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The Sabres have a chance to do some celebrating at home in October. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
An early five-game home stand, two road contests against the Montreal Canadiens in a five-day span in October and a rigorous stretch in which they play 10 of 12 games on the road in late November and early December are among the highlights of the Buffalo Sabres’ 2026-27 schedule the NHL released Thursday.
The 84-game schedule – the NHL has added two regular-season contests and cut the preseason from six games to four – means ... Read the full article
Buffalo traded Bowen Byram last month. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
The Buffalo Sabres will open the 2026-27 season Oct. 1 on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets and hold their home opener Oct. 3 versus old friend Bowen Byram and the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center.
The NHL this morning announced the home openers for all 32 teams. The rest of the 84-game schedule will be released Thursday.
The Sabres, of course, recently traded Byram to Chicago in a blockbuster deal, so the home ... Read the full article
Rasmus Dahlin and the Sabres play four preseason games. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
The Buffalo Sabres will play four preseason games next season, including two at KeyBank Center, the team announced Tuesday.
Broadcast and ticket information will be released at a later date.
The preseason slate has been reduced from six to four contests because the NHL expanded its regular-season schedule to 84 games.... Read the full article
Montreal’s Juraj Slafkovsky moves the puck past Buffalo’s Jack Quinn on Jan. 15. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
The Buffalo Sabres finally have an opponent for their second-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Montreal Canadiens advanced tonight to face the Sabres by beating the Lightning 2-1 in Tampa Bay in Game 7.
The Sabres and Canadiens have previously met seven times in the playoffs, most recently in 1998. The Sabres have 3-4 postseason series record against the Canadiens.... Read the full article
Old teammates Peyton Krebs (19) and Zemgus Girgensons could face each other in the second round of the playoffs. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
No opponent, no problem. The NHL tonight released the schedule for the Buffalo Sabres’ second-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against either the Montreal Canadiens or Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Canadiens and Lightning play Game 7 of their first-round series Sunday in Tampa Bay.
The Sabres advanced to the second round on Friday for the first time since 2007 by beating the Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 in Boston.... Read the full article
Boston’s Elias Lindholm and Buffalo’s Sam Carrick battle on March 25. ©2026, Micheline Veluvolu
It’s finally out. The NHL early this morning released the schedule for the Buffalo Sabres’ best-of-seven first-round series against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The complete schedule is below.
– Game 1, Sunday, 7:30 p.m, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
– Game 2, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m, KeyBank Center, Buffalo... Read the full article
The Sabres brought back their black and red jersey three years ago. ©2025, Micheline Veluvolu
The Buffalo Sabres will be wearing their black and red “Goathead” jersey 15 times during the upcoming season at KeyBank Center, including seven times for “Throwback Thursday” games, the team announced Tuesday.
The Sabres brought back the popular jersey, which they sported from 1996-97 to 2005-06, as their alternate three years ago.
The complete schedule for the jersey is below.... Read the full article
Zach Benson and the Sabres have three games against Philadelphia on national television. ©2025, Micheline Veluvolu
The Sabres will be appearing on national television broadcasts seven times during the upcoming season, NHL rights holders announced Wednesday.
The schedule features four games on TNT and three exclusive games on ESPN+/Hulu (subscription streaming).
The complete schedule is below.... Read the full article
The Sabres hope to do a lot of celebrating on home ice in the upcoming season. ©2025, Micheline Veluvolu
An early three-game home stand that concludes against the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, a home-and-home series with the Toronto Maple Leafs later in October and a six-game road trip in December are among the highlights of the Buffalo Sabres’ 2025-26 schedule the NHL released Wednesday.
The Sabres open the season against the New York Rangers on Oct. 9 at KeyBank Center before visiting the Boston Bruins on Oct. 11.
They begin their three-game ... Read the full article
Jiri Kulich (left) battles Columbus’ Ivan Provorov on Feb. 4. ©2025, Micheline Veluvolu
The Buffalo Sabres will play six preseason games next season, including three at KeyBank Center, the team announced Tuesday.
Broadcast and ticket information will be released at a later date.
The schedule is below. Home games are in bold.... Read the full article