The Buffalo Sabres used 24 players in the 1979-80 season, with a 55-25-0 record. Gilbert Perreault led the team with 106 points (40 goals, 66 assists) in 80 games. Don Edwards played the most games in goal (49).
| # | Player — sort by name ⇅ | GP — sort by games played ⇅ | Streak | G — sort by goals ⇅ | A — sort by assists ⇅ | PTS — sort by points ▼ | P/GP — sort by points per game ⇅ | PPG — sort by power-play goals ⇅ | SOG — sort by shots on goal ⇅ | HIT — sort by hits ⇅ | BLK — sort by blocked shots ⇅ | PIM — sort by penalty minutes ⇅ | TOI — sort by average ice time ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilbert Perreault 🇨🇦 C 29 | 80 | 🔥 4 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 1.32 | 10 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 57 | — |
| 2 | Danny Gare 🇨🇦 RW 25 | 76 | 🔥 3 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 1.17 | 17 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
| 3 | Rick Martin 🇨🇦 LW 28 | 80 | 🧊 1 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 0.99 | 8 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 54 | — |
| 4 | Derek Smith 🇨🇦 C 25 | 79 | 🔥 3 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 0.80 | 8 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — |
| 5 | Ric Seiling 🇨🇦 RW 22 | 80 | 🔥 1 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 0.75 | 5 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 54 | — |
| 6 | Craig Ramsay 🇨🇦 LW 29 | 80 | 🔥 3 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 0.75 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — |
| 7 | Tony McKegney 🇨🇦 LW 22 | 80 | 🔥 3 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 0.65 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — |
| 8 | John Van Boxmeer 🇨🇦 D 27 | 80 | 🧊 3 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 0.64 | 4 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 55 | — |
| 9 | Don Luce 🇨🇦 C 31 | 80 | 🔥 2 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 0.54 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 30 | — |
| 10 | Richie Dunn 🇺🇸 D 22 | 80 | 🔥 1 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 0.47 | 4 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 61 | — |
| 11 | Jim Schoenfeld 🇨🇦 D 27 | 78 | 🔥 1 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 0.46 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 72 | — |
| 12 | Rick Dudley 🇨🇦 LW 31 | 67 | 🔥 3 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 0.49 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 58 | — |
| 13 | Lindy Ruff 🇨🇦 LW 20 | 63 | 🧊 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.30 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 38 | — |
| 14 | John Gould 🇨🇦 RW 30 | 52 | 🧊 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0.35 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — |
| 15 | Bill Hajt 🇨🇦 D 28 | 75 | 🔥 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.21 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — |
| 16 | Andre Savard 🇨🇦 C 26 | 33 | 🧊 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — |
| 17 | Larry Playfair 🇨🇦 D 21 | 79 | 🔥 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.15 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 145 | — |
| 18 | Jerry Korab 🇨🇦 D 31 | 43 | 🧊 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.26 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 74 | — |
| 19 | Robert Mongrain 🇨🇦 C 20 | 34 | 🧊 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.29 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 20 | Rob McClanahan 🇺🇸 C 22 | 13 | 🧊 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Mike Ramsey 🇺🇸 D 19 | 13 | 🔥 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 22 | Dave Schultz 🇨🇦 LW 30 | 15 | 🧊 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | — |
| Team totals · 22 skaters | 80 | 318 | 506 | 824 | 10.30 | 67 | 2346 | 0 | 0 | 935 |
| # | Goalie — sort by name ⇅ | GP — sort by games played ⇅ | Share of games | W — sort by wins ⇅ | GAA — sort by goals against average ⇅ | SV% — sort by save percentage ⇅ | SV — sort by saves ▼ | GA — sort by goals against ⇅ | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Edwards 🇨🇦 G 24 | 49 | 33 | 2.55 | 0.000 | 0 | 125 | 59:28 | |
| 2 | Bob Sauve 🇨🇦 G 24 | 32 | 22 | 2.31 | 0.000 | 0 | 74 | 58:41 |
88% of this roster was born in Canada, against 84% across the league. Canadian-born players scored 94% of the team's points.
| Country | Players | Share of roster | vs NHL | Points | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 21 |
|
+4 | 772 (94%) | Perreault, Gare, Martin, Smith +17 |
| United States | 3 |
|
+2 | 52 (6%) | Dunn, McClanahan, Ramsey |
Gilbert Perreault led the Buffalo Sabres in scoring in 1979-80 with 106 points — 40 goals and 66 assists in 80 games. Next came Danny Gare (89) and Rick Martin (79).
Danny Gare scored 56 goals for the Buffalo Sabres in 1979-80, 17 of them on the power play.
The Buffalo Sabres dressed 24 players in 1979-80: 22 skaters and 2 goalies. Together the skaters scored 318 goals.
Don Edwards played the most games in goal for the Buffalo Sabres in 1979-80: 49 games, 33 wins, a 0.000 save percentage and a 2.55 goals against average. Bob Sauve was the backup, in 32 games.
The average age was 25.5 years. Mike Ramsey was the youngest at 19, and Rick Dudley the oldest at 31.
The Buffalo Sabres used 24 players in 1979-80 with a known birthplace. By country of birth: 21 in Canada and 3 in the United States. League-wide that season, 84% of players were born in Canada, against 88% on this roster.