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Maxim Afinogenov's 2005-2006 season

Points
73
NHL#42
Goals
22
NHL#94
Assists
51
NHL#26
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#148
Games
77
93%
93% of 82

Right winger Maxim Afinogenov was 26 years old when the 2005-2006 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 77 of a possible 82 games and scored 22 goals and 51 assists for 73 points, 0.95 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 8 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2005-2006Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Maxim Afinogenov plays the 2005-2006 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Maxim was 26 years old when the 2005-2006 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–6BUF
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP17:54TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS1–4BUF
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF0–5OTT
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG15:14TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–3BUF
      W
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:45TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3TBL
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG15:05TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3FLA
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG16:00TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG16:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3BUF
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG17:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP17:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3NJD
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:38TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–4NYI
      W
      game 11/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • November 2005
    • The game
      OTT10–4BUF
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP17:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP15:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP18:56TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CAR5–3BUF
      L
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG17:43TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–2BUF
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP14:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      12
      points
      NHL#155
      3
      goals
      NHL#218
      9
      assists
      NHL#111
      BUF
      11-9-1W-L-OT23Points
      4th in the Northeast·8th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–3NYI
      W
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:39TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG17:00TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2WSH
      W
      game 24/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP13:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–2PIT
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP18:16TOI
      +2 points
    • December 2005
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:14TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–0BUF
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–4COL
      W
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:27TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–3BUF
      W
      game 29/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP15:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2MIN
      W
      game 30/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG13:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL3–4BUF
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG13:58TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–3PIT
      W
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:22TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–4BUF
      W
      game 33/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP17:44TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–1PHI
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG17:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–4FLA
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1TBL
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:18TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–6BUF
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:11TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:16TOI
    • The game
      ATL1–4BUF
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:43TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA2–1BUF
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL1–3BUF
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG16:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 played
      28
      points
      NHL#97
      9
      goals
      NHL#131
      19
      assists
      NHL#76
      BUF
      27-12-2W-L-OT56Points
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD3–2BUF
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP21:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHX2–1BUF
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG19:44TOI
    • The game
      LAK1–10BUF
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP17:11TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–1EDM
      W
      game 45/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP15:47TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Maxim Afinogenov reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · January 16

    • The game
      BUF1–4VAN
      L
      game 46/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG17:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4CGY
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG19:40TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–1NYR
      W
      game 48/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG17:54TOI
    • The game
      BUF8–4TOR
      W
      game 49/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG13:57TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–2ATL
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:42TOI
    • February 2006
    • The game
      PHI2–4BUF
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:47TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–2BUF
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:27TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 53/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP19:47TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG18:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA3–5BUF
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG16:58TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–4CAR
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG15:13TOI
      +2 assists
    • March 2006
    • The game
      ATL4–2BUF
      L
      game 57/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP18:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–6BUF
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP16:44TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–2BOS
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:23TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3BUF
      W
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG16:47TOI
    • The game
      TBL5–8BUF
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:57TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–5PHI
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG13:41TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8257 of 62 played
      46
      points
      NHL#86
      15
      goals
      NHL#115
      31
      assists
      NHL#71
      BUF
      41-16-5W-L-OT87Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Northeast·4th in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS2–6BUF
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP16:30TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF6–4WSH
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:38TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:08TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4OTT
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP14:37TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF0–5ATL
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG12:40TOI
    • The game
      CAR4–3BUF
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG16:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–1BUF
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:41TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–5BOS
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-6SOG17:27TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–5NYR
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:05TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG16:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–3NJD
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG17:41TOI
    • April 2006
    • The game
      BUF0–7TOR
      L
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG13:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2TOR
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP18:29TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT4–5BUF
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      -2+/-5SOG3PPP20:14TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      PHI4–2BUF
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG17:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–2OTT
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG13:42TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG14:05TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–2MTL
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG16:12TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR0–6BUF
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP17:28TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–0CAR
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP16:26TOI
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Maxim Afinogenov closes the 2005-2006 season with 73 points

    Points
    73
    NHL#42
    Games
    77of 82
    94%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#94
    Assists
    51
    NHL#26
    P/GP
    0.95
    NHL#47
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#148
    Events
    73
    career best in points
    51
    career best in assists
    100
    career assists
    6×
    First star
    6×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PHI2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG25:07TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI2–8BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:12TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG16:19TOI
      +2 assists
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      BUF4–5PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG18:09TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI0–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • May 2006
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      BUF7–1PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG13:07TOI
      +1 goal
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2

    BUF4–2PHI
    Advance
    6Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Ottawa Senators

    BUFvsOTT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    • Game 1
      BUF7–6OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP16:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      BUF2–1OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:23TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 3
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG14:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 4
      OTT2–1BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:20TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 5
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG13:43TOI
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Ottawa Senators out 4–1

    BUF4–1OTT
    Advance
    5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres meet Carolina Hurricanes

    BUFvsCAR
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    • Game 1
      BUF3–2CAR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:23TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      BUF3–4CAR
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP16:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 3
      CAR3–4BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG16:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      CAR4–0BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:35TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 5
      BUF3–4CAR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG15:10TOI
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      CAR1–2BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:34TOI
    • June 2006
    • Buffalo Sabresare3–3withCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 7
      BUF2–4CAR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:54TOI
    Conference final

    Carolina Hurricanes knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3

    BUF3–4CAR
    Eliminated
    7Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Maxim Afinogenov ends the 2005-2006 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#49
    Games
    18
    Goals
    3
    NHL#40
    Assists
    5
    NHL#48
    P/GP
    0.44
    NHL#61
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#31
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff points
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    2 points
    best game
    PHI4–2→OTT4–1→CAR3–4