2007–08 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2007–08 2007 Buffalo Sabres Eastern 10th Northeast 4th 39–31–12 20–15–6 19–16–6 255 242 Darcy Regier Lindy Ruff Rotating Jochen Hecht (Oct, Feb)Toni Lydman (Nov)Brian Campbell (Dec) Jaroslav Spacek (Jan) Jason Pominville (Mar-Apr) Rotating Toni Lydman (Oct) Henrik Tallinder (Oct)Brian Campbell (Nov, Feb) Jochen Hecht (Nov-Jan) Jaroslav Spacek (Dec, Mar-Apr) Jason Pominville (Jan) Adam Mair (Feb) Tim Connolly (Feb) Derek Roy (Mar-Apr) HSBC ArenaRalph Wilson Stadium(1 game) 18,668 (99.9%)Average attendance figure only accounts for games at HSBC Arena. It does not include the 71,217 in attendance at Ralph Wilson Stadium for the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic on January 1. Thomas Vanek (36) Jason Pominville (53) Derek Roy (81) Andrew Peters (100) Jason Pominville (+16) Ryan Miller (36) Ryan Miller (2.64) The 2007–08 Buffalo Sabres season was the 38th season of operation, 37th season of play, for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 2010 Triumph Books 27 978-1-60078-422-4 Prior to the season, the Sabres lost their co-captains of the previous two seasons, Daniel Briere and Chris Drury. Briere and Drury were signed as free agents on July 1 by the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, respectively.Briere signs 8-year $52 million deal with FlyersJuly 2026 medicmedicRangers sign free-agent centers Gomez and DruryJuly 2026 medicmedic Dainius Zubrus was also lost to free agency, as he was signed by the New Jersey Devils on July 3.Devils sign free agent ZubrusJuly 2026 medicmedic Thomas Vanek, who led the team in goals the previous season with 43, was a restricted free agent and was almost lost as well; the Edmonton Oilers signed him to a seven-year, $50 million offer sheet on July 6, but the Sabres matched the offer, retaining him.Sabres retain Vanek by matching Oilers' $50 million offerJuly 2026 medicmedic Jocelyn Thibault was signed to the Sabres' roster on July 5 to serve as a veteran backup to the team's starting goaltender, Ryan Miller.Sabres shore up goaltending, sign Thibault; re-sign forwards Peters, RyanJuly 2026 medicmedic Thibault replaced Ty Conklin, who had served as Miller's backup for the last month of the 2006–07 season and during the playoffs. Conklin was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 18.Pittsburgh Penguins sign goaltender Ty Conklin to one-year contractJuly 2026 medicmedic After losing both Briere and Drury in the off-season, the Sabres' captaincy was vacated. Prior to the season, the team announced that it would rotate captaincy throughout the season, just as it did during the 2003–04 season. Jochen Hecht was named the October captain under this system.Sabres to rotate captaincy this season Toni Lydman was named captain for November,Toni Lydman named captain for November https://web.archive.org/web/20071101181332/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=341736 2007-11-01 Brian Campbell was named captain for December,Campbell Named Sabres' Captain for November https://archive.today/20070811160243/http://www.wgr550.com/sabres/fullstory.php?id=2870 2007-08-11 and Jaroslav Spacek was named captain for JanuarySpacek is Captain January https://archive.today/20070811160243/http://www.wgr550.com/sabres/fullstory.php?id=2941 2007-08-11 before the captaincy was cycled back to Hecht in February.Max Re-Injures Groin; Hecht Captain For FebruarySeptember 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Jason Pominville was named the team's captain in March, and he finished the season in the role. Longtime Sabres' color commentator Jim Lorentz retired just prior to the season.Jim Lorentz announces his retirement https://web.archive.org/web/20080221074525/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=338324 2008-02-21 He was replaced in the broadcast booth by longtime Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Harry Neale.Harry Neale joins Sabres broadcast team https://web.archive.org/web/20071009133333/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=338919 2007-10-09 The Sabres' January 1 home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins was played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills. The NHL called the event the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic.2008 Winter Classic https://web.archive.org/web/20080514180538/http://www.nhl.com/winterclassic/index.html 2008-05-14 In addition to selling tickets at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Sabres also sold tickets to HSBC Arena for the game, which was broadcast for fans on the arena's video scoreboard.Sabres to Host Winter Classic House Party https://web.archive.org/web/20080102000950/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=345128 January 2, 2008 Brian Campbell was the Sabres' lone representative in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, as he was named to the team as a reserve defenseman. It was his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance.Campbell named to NHL All-Star Team https://web.archive.org/web/20080112211117/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=349646 2008-01-12 Campbell was then traded to the San Jose Sharks on February 26 in exchange for Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/trade_deadline/news_story/?ID=230612&hubname=nhl-trade_deadline Sharks acquire Campbell from Sabres 2017-12-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080229104611/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/trade_deadline/news_story/?ID=230612&hubname=nhl-trade_deadline 2008-02-29 dead 2 Regular season On December 22, the Sabres won their first shootout victory of the season on the road in Philadelphia against the Philadelphia Flyers. Thomas Vanek scored with 7.2 seconds left in the third period, beating former Sabres goaltender Martin Biron from the right circle to force overtime, and Ales Kotalik of the Sabres scored the only shootout goal to provide the Sabres with a win, adding to their total with six victories in a row.https://archive.today/20070808042627/http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=520&season=20072008&gameType=2 NHL.com - Recap: Sabres 6, Flyers 5, SO On January 18, 2008, the Sabres defeated the Atlanta Thrashers at home by a score of 10–1. Derek Roy and Drew Stafford each had a hat-trick.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200801180BUF.html Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres Box Score — January 18, 2008 It was the first time that an NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 4, 2007, when the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins on the road by a score of 10–2.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200701040BOS.html Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Box Score — January 4, 2007 It was also the first time that the Sabres had scored 10 goals in a game since January 14, 2006, when they defeated the Los Angeles Kings at home by a score of 10–1. Coincidentally, two Sabres had hat-tricks in that game as well: Jochen Hecht and Jason Pominville.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200601140BUF.html Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres Box Score — January 14, 2006 After winning the Presidents' Trophy in the 2006–07 NHL season, the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season despite having 90 points. Divisional standings BUF Conference standings BUF Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 Buffalo Sabres Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 24, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; October: 5–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |1||October 5||NY Islanders|| 6 – 4 ||Buffalo|| || Miller || 18,690 || 0–1–0 || 0 || 2007020017 L |- |2||October 6||Buffalo|| 2 – 3 ||NY Islanders|| || Miller || 16,234 || 0–2–0 || 0 || 2007020024 L |- |3||October 11||Atlanta|| 0 – 6 ||Buffalo|| || Miller || 18,690 || 1–2–0 || 2 || 2007020052 W |- |4||October 13||Washington|| 3 – 7 ||Buffalo|| || Miller || 18,690 || 2–2–0 || 4 || 2007020063 W |- |5||October 15||Toronto|| 4 – 5 ||Buffalo|| OT || Thibault || 18,217 || 3–2–0 || 6 || 2007020078 W |- |6||October 19||Columbus|| 3 – 0 ||Buffalo|| || Miller || 18,690 || 3–3–0 || 6 || 2007020098 L |- |7||October 20||Buffalo|| 2 – 4 ||Montreal|| || Miller || 21,273 || 3–4–0 || 6 || 2007020104 L |- |8||October 24||Buffalo|| 2 – 6 ||Carolina|| || Miller || 16,058 || 3–5–0 || 6 || 2007020127 L |- |9||October 26||Buffalo|| 4 – 2 ||Florida|| || Miller || 15,842 || 4–5–0 || 8 || 2007020142 W |- |10||October 27||Buffalo|| 4 – 3 ||Tampa Bay|| OT || Miller || 19,804 || 5–5–0 || 10 || 2007020151 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; November: 6–6–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |11||November 1||Buffalo|| 3 – 4 ||Boston|| OT || Miller || 13,479 || 5–5–1 || 11 || 2007020172 OTL |- |12||November 2||Florida|| 4 – 2 ||Buffalo|||| Thibault || 18,690 || 5–6–1 || 11 || 2007020184 L |- |13||November 5||Buffalo|| 0 – 2 ||Montreal|| || Miller || 21,273 || 5–7–1 || 11 || 2007020205 L |- |14||November 7||Boston|| 1 – 2 ||Buffalo|| OT || Miller || 18,690 || 6–7–1 || 13 || 2007020213 W |- |15||November 9||Toronto|| 3 – 0 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 6–8–1 || 13 || 2007020228 L |- |16||November 10||Buffalo|| 1 – 2 ||Boston|||| Miller || 17,565 || 6–9–1 || 13 || 2007020235 L |- |17||November 15||Buffalo|| 2 – 3 ||Ottawa|||| Miller || 19,279 || 6–10–1 || 13 || 2007020264 L |- |18||November 16||Montreal|| 1 – 4 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 7–10–1 || 15 || 2007020273 W |- |19||November 21||Ottawa|| 2 – 4 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 8–10–1 || 17 || 2007020300 W |- |20||November 23||Montreal|| 2 – 4 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 9–10–1 || 19 || 2007020320 W |- |21||November 24||Buffalo|| 3 – 0 ||Montreal|||| Thibault || 21,273 || 10–10–1 || 21 || 2007020325 W |- |22||November 26||Buffalo|| 3 – 1 ||Washington|||| Miller || 11,204 || 11–10–1 || 23 || 2007020343 W |- |23||November 28||St. Louis|| 4 – 3 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 11–11–1 || 23 || 2007020348 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; December: 8–5–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |24||December 1||Carolina|| 1 – 8 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 12–11–1 || 25 || 2007020372 W |- |25||December 5||Buffalo|| 1 – 4 ||Anaheim|||| Miller || 17,174 || 12–12–1 || 25 || 2007020405 L |- |26||December 6||Buffalo|| 2 – 8 ||Los Angeles|||| Thibault || 15,980 || 12–13–1 || 25 || 2007020411 L |- |27||December 8||Buffalo|| 7 – 1 ||San Jose|||| Miller || 17,496 || 13–13–1 || 27 || 2007020429 W |- |28||December 10||Boston|| 4 – 1 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,302 || 13–14–1 || 27 || 2007020434 L |- |29||December 12||NY Islanders|| 3 – 5 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 14–14–1 || 29 || 2007020446 W |- |30||December 14||Buffalo|| 5 – 3 ||Washington|||| Miller || 17,035 || 15–14–1 || 31 || 2007020463 W |- |31||December 15||Chicago|| 1 – 3 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 16–14–1 || 33 || 2007020469 W |- |32||December 19||Buffalo|| 2 – 1 ||NY Islanders|||| Miller || 10,806 || 17–14–1 || 35 || 2007020498 W |- |33||December 21||Philadelphia|| 2 – 3 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 18–14–1 || 37 || 2007020512 W |- |34||December 22||Buffalo|| 6 – 5 ||Philadelphia|| SO || Miller || 19,606 || 19–14–1 || 39 || 2007020520 W |- |35||December 26||Ottawa|| 5 – 3 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 19–15–1 || 39 || 2007020536 L |- |36||December 28||Buffalo|| 1 – 2 ||New Jersey|| SO || Miller || 17,625 || 19–15–2 || 40 || 2007020555 OTL |- |37||December 29||Buffalo|| 0 – 2 ||Pittsburgh|| || Miller || 17,132 || 19–16–2 || 40 || 2007020566 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; January: 4–5–4 (home: 1–1–2; road: 3–4–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |38||January 1||Pittsburgh|| 2 – 1 ||Buffalo*|| SO || Miller || 71,217 || 19–16–3 || 41 || 2007020584 OTL |- |39||January 4||Ottawa|| 5 – 3 ||Buffalo|| || Thibault || 18,690 || 19–17–3 || 41 || 2007020606 L |- |40||January 6||Buffalo|| 2 – 5 ||Atlanta|||| Miller || 15,213 || 19–18–3 || 41 || 2007020622 L |- |41||January 8||Buffalo|| 1 – 2 ||New Jersey|| SO || Miller || 14,030 || 19–18–4 || 42 || 2007020628 OTL |- |42||January 10||Buffalo|| 2 – 3||Ottawa|| SO || Thibault || 19,843 || 19–18–5 || 43 || 2007020645 OTL |- |43||January 12||New Jersey|| 3 – 2 ||Buffalo|| SO || Miller || 18,690 || 19–18–6 || 44 || 2007020658 OTL |- |44||January 16||Buffalo|| 1 – 2 ||NY Rangers|||| Miller || 18,200 || 19–19–6 || 44 || 2007020686 L |- |45||January 18||Atlanta|| 1 – 10 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 20–19–6 || 46 || 2007020700 W |- |46||January 19||Buffalo|| 2 – 4 ||Toronto|||| Miller || 19,436 || 20–20–6 || 46 || 2007020707 L |- |47||January 21||Buffalo|| 2 – 6 ||Phoenix|||| Thibault || 16,981 || 20–21–6 || 46 || 2007020723 L |- |48||January 24||Buffalo|| 2 – 1 ||Dallas|| || Miller || 18,532 || 21–21–6 || 48 || 2007020749 W |- |49||January 29||Buffalo|| 4 – 2 ||Tampa Bay|||| Miller || 18,920 || 22–21–6 || 50 || 2007020762 W |- |50||January 30||Buffalo|| 1 – 0 ||Florida|||| Miller || 14,024 || 23–21–6 || 52 || 2007020766 W |- | colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"| Notes: *Played at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; February: 8–4–3 (home: 5–3–2; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |51||February 1||Buffalo|| 4 – 5 ||Atlanta|| SO || Thibault || 17,064 || 23–21–7 || 53 || 2007020779 OTL |- |52||February 5||Buffalo|| 4 – 2 ||Boston|||| Miller || 13,427 || 24–21–7 || 55 || 2007020801 W |- |53||February 6||New Jersey|| 2 – 3 ||Buffalo|| SO || Miller || 18,690 || 25–21–7 || 57 || 2007020813 W |- |54||February 8||Boston|| 3 – 2 ||Buffalo|| SO || Miller || 18,690 || 25–21–8 || 58 || 2007020829 OTL |- |55||February 10||Florida|| 3 – 5 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 26–21–8 || 60 || 2007020848 W |- |56||February 12||Buffalo|| 5 – 1 ||Ottawa|||| Miller || 19,564 || 27–21–8 || 62 || 2007020854 W |- |57||February 13||Toronto|| 0 – 1 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 28–21–8 || 64 || 2007020861 W |- |58||February 16||Buffalo|| 1 – 5 ||NY Rangers|||| Miller || 18,200 || 28–22–8 || 64 || 2007020880 L |- |59||February 17||Pittsburgh|| 4 – 1 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 28–23–8 || 64 || 2007020890 L |- |60||February 20||Tampa Bay|| 3 – 4 ||Buffalo|| OT || Miller || 18,690 || 29–23–8 || 66 || 2007020911 W |- |61||February 21||Buffalo|| 5 – 1 ||Toronto|||| Miller || 19,467 || 30–23–8 || 68 || 2007020920 W |- |62||February 23||NY Rangers|| 4 – 3 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 30–24–8 || 68 || 2007020934 L |- |63||February 25||Philadelphia|| 4 – 3 ||Buffalo|| SO || Miller || 18,690 || 30–24–9 || 69 || 2007020948 OTL |- |64||February 27||Nashville|| 4 – 8 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 31–24–9 || 71 || 2007020958 W |- |65||February 29||Montreal|| 6 – 2 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 31–25–9 || 71 || 2007020972 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; March: 6–5–3 (home: 3–4–2; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |66||March 2||Detroit|| 4 – 2 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 ||31–26–9||71 || 2007020988 L |- |67||March 4||Buffalo|| 5 – 2 ||Philadelphia|||| Miller || 19,516 ||32–26–9||73 || 2007021000 W |- |68||March 5||Washington|| 3 – 1 ||Buffalo||||| Miller || 18,690 || 32–27–9 ||73 || 2007021008 L |- |69||March 8||Buffalo|| 3 – 4 ||Carolina|| OT || Miller || 18,808 || 32–27–10 || 74 || 2007021032 OTL |- |70||March 10||NY Rangers|| 3 – 2 ||Buffalo|| SO || Miller || 18,690 || 32–27–11 || 75 || 2007021045 OTL |- |71||March 12||Buffalo|| 3 – 7 ||Pittsburgh|||| Miller || 17,132 || 32–28–11 || 75 || 2007021059 L |- |72||March 14||Carolina|| 1 – 7 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 33–28–11 || 77 || 2007021073 W |- |73||March 15||Buffalo|| 6 – 2 ||Toronto|||| Miller || 19,462 || 34–28–11 || 79 || 2007021079 W |- |74||March 19||Tampa Bay|| 4 – 7 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 35–28–11 || 81 || 2007021103 W |- |75||March 21||Toronto|| 4 – 1 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 35–29–11 || 81 || 2007021120 L |- |76||March 25||Ottawa|| 6 – 3 ||Buffalo|||| Miller || 18,690 || 35–30–11 || 81 || 2007021140 L |- |77||March 27||Buffalo|| 4 – 3 ||Ottawa|| SO || Miller || 19,883 || 36–30–11 || 83 || 2007021156 W |- |78||March 28||Montreal|| 4 – 3 ||Buffalo|| OT || Miller || 18,690 || 36–30–12 || 84 || 2007021165 OTL |- |79||March 30||Boston||1 – 2||Buffalo||OT||Miller||18,690 ||37–30–12||86 || 2007021178 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002D62 2px solid; border-bottom:#FDBB30 2px solid; April: 2–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- |80||April 1||Buffalo|| 4 – 3 ||Toronto|| SO || Miller || 19,288 || 38–30–12 || 88 || 2007021191 W |- |81||April 3||Buffalo|| 1 – 3 ||Montreal|| || Miller || 21,273 || 38–31–12 || 88 || 2007021204 L |- |82||April 5||Buffalo|| 3 – 0 ||Boston|| || Thibault || 17,565 || 39–31–12 || 90 || 2007021219 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes     Regular season   Player # GP G A Pts +/- PIM Derek Roy 9 78 32 49 81 +13 46 Jason Pominville 29 82 27 53 80 +16 20 Thomas Vanek 26 82 36 28 64 −5 64 Jochen Hecht 55 75 22 27 49 +1 38 Brian Campbell* 51 63 5 38 43 −1 12 Ales Kotalik 12 79 23 20 43 −5 58 Tim Connolly 19 48 7 33 40 +4 8 Drew Stafford 21 64 16 22 38 +3 51 Paul Gaustad 28 82 10 26 36 −4 85 Daniel Paille 20 77 19 16 35 +9 14 Jaroslav Spacek 6 60 9 23 32 +7 42 Maxim Afinogenov 61 56 10 18 28 −16 42 Toni Lydman 5 82 4 22 26 +1 74 Henrik Tallinder 10 71 1 17 18 +5 48 Adam Mair 22 72 5 12 17 −2 66 Clarke MacArthur 41 37 8 7 15 +3 20 Steve Bernier* 56 17 3 6 9 +1 2 Nathan Paetsch 38 59 2 7 9 +3 27 Andrej Sekera 44 37 2 6 8 +5 16 Michael Ryan 37 46 4 4 8 −4 30 Dmitri Kalinin 45 46 1 7 8 −7 32 Nolan Pratt 4 55 1 6 7 +1 30 Patrick Kaleta 36 40 3 2 5 +1 41 Mike Weber 34 16 0 3 3 +12 14 Andrew Peters 76 44 1 1 2 −4 100 Ryan Miller 30 76 0 1 1 N/A 6 Teppo Numminen 27 1 0 0 0 E 0 Marc-Andre Gragnani 17 2 0 0 0 −2 4 Michael Funk 3 4 0 0 0 −3 0 Jocelyn Thibault 35 12 0 0 0 N/A 0 *Stats reflect games played with Buffalo only. Note: Goaltenders are not assessed plus/minus ratings. Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average     Regular season   Player # GP TOI W L OTL GA SO SV% GAA Ryan Miller 30 76 4474:18 36 27 10 197 3 .906 2.64 Jocelyn Thibault 35 12 507:03 3 4 2 28 2 .869 3.31 Awards and records Records Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Date achieved Jason Pominville 100th NHL point October 13, 2007 Derek Roy 200th NHL game October 19, 2007 Mike Weber 1st NHL gameNotebook: Weber solid in first game https://web.archive.org/web/20071027142541/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=341326 2007-10-27 October 26, 2007 Jochen Hecht 300th NHL pointRecap: Buffalo @ Florida - 10/26/2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071029032335/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?gameNumber=142&gameType=2&page=Recap&season=20072008&service=page 2007-10-29 October 26, 2007 Andrej Sekera 1st NHL assist1st NHL pointBuffalo Sabres - Team: Andrej Sekera Official Player Page https://web.archive.org/web/20071230162642/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471284&service=page 2007-12-30 October 26, 2007 Tim Connolly 400th NHL game October 27, 2007 Andrej Sekera 1st NHL goalRecap: St. Louis @ Buffalo - 11/28/2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071130175514/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?gameNumber=348&gameType=2&page=Recap&season=20072008&service=page 2007-11-30 November 28, 2007 Maxim Afinogenov 500th NHL gameSenators pour it on in 2nd period to end Sabres' win streak December 26, 2007 Thomas Vanek 200th NHL Game December 29, 2007 Drew Stafford 1st NHL hat trickStafford, Roy hat tricks helps Sabres stop 10–game skid January 18, 2008 Patrick Kaleta 1st NHL goalBuffalo Sabres Notebook - 02/10/2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080212061623/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=353015 2008-02-12 February 10, 2008 Ryan Miller 100th NHL winSabres' Roy scores twice as Panthers fall for second time in six games February 10, 2008 Thomas Vanek 1st NHL hat trickVanek nets first career hat trick in Sabres' rout February 12, 2008 Marc-Andre Gragnani 1st NHL game February 23, 2008 Mike Weber 1st NHL assist1st NHL pointCrosby sits; offense thrives March 12, 2008 Thomas Vanek 100th NHL Goal March 21, 2008 Ryan Miller 200th NHL Game March 25, 2008 Coach Milestone Date achieved Lindy Ruff 800th NHL game February 23, 2008 Transactions The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season. Trades June 23, 2007 To Calgary Flames 4th-round pick in 2007 – Keith Aulie To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2007 – Bradley Eidsness 5th-round pick in 2007 – Jean-Simon Allard February 26, 2008 To San Jose Sharks Brian Campbell7th-round pick in 2008 – Drew Daniels To Buffalo Sabres Steve Bernier1st-round pick in 2008 – Tyler Ennis Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jocelyn Thibault Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $760,000 Nolan Pratt Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $550,000Buffalo Sabres and free agent D Nolan Pratt agree to terms on contractJuly 2026 medicmedic Player New team Daniel Briere Philadelphia Flyers Chris Drury New York Rangers Dainius Zubrus New Jersey Devils Ty Conklin Pittsburgh Penguins Draft picks Buffalo's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 2 31 T. J. Brennan Defenseman United States St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) 2 59 Drew Schiestel Defenseman Canada Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 3 89 Corey Tropp Forward United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 5 139 Bradley Eidsness Goaltender Canada Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) 5 147 Jean-Simon Allard Center Canada St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) 6 179 Paul Byron Center Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 7 187 Nick Eno Goaltender United States Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) 7 209 Drew MacKenzie Defenseman United States Taft School (USHS-CT) Farm teams Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans remain Buffalo's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08. It is expected to be the last year of the two teams' long affiliation and the teams are expected to part ways at the end of the season. See also 2007–08 NHL season References Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo