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- 68Games Played
- 42-20-6Overall Record
- 90Points
- .662Points %
- 35Regulation Wins
- 38R+OT Wins
- 237Goals For
- 200Goals Against
- +37Goal Differential
- 22-9-3Home Record
- 20-11-3Road Record
- 4-0Shootout Record
- 9-1-0Last 10 Record
- W2Streak
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Team News3/18/2026 2:01 AM CDT
‘We can beat anybody’ | Luukkonen’s shutout continues Sabres’ excellence in net
LAS VEGAS – The “LUUUUKK” chants were audible and aplenty on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. A healthy dose of Sabres fans who made the roughly 2,000-mile trip from Buffalo to Las Vegas were treated to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s first shutout of the season, and the eighth of his career. The goaltender
3/18/2026 12:54 AM CDT
Path to the Playoffs | Standings, tonight's games to watch, and more
If you chose to go to bed early, that sound that woke you up around 1 a.m. was one loud, collective “LUUUUUK,” ringing out from living rooms throughout Western New York. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen pitched a brilliant 28-save shutout last night in Vegas, and it was a big one. That’s because
3/17/2026 11:56 PM CDT
At the Horn | Sabres 2 - Golden Knights 0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. The Sabres extended their road point streak to a franchise record 11 games (10-0-1), surpassing the previous mark set during the 1983-84 and
3/17/2026 6:34 PM CDT
Sabres sign McCarthy to entry-level contract
The Buffalo Sabres signed defenseman Gavin McCarthy to a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday. McCarthy, 20, just finished his third season at Boston University. As the Terriers’ captain, he collected 21 points (4+17) with a plus-12 rating in 36 games. Buffalo drafted McCarthy, a former Junior Sabre, in the third
3/17/2026 7:05 AM CDT
Sabres at Golden Knights | How to watch, lineup notes, and storylines
The Buffalo Sabres can extend their road point streak to a franchise-record 11 games when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. Buffalo is 9-0-1 in its last 10 road games, matching the franchise-best streaks set during the 1983-84 and 2006-07 seasons. The matchup with the
3/17/2026 3:42 AM CDT
Injuries and transactions | Tuch (illness) out at VGK
Latest news March 17 – Tuch (illness) out at Vegas, Kozak in Forward Alex Tuch missed Tuesday's win in Vegas due to illness. Tyson Kozak entered the lineup for the first time since March 3 in his place. Mattias Samuelsson returned to the lineup on defense after missing Saturday's game
3/16/2026 12:10 PM CDT
Sabres take track record and ‘swagger’ into Pacific road trip
After Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, coach Lindy Ruff joked that his Buffalo Sabres were ready for a change of scenery. “I think sometimes when you play five games in a row at home, and you’ve had success and a couple huge emotional games, and everybody’s
3/15/2026 12:16 AM CDT
‘A huge point’ | Shootout win adds to Sabres’ productive night in standings
Jack Quinn’s shootout move shouldn’t surprise anyone at this point, but it continues to work. The Buffalo Sabres winger skates up the right side, veers into the slot and beats the goalie high or low on the blocker side. “Just decide when I get in, see what the goalie’s giving
Team Stats
2025-26 Regular Season
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jason Zucker | L | 49 | 20 | 16 | 36 | -4 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 104 | .375 |
 | Sam Carrick | C | 66 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 63 | .541 |
 | Tanner Pearson | L | 53 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +8 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 52 | .200 |
 | Mason Geertsen | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
 | Alex Tuch | R | 65 | 28 | 29 | 57 | +17 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 160 | .426 |
 | Jordan Greenway | L | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .267 |
 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 67 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 57 | .400 |
 | Tage Thompson | C | 68 | 34 | 36 | 70 | -6 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 235 | .451 |
 | Justin Danforth | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .548 |
 | Josh Norris | C | 30 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 47 | .494 |
 | Ryan McLeod | C | 68 | 12 | 37 | 49 | +27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 83 | .476 |
 | Peyton Krebs | C | 68 | 9 | 22 | 31 | +5 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 74 | .445 |
 | Jack Quinn | R | 68 | 16 | 28 | 44 | +7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 146 | .250 |
 | Trevor Kuntar | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
 | Josh Dunne | C | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .531 |
 | Josh Doan | R | 68 | 22 | 23 | 45 | -7 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 150 | .250 |
 | Tyson Kozak | C | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .496 |
 | Jiri Kulich | C | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .417 |
 | Noah Ostlund | C | 56 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 55 | .313 |
 | Zach Benson | L | 51 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 87 | .417 |
 | Konsta Helenius | C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .417 |
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luke Schenn | D | 48 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -13 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .000 |
 | Logan Stanley | D | 63 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 77 | .000 |
 | Conor Timmins | D | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .000 |
 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 65 | 12 | 25 | 37 | +32 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 95 | .000 |
 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 64 | 13 | 47 | 60 | +9 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 165 | .000 |
 | Michael Kesselring | D | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 43 | .000 |
 | Bowen Byram | D | 68 | 10 | 25 | 35 | +12 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 92 | .000 |
 | Ryan Johnson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
 | Owen Power | D | 67 | 7 | 17 | 24 | +5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 101 | .000 |
 | Zach Metsa | D | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .000 |
| # | Name | GP | W | L | OT | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | G | A | P | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alex Lyon | 32 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 899 | 821 | 79 | .913 | 2.623 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1806:55 |
 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 27 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 727 | 661 | 67 | .909 | 2.604 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1543:57 |
 | Colten Ellis | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 367 | 329 | 38 | .896 | 3.114 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 732:12 |
Season Schedule
| Date | Matchup | Result | Broadcasts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | BUF 4-0 CBJ | SN1 (N), FDSNOH (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | CBJ 1-2 BUF | No Broadcasts | ||
| L | BUF 2-5 DET | No Broadcasts | ||
| W | DET 2-5 BUF | No Broadcasts | ||
| L | PIT 5-3 BUF | SN-PIT (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| OTL | BUF 4-5 PIT | NHLN (N), SN (N), SN-PIT (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | NYR 4-0 BUF | MSG-B (H), MSG (A) | ||
| L | BUF 1-3 BOS | MSG-B (A), NESN (H) | ||
| L | COL 3-1 BUF | ALT (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | OTT 4-8 BUF | SN1 (N), RDS (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | FLA 0-3 BUF | SNE (N), SNO (N), SNP (N), MSG-B (H), SCRIPPS (A) | ||
| L | BUF 2-4 MTL | Prime (N), RDS (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | DET 2-4 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), FDSNDETX (A) | ||
| W | TOR 3-5 BUF | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N), SN1 (N), TVAS2 (N) | ||
| OTL | BUF 3-4 TOR | SN1 (N), MSG-B (A) | ||
| OTL | CBJ 4-3 BUF | FDSNOH (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| OTL | BUF 3-4 BOS | SNE (N), SNO (N), TVAS (N), MSG-B (A), NESN (H) | ||
| SOW | WSH 3-4 BUF | MSG-B (H), MNMT2 (A) | ||
| OTL | UTA 2-1 BUF | Utah16 (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| L | STL 3-0 BUF | FDSNMW (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| L | BUF 3-6 CAR | FDSNSO (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | BUF 2-5 UTA | TVAS (N), Utah16 (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | BUF 3-6 COL | KUSA (H), ALT (H), MSG-B (A), KTVD (H) | ||
| OTW | BUF 5-4 DET | FDSNDET (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | EDM 1-5 BUF | SNW (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| L | CGY 6-2 BUF | SN1 (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | CHI 3-9 BUF | SN (N), CHSN (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | CAR 1-4 BUF | NHLN (N), SN1 (N), FDSNSO (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| L | BUF 2-4 PIT | SN-PIT (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | NJD 5-0 BUF | MSG-B (H), MSG (A) | ||
| SOW | BUF 3-2 MIN | FDSNNOX (H), MSG-B (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| W | WPG 1-5 BUF | Prime (N), MSG-B (H) | ||
| L | BUF 2-5 PHI | TNT (N), HBO MAX (N) | ||
| L | BUF 1-4 WPG | TSN3 (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | BUF 4-7 CGY | SNW (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| OTW | BUF 4-3 EDM | SNW (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | BUF 3-2 VAN | SNP (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | BUF 3-1 SEA | SN360 (N), KHN/Prime (H), MSG-B (A), KONG (H) | ||
| W | PHI 3-5 BUF | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||
| SOW | NYI 2-3 BUF | MSG-B (H), MSGSN (A) | ||
| W | BUF 3-1 NJD | MSG-B (A), MSGSN (H) | ||
| OTW | BUF 3-2 OTT | TSN5 (H), RDS2 (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | BOS 1-4 BUF | MSG-B (H), NESN (A) | ||
| W | BUF 4-2 STL | FDSNMW (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | BUF 4-1 DAL | Victory+ (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | BUF 1-5 CBJ | FDSNOH (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | VAN 3-5 BUF | SNP (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | BUF 5-2 NYR | MSG-B (A), MSG (H) | ||
| W | ANA 3-5 BUF | Victory+ (A), MSG-B (H), KCOP-13 (A) | ||
| L | FLA 4-3 BUF | MSG-B (H), SCRIPPS (A) | ||
| W | PHI 2-5 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| W | MTL 3-5 BUF | TSN2 (A), RDS (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| OTL | MIN 5-4 BUF | NHLN (N), FDSNNO (A), MSG-B (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | BUF 1-2 CAR | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N) | ||
| W | BUF 5-3 NSH | FDSNSO (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | BUF 4-2 MTL | TSN2 (H), RDS (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | BUF 5-0 NYI | SN (N), MSG-B (A), MSGSN (H) | ||
| W | BUF 7-4 TOR | TSN4 (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | LAK 1-4 BUF | FDSNW (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| L | MTL 4-2 BUF | SNE (N), NHLN (N), TVAS (N), CITY (N), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | BUF 5-3 FLA | MSG-B (A), SCRIPPS (H) | ||
| OTL | BUF 3-4 TBL | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||
| L | PIT 5-2 BUF | SNE (N), SN-PIT (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | BUF 2-1 NJD | MSG-B (A), MSGSN (H) | ||
| W | BUF 3-2 FLA | SNE (N), SNO (N), MSG-B (A), SCRIPPS (H) | ||
| W | BUF 6-2 TBL | The Spot (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| W | VGK 2-3 BUF | MSG-B (H), SCRIPPS (A) | ||
| W | BUF 5-1 PIT | ESPN (N), SNE (N), SNO (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| W | NSH 2-3 BUF | FDSNSO (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | TBL 7-8 BUF | The Spot (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | SJS 3-6 BUF | MSG-B (H), NBCSCA (A) | ||
| L | WSH 2-1 BUF | MSG-B (H), MNMT2 (A) | ||
| SOW | TOR 2-3 BUF | SNO (N), SNP (N), NHLN (N), CBC (N), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | BUF 2-0 VGK | MSG-B (A), SCRIPPS (H) | ||
| MSG-B (A), NBCSCA (H) | ||||
| FDSNW (H), MSG-B (A) | ||||
| KTTV (H), Victory+ (H), MSG-B (A) | ||||
| TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), TVAS2 (N), NESN (A) | ||||
| NHLN (N), TVAS2 (N), FDSNDET (A), MSG-B (H) | ||||
| KHN/Prime (A), MSG-B (H), KONG (A) | ||||
| MSG-B (H), MSGSN2 (A) | ||||
| TSN5 (H), RDS2 (H), MSG-B (A) | ||||
| MSG-B (A), MNMT (H) | ||||
| TVAS (N), The Spot (A), MSG-B (H) | ||||
| TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), MSG (H) | ||||
| FDSNOH (A), MSG-B (H) | ||||
| CHSN (H), MSG-B (A) | ||||
| MORE27 (A), Victory+ (A), MSG-B (H) | ||||
