Franchise History
Standings by Year
Final NHL standings as of the last day of the regular season, for any year on record. View by Division, Conference, or League, and track where Buffalo (and every other team) stood across a season with the trend chart below.
1994–95 Final Standings*
1994–95 Game Results* 48-game season, shortened by the 1994-95 lockout.
Buffalo finished 11th in the league, 4th in the Northeast.
Eastern
Northeast
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS ▾ | PTS% | GF | GA | SOW | SOL | DIFF | xPTS | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x-Quebec Nordiques | 48 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 65 | .677 | 185 | 134 | – | – | +51 | 63 | W1 |
| 2 | x-Pittsburgh Penguins | 48 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 61 | .635 | 181 | 158 | – | – | +23 | 54 | L3 |
| 3 | x-Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 57 | .594 | 150 | 127 | – | – | +23 | 56 | W3 |
| 4 | x-Buffalo Sabres | 48 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 51 | .531 | 130 | 119 | – | – | +11 | 52 | W2 |
| 5 | Hartford Whalers | 48 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 43 | .448 | 127 | 141 | – | – | -14 | 43 | L3 |
| 6 | Montréal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 43 | .448 | 125 | 148 | – | – | -23 | 40 | L2 |
| 7 | Ottawa Senators | 48 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 23 | .240 | 117 | 174 | – | – | -57 | 30 | W1 |
Atlantic
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS ▾ | PTS% | GF | GA | SOW | SOL | DIFF | xPTS | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-Philadelphia Flyers | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 60 | .625 | 150 | 132 | – | – | +18 | 54 | W1 |
| 2 | x-New Jersey Devils | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 52 | .542 | 136 | 121 | – | – | +15 | 54 | L1 |
| 3 | x-Washington Capitals | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 52 | .542 | 136 | 120 | – | – | +16 | 54 | W1 |
| 4 | x-New York Rangers | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | .490 | 139 | 134 | – | – | +5 | 50 | L1 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | 48 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 46 | .479 | 115 | 127 | – | – | -12 | 43 | W2 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 48 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 37 | .385 | 120 | 144 | – | – | -24 | 39 | L6 |
| 7 | New York Islanders | 48 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 35 | .365 | 126 | 158 | – | – | -32 | 37 | L2 |
Western
Central
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS ▾ | PTS% | GF | GA | SOW | SOL | DIFF | xPTS | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p-Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 70 | .729 | 180 | 117 | – | – | +63 | 67 | W1 |
| 2 | x-St. Louis Blues | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 61 | .635 | 178 | 135 | – | – | +43 | 61 | L1 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 53 | .552 | 156 | 115 | – | – | +41 | 62 | W5 |
| 4 | x-Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | .521 | 135 | 146 | – | – | -11 | 44 | L1 |
| 5 | x-Dallas Stars | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 42 | .438 | 136 | 135 | – | – | +1 | 48 | L4 |
| 6 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | .406 | 157 | 177 | – | – | -20 | 42 | L2 |
Pacific
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS ▾ | PTS% | GF | GA | SOW | SOL | DIFF | xPTS | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 55 | .573 | 163 | 135 | – | – | +28 | 57 | W1 |
| 2 | x-Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 48 | .500 | 153 | 148 | – | – | +5 | 50 | T1 |
| 3 | x-San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 42 | .438 | 129 | 161 | – | – | -32 | 38 | T1 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 41 | .427 | 142 | 174 | – | – | -32 | 38 | L1 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 38 | .396 | 136 | 183 | – | – | -47 | 34 | L3 |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 37 | .385 | 125 | 164 | – | – | -39 | 35 | W1 |
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division, z - clinched conference, p - clinched Presidents' Trophy.
xPTS is the points a team’s goals for and against project: the Pythagorean win estimate GF² / (GF² + GA²), scaled to points as win% × 2 × games played. It follows the current pace on any “as of” date. +/-xPTS is real points minus xPTS, after removing each team’s overtime-loss points. That step matters because xPTS splits a flat 2 points per game, while an overtime game pays out 3, so without it almost every team since 1999–00 reads as lucky. What is left is the points a team banked above or below its goal margin: positive means winning more of the close and overtime games than goal difference alone predicts.