2017–18 Buffalo Sabres season

2017–18 Buffalo Sabres
2017–18 Buffalo Sabres
Division	8th Atlantic
Conference	16th Eastern
2017–18 record	25–45–12
Home record	11–25–5
Road record	14–20–7
Goals for	199
Goals against	280
Team information
General manager	Jason Botterill
Coach	Phil Housley
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Zach Bogosian; Jack Eichel; Kyle Okposo; Ryan O'Reilly
Arena	KeyBank Center
Average attendance	18,563
Minor league affiliate(s)	Rochester Americans (AHL); Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jack Eichel; Sam Reinhart (25)
Assists	Jack Eichel (39)
Points	Jack Eichel (64)
Penalty minutes	Jordan Nolan (69)
Plus/minus	Casey Mittelstadt (+1)
Wins	Robin Lehner (14)
Goals against average	Robin Lehner (3.01)
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The 2017–18 Buffalo Sabres season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[2] The Sabres missed the playoffs again, finishing last in the division for the second straight year and last overall in the league.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	54	23	5	48	296	236	+60	113
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	50	20	12	47	270	214	+56	112
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	49	26	7	42	277	232	+45	105
4	Florida Panthers	82	44	30	8	41	248	246	+2	96
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	39	13	25	217	255	−38	73
6	Montreal Canadiens	82	29	40	13	27	209	264	−55	71
7	Ottawa Senators	82	28	43	11	26	221	291	−70	67
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	25	45	12	24	199	280	−81	62

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	45	30	7	39	242	230	+12	97
2	ME	x – New Jersey Devils	82	44	29	9	39	248	244	+4	97

3	AT	Florida Panthers	82	44	30	8	41	248	246	+2	96
4	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	35	11	33	228	256	−28	83
5	ME	New York Islanders	82	35	37	10	32	264	296	−32	80
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	34	39	9	31	231	268	−37	77
7	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	39	13	25	217	255	−38	73
8	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	29	40	13	27	209	264	−55	71
9	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	28	43	11	26	221	291	−70	67
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	25	45	12	24	199	280	−81	62

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Off-season

General manager Tim Murray and head coach Dan Bylsma were both fired at the end of the previous season. Two former Sabres players were hired in their places: Jason Botterill, at the time a front office executive with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was hired as general manager, while Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Phil Housley, at the time defensive coordinator for the Nashville Predators, was named head coach.

The Sabres once again held a summer development camp during the second week of July. In contrast to the previous two seasons, no full Blue/White game was played; the four-team three-on-three tournament was reprised. Team White, led by 2017 first-round draft pick Casey Mittelstadt, won the tournament.^[5] The team will host its third annual Prospects Challenge in September; the tournament will expand to four teams, with the Pittsburgh Penguins joining the returning Sabres, New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins in the tournament.^[6]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Sabres released their preseason schedule on June 19, 2017.^[7]

2017 preseason game log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 18	Carolina	3–2	Buffalo	OT	Ullmark	16,310	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 19^[a]	Pittsburgh	3–4	Buffalo	OT	–	–	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 22^[b]	Buffalo	0–3	Toronto		–	–	1–1–1	Recap
4	September 23	Toronto	3–1	Buffalo		Lehner	17,345	1–2–1	Recap
5	September 27	Buffalo	4–5	Pittsburgh		Johnson	17,693	1–3–1	Recap
6	September 29	NY Islanders	3–1	Buffalo		Lehner	16,967	1–4–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. ^b Game was played at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario.

Regular season

The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.^[8]

2017–18 game log

October: 3–7–2 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 5	Montreal	3–2	Buffalo	SO	Lehner	19,070	0–0–1	1	Recap
2	October 7	Buffalo	3–6	NY Islanders		Lehner	15,234	0–1–1	1	Recap
3	October 9	New Jersey	6–2	Buffalo		Johnson	17,697	0–2–1	1	Recap
4	October 12	Buffalo	2–3	San Jose		Lehner	17,402	0–3–1	1	Recap
5	October 14	Buffalo	2–4	Los Angeles		Lehner	18,230	0–4–1	1	Recap
6	October 15	Buffalo	3–1	Anaheim		Johnson	15,821	1–4–1	3	Recap
7	October 17	Buffalo	4–5	Vegas	OT	Johnson	17,617	1–4–2	4	Recap
8	October 20	Vancouver	4–2	Buffalo		Johnson	18,050	1–5–2	4	Recap
9	October 21	Buffalo	5–4	Boston	OT	Lehner	17,565	2–5–2	6	Recap
10	October 24	Detroit	0–1	Buffalo		Lehner	16,882	3–5–2	8	Recap
11	October 25	Buffalo	1–5	Columbus		Johnson	14,383	3–6–2	8	Recap
12	October 28	San Jose	3–2	Buffalo		Lehner	18,892	3–7–2	8	Recap

November: 3–8–2 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 2	Buffalo	5–4	Arizona		Lehner	11,477	4–7–2	10	Recap
14	November 4	Buffalo	1–5	Dallas		Lehner	18,236	4–8–2	10	Recap
15	November 7	Washington	1–3	Buffalo		Lehner	17,146	5–8–2	12	Recap
16	November 10	Florida	4–1	Buffalo		Lehner	17,812	5–9–2	12	Recap
17	November 11	Buffalo	1–2	Montreal	OT	Johnson	21,302	5–9–3	13	Recap
18	November 14	Buffalo	4–5	Pittsburgh	OT	Lehner	18,438	5–9–4	14	Recap
19	November 17	Buffalo	1–3	Detroit		Lehner	19,515	5–10–4	14	Recap
20	November 18	Carolina	3–1	Buffalo		Johnson	18,028	5–11–4	14	Recap
21	November 20	Columbus	3–2	Buffalo		Lehner	16,551	5–12–4	14	Recap
22	November 22	Minnesota	5–4	Buffalo		Lehner	17,418	5–13–4	14	Recap
23	November 24	Edmonton	1–3	Buffalo		Lehner	19,070	6–13–4	16	Recap
24	November 25	Buffalo	0–3	Montreal		Lehner	21,302	6–14–4	16	Recap
25	November 28	Tampa Bay	2–0	Buffalo		Lehner	17,569	6–15–4	16	Recap

December: 4–5–4 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 1	Pittsburgh	4–0	Buffalo		Lehner	19,070	6–16–4	16	Recap
27	December 2	Buffalo	1–5	Pittsburgh		Johnson	18,582	6–17–4	16	Recap
28	December 5	Buffalo	4–2	Colorado		Lehner	13,258	7–17–4	18	Recap
29	December 8	Buffalo	2–3	Chicago	OT	Lehner	21,542	7–17–5	19	Recap
30	December 10	Buffalo	2–3	St. Louis	OT	Lehner	17,310	7–17–6	20	Recap
31	December 12	Ottawa	2–3	Buffalo		Lehner	17,454	8–17–6	22	Recap
32	December 14	Buffalo	1–2	Philadelphia		Lehner	19,508	8–18–6	22	Recap
33	December 15	Carolina	5–4	Buffalo	OT	Johnson	17,610	8–18–7	23	Recap
34	December 19	Boston	3–0	Buffalo		Lehner	17,811	8–19–7	23	Recap
35	December 22	Philadelphia	2–4	Buffalo		Lehner	18,222	9–19–7	25	Recap
36	December 23	Buffalo	2–4	Carolina		Johnson	14,470	9–20–7	25	Recap
37	December 27	Buffalo	2–3	NY Islanders	OT	Lehner	15,027	9–20–8	26	Recap
38	December 29	Buffalo	4–3	New Jersey	OT	Lehner	16,514	10–20–8	28	Recap

January: 4–7–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 1	NY Rangers	3–2	Buffalo	OT	Lehner	41,821 (outdoors)	10–20–9	29	Recap
40	January 4	Buffalo	2–6	Minnesota		Lehner	19,017	10–21–9	29	Recap
41	January 5	Buffalo	3–4	Winnipeg		Johnson	15,321	10–22–9	29	Recap
42	January 7	Buffalo	1–4	Philadelphia		Lehner	19,662	10–23–9	29	Recap
43	January 9	Winnipeg	7–4	Buffalo		Johnson	17,398	10–24–9	29	Recap
44	January 11	Columbus	1–3	Buffalo		Ullmark	18,071	11–24–9	31	Recap
45	January 18	Buffalo	3–4	NY Rangers		Lehner	18,006	11–25–9	31	Recap
46	January 20	Dallas	7–1	Buffalo		Lehner	19,070	11–26–9	31	Recap
47	January 22	Buffalo	2–1	Calgary	OT	Johnson	18,349	12–26–9	33	Recap
48	January 23	Buffalo	5–0	Edmonton		Lehner	18,347	13–26–9	35	Recap
49	January 25	Buffalo	4–0	Vancouver		Lehner	18,340	14–26–9	37	Recap
50	January 30	New Jersey	3–1	Buffalo		Lehner	17,460	14–27–9	37	Recap

February: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–5–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 1	Florida	4–2	Buffalo		Johnson	16,707	14–28–9	37	Recap
52	February 3	St. Louis	1–0	Buffalo		Lehner	18,777	14–29–9	37	Recap
53	February 6	Anaheim	4–3	Buffalo	OT	Lehner	16,788	14–29–10	38	Recap
54	February 8	NY Islanders	3–4	Buffalo		Lehner	16,872	15–29–10	40	Recap
55	February 10	Buffalo	4–2	Boston		Johnson	17,565	16–29–10	42	Recap
56	February 11	Colorado	5–4	Buffalo		Lehner	17,646	16–30–10	42	Recap
57	February 13	Tampa Bay	3–5	Buffalo		Johnson	16,530	17–30–10	44	Recap
58	February 15	Buffalo	2–3	Ottawa	OT	Lehner	13,371	17–30–11	45	Recap
59	February 17	Los Angeles	4–2	Buffalo		Lehner	18,632	17–31–11	45	Recap
60	February 19	Washington	3–2	Buffalo		Johnson	18,228	17–32–11	45	Recap
61	February 22	Buffalo	3–2	Detroit	OT	Lehner	19,515	18–32–11	47	Recap
62	February 24	Buffalo	1–5	Washington		Lehner	18,506	18–33–11	47	Recap
63	February 25	Boston	1–4	Buffalo		Johnson	18,522	19–33–11	49	Recap
64	February 28	Buffalo	2–1	Tampa Bay	OT	Johnson	19,092	20–33–11	51	Recap

March: 5–8–1 (Home: 2–6–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 2	Buffalo	1–4	Florida		Lehner	12,759	20–34–11	51	Recap
66	March 5	Toronto	3–5	Buffalo		Johnson	18,705	21–34–11	53	Recap
67	March 7	Calgary	5–1	Buffalo		Johnson	17,773	21–35–11	53	Recap
68	March 8	Buffalo	4–3	Ottawa	SO	Lehner	13,377	22–35–11	55	Recap
69	March 10	Vegas	2–1	Buffalo	SO	Lehner	19,070	22–35–12	56	Recap
70	March 15	Toronto	5–2	Buffalo		Lehner	19,070	22–36–12	56	Recap
71	March 17	Chicago	3–5	Buffalo		Johnson	19,070	23–36–12	58	Recap
72	March 19	Nashville	4–0	Buffalo		Ullmark	17,507	23–37–12	58	Recap
73	March 21	Arizona	4–1	Buffalo		Johnson	17,029	23–38–12	58	Recap
74	March 23	Montreal	3–0	Buffalo		Ullmark	18,594	23–39–12	58	Recap
75	March 24	Buffalo	1–5	NY Rangers		Lehner	18,006	23–40–12	58	Recap
76	March 26	Buffalo	3–2	Toronto		Johnson	19,108	24–40–12	60	Recap
77	March 29	Detroit	6–3	Buffalo		Johnson	18,493	24–41–12	60	Recap
78	March 31	Buffalo	7–4	Nashville		Johnson	17,551	25–41–12	62	Recap

April: 0–4–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
79	April 2	Buffalo	2–5	Toronto		Johnson	18,846	25–42–12	62	Recap
80	April 4	Ottawa	4–2	Buffalo		Johnson	18,919	25–43–12	62	Recap
81	April 6	Buffalo	5–7	Tampa Bay		Johnson	19,092	25–44–12	62	Recap
82	April 7	Buffalo	3–4	Florida		Wilcox	16,254	25–45–12	62	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats.^[9]

Skaters

Regular season^[10]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jack Eichel	67	25	39	64	−25	32
Ryan O'Reilly	81	24	37	61	−23	2
Sam Reinhart	82	25	25	50	−24	26
Kyle Okposo	76	15	29	44	−34	40
Rasmus Ristolainen	73	6	35	41	−25	48
Evander Kane^‡	61	20	20	40	−14	57
Jason Pominville	82	16	18	34	−17	8
Evan Rodrigues	48	7	18	25	−10	14
Marco Scandella	82	5	17	22	−15	37
Benoit Pouliot	74	13	6	19	−8	22
Johan Larsson	80	4	13	17	−30	49
Zemgus Girgensons	71	7	8	15	−12	26
Scott Wilson^†	49	6	8	14	−17	8
Jake McCabe	53	3	9	12	−11	26
Viktor Antipin	47	0	10	10	−9	18
Nathan Beaulieu	59	1	8	9	−19	36
Jordan Nolan	69	4	4	8	−13	69
Casey Nelson	37	3	5	8	−14	8
Nicholas Baptiste	33	4	2	6	−4	14
Casey Mittelstadt	6	1	4	5	1	2
Brendan Guhle	18	0	5	5	−6	10
Justin Bailey	12	3	1	4	−2	2
Jacob Josefson	39	2	2	4	−4	6
Seth Griffith	21	2	1	3	−6	6
Justin Falk	46	1	1	2	−16	28
Josh Gorges	34	0	2	2	−4	17
Alexander Nylander	3	1	0	1	−3	0
Taylor Fedun	7	0	1	1	−1	2
Zach Bogosian	18	0	1	1	−9	20
Matt Tennyson	15	0	0	0	−8	8
Zach Redmond	3	0	0	0	1	2
Matt Moulson	14	0	0	0	−9	2
Kyle Criscuolo	9	0	0	0	−4	4
Hudson Fasching	5	0	0	0	−1	2
Danny O'Regan^†	2	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[11]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	PIM
Robin Lehner	53	50	2,852:01	14	26	9	143	3.01	1,560	.908	3	2
Chad Johnson	36	29	1,773:32	10	16	3	105	3.55	962	.891	0	0
Linus Ullmark	5	3	240:18	1	2	0	8	2.00	123	.935	0	0
Adam Wilcox	1	0	38:39	0	1	0	0	0.00	14	1.000	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.

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2017	To Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu	^[12]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)	To Vegas Golden Knights 6th-round pick in 2017	To Buffalo Sabres Expansion draft considerations^[a]	^[13]
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)	To Minnesota Wild Tyler Ennis Marcus Foligno 3rd-round pick in 2018	To Buffalo Sabres season Jason Pominville Marco Scandella 4th-round pick in 2018	^[14]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	To Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Deslauriers	To Buffalo Sabres Zach Redmond	^[15]
December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)	To Detroit Red Wings 5th-round pick in 2019	To Buffalo Sabres Scott Wilson	^[16]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To San Jose Sharks Evander Kane	To Buffalo Sabres Danny O'Regan Conditional 1st-round in 2019 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020	^[17]
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	To Arizona Coyotes Hudson Fasching	To Buffalo Sabres Rights to Brandon Hickey Rights to Mike Sislo	^[18]

Notes:

The Vegas Golden Knights selected William Carrier in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. The draft pick was exchanged so that the Golden Knights would not select Linus Ullmark.

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Kyle Criscuolo	Grand Rapids Griffins	2-year, $1.3 million	^[19]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Seth Griffith	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year, $650,000	^[20]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Chad Johnson	Arizona Coyotes	1-year, $2.5 million	^[21]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jacob Josefson	New Jersey Devils	1-year, $700,000	^[22]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Kevin Porter	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year, $1.3 million	^[23]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Benoit Pouliot	Edmonton Oilers	1-year, $1.15 million	^[24]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Matt Tennyson	Carolina Hurricanes	2-year, $1.3 million	^[25]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Adam Wilcox	Florida Panthers	1-year, $650,000	^[26]
April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)	Andrew Oglevie	University of Notre Dame	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[27]
May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)	Lawrence Pilut	HV71	2-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract	^[28]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Mat Bodie	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	^[29]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Erik Burgdoerfer	Ottawa Senators	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Derek Grant	Anaheim Ducks	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Dmitry Kulikov	Winnipeg Jets	3-year	^[30]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Anders Nilsson	Vancouver Canucks	2-year, $5 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Cal O'Reilly	Minnesota Wild	2-year, $1.4 million	^[31]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Cole Schneider	New York Rangers	2-year, $1.3 million	^[32]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Jean Dupuy	Toronto Marlies	Unknown	^[33]
July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)	Justin Kea	Florida Everblades	1-year	^[34]
October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)	Brian Gionta	Team USA	Through Olympics, $0	^[35]
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)	Jacob Josefson	Djurgårdens IF	4-year	^[36]
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)	Zach Redmond	Rochester Americans	2-year	^[37]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
Jordan Nolan	Los Angeles Kings	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	^[38]

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)	Taylor Fedun	2-year, $1.3 million, two-way contract	^[39]
July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)	Johan Larsson	2-year, $2.95 million	^[40]
July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	Robin Lehner	1-year, $4 million	^[41]
July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)	Evan Rodrigues	2-year, $1.3 million	^[42]
July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)	Nathan Beaulieu	2-year, $4.8 million	^[43]
August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)	Zemgus Girgensons	2-year, $3.2 million	^[44]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	Jack Eichel	8-year, $80 million contract extension	^[45]
October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)	Cliff Pu	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[46]
March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)	Will Borgen	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[47]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	Casey Mittelstadt	3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract	^[48]
April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)	Victor Olofsson	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[49]
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)	Casey Nelson	2-year, $1.625 million contract extension	^[50]
May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)	Rasmus Asplund	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[51]
June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[52]

Draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Casey Mittelstadt	C	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
2	37	Marcus Davidsson	C	Sweden	Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
2	54¹	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	G	Finland	HPK U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
3	89²	Oskari Laaksonen	D	Finland	Ilves U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
4	99	Jacob Bryson	D	Canada	Providence College (Hockey East)
7	192	Linus Weissbach	LW	Sweden	Tri-City Storm (USHL)

Draft notes:^[53]

The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Chris Stewart to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[54]
The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 23, 2016 that sent Mike Weber to Washington in exchange for this pick.^[55]

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^ "Sabres acquire Scott Wilson". NHL.com. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ "Sabres acquire O'Regan, picks from Sharks". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ "Sabres acquire Hickey from Coyotes". NHL.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Buffalo Sabres sign forward Kyle Criscuolo to two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign forward Seth Griffith to one-year contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign goaltender Chad Johnson to one-year contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign Josefson to 1-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Buffalo Sabres sign forward Kevin Porter to two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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^ "Sabres ink Matt Tennyson to two-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Buffalo Sabres sign goalie Adam Wilcox". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign forward Andrew Oglevie". NHL.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ "Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal". NHL.com. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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^ "Wild Agrees to Terms with Forwards Ferraro, O'Reilly". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Rangers Agree to Terms With Cole Schneider". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Marlies Sign Jean Dupuy". marlies.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ "EVERBLADES SIGN FORWARD KEA". echl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Schlager, Brandon (October 18, 2017). "A peak at Pyeongchang: USA Hockey announces roster for pre-Olympic tournament". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
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^ "REDMOND RETURNS ON TWO-YEAR AHL CONTRACT". amerks.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "SABRES CLAIM NOLAN OFF WAIVERS". Buffalo Sabres PR. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ "Sabres, Taylor Fedun agree to two-year, two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ "Sabres, Larsson agree to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign Lehner to 1-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign Rodrigues to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
^ "Sabres, Beaulieu agree to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ "Girgensons signs two-year contract with Sabres".
^ "Sabres, Eichel agree to terms on extension". NHL.com. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign Pu to entry-level contract". NHL.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ "Sabres sign Borgen to entry-level contract". NHL.com. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "Sabres, Mittelstadt agree to entry-level deal". NHL.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ "Sabres sign Viktor Olofsson". NHL.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
^ "Sabres sign Nelson to 2-year deal". NHL.com. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
^ "Sabres sign Asplund to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "Sabres ink Luukkonen to entry-level contract". NHL.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
^ "2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "Wild acquire Stewart from Sabres for 2017 pick". March 2, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^ "Sabres trade Weber to Caps for third rounder". February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.

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[12] "Sabres acquire defenseman Beaulieu". June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

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[16] "Sabres acquire Scott Wilson". NHL.com. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

[17] "Sabres acquire O'Regan, picks from Sharks". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[18] "Sabres acquire Hickey from Coyotes". NHL.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[19] "Buffalo Sabres sign forward Kyle Criscuolo to two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[20] "Sabres sign forward Seth Griffith to one-year contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[21] "Sabres sign goaltender Chad Johnson to one-year contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[22] "Sabres sign Josefson to 1-year deal". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[23] "Buffalo Sabres sign forward Kevin Porter to two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[24] "Benoit Pouliot signs one-year deal with Buffalo Sabres". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[25] "Sabres ink Matt Tennyson to two-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[26] "Buffalo Sabres sign goalie Adam Wilcox". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[27] "Sabres sign forward Andrew Oglevie". NHL.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[28] "Sabres, Pilut agree to entry-level deal". NHL.com. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

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[32] "Rangers Agree to Terms With Cole Schneider". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[33] "Marlies Sign Jean Dupuy". marlies.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[34] "EVERBLADES SIGN FORWARD KEA". echl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[35] Schlager, Brandon (October 18, 2017). "A peak at Pyeongchang: USA Hockey announces roster for pre-Olympic tournament". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[36] "Jacob Josefson är klar för Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Retrieved June 11, 2019.

[37] "REDMOND RETURNS ON TWO-YEAR AHL CONTRACT". amerks.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[38] "SABRES CLAIM NOLAN OFF WAIVERS". Buffalo Sabres PR. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[39] "Sabres, Taylor Fedun agree to two-year, two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

[40] "Sabres, Larsson agree to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[41] "Sabres sign Lehner to 1-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[42] "Sabres sign Rodrigues to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.

[43] "Sabres, Beaulieu agree to 2-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

[44] "Girgensons signs two-year contract with Sabres".

[45] "Sabres, Eichel agree to terms on extension". NHL.com. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

[46] "Sabres sign Pu to entry-level contract". NHL.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

[47] "Sabres sign Borgen to entry-level contract". NHL.com. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[48] "Sabres, Mittelstadt agree to entry-level deal". NHL.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.

[49] "Sabres sign Viktor Olofsson". NHL.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[50] "Sabres sign Nelson to 2-year deal". NHL.com. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

[51] "Sabres sign Asplund to entry-level contract". NHL.com. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[52] "Sabres ink Luukkonen to entry-level contract". NHL.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.

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