Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres NHL team page: upcoming games with our picks and odds, recent results and the roster.

Buffalo Sabres play in the Eastern Atlantic.

Buffalo Sabres overview

The Buffalo Sabres entered the NHL in 1970 and play in the Atlantic Division at KeyBank Center on the city's waterfront. They have reached the Stanley Cup Final twice, in 1975 and 1999, without winning a championship. Buffalo is a passionate small market that has endured long stretches without playoff hockey, including a drought that began after 2011, and that history shapes how the public views the team. When the Sabres are priced as underdogs, moneyline value and line shopping become a bigger part of any Buffalo betting approach.

Betting insights

When Buffalo is an underdog, it is a team where taking the moneyline at plus money tends to be more practical than laying a puck line. When the Sabres are favored, ask whether the price reflects a genuine edge or a weak opponent, since -1.5 bets depend on two-goal margins and empty-net timing. Northeast weather occasionally causes travel disruptions, and lake-effect snowstorms have postponed games in Buffalo before. Atlantic Division travel is relatively short, but late-season games against Original Six rivals can attract public money to the other side, sometimes inflating Buffalo's underdog price.

Upcoming games

Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 6, 7:00 PM ET
Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 8, 7:00 PM ET
Utah Mammoth at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 10, 7:00 PM ET
Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Oct 12, 1:00 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Oct 13, 6:30 PM ET

Buffalo Sabres roster

#10 Sam Carrick Centers
#94 Konsta Helenius Centers
#48 Tyson Kozak Centers
#19 Peyton Krebs Centers
#20 Jiri Kulich Centers
#71 Ryan McLeod Centers
#9 Josh Norris Centers
#86 Noah Ostlund Centers
#72 Tage Thompson Centers
#6 Zach Benson Left Wings
#29 Beck Malenstyn Left Wings
#43 Conor Sheary Left Wings
#17 Jason Zucker Left Wings
#15 Justin Danforth Right Wings
#91 Josh Doan Right Wings
#22 Jack Quinn Right Wings
#46 Louis Crevier Defense
#26 Rasmus Dahlin Defense
#48 Matt Grzelcyk Defense
#73 Zach Metsa Defense
#25 Owen Power Defense
#23 Mattias Samuelsson Defense
#21 Conor Timmins Defense
#8 Olen Zellweger Defense
#92 Colten Ellis Goalies
#1 UkkoPekka Luukkonen Goalies
#34 Alex Lyon Goalies

Injuries

Alex Lyon, I.L. - Upper Body, I.L.
Jack Rathbone, I.L. - Undisclosed, I.L.
Conor Timmins, I.L. - Lower Body, I.L.
Jason Zucker, I.L. - Abdomen, I.L.