1981–82 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1981–82 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 12th season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

1981-82 Buffalo Sabres
Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1981-82 record39–26–15
Home record23–8–9
Road record16–18–6
Goals for307
Goals against273
Team information
General managerScotty Bowman
CoachJim Roberts
Scotty Bowman
CaptainDanny Gare (Oct–Nov)
Gilbert Perreault (Nov–Apr)
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance15,585
Team leaders
GoalsGilbert Perreault (31)
AssistsJohn Van Boxmeer (54)
PointsGilbert Perreault (73)
Penalty minutesLarry Playfair (258)
WinsDon Edwards (26)
Goals against averageJacques Cloutier (2.51)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PIM PTS
Montreal Canadiens804617173602231463109
Boston Bruins80432710323285126696
Buffalo Sabres80392615307273142593
Quebec Nordiques80333116356345175782
Hartford Whalers80214118264351149360

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19815–3Washington Capitals (1981–82)1–0–0
2LOctober 10, 19810–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)1–1–0
3TOctober 11, 19812–2Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)1–1–1
4WOctober 14, 19814–2Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)2–1–1
5WOctober 17, 19814–2@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)3–1–1
6TOctober 18, 19813–3Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)3–1–2
7TOctober 21, 19812–2Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)3–1–3
8WOctober 23, 19816–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)4–1–3
9LOctober 25, 19813–6Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)4–2–3
10WOctober 28, 19816–2St. Louis Blues (1981–82)5–2–3
11LOctober 31, 19811–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)5–3–3
12WNovember 1, 19816–2Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)6–3–3
13TNovember 4, 19813–3Calgary Flames (1981–82)6–3–4
14WNovember 7, 19816–2@ New York Islanders (1981–82)7–3–4
15TNovember 8, 19812–2Hartford Whalers (1981–82)7–3–5
16LNovember 11, 19813–7@ New York Rangers (1981–82)7–4–5
17TNovember 13, 19813–3New York Rangers (1981–82)7–4–6
18WNovember 15, 19813–1Boston Bruins (1981–82)8–4–6
19LNovember 18, 19813–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)8–5–6
20WNovember 20, 19814–3@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)9–5–6
21WNovember 21, 19817–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)10–5–6
22WNovember 25, 19813–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)11–5–6
23TNovember 28, 19814–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)11–5–7
24WNovember 29, 19815–2New York Islanders (1981–82)12–5–7
25LDecember 3, 19813–6@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)12–6–7
26WDecember 4, 19814–2@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)13–6–7
27WDecember 6, 19817–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)14–6–7
28WDecember 9, 19817–1Colorado Rockies (1981–82)15–6–7
29WDecember 12, 19814–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)16–6–7
30TDecember 13, 19814–4Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)16–6–8
31LDecember 15, 19813–4Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)16–7–8
32LDecember 17, 19811–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)16–8–8
33LDecember 19, 19813–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)16–9–8
34WDecember 20, 19818–2Hartford Whalers (1981–82)17–9–8
35LDecember 22, 19812–3@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)17–10–8
36WDecember 26, 19817–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)18–10–8
37WDecember 27, 19813–2Washington Capitals (1981–82)19–10–8
38WDecember 31, 19814–2Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)20–10–8
39LJanuary 2, 19823–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)20–11–8
40WJanuary 3, 19823–2Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)21–11–8
41WJanuary 6, 19825–2Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)22–11–8
42WJanuary 9, 19823–2@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)23–11–8
43WJanuary 10, 19826–4Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)24–11–8
44WJanuary 13, 19826–2Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)25–11–8
45WJanuary 15, 19828–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)26–11–8
46WJanuary 17, 19827–1Hartford Whalers (1981–82)27–11–8
47TJanuary 19, 19822–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)27–11–9
48WJanuary 22, 19825–3Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)28–11–9
49WJanuary 23, 19823–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)29–11–9
50LJanuary 27, 19823–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)29–12–9
51LJanuary 29, 19821–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)29–13–9
52LJanuary 30, 19822–3@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)29–14–9
53LFebruary 3, 19822–5Boston Bruins (1981–82)29–15–9
54LFebruary 4, 19822–5@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)29–16–9
55LFebruary 7, 19823–7New York Islanders (1981–82)29–17–9
56WFebruary 10, 19824–3Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)30–17–9
57LFebruary 11, 19824–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)30–18–9
58WFebruary 16, 19822–1@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)31–18–9
59WFebruary 17, 19823–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)32–18–9
60TFebruary 20, 19822–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)32–18–10
61WFebruary 21, 19826–2Colorado Rockies (1981–82)33–18–10
62LFebruary 24, 19823–6Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)33–19–10
63TFebruary 26, 19824–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)33–19–11
64TFebruary 27, 19825–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)33–19–12
65TMarch 3, 19823–3Hartford Whalers (1981–82)33–19–13
66TMarch 6, 19822–2@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)33–19–14
67LMarch 7, 19823–5Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)33–20–14
68WMarch 10, 19827–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)34–20–14
69WMarch 12, 19823–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)35–20–14
70LMarch 13, 19821–4@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)35–21–14
71TMarch 16, 19823–3Boston Bruins (1981–82)35–21–15
72LMarch 18, 19821–4@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)35–22–15
73LMarch 20, 19824–6@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)35–23–15
74WMarch 21, 19825–4Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)36–23–15
75LMarch 25, 19821–5@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)36–24–15
76LMarch 26, 19825–8New York Rangers (1981–82)36–25–15
77WMarch 28, 19829–5Boston Bruins (1981–82)37–25–15
78WMarch 30, 19826–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)38–25–15
79WApril 3, 19825–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)39–25–15
80LApril 4, 19824–7Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)39–26–15

Playoffs

The Sabres lost to the Boston Bruins three games to one, in the Adams Division semi-finals.

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
117Jiri Dudacek CzechoslovakiaHC Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
238Hannu Virta FinlandTPS (Finland)
359Jim Aldred CanadaKingston Canadiens (OMJHL)
360Colin Chisholm CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WHL)
480Jeff Eatough CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
483Anders Wikberg SwedenTimra IK (Sweden)
5101Mauri Eivola FinlandTPS (Finland)
6122Ali Butorac CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
7143Heikki Leime FinlandTPS (Finland)
8164Gates Orlando CanadaProvidence College (ECAC)
9185Venci Sebek CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
10206Warren Harper CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (SJHL)

See also

References
  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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