1972–73 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1972–73 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 3rd season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 4th in the East Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
The Sabres added future Hall of Fame defenseman Tim Horton in the intra-league draft. In the Amateur Draft, the Sabres picked defenseman Jim Schoenfeld as their first-round pick, fifth over-all.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 8, 1972 	5–3 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 11, 1972 	7–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	2–0–0
3 	T 	October 14, 1972 	1–1 	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	2–0–1
4 	W 	October 15, 1972 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	3–0–1
5 	W 	October 19, 1972 	6–0 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	4–0–1
6 	T 	October 21, 1972 	1–1 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	4–0–2
7 	W 	October 22, 1972 	7–2 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	5–0–2
8 	T 	October 25, 1972 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	5–0–3
9 	T 	October 28, 1972 	3–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	5–0–4
10 	W 	October 29, 1972 	2–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	6–0–4
11 	L 	November 1, 1972 	1–7 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	6–1–4
12 	L 	November 4, 1972 	3–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	6–2–4
13 	T 	November 5, 1972 	1–1 	St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	6–2–5
14 	T 	November 9, 1972 	0–0 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	6–2–6
15 	L 	November 11, 1972 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	6–3–6
16 	W 	November 12, 1972 	1–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	7–3–6
17 	T 	November 15, 1972 	3–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	7–3–7
18 	L 	November 17, 1972 	1–5 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	7–4–7
19 	L 	November 19, 1972 	5–9 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	7–5–7
20 	L 	November 22, 1972 	2–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	7–6–7
21 	W 	November 23, 1972 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	8–6–7
22 	W 	November 26, 1972 	9–2 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	9–6–7
23 	W 	November 28, 1972 	7–2 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	10–6–7
24 	L 	November 30, 1972 	4–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	10–7–7
25 	L 	December 2, 1972 	6–8 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	10–8–7
26 	W 	December 3, 1972 	7–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	11–8–7
27 	W 	December 6, 1972 	3–2 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	12–8–7
28 	W 	December 7, 1972 	6–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	13–8–7
29 	W 	December 10, 1972 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	14–8–7
30 	W 	December 13, 1972 	7–3 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	15–8–7
31 	W 	December 16, 1972 	4–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	16–8–7
32 	W 	December 17, 1972 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	17–8–7
33 	W 	December 20, 1972 	6–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	18–8–7
34 	L 	December 22, 1972 	2–4 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	18–9–7
35 	L 	December 23, 1972 	0–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	18–10–7
36 	W 	December 27, 1972 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	19–10–7
37 	W 	December 28, 1972 	8–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	20–10–7
38 	L 	December 31, 1972 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	20–11–7
39 	W 	January 3, 1973 	4–1 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	21–11–7
40 	L 	January 4, 1973 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	21–12–7
41 	W 	January 6, 1973 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	22–12–7
42 	W 	January 7, 1973 	2–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	23–12–7
43 	L 	January 11, 1973 	2–4 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	23–13–7
44 	L 	January 14, 1973 	0–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	23–14–7
45 	W 	January 18, 1973 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	24–14–7
46 	L 	January 20, 1973 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	24–15–7
47 	L 	January 21, 1973 	3–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	24–16–7
48 	W 	January 25, 1973 	5–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	25–16–7
49 	L 	January 28, 1973 	5–8 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	25–17–7
50 	W 	February 1, 1973 	5–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	26–17–7
51 	T 	February 3, 1973 	1–1 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	26–17–8
52 	W 	February 4, 1973 	5–1 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	27–17–8
53 	L 	February 7, 1973 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	27–18–8
54 	W 	February 8, 1973 	4–0 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	28–18–8
55 	L 	February 10, 1973 	1–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	28–19–8
56 	L 	February 11, 1973 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	28–20–8
57 	W 	February 14, 1973 	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	29–20–8
58 	W 	February 15, 1973 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	30–20–8
59 	T 	February 17, 1973 	3–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	30–20–9
60 	W 	February 18, 1973 	4–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	31–20–9
61 	W 	February 22, 1973 	3–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	32–20–9
62 	L 	February 24, 1973 	2–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	32–21–9
63 	W 	February 25, 1973 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	33–21–9
64 	T 	March 1, 1973 	4–4 	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	33–21–10
65 	L 	March 4, 1973 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	33–22–10
66 	T 	March 6, 1973 	2–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	33–22–11
67 	T 	March 7, 1973 	2–2 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	33–22–12
68 	L 	March 9, 1973 	2–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	33–23–12
69 	L 	March 13, 1973 	0–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	33–24–12
70 	L 	March 15, 1973 	1–4 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	33–25–12
71 	T 	March 17, 1973 	3–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	33–25–13
72 	W 	March 18, 1973 	5–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	34–25–13
73 	L 	March 21, 1973 	2–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	34–26–13
74 	T 	March 24, 1973 	4–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	34–26–14
75 	L 	March 25, 1973 	1–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	34–27–14
76 	W 	March 27, 1973 	3–2 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	35–27–14
77 	W 	March 28, 1973 	6–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	36–27–14
78 	W 	April 1, 1973 	3–1 	St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	37–27–14
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Buffalo Sabres 2===
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	78	28	60	88 	10 	11 	8 	0 	7
 	RW 	75	40	43	83 	83 	16 	9 	0 	6
 	LW 	75	37	36	73 	79 	4 	11 	0 	4
 	C/RW	78	27	35	62 	30 	6 	11 	0 	5
 	C 	77	31	29	60 	21 	4 	3 	1 	6
 	C 	78	18	25	43 	32 	7 	0 	3 	2
 	C 	60	12	26	38 	17 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	78	5 	24	29 	56 	-3 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	76	11	17	28 	15 	13 	0 	1 	1
 	RW 	77	15	9 	24 	47 	-6 	1 	0 	2
 	D 	65	4 	17	21 	40 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	66	4 	15	19 	178	12 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	61	9 	9 	18 	36 	-5 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	69	1 	16	17 	56 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	74	1 	15	16 	116	9 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	21	6 	5 	11 	12 	0 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	40	2 	8 	10 	52 	-1 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	42	0 	7 	7 	8 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	45	3 	3 	6 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	5 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	34	1 	1 	2 	26 	-3 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0 	1 	1 	7 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	37	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	49	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	6 	3	7	10 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	6 	5	3	8 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	6 	3	2	5 	12 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	2	1	3 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	6 	0	3	3 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	1	1	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	1	1	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	1	0	1 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Gilbert Perreault
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==Gallery==
Orr_goal-30Nov1972.gif|One of four points by Bobby Orr, November 30, 1972.
Cashman_thru_doors-13Dec1972.gif|Wayne Cashman is checked through the Zamboni doors by Jim Schoenfeld, December 13, 1972.
Orr_200ft_goal-15Mar1973.gif|Bobby Orr scores a 200 foot goal, March 15, 1973.
==Video==
Eight minutes of the second period of the Atlanta Flames first ever game on October 8, 1972 versus the Buffalo Sabres.
1972 73 Atlanta Flames vs Buffalo Sabres hi-lites of 2nd period
Six minutes of highlights of the Buffalo Sabres last regular season game of the 1972-73 season in which they earn their first playoff berth with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Buffalo Sabres First Trip to the Playoffs (1972-73 )
==See Also==
*1972–73 NHL season
==References==
category:Buffalo Sabres seasons
Category:1972 in hockey
Category:1973 in hockey