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The 1999–2000 Buffalo Sabres season was the 30th for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The season saw the Sabres qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, but lose in the first round to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Off-season

Regular season

The Sabres struggled on the power-play, scoring only 37 power-play goals (tied for 28th with Phoenix Coyotes) and finishing 28th in power-play percentage (10.54%).[2]

Final standings

Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
2 6 Ottawa Senators 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
3 8 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
5 11 Boston Bruins 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division


Playoffs

See also: 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Sabres lost the Conference Quarterfinals (4–1) versus the Philadelphia Flyers.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[5]
October: 3–7–2–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 0–5–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 2, 1999 0–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 8, 1999 2–3 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 T October 9, 1999 5–5 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 0–2–1–0 Recap
4 T October 11, 1999 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 0–2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 16, 1999 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 0–3–2–0 Recap
6 L October 17, 1999 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 0–4–2–0 Recap
7 L October 20, 1999 3–4 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 0–5–2–0 Recap
8 W October 22, 1999 7–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 1–5–2–0 Recap
9 L October 23, 1999 0–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 1–6–2–0 Recap
10 W October 27, 1999 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 2–6–2–0 Recap
11 W October 29, 1999 3–2 OT Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 3–6–2–0 Recap
12 L October 30, 1999 0–3 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 3–7–2–0 Recap
November: 8–5–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 W November 3, 1999 3–1 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 4–7–2–0 Recap
14 W November 4, 1999 5–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 5–7–2–0 Recap
15 W November 6, 1999 2–1 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 6–7–2–0 Recap
16 W November 10, 1999 6–2 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 7–7–2–0 Recap
17 L November 12, 1999 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 7–8–2–0 Recap
18 L November 13, 1999 1–3 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 7–9–2–0 Recap
19 L November 16, 1999 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 7–10–2–0 Recap
20 W November 19, 1999 4–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 8–10–2–0 Recap
21 W November 20, 1999 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 9–10–2–0 Recap
22 W November 24, 1999 5–2 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–10–2–0 Recap
23 L November 26, 1999 0–2 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 10–11–2–0 Recap
24 W November 28, 1999 3–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 11–11–2–0 Recap
25 L November 30, 1999 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–12–2–0 Recap
December: 4–4–3–1 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 1–1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 L December 2, 1999 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 11–13–2–0 Recap
27 T December 4, 1999 1–1 OT New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–13–3–0 Recap
28 OTL December 6, 1999 2–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 11–13–3–1 Recap
29 T December 8, 1999 0–0 OT Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 11–13–4–1 Recap
30 W December 10, 1999 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 12–13–4–1 Recap
31 W December 14, 1999 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 13–13–4–1 Recap
32 L December 17, 1999 2–4 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 13–14–4–1 Recap
33 T December 18, 1999 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 13–14–5–1 Recap
34 W December 21, 1999 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 14–14–5–1 Recap
35 W December 23, 1999 2–1 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 15–14–5–1 Recap
36 L December 27, 1999 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 15–15–5–1 Recap
37 L December 28, 1999 2–7 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 15–16–5–1 Recap
January: 5–8–1–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 2–5–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 1, 2000 8–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 16–16–5–1 Recap
39 L January 3, 2000 2–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 16–17–5–1 Recap
40 L January 4, 2000 4–5 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 16–18–5–1 Recap
41 L January 6, 2000 3–6 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 16–19–5–1 Recap
42 W January 8, 2000 7–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 17–19–5–1 Recap
43 T January 13, 2000 0–0 OT @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 17–19–6–1 Recap
44 L January 14, 2000 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 17–20–6–1 Recap
45 W January 17, 2000 5–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 18–20–6–1 Recap
46 L January 18, 2000 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 18–21–6–1 Recap
47 L January 20, 2000 1–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 18–22–6–1 Recap
48 L January 22, 2000 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 18–23–6–1 Recap
49 W January 25, 2000 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 19–23–6–1 Recap
50 W January 28, 2000 1–0 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 20–23–6–1 Recap
51 L January 29, 2000 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 20–24–6–1 Recap
February: 6–3–3–1 (home: 3–2–2–0; road: 3–1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 T February 1, 2000 2–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 20–24–7–1 Recap
53 W February 3, 2000 4–2 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 21–24–7–1 Recap
54 W February 8, 2000 2–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 22–24–7–1 Recap
55 W February 10, 2000 2–1 OT @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 23–24–7–1 Recap
56 OTL February 12, 2000 2–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 23–24–7–2 Recap
57 T February 13, 2000 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 23–24–8–2 Recap
58 T February 16, 2000 1–1 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 23–24–9–2 Recap
59 L February 17, 2000 1–2 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 23–25–9–2 Recap
60 W February 19, 2000 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 24–25–9–2 Recap
61 W February 21, 2000 3–2 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 25–25–9–2 Recap
62 L February 25, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 25–26–9–2 Recap
63 L February 26, 2000 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 25–27–9–2 Recap
64 W February 28, 2000 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 26–27–9–2 Recap
March: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 T March 1, 2000 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 26–27–10–2 Recap
66 L March 4, 2000 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 26–28–10–2 Recap
67 L March 5, 2000 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 26–29–10–2 Recap
68 W March 8, 2000 2–1 OT Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 27–29–10–2 Recap
69 L March 10, 2000 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 27–30–10–2 Recap
70 W March 12, 2000 4–2 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 28–30–10–2 Recap
71 OTL March 15, 2000 5–6 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 28–30–10–3 Recap
72 L March 16, 2000 3–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 28–31–10–3 Recap
73 W March 18, 2000 5–1 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 29–31–10–3 Recap
74 W March 20, 2000 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 30–31–10–3 Recap
75 W March 23, 2000 4–2 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 31–31–10–3 Recap
76 W March 27, 2000 5–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 32–31–10–3 Recap
77 L March 31, 2000 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 32–32–10–3 Recap
April: 3–0–1–1 (home: 1–0–0–1; road: 2–0–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 W April 1, 2000 2–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 33–32–10–3 Recap
79 W April 3, 2000 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 34–32–10–3 Recap
80 W April 6, 2000 5–0 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 35–32–10–3 Recap
81 OTL April 7, 2000 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 35–32–10–4 Recap
82 T April 9, 2000 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 35–32–11–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 13, 2000 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 14, 2000 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers Flyers lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 16, 2000 0–2 Philadelphia Flyers Flyers lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 18, 2000 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 20, 2000 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
81 Miroslav Satan LW 81 33 34 67 16 32 5 3 2 5 2 0
37 Curtis Brown C 74 22 29 51 19 42 5 1 3 4 1 6
41 Stu Barnes C 82 20 25 45 −3 16 5 3 0 3 −1 2
27 Michael Peca C 73 20 21 41 6 67 5 0 1 1 −1 4
25 Vaclav Varada RW 76 10 27 37 12 62 5 0 0 0 1 8
61 Maxim Afinogenov RW 65 16 18 34 −4 41 5 0 1 1 −2 2
18 Michal Grosek‡ LW 61 11 23 34 12 35 — — — — — —
5 Jason Woolley D 74 8 25 33 14 52 5 0 2 2 1 2
8 Geoff Sanderson LW 67 13 13 26 4 22 5 0 2 2 0 8
19 Brian Holzinger‡ C 59 7 17 24 4 30 — — — — — —
15 Dixon Ward RW 71 11 9 20 1 41 5 0 1 1 1 2
29 Vladimir Tsyplakov† LW 34 6 13 19 17 10 5 0 1 1 1 4
74 Jay McKee D 78 5 12 17 5 50 1 0 0 0 0 0
93 Doug Gilmour† C 11 3 14 17 3 12 5 0 1 1 −1 0
9 Erik Rasmussen C 67 8 6 14 1 43 3 0 0 0 0 4
3 James Patrick D 66 5 8 13 8 22 5 0 1 1 1 2
44 Alexei Zhitnik D 74 2 11 13 −6 95 4 0 0 0 −1 8
22 Wayne Primeau‡ C 41 5 7 12 −8 38 — — — — — —
42 Richard Smehlik D 64 2 9 11 13 50 5 1 0 1 0 0
77 Chris Gratton† C 14 1 7 8 1 15 5 0 1 1 −1 4
51 Brian Campbell D 12 1 4 5 −2 4 — — — — — —
32 Rob Ray RW 69 1 3 4 0 158 — — — — — —
6 Cory Sarich‡ D 42 0 4 4 2 35 — — — — — —
4 Rhett Warrener D 61 0 3 3 18 89 5 0 0 0 −1 2
16 Chris Taylor C 11 1 1 2 −2 2 2 0 0 0 −1 2
55 Denis Hamel LW 3 1 0 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
12[a] Domenic Pittis C 7 1 0 1 1 6 — — — — — —
39 Dominik Hasek G 35 0 1 1 12 5 0 0 0 2
20[b] Jason Holland D 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
43 Martin Biron G 41 0 0 0 6 — — — — — —
34 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre D 11 0 0 0 −1 15 4 0 0 0 0 4
20 Doug Houda D 1 0 0 0 0 12 — — — — — —
21 Mike Hurlbut D 1 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —
45 Dmitri Kalinin D 4 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
24 Paul Kruse LW 11 0 0 0 −2 43 — — — — — —
64 David Moravec RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
30 Dwayne Roloson G 14 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
43 Martin Biron 41 19 18 2 988 90 2.42 .909 5 2229 — — — — — — — — —
39 Dominik Hasek 35 15 11 6 937 76 2.21 .919 3 2066 5 1 4 147 12 2.39 .918 0 301
30 Dwayne Roloson 14 1 7 3 277 32 2.84 .884 0 677 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Dominik Hasek[c] [8]
Miroslav Satan

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played James Patrick December 4, 1999 [9]

Transactions

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[10]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Barrett Heisten  United States University of Maine (Hockey East)
2 35 Milan Bartovic  Czech Republic Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
2 55 Doug Janik  United States University of Maine (Hockey East)
2 64 Mike Zigomanis  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 73 Tim Preston  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 117 Karel Mosovsky  Czech Republic Regina Pats (WHL)
5 138 Ryan Miller  United States Michigan State University (CCHA)
5 146 Matt Kinch  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6 178 Seneque Hyacinthe  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
7 206 Bret DeCecco  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8 235 Brad Self  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
9 263 Craig Brunel  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Pittis wore number 28 in his first four games.
  2. ^ Holland wore number 29 in his first game.
  3. ^ Hasek was voted to the starting lineup but did not play.[6] He was replaced by Roman Turek of the St. Louis Blues.[7]

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. ^ "1999-00 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "1999-00 Buffalo Sabres Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "NHL - Hasek won't make All-Star appearance". ESPN.com. February 4, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  9. ^ Diamos, Jason (December 5, 1999). "HOCKEY; Daigle Stars as Fleury Struggles". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Buffalo's JAMES PATRICK, a former Ranger, played the 1,000th N.H.L. game of his career.
  10. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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