Buffalo Sabres

Atlantic · East · NHL

Regular Playoffs50-23-9

50-23-9

record

3.45

GF/G

2.7

GA/G

28.12

SOG/G

PP Goals

9.38

PIM/G

0.907

Team SV%

Playoff Pace Tracker

standings points above (+) or below (−) a 96-point playoff pace

grey dashes: schedule difficulty — 10-game avg of opponent power rank (right axis, #1 = league's best team, higher on the chart = tougher slate)

schedule

84 games

OCT 2026

Thu 10/01@CBJnext7:00 PM ET Sat 10/03vsCHI7:00 PM ET Tue 10/06vsMIN7:00 PM ET Thu 10/08vsDAL7:00 PM ET Sat 10/10vsUTA7:00 PM ET Mon 10/12vsFLA1:00 PM ET Tue 10/13@MTL6:30 PM ET Thu 10/15@TOR7:00 PM ET Sat 10/17@MTL7:00 PM ET Wed 10/21vsPHI7:30 PM ET Sat 10/24@WSH7:00 PM ET Tue 10/27@SJS10:30 PM ET Thu 10/29@ANA10:00 PM ET Sat 10/31@LAK4:00 PM ET

NOV 2026

Wed 11/04vsOTT7:30 PM ET Fri 11/06vsCBJ7:00 PM ET Sun 11/08vsVGK3:30 PM ET Wed 11/11vsTBL7:00 PM ET Thu 11/12@CHI8:00 PM ET Sat 11/14@DAL8:00 PM ET Tue 11/17@PHI7:00 PM ET Thu 11/19@WSH7:00 PM ET Sat 11/21@FLA6:00 PM ET Sun 11/22@TBL5:00 PM ET Wed 11/25vsNYR7:00 PM ET Fri 11/27vsPIT8:00 PM ET

DEC 2026

Tue 12/01@EDM8:00 PM ET Thu 12/03@CGY8:00 PM ET Fri 12/04@VAN9:00 PM ET Sun 12/06@SEA8:00 PM ET Thu 12/10vsEDM7:00 PM ET Sat 12/12vsANA7:00 PM ET Mon 12/14@OTT2:00 PM ET Tue 12/15vsCGY7:00 PM ET Fri 12/18vsMTL7:30 PM ET Sun 12/20vsLAK6:00 PM ET Tue 12/22@PIT7:00 PM ET Sat 12/26vsNJD7:00 PM ET Mon 12/28vsDET7:00 PM ET Wed 12/30@FLA7:00 PM ET

JAN 2027

Sat 1/02@TBL7:00 PM ET Mon 1/04vsWPG7:30 PM ET Tue 1/05@BOS7:30 PM ET Fri 1/08@CBJ7:00 PM ET Sat 1/09vsCAR7:00 PM ET Tue 1/12vsNJD7:00 PM ET Thu 1/14vsCOL7:30 PM ET Sat 1/16vsNSH7:00 PM ET Mon 1/18vsMTL2:00 PM ET Wed 1/20@NYI7:00 PM ET Thu 1/21vsSEA7:00 PM ET Sun 1/24@WPG3:00 PM ET Wed 1/27@UTA9:00 PM ET Thu 1/28@VGK10:00 PM ET Sat 1/30@COL5:00 PM ET

FEB 2027

Wed 2/03vsNYI7:00 PM ET Sat 2/13@CAR7:00 PM ET Mon 2/15@NYR6:00 PM ET Thu 2/18vsCAR7:00 PM ET Sat 2/20@NJD1:30 PM ET Sun 2/21@DET3:30 PM ET Wed 2/24@PHI7:00 PM ET Fri 2/26vsOTT7:30 PM ET Sat 2/27vsTOR7:00 PM ET

MAR 2027

Tue 3/02vsPIT7:00 PM ET Thu 3/04vsSTL7:00 PM ET Sat 3/06vsNYR3:00 PM ET Sun 3/07@OTT3:00 PM ET Tue 3/09vsVAN7:00 PM ET Fri 3/12@DET7:00 PM ET Sun 3/14@MIN7:00 PM ET Mon 3/15vsSJS7:00 PM ET Thu 3/18vsWSH7:30 PM ET Sat 3/20vsFLA1:00 PM ET Sun 3/21@NYI3:00 PM ET Tue 3/23@BOS7:00 PM ET Thu 3/25vsTOR7:00 PM ET Sun 3/28@STL8:30 PM ET Tue 3/30@NSH8:00 PM ET

APR 2027

Thu 4/01vsBOS7:00 PM ET Sat 4/03@TOR7:00 PM ET Mon 4/05vsTBL7:00 PM ET Wed 4/07vsBOS7:30 PM ET Sat 4/10vsDET6:00 PM ET

■ W · ■ OTL · ■ L · ▢ upcoming — click any game — played for the box score, upcoming to compare · PO = playoff game

2025-26 leaders

T. ThompsonC
81 GP · 40 G · 41 A · 81 PTS
R. DahlinD
77 GP · 19 G · 55 A · 74 PTS
A. TuchR
79 GP · 33 G · 33 A · 66 PTS
R. McLeodC
81 GP · 14 G · 40 A · 54 PTS
J. DoanR
82 GP · 25 G · 27 A · 52 PTS
A. LyonG
36 GP · 20 W · 0.907 SV% · 2.77 GAA
U. LuukkonenG
35 GP · 22 W · 0.910 SV% · 2.52 GAA

Lines

line 1565 min together
Jason ZuckerLRyan McLeodCJack QuinnR
line 2451 min together
Tage ThompsonCPeyton KrebsCAlex TuchR
line 3252 min together
Noah OstlundCJosh NorrisCJosh DoanR
line 4194 min together
Beck MalenstynLJordan GreenwayLJosh DunneC
pair 1826 min together
Mattias SamuelssonDRasmus DahlinD
pair 2575 min together
Bowen ByramDOwen PowerD
pair 388 min together
Logan StanleyDZach MetsaD

derived from shared ice time — shift data for 81 of 82 games — strength state counted from skaters on ice

Roster turnover

5 in · 8 out

since 2025-26

Additions

Skaters

pts

+Louis CrevierD←CHI25

+Olen ZellwegerD←ANA22

+Conor ShearyL←NYR18

+Dennis GilbertD←OTT1

+Jason PolinR←COL0

Departures

Skaters

pts

−Alex TuchR→WSH66

−Bowen ByramD→CHI42

−Logan StanleyD→—26

−Tanner PearsonL→—15

−Luke SchennD→VAN7

−Jordan GreenwayL→CHI6

−Josh DunneC→WSH4

−Michael KesselringD→SJS2

Skaters by 2025-26 points, goalies by games played — listed apart because the two don't share a scale. A dash means no NHL club on the other side: arriving, a rookie or import; leaving, retired or unsigned.

roster36 players

Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt
Jack Quinn	R	24	6'1"	185 lbs
Josh Doan	R	24	6'2"	198 lbs
Peyton Krebs	C	25	6'0"	188 lbs
Beck Malenstyn	L	27	6'3"	209 lbs
Ryan McLeod	C	26	6'3"	204 lbs
Tage Thompson	C	28	6'6"	220 lbs
Alex Tuch	R	29	6'4"	219 lbs
Zach Benson	L	20	5'10"	177 lbs
Jason Zucker	L	34	5'11"	198 lbs
Noah Ostlund	C	21	5'11"	180 lbs
Tyson Kozak	C	23	5'11"	185 lbs
Josh Norris	C	26	6'2"	196 lbs
Jordan Greenway	L	28	6'6"	231 lbs
Josh Dunne	C	27	6'4"	208 lbs
Isak Rosen	R	22	6'0"	185 lbs
Sam Carrick	C	33	6'0"	202 lbs
Jiri Kulich	C	21	6'1"	193 lbs
Konsta Helenius	C	19	5'11"	190 lbs
Mason Geertsen	L	30	6'4"	231 lbs
Justin Danforth	R	32	5'8"	193 lbs
Tanner Pearson	L	33	6'1"	207 lbs
Trevor Kuntar	C	24	6'0"	205 lbs
Bowen Byram	D	24	6'1"	205 lbs
Owen Power	D	23	6'6"	226 lbs
Mattias Samuelsson	D	25	6'4"	229 lbs
Rasmus Dahlin	D	25	6'3"	204 lbs
Zach Metsa	D	27	5'9"	198 lbs
Conor Timmins	D	27	6'3"	213 lbs
Jacob Bryson	D	28	5'9"	177 lbs
Michael Kesselring	D	26	6'5"	215 lbs
Logan Stanley	D	27	6'7"	231 lbs
Luke Schenn	D	36	6'2"	225 lbs
Ryan Johnson	D	24	6'1"	195 lbs
Alex Lyon	G	33	6'1"	199 lbs
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	G	26	6'5"	223 lbs
Colten Ellis	G	25	6'1"	191 lbs