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- 82Games Played
- 50-23-9Overall Record
- 109Points
- .665Points %
- 42Regulation Wins
- 45R+OT Wins
- 288Goals For
- 241Goals Against
- +47Goal Differential
- 26-10-5Home Record
- 24-13-4Road Record
- 5-1Shootout Record
- 6-3-1Last 10 Record
- OT1Streak
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Team News6/4/2026 11:24 AM CDT
2026 Offseason Primer | Key dates, free agents and storylines
Though the Sabres’ playoff run is over, the mission to bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo continues into the offseason. General manager Jarmo Kekäläinen and his staff will spend the coming months evaluating their 109-point club and ways to improve it. Their to-do list includes decisions on pending unrestricted free
6/2/2026 10:51 AM CDT
Dahlin finishes 3rd in Norris Trophy voting
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin finished third in voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced on Tuesday. Dahlin was one of three finalists for the trophy, which is awarded to the league’s top defenseman. Columbus’ Zach Werenski won the award, receiving first-place votes on 113 of 198
6/1/2026 2:20 PM CDT
Helenius, Ostlund, Kulich ready to take center stage in Buffalo
As he’s broken into the NHL in Buffalo, Konsta Helenius has been living with his Sabres teammate and fellow Finn, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Just as Henri Jokiharju hosted a young Luukkonen a few years ago, the goalie has continued the tradition. Helenius, the roommate, has drawn mixed reviews so far. Luukkonen
5/31/2026 4:15 PM CDT
Helenius scores golden goal for Finland at Worlds
Konsta Helenius scored the golden goal in overtime to clinch a 1-0 victory for Finland in its gold medal game against Switzerland at the IIHF World Championship on Sunday. Helenius wheeled around the offensive zone and buried a shot from the inside edge of the right circle for his third
5/28/2026 4:56 PM CDT
Sabres sign Richard to 2-year, entry-level contract
The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Jake Richard to a two-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Thursday. Richard, 21, was a sixth-round draft pick by the Sabres in 2022. He recently completed his junior season at the University of Connecticut, where he tallied 27 points (10+17) in 38 games. Richard
5/21/2026 11:42 AM CDT
Despite painful ending, Sabres’ season was a massive success
The cruelest of endings, a Game 7 overtime loss on home ice, doesn’t erase five months of remarkable progress. That’s not lost on the Buffalo Sabres, who reflected on the 2025-26 season as they packed up their things Tuesday and Wednesday and headed out for the summer. “We definitely took
5/20/2026 7:00 PM CDT
Kekäläinen: Ruff's new contract a 'no-brainer' for Sabres
Lindy Ruff hoped – expected, even – to be spending his Wednesday afternoon on a flight to Raleigh. But with Buffalo eliminated from the playoffs in Monday’s Game 7, he was instead finalizing something months in the making: a two-year contract extension to continue coaching the Sabres. “It’s great to
5/20/2026 9:15 AM CDT
Locker cleanout | Top quotes from Day 2
The Buffalo Sabres continued their end-of-season media availabilities Wednesday at KeyBank Center.
- Locker cleanout Day 1 | Top quotes from Benson, Lyon, Doan, Kulich, others Here are the top thoughts from those who spoke on Day 2, including:
- The Sabres’ 13-game playoff run and highly successful 2025-26 season
Team Stats
2025-26 Playoffs
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .111 | ||
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||
| R | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 46 | .577 | ||
| L | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .500 | ||
| L | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | ||
| C | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 46 | .349 | ||
| C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .563 | ||
| C | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .507 | ||
| C | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .493 | ||
| R | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .000 | ||
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | ||
| R | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .833 | ||
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .433 | ||
| C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | ||
| L | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .000 | ||
| C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .303 |
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | ||
| D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 | ||
| D | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .000 | ||
| D | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 46 | .000 | ||
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .000 | ||
| D | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | ||
| D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| # | Name | GP | W | L | OT | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | G | A | P | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 189 | 20 | .904 | 2.589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 463:26 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 120 | 17 | .876 | 3.176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321:12 |
Season Schedule
| Date | Matchup | Result | Broadcasts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | BUF 4-0 CBJ | SN1 (N), MSG-B (A), FDSNOH (H) | ||
| 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 | MSG-B (H), SN-PIT (A) | ||
| OTL | BUF 4-5 PIT | NHLN (N), SN (N), MSG-B (A), SN-PIT (H) | ||
| 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 | MSG-B (H), ALT (A) | ||
| W | OTT 4-8 BUF | SN1 (N), MSG-B (H), RDS (A) | ||
| W | FLA 0-3 BUF | SNE (N), SNO (N), SNP (N), MSG-B (H), SCRIPPS (A) | ||
| L | BUF 2-4 MTL | Prime (N), MSG-B (A), RDS (H) | ||
| 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 | MSG-B (H), FDSNOH (A) | ||
| 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 | MSG-B (H), Utah16 (A) | ||
| L | STL 3-0 BUF | MSG-B (H), FDSNMW (A) | ||
| L | BUF 3-6 CAR | MSG-B (A), FDSNSO (H) | ||
| L | BUF 2-5 UTA | TVAS (N), MSG-B (A), Utah16 (H) | ||
| L | BUF 3-6 COL | MSG-B (A), KUSA (H), ALT (H), KTVD (H) | ||
| OTW | BUF 5-4 DET | MSG-B (A), FDSNDET (H) | ||
| W | EDM 1-5 BUF | MSG-B (H), SNW (A) | ||
| L | CGY 6-2 BUF | SN1 (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | CHI 3-9 BUF | SN (N), MSG-B (H), CHSN (A) | ||
| W | CAR 1-4 BUF | NHLN (N), SN1 (N), MSG-B (H), FDSNSO (A) | ||
| L | BUF 2-4 PIT | MSG-B (A), SN-PIT (H) | ||
| L | NJD 5-0 BUF | MSG-B (H), MSG (A) | ||
| SOW | BUF 3-2 MIN | MSG-B (A), FDSNNOX (H), 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 | MSG-B (A), TSN3 (H) | ||
| L | BUF 4-7 CGY | MSG-B (A), SNW (H) | ||
| OTW | BUF 4-3 EDM | MSG-B (A), SNW (H) | ||
| W | BUF 3-2 VAN | MSG-B (A), SNP (H) | ||
| W | BUF 3-1 SEA | SN360 (N), MSG-B (A), KHN/Prime (H), 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 | MSG-B (A), TSN5 (H), RDS2 (H) | ||
| W | BOS 1-4 BUF | MSG-B (H), NESN (A) | ||
| W | BUF 4-2 STL | MSG-B (A), FDSNMW (H) | ||
| W | BUF 4-1 DAL | MSG-B (A), Victory+ (H) | ||
| L | BUF 1-5 CBJ | MSG-B (A), FDSNOH (H) | ||
| W | VAN 3-5 BUF | MSG-B (H), SNP (A) | ||
| W | BUF 5-2 NYR | MSG-B (A), MSG (H) | ||
| W | ANA 3-5 BUF | MSG-B (H), Victory+ (A), 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 | MSG-B (H), TSN2 (A), RDS (A) | ||
| OTL | MIN 5-4 BUF | NHLN (N), MSG-B (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | BUF 1-2 CAR | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N) | ||
| W | BUF 5-3 NSH | MSG-B (A), FDSNSO (H) | ||
| W | BUF 4-2 MTL | MSG-B (A), TSN2 (H), RDS (H) | ||
| W | BUF 5-0 NYI | SN (N), MSG-B (A), MSGSN (H) | ||
| W | BUF 7-4 TOR | MSG-B (A), TSN4 (H) | ||
| W | LAK 1-4 BUF | MSG-B (H), FDSNW (A) | ||
| 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), MSG-B (H), SN-PIT (A) | ||
| 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 | MSG-B (A), The Spot (H) | ||
| 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 | MSG-B (H), FDSNSO (A) | ||
| W | TBL 7-8 BUF | MSG-B (H), The Spot (A) | ||
| 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) | ||
| W | BUF 5-0 SJS | MSG-B (A), NBCSCA (H) | ||
| W | BUF 4-1 LAK | MSG-B (A), FDSNW (H) | ||
| OTL | BUF 5-6 ANA | MSG-B (A), KTTV (H), Victory+ (H) | ||
| OTL | BOS 4-3 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), TVAS2 (N), NESN (A) | ||
| L | DET 5-2 BUF | NHLN (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (H), FDSNDET (A) | ||
| SOW | SEA 2-3 BUF | MSG-B (H), KHN/Prime (A), KONG (A) | ||
| W | NYI 3-4 BUF | MSG-B (H), MSGSN2 (A) | ||
| L | BUF 1-4 OTT | MSG-B (A), TSN5 (H), RDS2 (H) | ||
| L | BUF 2-6 WSH | MSG-B (A), MNMT (H) | ||
| W | TBL 2-4 BUF | NHLN (N), TVAS (N), MSG-B (H), The Spot (A) | ||
| W | BUF 5-3 NYR | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), MSG (H) | ||
| W | CBJ 0-5 BUF | SNO (N), SNP (N), MSG-B (H), FDSNOH (A) | ||
| W | BUF 5-1 CHI | MSG-B (A), CHSN (H) | ||
| SOL | DAL 4-3 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), MORE27 (A), Victory+ (A) | ||
| W | BOS 3-4 BUF | ESPN (N), SN1 (N), SN360 (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (H), NESN (A) | ||
| L | BOS 4-2 BUF | ESPN (N), SN360 (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (H), NESN (A) | ||
| W | BUF 3-1 BOS | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), SN360 (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (A), NESN (H) | ||
| W | BUF 6-1 BOS | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), SN (N), TVAS (N), MSG-B (A), NESN (H) | ||
| OTL | BOS 2-1 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), SNE (N), SNO (N), SNP (N), TVAS (N), MSG-B (H), NESN (A) | ||
| W | BUF 4-1 BOS | ESPN (N), SN360 (N), TVAS2 (N), MSG-B (A), NESN (H) | ||
| W | MTL 2-4 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| L | MTL 5-1 BUF | TNT (N), HBO MAX (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| L | BUF 2-6 MTL | ESPN (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| W | BUF 3-2 MTL | ESPN (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| L | MTL 6-3 BUF | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| W | BUF 8-3 MTL | ABC (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| OTL | MTL 3-2 BUF | ESPN (N), CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N) | ||
