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Career Sabres Totals: 503 games played 267 goals 233 assists 500 points (regular season)
58 games played 23 goals 21 assists 44 points (playoffs)
Danny Gare played his first game for the Sabres on October 10, 1974 against Boston, and scored just 18 seconds into his first
NHL shift. He finished his rookie season with 62 points (31+31) and contributed 13 points (7+6) in the Sabres’ run to the 1975
Stanley Cup Finals. Gare followed up his strong rookie campaign with his first of two 50-goal seasons in 1975-76, when he netted
50 goals and 23 assists in 79 games, and chipped in two game-winning goals in the playoffs. That season, Gare recorded
three of his 10 career hat tricks as a Sabre. In 1979-80, he scored a career-high 56 goals, including a club-record 11 game-winners.
Rick Martin is the only other Sabre to have two 50-goal seasons. With 267 goals as a Sabre, Gare holds the record for goals by a
Sabres right wing. He finished his Sabres career with 500 points. Gare’s career as a Sabre came to an end on Dec. 2, 1981 when
he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. He spent his final NHL season in Edmonton in 1986-87. The Nelson, B.C. native finished
his career with 685 points (354+331), and was inducted into the Sabres Hall of Fame in 1994.
Career Sabres Totals: 268 games played 158 goals 227 assists 385 points (regular season)
19 games played 12 goals 15 assists 27 points (playoffs)
Pat LaFontaine enjoyed an illustrious 15-year career before retiring from the NHL in 1998 as the second highest-scoring American-born
player with 468 goals and 1,013 points. He was born in St. Louis, but grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, and is still
considered one of the game’s best playmakers, fastest skaters, and most humble of superstars. A member of the Hockey Hall
of Fame in Toronto, LaFontaine began his career in 1983-84 with the New York Islanders. He had a career year for Buffalo in
1992-93 when he set Sabres records for points (148) and assists (95) in a season. After being sidelined by a serious knee injury
for most of the 1993-94 season, he returned as team captain in 1994-95 and was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance
and dedication to hockey. LaFontaine was with the Sabres from 1991-1997, finishing with 385 points (158+227) in 268
games. He completed the “Empire State Hat Trick” by playing for all three NHL organizations within New York State when he
was traded to the Rangers in 1997. He remained one of the Rangers’ leading scorers until injuries forced him to prematurely retire
on August 11, 1998.
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