The Sabres' best defensemen
Phil Housley has the most points of the 190 defensemen who played with the Sabres, 558 in 608 games. Rasmus Dahlin is 2nd, with 443; 116 more passes Phil Housley for the most.
The Sabres' defensemen this season
- Owen Power14 games, 0.8 a game151 with the Sabres.11points
- Mattias Samuelsson14 games, 0.6 a game93 with the Sabres.9points
- Rasmus Dahlin11 games, 0.8 a game443 with the Sabres, the 2nd-most in Sabres history.9points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1971–79
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Housley1982 – 1990 · 608 games | 558 | 178 | 380 |
| 2 | Rasmus Dahlin2018 – 2027 · still playing | 443 | 104 | 339 |
| +9 this season · passes Phil Housley for the most in 142 games at his pace | ||||
| 3 | Mike Ramsey1979 – 1993 · 911 games | 329 | 73 | 256 |
| 4 | Alexei Zhitnik1994 – 2004 · 712 games | 289 | 55 | 234 |
| 5 | Doug Bodger1988 – 1996 · 479 games | 287 | 54 | 233 |
| 6 | Jerry Korab1973 – 1985 · 537 games | 283 | 67 | 216 |
| 7 | Rasmus Ristolainen2013 – 2021 · 542 games | 245 | 46 | 199 |
| 8 | Bill Hajt1973 – 1987 · 854 games | 244 | 42 | 202 |
| 9 | Jim Schoenfeld1972 – 1985 · 584 games | 228 | 45 | 183 |
| 10 | John Van Boxmeer1979 – 1983 · 294 games | 215 | 49 | 166 |
| 11 | Richard Smehlik1992 – 2002 · 589 games | 182 | 47 | 135 |
| 12 | Brian Campbell1999 – 2008 · 391 games | 176 | 32 | 144 |
| 13 | Jocelyn Guevremont1974 – 1979 · 324 games | 168 | 38 | 130 |
| 14 | Jason Woolley1997 – 2003 · 365 games | 165 | 40 | 125 |
| T15 | Tyler Myers2009 – 2015 · 365 games | 151 | 45 | 106 |
| T15 | Owen Power2021 – 2027 · still playing | 151 | 29 | 122 |
| +11 this season | ||||
| 17 | Dmitri Kalinin1999 – 2008 · 466 games | 145 | 34 | 111 |
| 18 | Richie Dunn1977 – 1989 · 327 games | 132 | 27 | 105 |
| 19 | Hannu Virta1981 – 1986 · 245 games | 126 | 25 | 101 |
| 20 | Henrik Tallinder2001 – 2014 · 532 games | 116 | 22 | 94 |
| 21 | Toni Lydman2005 – 2010 · 371 games | 105 | 14 | 91 |
| 22 | Uwe Krupp1986 – 1992 · 327 games | 103 | 25 | 78 |
| 23 | Garry Galley1994 – 1997 · 163 games | 102 | 15 | 87 |
| 24 | Larry Playfair1978 – 1990 · 577 games | 100 | 24 | 76 |
| T25 | Jay McKee1995 – 2006 · 582 games | 98 | 17 | 81 |
points by decade
2020s
- › Rasmus Dahlin2019 – 2027 · 515 games399
- › Owen Power2021 – 2027 · 337 games151
- › Mattias Samuelsson2020 – 2027 · 304 games93
- Bowen Byram2023 – 2026 · 182 games89
- Henri Jokiharju2019 – 2025 · 351 games81
2010s
- Rasmus Ristolainen2013 – 2019 · 424 games194
- Tyler Myers2009 – 2015 · 365 games151
- Christian Ehrhoff2011 – 2014 · 192 games87
- Jordan Leopold2010 – 2013 · 174 games67
- Andrej Sekera2009 – 2013 · 231 games65
2000s
- Brian Campbell1999 – 2008 · 391 games176
- Dmitri Kalinin1999 – 2008 · 466 games145
- Alexei Zhitnik1999 – 2004 · 372 games133
- Jaroslav Spacek2006 – 2009 · 205 games98
- Henrik Tallinder2001 – 2009 · 386 games88
1990s
- Doug Bodger1989 – 1996 · 418 games240
- Alexei Zhitnik1994 – 1999 · 340 games156
- Richard Smehlik1992 – 1999 · 409 games147
- Garry Galley1994 – 1997 · 163 games102
- Grant Ledyard1989 – 1993 · 227 games83
1980s
- Phil Housley1982 – 1989 · 528 games477
- Mike Ramsey1979 – 1989 · 668 games257
- John Van Boxmeer1979 – 1983 · 294 games215
- Bill Hajt1979 – 1987 · 497 games127
- Richie Dunn1979 – 1989 · 278 games126
1971–79
- Jerry Korab1973 – 1979 · 421 games254
- Jocelyn Guevremont1974 – 1979 · 324 games168
- Jim Schoenfeld1972 – 1979 · 389 games151
- Bill Hajt1973 – 1979 · 357 games117
- Lee Fogolin Jr.1974 – 1979 · 329 games76
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Method
- Every defenseman who played with the Sabres, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A decade counts his points with the Sabres in its seasons.