The Buffalo Sabres are a professional hockey team that came into existence in 1970 and have participated in 43 National Hockey League Entry Drafts. The Sabres also made selections in six NHL Supplemental Drafts.
This list features every player drafted by the Sabres and his regular season stats for his career. All stats are current as of the 2013 NHL Draft. Players whose names appear in bold are on the current Sabres roster.
Buffalo's first draft pick was Gilbert Perreault, taken 1st overall in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. Buffalo has selected first overall four times. Their second 1st overall pick was Pierre Turgeon in 1987. Their third 1st overall pick was Rasmus Dahlin in 2018. Their fourth 1st overall pick was Owen Power in 2021. Thirteen picks have gone on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, Pierre Turgeon, Gilbert Perreault, Calle Johansson, Mike Ramsey, Craig Ramsay, Keith Carney, Brad May and Sean O'Donnell. Perreault, Housley and Turgeon have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Played at least one game with the Sabres
Spent entire NHL career with the Sabres
| Term or abbreviation | Definition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | The year that the player was selected | |||
| Round | The round of the draft in which the player was selected | |||
| Pick | The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected | - | Ref(s) | Reference(s)--> |
| S | Supplemental draft selection |
| Abbreviation | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| G | Goaltender | |
| D | Defense | |
| LW | Left wing | |
| C | Center | |
| RW | Right wing | |
| F | Forward |
| Abbreviation | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Position | |
| GP | Games played | |
| G | Goals | |
| A | Assists | |
| Pts | Points | |
| PIM | Penalties in minutes | |
| W | Wins | |
| L | Losses | |
| T | Ties | |
| OT | Overtime/shootout losses | |
| GAA | Goals against average | |
| — | Does not apply |
Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.
1974: The 183rd pick of the draft was an invalid claim for the fictional player Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas. The pick stood as valid for several weeks until it was revealed that the player was made up. The Sabres still list the claim as valid as an inside joke.
1984: The 186th pick of the draft was an invalid claim for Eric Weinrich, who had yet to clear the minimum age restriction for eligible draftees. He was selected the following year by the New Jersey Devils.
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