The Buffalo Sabres’ initial 23-man roster for the 2026-27 season released Monday features three goalies, six defensemen and 14 forwards.
Goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon and defenseman Olen Zellweger, all of whom suffered injuries in preseason games last week, are listed on the roster.
One rookie, forward Konsta Helenius, made the team.
The Sabres reached the 23-man limit by placing six players, including defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, who is week to week after suffering a .....
The NHL season is about to get underway and there are some players who are in jeopardy of not being ready right away.
The NHL season is about to get underway and there are some players who are in jeopardy of not being ready right away.
The Sabres were one of the biggest surprises of the 2025-26 season. Can they build on their success or will they get swallowed up by a tough Atlantic Division?
2025-26 Record 50-23-9 (109 Points) 1st in Atlantic 2025-26 Record Against Lightning 3-0-1 2025-26 Goals For 283 (5th) 2025-26 Goals Against 240 (10th) 2025-26 Power Play 19.5% (21st) 2025-26 Penalty Kill 81.9% (4th) 2026-27 Division Odds +900 2026-27 Stanley Cup Odds +3000 Stats via NHL, Natural Stat Trick, and Hockey Reference. O...
It’s not necessarily fun to take the Moneyball route with the Buffalo Sabres, but we’d like to see them repeat last year’s surprise run to the second round of the playoffs, again. Buffalo finally broke its playoff drought, led by a standout season from Rasmus Dahlin, while Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch drove the NHL’s…
BUFFALO – The Sabres wasted no time getting newcomer Matt Grzelcyk acclimated. Without the benefit of a practice or pregame skate, they threw the defenseman into the lineup for their preseason finale.
Grzelcyk, who on Friday signed a one-year, $850,000 contract, looked comfortable throughout Saturday afternoon’s 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, skating 16 minutes, 48 seconds, mostly alongside Conor Timmins.
“It almost helped, honestly, just having no pregame skate, nothing – just go ri...
Here is the latest news and updates around the Buffalo Sabres and their schedule for the week of Sept. 27 – Oct. 4, 2026. Preseason Cuts On Friday, the Sabres…
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with Trevor Zegras and the controversy following his penalty for having his jersey tucked in. Next, the Buffalo Sabres are heading into…
The New York Islanders are set to add an imposing blue-liner. There is mutual interest between the Islanders and Logan Stanley on a one-year, $1.5-million contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Sunday morning. The six-foot-seven left-shot defenceman is coming off a career-best season when he tallied 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) over 76 games split between the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres Stanley was shipped to the Sabres along with Luke Schenn at the 2026 trade deadline for...
The Sens dropped the road portion of the split squad game against Montreal on Saturday, but found a victory on home ice. Jackson Starr was in Montreal and recapped the evening with Sens Rewind.
By Ethan Hetu | at September 27, 2026 7:37 am Pittsburgh Penguins veteran forward Bryan Rust left the team’s preseason victory over the Buffalo Sabres last night with an undisclosed injury. Head coach Dan Muse did not have an update on Rust’s status after the game, so the exact nature and extent of Rust’s injury remains unknown, putting into question the winger’s availability for the team’s regular-season opener on Wednesday. The Penguins are already short a number of forwards due to injury: B...
David Droegemeier, Vic Carucci, and Aaron Williams break down the key matchups, storylines, and game plans for Bills vs. Chargers. Plus, Paul Hamilton joins to unpack Sabres preseason injuries and prep you for puck drop on the regular season!
BUFFALO – When the Sabres open the regular season Thursday in Columbus, Colten Ellis could be their starting goalie.
A trying preseason in which they lost five significant players to injury in four games, including top goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon , has mercifully ended.
In Saturday afternoon’s 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruff said Luukkonen, who has a history of injuries, left 3:47 into the third period when he tweaked something on ... Read the full article
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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Matt Grezelcyk spoke to the media on September 26, 2026 after the final preseason game vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. He spoke about his excitement to be in Buffalo with the Sabres organization and players. He discussed how he trained without being in camp and how he was welcomed by the team when he arrived. Subscribe to the Buffalo Sabres YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2G1G8eT For More Sabres Action: https://bufsabres.co/2XAYg5m #BuffaloSabres #Sabres #NHL For more Sabres a...
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff spoke to the media on September 26, 2026 after the final preseason game vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. He provided an update on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and discussed the play of the goalies. He spoke about Matt Grzelcyk’s first game as a Sabre and Owen Power’s power play performance. Subscribe to the Buffalo Sabres YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2G1G8eT For More Sabres Action: https://bufsabres.co/2XAYg5m #BuffaloSabres #Sabres #NHL For more Sabres action: Sabres.com...
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Colton Ellis spoke to the media on September 26, 2026 after the final preseason game vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. He discussed always being ready to play and staying in control of what he can. He mentioned being ready if needed, no matter the game. Subscribe to the Buffalo Sabres YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2G1G8eT For More Sabres Action: https://bufsabres.co/2XAYg5m #BuffaloSabres #Sabres #NHL For more Sabres action: Sabres.com Follow us on X: twitter.com/BuffaloSabres...
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Pregame The Penguins have an opening night looking lineup, sans Connor Dewar and Elmer Soderblom who have already played two preseason games. The Sabres have a pretty fair roster themselves for this the last day of NHL preseason action. First period Egor Chinakhov takes the first penalty of the game, Pittsburgh kills it off and […]
The preseason is wrapping up, and the Buffalo Sabres open their regular season on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. It’s been a long summer of anticipation after coming just one goal…
Talk about the last preseason game with Pens fans here! The game will be broadcast locally on Sportsnet Pittsburgh+ and MSG-B in the respective local areas for Pittsburgh and Buffalo. Nationally, it will be carried on NHL Network. It will be available via audio on the internet/radio from 105.9 The X.
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
During the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-1 preseason win vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, the team suffered injuries to two key defensemen. The first was Mattias Samuelsson, who left…
Here is everything you need to know about Penguins vs. Sabres, including TV and streaming options for the preseason game.
Head Coach Marco Sturm speaks with the media following a 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals at Capital One Arena on Friday.