Buffalo Sabres
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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 News5/21/2026 4:42 PM UTC
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
5/21/2026 12:00 AM UTC
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 2:15 PM UTC
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
5/19/2026 7:55 PM UTC
Locker cleanout | Top quotes and full press conferences
The Buffalo Sabres were eliminated from the playoffs Monday with an overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the second round.
- Game 7 recap | Sabres feel the sting as incredible season screeches to a halt Players, coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen will
5/19/2026 6:10 PM UTC
Injuries and transactions | Updates from locker cleanout
Latest news May 20 – Updates from locker cleanout Several players held end-of-season press conferences at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. Here are the injury updates that came out of those interviews:
- Tage Thompson admitted to dealing with lower-back issues throughout the playoffs. “Nothing ridiculous, but just stuff from a
5/19/2026 5:20 AM UTC
Sabres feel the sting as incredible season screeches to a halt
They fought to the bitter end, but the Buffalo Sabres had their playoff run cut short by the Montreal Canadiens on Monday at KeyBank Center. Buffalo, the resilient bunch that stormed back from last place in the conference in December, overcame a two-goal deficit to force overtime in Game 7.
5/19/2026 3:00 AM UTC
At the Horn | Canadiens 3 - Sabres 2 (OT)
The Buffalo Sabres engineered one last comeback to force overtime, but their season came to an end with a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series at KeyBank Center on Monday. Alex Newhook scored the winning goal 11:22 into the extra period. Jakub
5/18/2026 11:11 PM UTC
Sabres vs. Canadiens – Game 7 | How to watch, lineup notes, and storylines
It’s only right that this year’s historically competitive Atlantic Division, with four teams reaching 100 points in the regular season, comes down to one winner-take-all game. The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens by three points in the standings; the Canadiens have outscored the Sabres by three in their second-round
Team Stats
2025-26 Playoffs
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jason Zucker | L | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .111 |
 | Sam Carrick | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
 | Alex Tuch | R | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 46 | .577 |
 | Jordan Greenway | L | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .500 |
 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 |
 | Tage Thompson | C | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 46 | .349 |
 | Josh Norris | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .563 |
 | Ryan McLeod | C | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .507 |
 | Peyton Krebs | C | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .493 |
 | Jack Quinn | R | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .000 |
 | Josh Dunne | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
 | Josh Doan | R | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .833 |
 | Tyson Kozak | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .433 |
 | Noah Ostlund | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 |
 | Zach Benson | L | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .000 |
 | Konsta Helenius | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .303 |
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luke Schenn | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
 | Logan Stanley | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
 | Conor Timmins | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 |
 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .000 |
 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 46 | .000 |
 | Michael Kesselring | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
 | Bowen Byram | D | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .000 |
 | Owen Power | D | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 |
 | Zach Metsa | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alex Lyon | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 189 | 20 | .904 | 2.589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 463:26 |
 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 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), 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) | ||
| W | BUF 5-0 SJS | MSG-B (A), NBCSCA (H) | ||
| W | BUF 4-1 LAK | FDSNW (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| OTL | BUF 5-6 ANA | KTTV (H), Victory+ (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| 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), FDSNDET (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| SOW | SEA 2-3 BUF | KHN/Prime (A), MSG-B (H), KONG (A) | ||
| W | NYI 3-4 BUF | MSG-B (H), MSGSN2 (A) | ||
| L | BUF 1-4 OTT | TSN5 (H), RDS2 (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| L | BUF 2-6 WSH | MSG-B (A), MNMT (H) | ||
| W | TBL 2-4 BUF | NHLN (N), TVAS (N), The Spot (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | BUF 5-3 NYR | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), MSG (H) | ||
| W | CBJ 0-5 BUF | SNO (N), SNP (N), FDSNOH (A), MSG-B (H) | ||
| W | BUF 5-1 CHI | CHSN (H), MSG-B (A) | ||
| SOL | DAL 4-3 BUF | MORE27 (A), TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), 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) | ||
