2015–16 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

2015–16 Buffalo Sabres
Division7th Atlantic
Conference14th Eastern
2015–16 record35–36–11
Home record16–19–6
Road record19–17–5
Goals for201
Goals against222
Team information
General managerTim Murray
CoachDan Bylsma
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsTyler Ennis
Josh Gorges
Ryan O'Reilly
ArenaFirst Niagara Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Rochester Americans (AHL)
Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJack Eichel (24)
AssistsRyan O'Reilly (39)
PointsRyan O'Reilly (60)
Penalty minutesEvander Kane (91)
Plus/minusJake McCabe (+6)
WinsChad Johnson (22)
Goals against averageChad Johnson (2.36)

The 2015–16 Buffalo Sabres season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The season began its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the Ottawa Senators with a 3–1 loss.[2]

This was originally to be the final season in which Rick Jeanneret serves as the team's play-by-play announcer; he had been in that position since the team's second season in 1971. As he did until 2022, he rotated with Dan Dunleavy in the position.[3] However, Jeanneret agreed to continue indefinitely as part-time announcer as long as his health allowed it.[4]

Off-season

The Sabres fired head coach Ted Nolan on April 12, 2015, amid poor on-ice record and disagreements with general manager Tim Murray. The team then made overtures to Mike Babcock, the most prominent head coach on the free agent market; despite a record-setting offer, Babcock instead sought (and received) the head coaching position for the Sabres' division and regional rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the Sabres failing to land Babcock, the team's second choice, Dan Bylsma, was subsequently hired on May 28. Bylsma had spent the 2014-15 season out of professional hockey after spending the previous five seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Sabres held the second overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft after finishing last in the league in 2014-15 and losing the draft lottery to the Edmonton Oilers. The Sabres selected Jack Eichel with their pick.

The Sabres fired President Ted Black on July 27, 2015, and replaced him with Russ Brandon. Brandon also serves as President of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League and will continue in that capacity in addition to his duties with the Sabres.

Training camp

As in previous years, the Sabres held a summer development camp from July 6–11, 2015. The highlight of the camp was the "blue and gold" scrimmage on July 10; the scrimmage, which pit a "gold" team led by 2015 second overall pick Jack Eichel against a "blue" team led by 2014 second overall pick Sam Reinhart, drew 17,115 paying fans, nearly double the crowd that attended the 2014 event.[5] An additional 1,500 fans attended the less-publicized 3-on-3 scrimmage, which closed out the camp on July 11.[6]

The Sabres did not participate in the Detroit Red Wings' annual prospect tournament in Traverse City, Michigan as they have in recent years and instead launched their own "Prospect Challenge" beginning this season. For the first year, the Sabres, New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins prospects faced each other in a single round-robin mini-tournament.[7] Buffalo won both of their games and the tournament.[8]


Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Florida Panthers 82 47 26 9 40 239 203 +36 103
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 31 5 43 227 201 +26 97
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 41 30 11 39 211 224 −13 93
4 Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
5 Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
7 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[9]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[10]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)[11]
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 21 Buffalo 3–2 Minnesota Lieuwen 17,217 1–0–0 Recap
2 September 23 Ottawa 5–2 Buffalo Lehner 17,298 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 25 Buffalo 6–4 Toronto Lieuwen 17,403 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 26 Buffalo 6–4 Ottawa Johnson 16,738 3–1–0 Recap
5 September 29 Toronto 0–4 Buffalo Lehner 17,357 4–1–0 Recap
6 October 1 Buffalo 1–6 Minnesota Johnson 17,214 4–2–0 Recap
7 October 2 Columbus 6–4 Buffalo Lehner 17,578 4–3–0 Recap

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[12]
October: 4–7–0 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Ottawa 3–1 Buffalo Johnson 19,070 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 10 Tampa Bay 4–1 Buffalo Johnson 17,739 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 October 12 Columbus 2–4 Buffalo Johnson 18,075 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 15 Buffalo 2–3 Florida Johnson 11,616 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 October 17 Buffalo 1–2 Tampa Bay Johnson 19,092 1–4–0 2 Recap
6 October 21 Toronto 1–2 Buffalo SO Johnson 17,762 2–4–0 4 Recap
7 October 23 Montreal 7–2 Buffalo Johnson 18,214 2–5–0 4 Recap
8 October 24 New Jersey 4–3 Buffalo Ullmark 18,040 2–6–0 4 Recap
9 October 27 Buffalo 4–3 Philadelphia OT Johnson 19,432 3–6–0 6 Recap
10 October 29 Buffalo 3–4 Pittsburgh Johnson 18,415 3–7–0 6 Recap
11 October 30 Philadelphia 1–3 Buffalo Ullmark 15,962 4–7–0 8 Reacp
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Buffalo 2–1 NY Islanders Ullmark 11,278 5–7–0 10 Recap
13 November 5 Tampa Bay 4–1 Buffalo Ullmark 18,161 5–8–0 10 Recap
14 November 7 Vancouver 2–3 Buffalo Ullmark 19,070 6–8–0 12 Recap
15 November 10 Buffalo 4–1 Tampa Bay Johnson 19,092 7–8–0 14 Recap
16 November 12 Buffalo 3–2 Florida Ullmark 11,271 8–8–0 16 Recap
17 November 14 San Jose 2–1 Buffalo OT Johnson 18,611 8–8–1 17 Recap
18 November 17 Dallas 3–1 Buffalo Ullmark 18,101 8–9–1 17 Recap
19 November 19 Buffalo 2–3 St. Louis SO Ullmark 17,359 8–9–2 18 Recap
20 November 21 Buffalo 0–3 Dallas Johnson 18,532 8–10–2 18 Recap
21 November 23 St. Louis 2–1 Buffalo Ullmark 17,563 8–11–2 18 Recap
22 November 25 Nashville 3–2 Buffalo Ullmark 17,871 8–12–2 18 Recap
23 November 27 Carolina 1–4 Buffalo Johnson 18,052 9–12–2 20 Recap
24 November 28 Buffalo 4–1 Nashville Johnson 17,217 10–12–2 22 Recap
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 1 Buffalo 4–5 Detroit SO Ullmark 20,027 10–12–3 23 Recap
26 December 4 Arizona 2–5 Buffalo Johnson 18,204 11–12–3 25 Recap
27 December 6 Buffalo 2–4 Edmonton Johnson 16,839 11–13–3 25 Recap
28 December 7 Buffalo 2–5 Vancouver Ullmark 18,278 11–14–3 25 Recap
29 December 10 Buffalo 3–4 Calgary Johnson 18,565 11–15–3 25 Recap
30 December 12 Los Angeles 1–2 Buffalo OT Ullmark 18,133 12–15–3 27 Recap
31 December 14 Buffalo 2–1 Detroit Johnson 20,027 13–15–3 29 Recap
32 December 15 New Jersey 2–0 Buffalo Ullmark 18,297 13–16–3 29 Recap
33 December 17 Anaheim 0–3 Buffalo Johnson 18,801 14–16–3 31 Recap
34 December 19 Chicago 3–2 Buffalo SO Johnson 18,870 14–16–4 32 Recap
35 December 26 Buffalo 6–3 Boston Johnson 17,565 15–16–4 34 Recap
36 December 28 Washington 2–0 Buffalo Ullmark 19,070 15–17–4 34 Recap
37 December 30 Buffalo 2–5 Washington Johnson 18,506 15–18–4 34 Recap
38 December 31 NY Islanders 2–1 Buffalo Ullmark 19,070 15–19–4 34 Recap
January: 5–7–0 (Home: 1–4–0 ; Road: 4–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 Detroit 4–3 Buffalo Johnson 19,070 15–20–4 34 Recap
40 January 5 Florida 5–1 Buffalo Ullmark 18,560 15–21–4 34 Recap
41 January 8 Buffalo 1–3 Chicago Johnson 22,142 15–22–4 34 Recap
42 January 10 Buffalo 4–2 Winnipeg Ullmark 15,294 16–22–4 36 Recap
43 January 12 Buffalo 3–2 Minnesota Ullmark 19,034 17–22–4 38 Recap
44 January 15 Boston 4–1 Buffalo Lehner 18,704 17–23–4 38 Recap
45 January 16 Washington 1–4 Buffalo Johnson 19,070 18–23–4 40 Recap
46 January 18 Buffalo 2–1 Arizona Johnson 11,134 19–23–4 42 Recap
47 January 20 Buffalo 1–2 Colorado Lehner 13,274 19–24–4 42 Recap
48 January 22 Detroit 3–0 Buffalo Lehner 18,601 19–25–4 42 Recap
49 January 25 Buffalo 3–6 NY Rangers Johnson 18,006 19–26–4 42 Recap
50 January 26 Buffalo 3–2 Ottawa Lehner 16,815 20–26–4 44 Recap
February: 5–5–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 3 Buffalo 4–2 Montreal Lehner 21,288 21–26–4 46 Recap
52 February 4 Boston 3–2 Buffalo SO Johnson 18,845 21–26–5 47 Recap
53 February 6 Buffalo 1–2 Boston OT Lehner 17,565 21–26–6 48 Recap
54 February 9 Florida 7–4 Buffalo Johnson 18,837 21–27–6 48 Recap
55 February 11 Buffalo 1–5 Philadelphia Lehner 19,019 21–28–6 48 Recap
56 February 12 Montreal 4–6 Buffalo Johnson 18,505 22–28–6 50 Recap
57 February 14 Colorado 1–4 Buffalo Lehner 19,070 23–28–6 52 Recap
58 February 16 Buffalo 1–2 Ottawa SO Lehner 15,893 23–28–7 53 Recap
59 February 19 Buffalo 4–0 Columbus Lehner 14,923 24–28–7 55 Recap
60 February 21 Pittsburgh 4–3 Buffalo Lehner 19,070 24–29–7 55 Recap
61 February 24 Buffalo 0–1 Anaheim Lehner 16,543 24–30–7 55 Recap
62 February 26 Buffalo 3–1 San Jose Johnson 17,562 25–30–7 57 Recap
63 February 27 Buffalo 0–2 Los Angeles Lehner 18,230 25–31–7 57 Recap
March: 7–4–4 (Home: 5–1–3 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 1 Edmonton 2–1 Buffalo OT Lehner 19,070 25–31–8 58 Recap
65 March 3 Calgary 3–6 Buffalo Lehner 18,651 26–31–8 60 Recap
66 March 5 Minnesota 3–2 Buffalo SO Lehner 19,070 26–31–9 61 Recap
67 March 7 Buffalo 4–3 Toronto SO Johnson 18,950 27–31–9 63 Recap
68 March 8 NY Rangers 4–2 Buffalo Johnson 18,651 27–32–9 63 Recap
69 March 10 Buffalo 2–3 Montreal Lehner 21,288 27–33–9 63 Recap
70 March 12 Carolina 2–3 Buffalo OT Johnson 19,070 28–33–9 65 Recap
71 March 16 Montreal 3–2 Buffalo OT Lehner 18,815 28–33–10 66 Recap
72 March 18 Ottawa 1–3 Buffalo Johnson 19,070 29–33–10 68 Recap
73 March 19 Buffalo 1–4 Toronto Johnson 18,829 29–34–10 68 Recap
74 March 22 Buffalo 3–2 Carolina Johnson 10,372 30–34–10 70 Recap
75 March 26 Winnipeg 2–3 Buffalo Johnson 19,070 31–34–10 72 Recap
76 March 28 Buffalo 2–3 Detroit Johnson 20,027 31–35–10 72 Recap
77 March 29 Buffalo 4–5 Pittsburgh SO Johnson 18,513 31–35–11 73 Recap
78 March 31 Toronto 1–4 Buffalo Johnson 18,873 32–35–11 75 Recap
April: 3–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 2 Buffalo 4–3 NY Rangers Johnson 18,006 33–35–11 77 Recap
80 April 5 Buffalo 3–1 New Jersey Johnson 14,773 34–35–11 79 Recap
81 April 8 Columbus 4–1 Buffalo Kasdorf 19,070 34–36–11 79 Recap
82 April 9 Buffalo 4–3 NY Islanders OT Ullmark 14,811 35–36–11 81 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season[13]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Ryan O'Reilly 71 21 39 60 −16 8
Jack Eichel 81 24 32 56 −16 22
Sam Reinhart 79 23 19 42 −8 8
Rasmus Ristolainen 82 9 32 41 −21 33
Evander Kane 65 20 15 35 −14 91
Brian Gionta 79 12 21 33 −5 12
Jamie McGinn‡ 63 14 13 27 −10 10
Zach Bogosian 64 7 17 24 −11 68
Marcus Foligno 75 10 13 23 4 79
Matt Moulson 81 8 13 21 −5 16
Zemgus Girgensons 71 7 11 18 0 20
Johan Larsson 74 10 7 17 −4 27
Cody Franson 59 4 13 17 −5 26
David Legwand 79 5 9 14 −4 14
Jake McCabe 77 4 10 14 6 51
Nicolas Deslauriers 70 6 6 12 −14 59
Josh Gorges 77 2 10 12 −7 72
Tyler Ennis 23 3 8 11 −9 11
Mark Pysyk 55 1 10 11 −1 32
Cal O'Reilly 20 3 4 7 −1 2
Carlo Colaiacovo 36 1 4 5 −11 10
Mike Weber‡ 35 1 4 5 3 32
Casey Nelson 7 0 4 4 1 8
Tim Schaller 17 1 2 3 3 2
Hudson Fasching 7 1 1 2 2 4
Evan Rodrigues 2 1 1 2 2 2
Phil Varone‡ 5 1 1 2 1 2
Daniel Catenacci 11 0 0 0 −2 0
Cole Schneider 2 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Ruhwedel 1 0 0 0 0 2
Justin Bailey 8 0 0 0 −2 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Chad Johnson 45 40 2591:05 22 16 4 102 2.36 1270 .920 1 0 2 0
Robin Lehner 21 21 1164:05 5 9 5 48 2.47 634 .924 1 0 1 8
Linus Ullmark 20 20 1130:40 8 10 2 49 2.60 565 .913 0 0 0 0
Jason Kasdorf 1 1 60:00 0 1 0 4 4.00 30 .867 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
R. O'Reilly NHL All-Star game selection[15] January 6, 2016
J. Eichel NHL Third Star of the Week[16] February 1, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
J. Eichel 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal		 October 8, 2015
J. McCabe 1st Career NHL Goal October 15, 2015
S. Reinhart 1st Career NHL Goal October 17, 2015
L. Ullmark 1st Career NHL Game October 24, 2015
M. Foligno 200th Career NHL Game October 27, 2015
L. Ullmark 1st Career NHL Win October 30, 2015
J. Eichel 1st Career NHL Assist November 7, 2015
M. Moulson 500th Career NHL Game December 4, 2015
R. Ristolainen 1st Career NHL Hat Trick December 10, 2015
R. O'Reilly 100th Career NHL Goal December 12, 2015
J. McGinn 400th Career NHL Game December 19, 2015
J. Larsson 100th Career NHL Game December 26, 2015
S. Reinhart 1st Career NHL Hat Trick January 10, 2016
D. Catenacci 1st Career NHL Game February 6, 2016
J. Bailey 1st Career NHL Game February 11, 2016
H. Fasching 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal		 March 26, 2016
C. Nelson 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist		 March 26, 2016
C. Schneider 1st Career NHL Game April 8, 2016
E. Rodrigues 1st Career NHL Game April 8, 2016
J. Kasdorf 1st Career NHL Game April 8, 2016
E. Rodrigues 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist		 April 9, 2016
H. Fasching 1st Career NHL Assist April 9, 2016
J. Gorges 100th Career NHL Assist April 9, 2016


Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Ottawa Senators
NYI's 1st-round pick in 2015 		To Buffalo Sabres
Robin Lehner
David Legwand 		[17]
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Colorado Avalanche
Nikita Zadorov
Mikhail Grigorenko
J. T. Compher
2nd-round pick in 2015 		To Buffalo Sabres
Ryan O'Reilly
Jamie McGinn 		[18]
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23) To Washington Capitals
Mike Weber[Note 1] 		To Buffalo Sabres
3rd-round pick in 2017 		[19]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) To Ottawa Senators
Phil Varone
Jason Akeson
Jerome Leduc 		To Buffalo Sabres
Cole Schneider
Eric O'Dell
Alex Guptill
Michael Sdao 		[20]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Anaheim Ducks
Jamie McGinn 		To Buffalo Sabres
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016[Note 2] 		[21]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) To Nashville Predators
MIN's 3rd-round pick in 2016 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jimmy Vesey (rights) 		[22]
Notes
  • Note 1 Buffalo to retain 50% ($1.67 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 2 Conditional 3rd-round pick will become 2nd-round pick in 2017 NHL Entry Draft if Ducks advance to 2016 Western Conference Finals and McGinn plays in 50% of playoff games in first two rounds.

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jason Akeson Philadelphia Flyers 1 year (2-way), $575,000 [23]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Matt Donovan New York Islanders 1 year (2-way), $825,000 [23]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Bobby Sanguinetti Vancouver Canucks 1 year (2-way), $600,000 [24]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Cal O'Reilly Utica Comets 2 years, $1,400,000 [25]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Carlo Colaiacovo Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $900,000 [26]
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10) Cody Franson Nashville Predators 2 years, $6.65 million [27]
March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) Casey Nelson Minnesota State University entry-level contract [28]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Anders Lindback Arizona Coyotes 1 years, $875,000 [29]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Matt Hackett Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.2 million [30]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Zac Dalpe Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000 [31]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Cody Hodgson Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.05 million [32]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Tyson Strachan Minnesota Wild 1 year, $650,000 [33]
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) Andre Benoit St. Louis Blues 1 year, $750,000 [34]
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) Andrey Makarov Spartak Moscow 2 years [35]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via retirement

Player Ref
Cody McCormick [36]

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Cody Hodgson Buyout [37]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jack Eichel 3 years, entry-level contract [38]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Ryan O'Reilly 7 years, $52.5 million contract extension [39]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) Phil Varone 1 year, $600,000, two-way contract [40]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) Mark Pysyk 2 years, $2.25 million [41]
July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21) Johan Larsson 1 year, $800,000 [42]
July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23) Jerry D'Amigo 1 year, $700,000, two-way contract [43]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) Brendan Guhle 3 years, entry-level contract [44]
March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) Jason Kasdorf entry-level contract [45]
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21) Hudson Fasching entry-level contract [46]
March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25) Eric Cornel entry-level contract [47]
April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) Johan Larsson 1 year [48]
May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) Brycen Martin 3 years, entry-level contract [49]
May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26) Vaclav Karabacek 3 years, entry-level contract [50]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) Nicolas Deslauriers 2 years, contract extension [51]

Draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Jack Eichel C  United States Boston University (Hockey East)
2 51[b] Brendan Guhle D  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 92 William Borgen D  United States Moorhead Spuds (HS-Minnesota)
5 122 Devante Stephens D  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6 152 Georgio Estephan C  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7 182 Ivan Chukarov D  United States Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
Draft notes[52]

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