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The Buffalo Sabres' best defensemen

Phil Housley leads with 558 points in 608 games for the Buffalo Sabres; Rasmus Dahlin had 438.

Every defenseman with 41 or more regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres since 1970-71, ranked by points; the lines are each one's points game by game, the top 8 drawn. A name opens his page, where he has one, or his row on the board.

points · by game

assists · by game

goals · by game

119 defensemen with 41+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	goals
1	Phil Housley	1982-83 to 1989-90	608	558	380	178
2	Rasmus Dahlin	2018-19 to 2026-27	593	438	334	104
3	Mike Ramsey	1979-80 to 1992-93	911	329	256	73
4	Alexei Zhitnik	1994-95 to 2003-04	712	289	234	55
5	Doug Bodger	1988-89 to 1995-96	479	287	233	54
6	Jerry Korab	1973-74 to 1984-85	537	283	216	67
7	Rasmus Ristolainen	2013-14 to 2020-21	542	245	199	46
8	Bill Hajt	1973-74 to 1986-87	854	244	202	42
9	Jim Schoenfeld	1972-73 to 1984-85	584	228	183	45
10	John Van Boxmeer	1979-80 to 1982-83	294	215	166	49
11	Richard Smehlik	1992-93 to 2001-02	589	182	135	47
12	Brian Campbell	1999-00 to 2007-08	391	176	144	32
13	Jocelyn Guevremont	1974-75 to 1978-79	324	168	130	38
14	Jason Woolley	1997-98 to 2002-03	365	165	125	40
15	Tyler Myers	2009-10 to 2014-15	365	151	106	45
16	Owen Power	2021-22 to 2026-27	333	148	119	29
17	Dmitri Kalinin	1999-00 to 2007-08	466	145	111	34
18	Richie Dunn	1977-78 to 1988-89	327	132	105	27
19	Hannu Virta	1981-82 to 1985-86	245	126	101	25
20	Henrik Tallinder	2001-02 to 2013-14	532	116	94	22
21	Toni Lydman	2005-06 to 2009-10	371	105	91	14
22	Uwe Krupp	1986-87 to 1991-92	327	103	78	25
23	Garry Galley	1994-95 to 1996-97	163	102	87	15
24	Larry Playfair	1978-79 to 1989-90	577	100	76	24
25	Jay McKee	1995-96 to 2005-06	582	98	81	17
26	Jaroslav Spacek	2006-07 to 2008-09	205	98	76	22
27	Andrej Sekera	2006-07 to 2012-13	339	92	75	17
28	Mattias Samuelsson	2020-21 to 2026-27	300	91	69	22
29	Grant Ledyard	1988-89 to 1992-93	240	89	71	18
30	Bowen Byram	2023-24 to 2025-26	182	89	68	21
31	Christian Ehrhoff	2011-12 to 2013-14	192	87	71	16
32	Teppo Numminen	2005-06 to 2008-09	212	86	80	6
33	Henri Jokiharju	2019-20 to 2024-25	351	81	62	19
34	Lee Fogolin Jr.	1974-75 to 1986-87	338	78	70	8
35	Ken Sutton	1990-91 to 1994-95	232	78	60	18
36	Jake McCabe	2013-14 to 2020-21	353	77	59	18
37	James Patrick	1998-99 to 2003-04	345	74	51	23
38	Darryl Shannon	1995-96 to 1998-99	255	68	56	12
39	Zach Bogosian	2014-15 to 2019-20	243	67	54	13
40	Jordan Leopold	2010-11 to 2012-13	174	67	42	25
41	Al Hamilton	1970-71 to 1971-72	145	64	58	6
42	Calle Johansson	1987-88 to 1988-89	118	55	49	6
43	Mike Robitaille	1971-72 to 1974-75	170	54	46	8
44	Petr Svoboda	1991-92 to 1994-95	139	54	49	5
45	Mike Weber	2007-08 to 2015-16	341	53	44	9
46	Larry Carriere	1972-73 to 1977-78	206	52	43	9
47	Steve Montador	2009-10 to 2010-11	151	49	39	10
48	Jacob Bryson	2020-21 to 2025-26	289	48	42	6
49	Marco Scandella	2017-18 to 2019-20	176	44	30	14
50	Rhett Warrener	1998-99 to 2002-03	266	42	33	9
51	Craig Rivet	2008-09 to 2010-11	165	42	38	4
52	Nathan Paetsch	2005-06 to 2009-10	157	42	35	7
53	Brandon Montour	2018-19 to 2020-21	112	42	29	13
54	Tracy Pratt	1970-71 to 1973-74	210	41	39	2
55	Larry Hillman	1971-72 to 1972-73	121	41	35	6
56	Mark Pysyk	2012-13 to 2021-22	193	38	30	8
57	Colin Miller	2019-20 to 2021-22	137	37	30	7
58	Chris Butler	2008-09 to 2010-11	155	36	31	5
59	Cody Franson	2015-16 to 2016-17	127	36	29	7
60	Mike Wilson	1995-96 to 1998-99	231	34	23	11
61	Connor Clifton	2023-24 to 2024-25	152	34	29	5
62	Doug Barrie	1970-71 to 1971-72	102	34	28	6
63	Shawn Anderson	1986-87 to 1989-90	113	32	26	6
64	Kevin Haller	1989-90 to 1991-92	81	30	23	7
65	David Fenyves	1982-83 to 1986-87	148	29	27	2
66	Josh Gorges	2014-15 to 2017-18	223	26	23	3
67	Dean Kennedy	1989-90 to 1990-91	144	26	20	6
68	Randy Moller	1991-92 to 1993-94	126	25	20	5
69	Jim Wiemer	1983-84 to 1984-85	74	25	17	8
70	Rory Fitzpatrick	2001-02 to 2005-06	157	24	15	9
71	Chris Evans	1971-72	61	24	18	6
72	Tim Horton	1972-73 to 1973-74	124	23	22	1
73	Mark Astley	1993-94 to 1995-96	75	23	19	4
74	Philippe Boucher	1992-93 to 1994-95	65	23	16	7
75	Tom Kurvers	1986-87	55	23	17	6
76	Dave Maloney	1984-85	52	22	21	1
77	Paul Terbenche	1970-71 to 1973-74	121	21	19	2
78	Craig Muni	1993-94 to 1995-96	160	20	18	2
79	Bill Stewart	1977-78 to 1978-79	81	20	17	3
80	Jim Watson	1970-71 to 1971-72	144	19	15	4
81	Joe Reekie	1985-86 to 1988-89	104	18	15	3
82	Casey Nelson	2015-16 to 2018-19	93	18	14	4
83	Jamie McBain	2013-14	69	17	11	6
84	Gord Donnelly	1991-92 to 1993-94	134	16	11	5
85	Bob Halkidis	1985-86 to 1988-89	89	16	14	2
86	Nathan Beaulieu	2017-18 to 2018-19	89	16	12	4
87	Charlie Huddy	1994-95 to 1996-97	85	16	9	7
88	Reg Fleming	1970-71	78	16	10	6
89	Nikita Zadorov	2013-14 to 2014-15	67	16	12	4
90	Jay Wells	1989-90 to 1991-92	85	15	12	3
91	Marc-Andre Gragnani	2007-08 to 2011-12	59	15	13	2
92	Ilya Lyubushkin	2022-23	68	14	12	2
93	Ken Breitenbach	1975-76 to 1978-79	68	14	13	1
94	Andrej Meszaros	2014-15	60	14	7	7
95	Alexander Sulzer	2011-12 to 2013-14	57	14	8	6
96	Jim Korn	1986-87	52	14	10	4
97	Bob Boughner	1995-96 to 1997-98	177	13	11	2
98	Keith Carney	1991-92 to 1993-94	51	13	9	4
99	Justin Falk	2016-17 to 2017-18	98	10	9	1
100	Victor Antipin	2017-18	47	10	10	0
101	Lawrence Pilut	2018-19 to 2022-23	63	9	7	2
102	Andre Benoit	2014-15	59	9	8	1
103	Casey Fitzgerald	2021-22 to 2022-23	59	9	9	0
104	Zach Metsa	2025-26 to 2026-27	53	8	6	2
105	Robert Hagg	2021-22	48	8	7	1
106	Robyn Regehr	2011-12 to 2012-13	105	7	6	1
107	Doug Houda	1994-95 to 2002-03	68	7	5	2
108	Jean-Guy Talbot	1970-71	57	7	7	0
109	Nolan Pratt	2007-08	55	7	6	1
110	Ryan Johnson	2023-24 to 2025-26	47	7	7	0
111	Brad Miller	1988-89 to 1991-92	63	5	4	1
112	Shaone Morrisonn	2010-11	62	5	4	1
113	Dmitry Kulikov	2016-17	47	5	3	2
114	Tyson Strachan	2014-15	46	5	5	0
115	Greg Brown	1990-91 to 1992-93	49	4	3	1
116	Cory Sarich	1998-99 to 1999-00	46	4	4	0
117	Erik Johnson	2023-24	50	3	0	3
118	Paul McIntosh	1974-75 to 1975-76	48	2	2	0
119	Ed Hospodar	1987-88	42	1	1	0

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