The 2006–07

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was the 37th season of operation, 36th season of play, for the

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franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The season began with the team attempting to rebound from a disappointing end to the 2005–06 season, in which the Sabres advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before losing in seven to the eventual

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Champions, the

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. With the best regular-season record in the NHL, the Sabres were awarded the

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for the first time in their history, and they also earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They defeated the

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and the

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in the first two rounds of the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference finals, however, the Sabres' season came to an end when they were defeated by the

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in game five of the Conference finals. As of 2025, this remains the most recent season the Sabres won a playoff series.

Offseason

The team lost several veterans to free agency, including J. P. Dumont,

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, and Rory Fitzpatrick. Conversely, the team signed only one new player to the roster:

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Jaroslav Spacek. The team planned to rely on young players from their own organization – Jiri Novotny,

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and

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, to name a few—to fill the holes left by the departing players. Controversy swirled around the team's logo and jersey, meanwhile, as the look was changed. The team's colors were reverted to blue and gold, which they had worn from their addition to the league as an expansion team until 1996–97, when the colors were changed to black and red. The new logo, though, was said to resemble to many a slug or a wig. There were strong efforts to prevent the team from wearing this new jersey, although none were successful. The team's new third jersey, meanwhile, featured the team's original logo. Despite the controversy, the NHL reported that sales of Sabres merchandise were up approximately 1170% from the 2005–2006 season.

Regular season

The Sabres were very successful early in the season, tying an NHL record by winning their first ten games, before finally suffering a shootout loss to the

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. They did not lose a game in regulation until exactly one month into the season, in their thirteenth game, when they lost to

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. The Sabres also set an NHL record by winning their first ten road games of the season, not losing outside of

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until November 18 in

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. This record would not be broken until

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, when the

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won their 11th straight road game to start the season. On January 9, it was announced that three members of the Sabres had been voted to start the

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for the Eastern Conference: forward Daniel Briere, defenseman

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, and goaltender

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. It was the first All-Star appearance for each. In addition, as the Sabres had the best record in the Eastern Conference as of the end of All-Star voting, head coach

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was assigned to coach the Eastern Conference team. Briere recorded a goal and four assists in the game, and was named Most Valuable Player of the game.

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was also invited to All-Star Weekend to play in the YoungStars game. On January 13,

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recorded his 20th goal of the season, becoming the fourth Sabre (after

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and

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) to record 20 goals before the All-Star break. At the time of Pominville's 20th goal, no other team in the NHL had more than two players with 20 goals. Daniel Briere became the fifth Sabre to record 20 goals as he scored a

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on January 30 against the

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. With the feat, the Sabres became the first team since the 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins to have five 20–goal scorers before February. Four Sabres would go on to reach the 30-goal plateau. For the first time in 12 years, Buffalo was not shut-out in any of their 82 regular season games. Moreover, the Sabres led the NHL in goals scored and became the first team to score at least 200 even-strength goals during the regular season since the

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in 2000–01. In February, the Sabres found themselves battling injury problems. Forward

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had been on the long-term injury list all season, and he was joined by

when a tendon in his leg was sliced on February 7 against the

. Jaroslav Spacek broke his left hand soon thereafter, and the Sabres lost

, who broke his left wrist, and Jiri Novotny with a high ankle sprain. Ales Kotalik was next to go down, with a knee sprain, and forward

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broke his finger. Against the

on February 22, captain

was injured by a blow to the head by

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, sparking a wild brawl which saw a fight between

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and Senators goaltender

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, and later between Emery and Sabres enforcer

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. The Sabres were the last team to be involved in a trade in the 2006–07 season. On the day of the

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, though, they made four trades. Goaltender

, who had been the longest-tenured Sabre, was sent to

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for Philadelphia's second-round pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft. Buffalo's fifth-round pick in that draft was sent to Columbus in exchange for another backup goalie, Ty Conklin. Jiri Novotny was sent along with Buffalo's 2007 first-round pick to

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in exchange for

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and Timo Helbling. Finally, the Sabres sent their fourth-round pick in 2007 to

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for Mikko Lehtonen, a minor league defenseman. Due to injuries, many Sabres prospects were called up from the team's

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affiliate, the

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, and made their NHL debuts during the season; Mike Card, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta,

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, Mark Mancari, Michael Ryan,

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and Drew Stafford all played their first career NHL game during the 2006–07 season. The Sabres finished with 298 goals scored (excluding 10 shootout-winning goals), the most in the League.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Sabres earned the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference by virtue of finishing with the highest point total in the conference.

Eastern Conference quarterfinals: vs. (8)
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The Sabres faced the New York Islanders in the first round of the playoffs.

Eastern Conference semifinals: vs. (6)
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The Sabres faced the New York Rangers in the second round of the playoffs. The Rangers advanced by sweeping the

, the number three seed, in the first round.

Eastern Conference finals: vs. (4)
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The Sabres faced their division rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in the Eastern Conference finals. The Senators advanced by defeating the

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in the first round and the

in the second. The Sabres lost the series, four games to one.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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, , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 44–17–5 , , 93 , , , - , 67 , , March 9 , ,

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, , 5 – 1 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 44–18–5 , , 93 , , , - , 68 , , March 10 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690, , 44–19–5 , , 93 , , , - , 69 , , March 13 , , Buffalo , , 4 – 5 , ,

, , SO , , Miller , , 17,132 , , 44–19–6 , , 94 , , , - , 70 , , March 15 , , Buffalo , , 5 – 3 , ,

, , , , Conklin , , 18,111 , , 45–19–6 , , 96 , , , - , 71 , , March 16 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 2 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 21,264 , , 46–19–6 , , 98 , , , - , 72 , , March 18 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 4 , ,

, , OT , , Miller , , 18,602 , , 46–19–7 , , 99 , , , - , 73 , , March 21 , ,

, , 2 – 5 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 47–19–7 , , 101 , , , - , 74 , , March 23 , ,

, , 4 – 5 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 48–19–7 , , 103 , , , - , 75 , , March 24 , , Buffalo , , 1 – 4 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 19,571 , , 48–20–7 , , 103 , , , - , 76 , , March 28 , ,

, , 3 – 4 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 49–20–7 , , 105 , , , - , 77 , , March 30 , , NY Islanders , , 4 – 6 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 50–20–7 , , 107 , , , - , 78 , , March 31 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 4 , ,

, , , , Conklin , , 21,273 , , 50–21–7 , , 107 , , , - , - , 79 , , April 3 , , Buffalo , , 4 – 1 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 17,132 , , 51–21–7 , , 109 , , , - , 80 , , April 5 , ,

, , 2 – 4 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , 52–21–7 , , 111 , , , - , 81 , , April 7 , , Buffalo , , 2 – 0 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 18,277 , , 53–21–7 , , 113 , , , - , 82 , , April 8 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 4 , ,

, , , , Conklin , , 19,027 , , 53–22–7 , , 113 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - , 1 , , April 12 , , NY Islanders , , 1 – 4 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Sabres lead 1–0 , , , - , 2 , , April 14 , , NY Islanders , , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - , 3 , , April 16 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 2 , , NY Islanders , , , , Miller , , 16,234 , , Sabres lead 2–1 , , , - , 4 , , April 18 , , Buffalo , , 4 – 2 , , NY Islanders , , , , Miller , , 16,234 , , Sabres lead 3–1 , , , - , 5 , , April 20 , , NY Islanders , , 3 – 4 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Sabres win 4–1 , , , - , - , 1 , , April 25 , , NY Rangers , , 2 – 5 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Sabres lead 1–0 , , , - , 2 , , April 27 , , NY Rangers , , 2 – 3 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Sabres lead 2–0 , , , - , 3 , , April 29 , , Buffalo , , 1 – 2 , , NY Rangers , , 2OT , , Miller , , 18,200 , , Sabres lead 2–1 , , , - , 4 , , May 1 , , Buffalo , , 1 – 2 , , NY Rangers , , , , Miller , , 18,200 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - , 5 , , May 4 , , NY Rangers , , 1 – 2 , , Buffalo , , OT , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Sabres lead 3–2 , , , - , 6 , , May 6 , , Buffalo , , 5 – 4 , , NY Rangers , , , , Miller , , 18,200 , , Sabres win 4–2 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 10 , ,

, , 5 – 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Senators lead 1–0 , , , - , 2 , , May 12 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Buffalo , , 2OT , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Senators lead 2–0 , , , - , 3 , , May 14 , , Buffalo , , 0 – 1 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 20,171 , , Senators lead 3–0 , , , - , 4 , , May 16 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 2 , ,

, , , , Miller , , 20,294 , , Senators lead 3–1 , , , - , 5 , , May 19 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo , , OT , , Miller , , 18,690 , , Senators win 4–1 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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'' * '' = 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.''

Goaltending

* '' = 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.''

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the

2006 Stanley Cup Finals The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Finals since 2004 after a lockout canceled the entirety ...

, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the

2007 Stanley Cup Finals The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2006–07 season, and the culmination of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in

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. The Sabres had the 24th overall draft pick for their success in the

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Farm teams

The

were the Buffalo Sabres' farm team during the 2006–07 season.

Notes

References

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External links

NHL Team Salaries - Buffalo Sabres
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

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Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

Notes

References

External links

Eastern Conference finals: vs. (4)
Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...