Buffalo Sabres Stats

Sam Carrick this season: 4G in 60 games for NYR 4G in 7 games for BUF 🦬 ⚔️

And with those 2 points, the #Sabres Magic Number to make the playoffs is now…

Ok, this one blows my mind… The #Sabres are now 32-6-2 in their last 40 games. No team has had more wins in a 40 game stretch of a season since the 1995 Detroit Red Wings (33). 🤯

Players with 4 or more 35+ goal seasons for the #Sabres: Rick Martin (7) Gilbert Perreault (6) Dave Andreychuk (5) Danny Gare (4) *Tage Thompson (4)

With the Islanders loss, they now have a maximum of 109 points available and sit outside the playoff picture. That makes the #Sabres Magic Number now 20!

With the two points earned tonight, the #Sabres Magic Number to make the playoffs is now…

Best Points % in #Sabres Franchise History: 1. 1974-75 = .706 2. 2006-07 = .689 3. 1979-80 = .688 4. 2005-06 = .671 𝟱. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟲 = .𝟲𝟲𝟮

The #Sabres are now tied with Carolina and Minnesota for the 3rd most points in the NHL, trailing only Colorado and Dallas.

UPL picks up his 8th career shutout and passes Bob Sauve to move into 7th in shutouts in #Sabres history. His 87 wins sit 8th in franchise history.

With the Canes losing tonight, the #Sabres can move into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference (and home ice advantage through the conference finals) with a win in Vegas. #LetsGoBuffalo ⚔️

By way of the #Sabres win tonight and Detroit now being the team with the 9th most points possible (110), the #Sabres Magic Number to make the playoffs is now…

With CBJ’s OT loss last night (and the missed point that comes with it), the #Sabres Magic Number to make the playoffs is now…

For the 1st time in I’m sure many years, MoneyPuck now has the #Sabres with the best chance of winning the Atlantic Division and with a 99.1% chance of ending our playoff drought. 🙏🏼

At this rate, you’d also have to say that Housley’s franchise record of 81 points by a defenseman is within the captain’s reach. Dahlin would need 21 points in the last 17 games to reach that mark.

The #Sabres have only ever had 2 point per game seasons by a defenseman that played at least 2 games. Both were by Hall of Famer Phil Housley. Rasmus Dahlin now has 60 points in 61 games played this season after racking up 23 points in his last 14 games.

With the win tonight, the #Sabres Magic Number to make the playoffs is now…

@aj_____89 But they could technically still beat us in RW, which is why I consider it 29. You aren’t wrong though. I’m just using 100% certainty.

@SabresStats Think it’s 28. Sabres got 84 and max Columbus can get is 112. Difference is 28 and Sabres have RW advantage.

With CBJ missing a point by losing in overtime to the Kings, the #Sabres Magic Number to make the playoffs is now…

Peeps - it’s a countdown! I’m not worried about CBJ or any other team. It’s just a countdown to something that we have been waiting a LONG time for!!

Specifically points missed by the team outside of the playoffs with the highest possible season ending points.

Many of you seem to be confused by the concept of the Magic Number. Follow along over the next few weeks and I think you’ll figure it out. It is the total points needed by the Sabres to make the playoffs, but it is the TOTAL of points earned by BUF and those lost by other teams.