2022–23 Buffalo Sabres season

The 2022–23 Buffalo Sabres season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. This was the first season since the inaugural season in 1970–71 in which Rick Jeanneret did not call games. With a win against the Detroit Red Wings on April 5, they clinched their first winning season since 2010–11. Despite this, the Sabres missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, continuing the longest playoff drought in NHL history, as they were eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to the New Jersey Devils on April 11, 2023.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Eastern Conference===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
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October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)	October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 13 	Ottawa 	1–4 	Buffalo 	 	Anderson 	15,364 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 15 	Florida 	4–3 	Buffalo 	 	Comrie 	11,481 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 18 	Buffalo 	4–2 	Edmonton 	 	Comrie 	16,121 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 20 	Buffalo 	6–3 	Calgary 	 	Comrie 	17,080 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 22 	Buffalo 	5–1 	Vancouver 	 	Anderson 	18,809 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 25 	Buffalo 	1–5 	Seattle 	 	Comrie 	17,151 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 27 	Montreal 	3–2 	Buffalo 	 	Comrie 	12,735 	4–3–0 	8 	
8 	October 29 	Chicago 	3–4 	Buffalo 	OT 	Anderson 	14,547 	5–3–0 	10 	
9 	October 31 	Detroit 	3–8 	Buffalo 	 	Comrie 	9,673 	6–3–0 	12 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	78	47	47	94	+4 	39
 	79	35	47	82	+15	39
 	74	36	43	79	+14	20
 	78	15	58	73	+12	92
 	81	31	37	68	−3 	41
 	82	15	44	59	−8 	22
 	75	28	12	40	−23	4
 	75	14	23	37	−7 	15
 	79	4 	31	35	+10	24
 	77	12	20	32	−15	26
 	75	11	17	28	−7 	34
 	74	9 	17	26	−8 	50
† 	59	7 	15	22	−9 	23
 	80	10	8 	18	−5 	14
 	68	2 	12	14	−2 	38
 	60	3 	10	13	−12	30
 	26	2 	9 	11	−1 	6
 	55	2 	8 	10	+14	20
 	59	1 	8 	9 	−24	8
‡ 	27	2 	6 	8 	0 	0
† 	17	4 	0 	4 	−3 	0
 	33	0 	4 	4 	−3 	24
 	17	1 	2 	3 	−4 	0
† 	18	1 	2 	3 	+1 	13
‡ 	23	0 	3 	3 	−1 	4
 	2 	1 	1 	2 	+1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	33	32	1,910:13	17	11	4	115	3.61	1,054	.892	0	0	1	2
 	26	24	1,392:52	11	11	2	76 	3.06	823 	.908	1	0	1	2
 	19	19	1,111:59	9 	9 	1	68 	3.67	594 	.886	1	0	1	2
 	7 	7 	429:01 	5 	2 	0	21 	2.94	222 	.905	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 ==
==Transactions==
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Dallas StarsOskari Laaksonen 	To Buffalo SabresJoseph Cecconi 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksJosh Bloom 	To Buffalo SabresRiley Stillman 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsErik Portillo 	To Buffalo Sabres3rd-round pick in 2023	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksAnders Bjork 	To Buffalo SabresFuture considerations 	
 	To Anaheim DucksChase Priskie 	To Buffalo SabresAustin Strand 	
 	To Minnesota Wild2nd-round pick in 20234th-round pick in 2024	To Buffalo SabresJordan Greenway 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsRasmus Asplund 	To Buffalo Sabres7th-round pick in 2025	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Kale Clague 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Eric Comrie 	Winnipeg Jets 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Jeremy Davies 	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ilya Lyubushkin	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	Free agency	
 	Chase Priskie 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Riley Sheahan 	Seattle Kraken 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tyson Jost 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Waivers 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Drake Caggiula 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Aaron Dell 	San Jose Sharks 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Colin Miller 	Dallas Stars 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Ethan Prow 	Rochester Americans (AHL) 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Dustin Tokarski 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Mark Jankowski 	Nashville Predators 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Mark Pysyk 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	John Hayden 	Seattle Kraken 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Michael Houser 	Rochester Americans (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Will Butcher 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Arttu Ruotsalainen	EHC Kloten (NL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Brandon Davidson 	Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Ryan MacInnis 	Amur Khabarovsk (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jimmy Schuldt 	Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Cody Eakin 	SCL Tigers (NL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Riley Sheahan 	 	 	Contract termination	
 	Riley Sheahan 	EHC Biel-Bienne (NL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Casey Fitzgerald 	Florida Panthers 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Brandon Biro 	2-year	
 	Jacob Bryson 	2-year	
 	Vinnie Hinostroza 	2-year	
 	Malcolm Subban 	1-year	
 	Victor Olofsson 	2-year	
 	Jiri Kulich 	3-year	
 	Noah Ostlund 	3-year	
 	Lawrence Pilut 	1-year	
 	Matthew Savoie 	3-year	
 	Brett Murray 	1-year	
 	Tyson Kozak 	3-year	
 	Tage Thompson 	7-year	
 	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	2-year	
 	Mattias Samuelsson 	7-year	
 	Dylan Cozens 	7-year	
 	Devon Levi 	3-year	
== Draft Picks ==
Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	9 	Matthew Savoie 	C 	 	Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
1 	16 	Noah Ostlund 	C 	 	Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell)
1 	28 	Jiri Kulich 	C 	 	HC Energie Karlovy Vary (ELH)
2 	41 	Topias Leinonen 	G 	 	JYP (U20 SM-sarja)
3 	74 	Viktor Neuchev 	LW 	 	Avto Yekaterinburg (MHL)
4 	106	Mats Lindgren 	D 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 	134	Vsevolod Komarov 	D 	 	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
6 	170	Jake Richard 	RW 	 	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
6 	187	Gustav Karlsson 	C 	 	Örebro HK (J20 Nationell)
7 	202	Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson	RW 	 	Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
7 	211	Linus Sjodin 	C 	 	Rögle BK (SHL)
==References==
Category:2022–23 NHL season by team
Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons
Category:2022 in sports in New York (state)
Category:2023 in sports in New York (state)