Ennis | 82 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 0 | 30 |
| Tim Connolly | 68 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -10 | 20 |
| Tyler Myers | 80 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 40 |
| Derek Roy | 35 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -1 | 16 |
| Jordan Leopold | 71 | 13 | 22 | 35 | -11 | 36 |
| Nathan Gerbe | 64 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 34 |
| Paul Gaustad | 81 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 101 |
| Jochen Hecht | 67 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 40 |
| Andrej Sekera | 76 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 34 |
| Steve Montador | 73 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 83 |
| Cody McCormick | 81 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 142 |
| Rob Niedermayer | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| Mike Weber | 58 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 69 |
| Mike Grier | 73 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Brad Boyes$^†$ | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| Chris Butler | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| Patrick Kaleta | 51 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 78 |
| Mark Mancari | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 62 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| Luke Adam | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 12 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Rivet$^‡$ | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 12 |
| Paul Byron | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Ellis | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Colin Stuart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Parrish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyler Myers | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| Thomas Vanek | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Rob Niedermayer | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Pominville | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Ennis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Drew Stafford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Kaleta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| Tim Connolly | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Gaustad | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 13 |
| Nathan Gerbe | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 18 |
| Mike Grier | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Jochen Hecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Leopold | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Boyes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Montador | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| Derek Roy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Cody McCormick | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Andrej Sekera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Chris Butler | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 10 |
| Mike Weber | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Mancari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ryan Miller | 66 | 3829 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 165 | 2.59 | 1964 | .916 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 14 | 769 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2.73 | 377 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Lalime | 7 | 365 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2.96 | 163 | .890 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ryan Miller | 7 | 410 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.93 | 242 | .917 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 | 8 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sabres. Stats reflect time with Sabres only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Sabres only.

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Ryan Miller | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 6, 2010 |
| Drew Stafford | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 14, 2011 |
| Andrej Sekera | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 7, 2011 |
| Ryan Miller | NHL First Star of the Week | March 28, 2011 |
| Jhonas Enroth | NHL Third Star of the Week | April 4, 2011 |
| Thomas Vanek | NHL First Star of the Week | April 11, 2011 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jochen Hecht | 700th Career NHL Game | October 11, 2010 |
| Luke Adam | 1st Career NHL Game | October 26, 2010 |
| Cody McCormick | 200th Career NHL Game | October 29, 2010 |
| Thomas Vanek | 400th Career NHL Game | October 29, 2010 |
| Mike Grier | 1,000th Career NHL Game | November 3, 2010 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 1st Career NHL Win | November 6, 2010 |
| Jordan Leopold | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 6, 2010 |
| Lindy Ruff (coach) | 1,000th Career NHL Game Coached | November 10, 2010 |
| Steve Montador | 100th Career NHL Point | November 13, 2010 |
| Tyler Myers | 100th Career NHL Game | November 13, 2010 |
| Rob Niedermayer | 1,100th Career NHL Game | November 15, 2010 |
| Craig Rivet | 900th Career NHL Game | November 20, 2010 |
| Jason Pominville | 400th Career NHL Game | November 24, 2010 |
| Luke Adam | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 26, 2010 |
| Luke Adam | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 7, 2010 |
| Mike Weber | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 28, 2010 |
| Ryan Miller | 200th Career NHL Win | December 28, 2010 |
| Lindy Ruff | 500th Career NHL Win (coach) | January 6, 2011 |
| Andrej Sekera | 200th Career NHL Game | January 15, 2011 |
| Thomas Vanek | 200th Career NHL Goal | January 20, 2011 |
| Paul Byron | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 23, 2011 |
| Paul Byron | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 25, 2011 |
| Jason Pominville | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 25, 2011 |
| Tim Connolly | 600th Career NHL Game | February 15, 2011 |
| Paul Gaustad | 400th Career NHL Game | February 20, 2011 |
| Steve Montador | 500th Career NHL Game | February 23, 2011 |
| Patrick Kaleta | 200th Career NHL Game | March 1, 2011 |
| Drew Stafford | 300th Career NHL Game | March 3, 2011 |
| Jordan Leopold | 500th Career NHL Game | March 10, 2011 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 1st Career NHL Shutout | March 30, 2011 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | March 30, 2011 |
| Thomas Vanek | 200th Career NHL Goal | April 2, 2011 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 1st Career NHL Goal | April 3, 2011 |
| Drew Stafford | 100th Career NHL Assist | April 3, 2011 |
| Matt Ellis | 200th Career NHL Game | April 8, 2011 |
| Paul Gaustad | 100th Career NHL Assist | April 9, 2011 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Chris Butler | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 14, 2011 |
| Mike Weber | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2011 |
| Cody McCormick | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 16, 2011 |
| Andrej Sekera | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2011 |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | April 22, 2011 |
| Tyler Myers | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist | April 22, 2011 |
| Mike Weber | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 22, 2011 |
| Chris Butler | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 24, 2011 |
| Mike Grier | 100th Career NHL Playoff Game | April 24, 2011 |
| Jhonas Enroth | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 26, 2011 |
| Mark Mancari | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 26, 2011 |

## Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| February 27, 2011 | To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2011 | To Buffalo Sabres Brad Boyes |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Nick Crawford3 years, $1.715 million entry-level contract
Mike Grier1 year, $1.4 million
Alex Biega2 years, $1.055 million entry-level contract
Jacob Lagace3 years, $1.675 million entry-level contract
Cody McCormick1 year, $500,000
Corey Tropp3 years, $1.76 million entry-level contract
Mike Weber1 year, $550,000
Patrick Lalime1 year, $600,000
Derek Whitmore1 year, $550,000
Patrick Kaleta2 years, $1.815 million
Marc-Andre Gragnani1 year, $500,000
Mark Mancari1 year, $575,000
Matt Ellis1 year, $625,000
Zack Kassian3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Lindy Ruff (coach)multi-year contract extension :

## Draft selections

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.