Buffalo Sabres Top 5 Least Penalized Players In History

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1. Fred Stanfield

Of all the players on this list, Stanfield appeared in the most games with the Buffalo Sabres – yet still manages to have the lowest PIM/game average.

He played for the Buffalo Sabres between 1974 and 1978, appearing in a total of 248 regular season games with the team.

In that time, he was served with just 16 penalty minutes, averaging 0.0645161 PIM/game. Factoring in playoff games – during which he never got a penalty – that amounts to an average of 0.05735 – even lower.

Prior to his time in Buffalo, Stanfield had a storied NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars. Overall, he appeared in 1,020 NHL games over the course of his career and was served with just 144 penalty minutes in that time.

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