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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 10/13

Amidst a slew of injuries, illnesses and incomprehensible incompetence, the Buffalo Sabres are off to a terrible start to the 2025-26 season. It might be too early to say or might not, but this campaign could be doomed right from the get-go and an angry fanbase awaits with sharpened knives and lit torchforks for General Manager Kevin Adams and head coach Lindy Ruff too. Mon, Oct 13th…

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Mid-Day Snooze

Score: Sabres 1 |Avalanche 3 Shots: BUF 29 | COL 37 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Colorado Avalanche Goals: Minus 1: Third Period Malaise Buffalo had a tough matchup against one of the best teams in the league while missing key players out of the lineup. A couple breakdowns in the second period put them in an unenviable position of attempting a multi-goal third period…

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Game #4 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs Senators

Buffalo Sabres (0-3-0) vs Ottawa Senators (1-2-0) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM ET | KeyBank Center, Buffalo NY TV: MSG, ESPN+ Ottawa Senators Record: 1-2-0 | 2 PTS Last Game: 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators Division Ranking: 7th, Atlantic PP: 17th, 18.2% (2/11 opps) [Sabres: 29th, 0% (0/11 opps)] PK: 28th, 64.3% (9/14 killed) [Sabres: 3rd, 100% (11/11…

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NOtt-a-wa Chance, Sabres Blast the Senators

Score: Buffalo Sabres 8-4 Ottawa Senators Shots: BUF 27-36 OTT Buffalo Sabres Goals: Quinn 1st (Byram, Dahlin) McLeod 1st (Benson, Power) Tuch 1st (Bryson, Doan) Zucker 2nd (Dahlin, Benson) Zucker 3rd (Doan, Thompson) McLeod 2nd (Tuch, Doan) Quinn 2nd (Krebs) Kulich 1st (Thompson, Benson) Ottawa Senators Goals: Stützle 1st (Zetterlund, Spence) Sanderson 1st (Greig, Cozens) Pinto 5th (Spence…

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T McGee’s Latest 2026 Mock Draft

DBTB – We are well and truly into the Draft Year now, my friends. The CHL is underway, even the NCAA – a notorious late starter – has begun their slate of games. Some leagues are more than a dozen games deep in places like Sweden and Russia, while new faces are starting to emerge, while some expected customers are rising or falling based on their early performance. And we’re starting to…

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Game #5 Preview & Open Thread: Panthers vs. Sabres

Puck Drop: 1:00 PM EST | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY TV: MSG-B Florida Panthers Record: 3-3-0 | 6 PTS Last Game: 4-1 Loss vs. New Jersey Devils Division Ranking: 5th in Atlantic Division PP: 4th (31.6%) PK: T4th (93.3%) 1. Take Advantage The Panthers started the season the opposite of the Sabres: looking strong with a three-game winning…

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Saturdays are for the Powerplay

Score: Sabres 3 | Panthers 0 Shots: BUF 31 | FLA 32 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Florida Panthers Goals: Better luck next time! Plus 1: Special Teams Working Buffalo’s powerplay has been a point of contention for years. It has consistently underperformed and cost the team significant regular season points. Today the script was flipped, and it was the engine behind the…

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Sabres Show Grit, But Fall Short Offensively in 4-2 Defeat

Buffalo Sabres Goals: Jiri Kulich (2), Tyson Kozak (1) Montreal Canadiens Goals: Oliver Kapanen (4), Juraj Slafkovsky (3), Lane Hutson (1), Jake Evans (1-EN) With an even three shots on goal for both teams in the first half of the opening period, Montreal struck first after some defensive mistakes in the Sabres’ zone to take the first lead of the game, 1-0. Overall…

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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 10/20

Oh what’s this, the faintest flicker of hope in the dark world that is Buffalo sports? There has been a culture of failure ingrained in the Buffalo Sabres organization for a long time now, both on and off the ice. Little might have changed in the corridors of power, but there have been some roster additions that are definitely affecting the on-ice product in a positive manner.

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Game #6 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres (2-3-0) vs. Montreal Canadiens (4-2-0) Puck Drop: 7:30 pm Eastern Time | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec TV: MSG, ESPN+ Montreal Canadiens Record: 4-2-0 | 8 PTS Last Game: 4-3 loss to NYR Division Ranking: 2nd in Atlantic PP: 18.2% 19th (Sabres: 27.8% 7th) PK: 72.2% 23rd (Sabres: 95.7% 1st) Montreal was down and out not…

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Game 7 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings (5-1-0) at Buffalo Sabres (2-4-0) Puck Drop: 7:30 PM | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York TV: TNT/HBO Max Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Detroit Red Wings Record: 5-1-0 | 10 PTS Division Ranking: T1st in Atlantic Division Last Game: 4-2 Win vs Edmonton PP: 15th (22.2%) | Sabres Rank: T6th (26.3%) PK: 4th (92.3%) | Sabres Rank…

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Wings Blow a Tire, Sabres Win 4-2

Score: Buffalo Sabres 4-2 Detroit Red Wings Shots: BUF 31-28 DET Buffalo Sabres Goals: Zucker 4th (Quinn, Timmins) Kozak 2nd (Quinn, Samuelsson) Quinn 3rd PPG (McLeod, Byram) Doan 3rd (McLeod Timmins) Detroit Red Wings Goals: Compher 1st (Johansson, Berggren) Finnie 3rd (Larkin, Raymond) Detroit took two early penalties in this one and the Sabres got good chances on both.

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Game #8 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs Maple Leafs

Buffalo Sabres (3-4-0) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (3-3-1) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM ET | KeyBank Center, Buffalo NY TV: MSG, ESPN+ Toronto Maple Leafs Record: 3-3-1 | 7 PTS Last Game: 5-2 loss at home to the New Jersey Devils Division Ranking: 4th, Atlantic PP: 28th, 12.5% (4/32 opps) [Sabres: 8th, 25% (6/24 opps)] PK: 15th, 79.0% (15/19 killed) [Sabres: 2nd, 96.

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Sabres, UPL Falter Late, Earn a Point

Score: Buffalo Sabres 3-4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Shots: BUF 26-22 TOR Buffalo Sabres Goals: Thompson 3rd (Kulich, Samuelsson) Byram 1st (Timmins, McLeod) Thompson 4th PPG (Dahlin, Benson) Toronto Maple Leafs Goals: Robertson 1st (Cowan, Matthews) Maccelli 2nd (Tavares, Knies) Joshua 2nd (McCabe, Carlo) Tavares 5th (Knies) The Sabres came to play in the first few minutes…

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Game #9 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

Puck Drop: 5:00 PM EST | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, ON TV: MSG-B Toronto Maple Leafs Record: 3-4-1 | 7 PTS Last Game: 5-3 Loss vs. Sabres Division Ranking: 5th in Atlantic Division PP: 26th (15%) PK: 13th (81%) 1. Time Change & Vibe Check The original time of tonight’s game has been moved from 7:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST. The Toronto Blue Jays…

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Sabres-Leafs Rivalry Renewed

Score: Maple Leafs 3 | Sabres 5 Shots: TOR 34 | BUF 30 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Toronto Maple Leafs Goals: Plus 1: Rivalry Renewed It’s been a long time since the rivalry between Buffalo and Toronto has been on relatively even footing. They haven’t played each other in the playoffs since the 1999 Eastern Conference Final. The Leafs struggled in the early 2000’s and…

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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 10/27

After a week the Buffalo Sabres went 2-1-1 and are now in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, the fanbase is coming around in support of the team again. This week bring three in-conference games, with one division tilt as well. Tue, Oct 28th, 6:45pm EST – Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4-0) Thu, Oct 30th, 7pm EST – Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins (4-6-0) Sat, Nov 1st…

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Game 10 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4-0) at Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1) Puck Drop: 6:45 PM | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Columbus Blue Jackets Record: 4-4-0 | 8 PTS Division Ranking: T7th in Metropolitan Division Last Game: 5-4 Shootout Win vs Pittsburgh PP: 27th (15%) | Sabres Rank: T10th (23.3%) PK: 32nd (60.7%)…

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Sabres drop second consecutive overtime decision

Score: Buffalo Sabres 3-4 Columbus Blue Jackets (OT) Shots: BUF 38-40 CBJ Buffalo Sabres Goals: Doan (3), McLeod (3), Dunne (1) Columbus Blue Jackets Goals: Chinakhov (2), Werenski (2), Wood (2, 3) A characteristic of the Sabres over the last few games where they have played better has been that they started games well. Tonight, they did not. On Buffalo Bills night at the…

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Bummer in Beantown: Sabres Lose Third Straight Overtime Game

Buffalo Sabres Goals: Rasmus Dahlin (1-PP), Josh Doan (4), Alex Tuch (4) Boston Bruins Goals: Morgan Geekie (9-PP), David Pastrnak (7), Mark Kastelic (3), Marat Khusnutdinov (1-GWG) The opening period of the game started out well for the Sabres. They skated hard, had possession of the puck quite a bit, and outshot their opponent by a lot. Buffalo – the best penalty kill in the…

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