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Chris Butler's 2008-2009 season

Points

NHL#589

Goals

NHL#524

Assists

NHL#586

Plus/minus

+11

NHL#84

Games

57% of 82

Defenceman Chris Butler was 21 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 47 of a possible 82 games and scored 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points, 0.13 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2008-2009

Year 2008
18 years ago
A late start
December 19
Chris Butler's season starts in game 32 of 82
Buffalo Sabres have played 31 games31 of 82 without him
NHL debut
December 19
Chris Butler makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠0 win against Los Angeles Kings
LAKLos Angeles Kings0–5BUFBuffalo Sabres
Chris was 22 years old · HSBC Arena, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
+2
+/-
12:16
TOI
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Henrik Tallinder.
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- The game
  LAK0–5BUF
  W
  December 19game 32/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG12:16TOI
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Chris Butler records his first NHL assist
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · December 19
- The game
  BUF3–4MTL
  L
  December 20game 33/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG10:38TOI
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- The game
  PIT4–3BUF
  L
  December 22game 34/821
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG11:08TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–3WSH
  L
  December 26game 35/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG12:09TOI
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- The game
  NYI3–4BUF
  W
  December 27game 36/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG13:45TOI
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- The game
  WSH4–2BUF
  L
  December 30game 37/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG18:08TOI
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Year 2009
17 years ago
- The game
  BUF4–1TOR
  W
  January 1game 38/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG16:25TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–2BOS
  W
  January 3game 39/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG15:09TOI
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- The game
  OTT2–4BUF
  W
  January 6game 40/822
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG13:00TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 829 of 41 played
  1
  points
  NHL#651
  0
  goals
  NHL#603
  1
  assists
  NHL#609
  +5
  +/-
  NHL#52
  BUF
  21-15-5W-L-OT47Points
  3rd in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF1–3DET
  L
  January 10game 42/826
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG14:46TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–4DAL
  W
  January 15game 44/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG15:53TOI
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- The game
  CAR1–3BUF
  W
  January 17game 45/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG17:39TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–2FLA
  W
  January 19game 46/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:34TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–5TBL
  L
  January 21game 47/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG20:29TOI
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- The game
  BUF10–2EDM
  W
  January 27game 48/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG21:06TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–5CGY
  L
  January 28game 49/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG20:20TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–0PHX
  W
  January 31game 50/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG29:55TOI
  +1 assist
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- February 2009
- The game
  BUF2–3ANA
  L
  February 2game 51/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:55TOI
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- The game
  TOR0–5BUF
  W
  February 4game 52/821
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG18:41TOI
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- The game
  MTL2–3BUF
  W
  February 6game 53/82
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG17:25TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–3OTT
  L
  February 7game 54/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:33TOI
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- The game
  OTT3–1BUF
  L
  February 11game 55/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG17:01TOI
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- The game
  SJS5–6BUF
  W
  February 13game 56/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG21:39TOI
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- The game
  CAR3–0BUF
  L
  February 15game 57/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG23:27TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–1TOR
  W
  February 17game 58/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG16:29TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–6PHI
  L
  February 19game 59/82
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG16:35TOI
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- The game
  NYR2–4BUF
  W
  February 21game 60/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG16:20TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  ANA3–2BUF
  L
  February 24game 61/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:20TOI
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- The game
  BUF1–2CAR
  L
  February 26game 62/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG16:50TOI
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- Checkpoint
  February 26
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8229 of 62 played
  3
  points
  NHL#623
  0
  goals
  NHL#656
  3
  assists
  NHL#569
  +4
  +/-
  NHL#64
  BUF
  31-24-7W-L-OT69Points
  Playoff spot
  3rd in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF0–2NYI
  L
  February 28game 63/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:28TOI
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- March 2009
- The game
  PHX1–5BUF
  W
  March 6game 65/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:53TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–6OTT
  L
  March 7game 66/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG14:29TOI
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- The game
  FLA1–3BUF
  W
  March 12game 68/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:12TOI
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- The game
  ATL4–3BUF
  L
  March 14game 69/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG15:05TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–4OTT
  L
  March 17game 70/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:52TOI
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- The game
  PHI6–4BUF
  L
  March 20game 71/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG16:19TOI
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Chris Butler scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · March 20
- The game
  BUF3–5NYR
  L
  March 21game 72/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG14:09TOI
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- The game
  FLA3–5BUF
  W
  March 25game 73/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG15:39TOI
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- The game
  TOR3–5BUF
  W
  March 27game 74/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG13:59TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–3MTL
  W
  March 28game 75/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG16:04TOI
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- April 2009
- The game
  BUF2–3ATL
  L
  April 1game 76/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:20TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–4WSH
  W
  April 3game 77/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG13:17TOI
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- The game
  NJD3–2BUF
  L
  April 4game 78/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG15:33TOI
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- The game
  DET4–1BUF
  L
  April 6game 79/828
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG17:57TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–1TOR
  W
  April 8game 80/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG16:34TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–1CAR
  W
  April 9game 81/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG15:29TOI
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- The game
  BOS1–6BUF
  W
  April 11game 82/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG17:49TOI
  +1 goal
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The season in numbers
April 11
Chris Butler closes the 2008-2009 season with 6 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
Points
6
NHL#589
Games
47of 82
57%
Goals
2
NHL#524
Assists
4
NHL#586
P/GP
0.13
NHL#571
+/-
+11
NHL#84
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
1×
First star
1×
Third star

Chris Butler's season starts in game 32 of 82

Chris Butler makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠0 win against Los Angeles Kings

Chris Butler records his first NHL assist

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Chris Butler scores his first NHL goal

Chris Butler closes the 2008-2009 season with 6 points