Buffalo Sabres 1996-97 Roster & Stats40-30-0, 92 points — 1st, Northeast · Lost 2nd Round. 1996-97 standings →
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Plante | C | 82 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 24 | 14 |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 81 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 54 | 9 |
| Donald Audette | RW | 73 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 48 | -6 |
| Michael Peca | C | 79 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 80 | 26 |
| Jason Dawe | RW | 81 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 32 | 14 |
| Dixon Ward | LW | 79 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 17 |
| Matthew Barnaby | RW | 68 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 249 | 16 |
| Garry Galley | D | 71 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 102 | 10 |
| Michal Grosek | LW | 82 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 71 | 25 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 80 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 95 | 10 |
| Randy Burridge | LW | 55 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 17 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 62 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 43 | 19 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 82 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 112 | 23 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 77 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 13 |
| Jay McKee | D | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 3 |
| Miroslav Satan | RW | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Rob Ray | RW | 82 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 286 | 3 |
| Barrie Moore | LW | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 1 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 225 | 12 |
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -8 |
| Brad May | LW | 42 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 106 | -8 |
| Curtis Brown | C | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| Anatoli Semenov | C | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Wayne Primeau | C | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 64 | -2 |
| Ed Ronan | RW | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Charlie Huddy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Ruman Ndur | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vaclav Varada | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | 67 | 37 | 20 | — | 2.27 | .930 | 5 |
| Steve Shields | 13 | 3 | 8 | — | 2.96 | .913 | 0 |
| Andrei Trefilov | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 3.78 | .898 | 0 |
| Player | GP | CF% | FF% | PDO | P/60 | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Zhitnik | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anatoli Semenov | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrie Moore | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Boughner | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad May | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Holzinger | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Brown | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darryl Shannon | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Plante | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dixon Ward | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donald Audette | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Ronan | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Peca | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michal Grosek | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Wilson | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miroslav Satan | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Smehlik | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruman Ndur | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vaclav Varada | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Primeau | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Corsi (CF%), Fenwick (FF%), PDO, and rates are full-season, league-wide numbers — for mid-season trades they include time with other teams. Sorted by ice time.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Plante | C | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Donald Audette | RW | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -3 |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -3 |
| Garry Galley | D | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Michal Grosek | LW | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Randy Burridge | LW | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -5 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 |
| Dixon Ward | LW | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Matthew Barnaby | RW | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 2 |
| Jason Dawe | RW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 |
| Brad May | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | -2 |
| Michael Peca | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -9 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Ronan | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Ray | RW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | -3 |
| Jay McKee | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Satan | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Wayne Primeau | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shields | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | 2.74 | .922 | 1 |
| Dominik Hasek | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1.96 | .926 | 0 |
| Andrei Trefilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 |