| Name |
Year |
Division |
GP |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
OTL |
Points |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Coach |
Result |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1970-71 |
NHL Eastern |
78 |
24 |
39 |
15 |
|
63 |
217 |
291 |
1188 |
Punch Imlach |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1971-72 |
NHL Eastern |
78 |
16 |
43 |
19 |
|
51 |
203 |
289 |
831 |
Punch Imlach / Joe Crozier |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1972-73 |
NHL Eastern |
78 |
37 |
27 |
14 |
|
88 |
257 |
219 |
940 |
Joe Crozier |
Lost Quater-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1973-74 |
NHL Eastern |
78 |
32 |
34 |
12 |
|
76 |
242 |
250 |
787 |
Joe Crozier |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1974-75 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
49 |
16 |
5 |
|
113 |
354 |
240 |
1229 |
Floyd Smith |
Lost Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1975-76 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
46 |
21 |
13 |
|
105 |
339 |
240 |
943 |
Floyd Smith |
Lost Quarter-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1976-77 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
48 |
24 |
8 |
|
104 |
301 |
220 |
848 |
Floyd Smith |
Lost Quarter-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1977-78 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
44 |
19 |
17 |
|
105 |
288 |
215 |
800 |
Marcel Pronovost |
Lost Quarter-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1978-79 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
36 |
28 |
16 |
|
88 |
280 |
263 |
1026 |
Marcel Pronovost / Billy Inglis |
Lost Preliminary Round |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1979-80 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
47 |
17 |
16 |
|
110 |
318 |
201 |
967 |
Scotty Bowman |
Lost Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1980-81 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
39 |
20 |
21 |
|
99 |
327 |
250 |
1194 |
Roger Neilson |
Lost Quarter-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1981-82 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
39 |
26 |
15 |
|
93 |
307 |
273 |
1425 |
Roger Neilson / Scotty Bowman |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1982-83 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
38 |
29 |
13 |
|
89 |
318 |
285 |
1031 |
Scotty Bowman |
Lost Division Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1983-84 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
48 |
25 |
7 |
|
103 |
315 |
257 |
1190 |
Scotty Bowman |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1984-85 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
38 |
28 |
14 |
|
90 |
290 |
237 |
1221 |
Scotty Bowman |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1985-86 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
37 |
37 |
6 |
|
80 |
296 |
291 |
1608 |
Jim Schoenfeld / Scotty Bowman |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1986-87 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
28 |
44 |
8 |
|
64 |
280 |
308 |
1810 |
Scotty Bowman / Craig Ramsay |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1987-88 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
37 |
32 |
11 |
|
85 |
283 |
305 |
2277 |
Ted Sator |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1988-89 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
38 |
35 |
7 |
|
83 |
291 |
299 |
2034 |
Ted Sator |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1989-90 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
45 |
27 |
8 |
|
98 |
286 |
248 |
1449 |
Rick Dudley |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1990-91 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
31 |
30 |
19 |
|
81 |
292 |
278 |
1733 |
Rick Dudley |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1991-92 |
NHL Adams |
80 |
31 |
37 |
12 |
|
74 |
289 |
299 |
2713 |
Rick Dudley / John Muckler |
Lost Division Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1992-93 |
NHL Adams |
84 |
38 |
36 |
10 |
|
86 |
335 |
297 |
1873 |
John Muckler |
Lost Division Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1993-94 |
NHL Northeast |
84 |
43 |
32 |
9 |
|
95 |
282 |
218 |
1760 |
John Muckler |
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1994-95 |
NHL Northeast |
48 |
22 |
19 |
7 |
|
51 |
130 |
119 |
1022 |
John Muckler |
Lost Conference Quater-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1995-96 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
33 |
42 |
7 |
|
73 |
247 |
262 |
2195 |
Ted Nolan |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1996-97 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
40 |
30 |
12 |
|
92 |
237 |
208 |
1840 |
Ted Nolan |
Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1997-98 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
36 |
29 |
17 |
|
89 |
211 |
187 |
1768 |
Lindy Ruff |
Lost Conference Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1998-99 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
37 |
28 |
17 |
|
91 |
207 |
175 |
1561 |
Lindy Ruff |
Lost Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1999-00 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
35 |
32 |
11 |
4 |
85 |
213 |
204 |
1173 |
Lindy Ruff |
Lost Conference Quarter-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2000-01 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
46 |
30 |
5 |
1 |
98 |
218 |
184 |
1249 |
Lindy Ruff |
Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2001-02 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
35 |
35 |
11 |
1 |
82 |
213 |
200 |
1217 |
Lindy Ruff |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2002-03 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
27 |
37 |
10 |
8 |
72 |
190 |
219 |
1276 |
Lindy Ruff |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2003-04 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
37 |
34 |
7 |
4 |
85 |
220 |
221 |
1289 |
Lindy Ruff |
Out of Playoffs |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2004-05 |
NHL Lockout |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lindy Ruff |
|
| Buffalo Sabres |
2005-06 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
52 |
24 |
|
6 |
110 |
281 |
239 |
1144 |
Lindy Ruff |
Lost Conference Finals |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2006-07 |
NHL Northeast |
82 |
53 |
22 |
|
7 |
113 |
308 |
242 |
|
Lindy Ruff |
Won Eastern Conference |
