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2025-2026 Buffalo Sabres Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G)	26	1999	Espoo, FIN	195	98	L	28/29
DEFENSEMEN
	#78	Jacob Bryson (D)	27	1997	London, ON, CAN	175	79	L	25/26
	#75	Connor Clifton (D)	30	1995	Long Branch, NJ, USA	180	87	R	25/26
	#26	Rasmus Dahlin (D)"C"	25	2000	Trollhättan, SWE	190	92	L	31/32
	#25	Owen Power (D)	22	2002	Mississauga, ON, CAN	197	102	L	30/31
	#23	Mattias Samuelsson (D)	25	2000	Voorhees, NJ, USA	193	102	L	29/30
FORWARDS
	#9	Zach Benson (W/C)	20	2005	Langley, BC, CAN	178	77	L	25/26
	#12	Jordan Greenway (LW/RW)	28	1997	Canton, NY, USA	197	105	L	26/27
	#19	Peyton Krebs (C/LW)	24	2001	Okotoks, AB, CAN	183	85	L	25/26
	#81	Sam Lafferty (C/LW)	30	1995	Hollidaysburg, PA, USA	188	93	R	25/26
	#29	Beck Malenstyn (LW/RW)	27	1998	White Rock, BC, CAN	191	91	L	25/26
	#13	Josh Norris (C)	26	1999	Oxford, MI, USA	185	90	L	29/30
	#72	Tage Thompson (C/RW)	27	1997	Glendale, AZ, USA	197	100	R	29/30
	#89	Alex Tuch (RW/C)	29	1996	Syracuse, NY, USA	193	98	R	25/26
	#17	Jason Zucker (LW/RW)	33	1992	Newport Beach, CA, USA	180	87	L	26/27

Position: G: 1, D: 5, F: 9Av Age: 26.60 yearsAv Ht: 188.13 cmAv Wt: 92.40 kgCompare with other teams »

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2025-2026 Buffalo Sabres Staff

Dir. of Sport PerformanceBrian Galivan
Special Asst. to GMEric Staal

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Buffalo Sabres Captains

"C"

Rasmus Dahlin

Team Captaincy History

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Buffalo Sabres Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Royal Blue + Gold + White
Town: Buffalo, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1970

2025-2026 Buffalo Sabres Roster Facts

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8 players
5 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Buffalo Sabres: 2 971 GP
NHL: 5 156 GP
WC: 103 GP
OG: 12 GP
SHL: 67 GP
Liiga: 14 GP
AHL: 902 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Rochester Americans (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Capacity: 19 070
Construction Year: 1996

Buffalo Sabres Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
17/04/2025 23:00 UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Philadelphia Flyers	5 - 4	NHL
15/04/2025 23:00 UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Toronto Maple Leafs	0 - 4	NHL
13/04/2025 22:00 UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	Buffalo Sabres	7 - 4	NHL
12/04/2025 22:00 UTC	Florida Panthers	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 2 (SO)	NHL
10/04/2025 23:00 UTC	Columbus Blue Jackets	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 2	NHL

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15/05/2025

rumour

Vsevolod Komarov (D)

Leaving forMetallurg Magnitogorsk

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28/03/2025

confirmed

Topias Leinonen (G)

Joining fromMora IK

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25/03/2025

confirmed

Tyler Kopff (F)

Joining fromBrown Univ.

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20/03/2025

extension

Jacob Bryson (D)

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14/03/2025

loan

Tyler Tullio (F)

Leaving forCalgary Wranglers

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07/03/2025

confirmed

Henri Jokiharju (D)

Leaving forBoston Bruins

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confirmed

Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (F)

Leaving forNew York Rangers

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confirmed

Erik Brännström (D)

Joining fromNew York Rangers

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Buffalo Sabres History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	82	29	39	-	7	7	269	289	79	0.96	14	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	33	37	-	6	6	246	244	84	1.02	12	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	30	33	-	12	7	296	300	91	1.11	10	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	25	39	-	7	11	232	290	75	0.91	11	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	15	34	-	-	7	138	199	37	0.66	31	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	69	30	31	-	-	8	195	217	68	0.99	25	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NHL	82	33	39	-	-	10	226	271	76	0.93	27	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	25	45	-	-	12	199	280	62	0.76	31	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	33	37	-	-	12	201	237	78	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	35	36	-	-	11	201	222	81	0.99	23	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	23	51	-	-	8	161	274	54	0.66	30	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	21	51	-	-	10	157	248	52	0.63	30	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	21	21	-	-	6	125	143	48	1	23	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	39	32	-	-	11	218	230	89	1.09	19	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	43	29	-	-	10	245	229	96	1.17	15	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	45	27	-	-	10	235	207	100	1.22	11	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	32	-	-	9	250	234	91	1.11	18	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	39	31	-	-	12	255	242	90	1.1	18	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	308	242	113	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	52	24	-	-	6	281	239	110	1.34	5	Conference Final loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	37	34	7	-	4	220	221	85	1.04	18	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	27	37	10	-	8	190	219	72	0.88	26	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	35	35	11	-	1	213	200	82	1	20	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	46	30	5	-	1	218	184	98	1.2	8	Conference SF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	35	32	11	-	4	213	204	85	1.04	16	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	37	28	17	-	-	207	175	91	1.11	9	Final loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	36	29	17	-	-	211	187	89	1.09	10	Conference Final loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	40	30	12	-	-	237	208	92	1.12	6	Conference SF loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	33	42	7	-	-	247	262	73	0.89	20	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	19	7	-	-	130	119	51	1.06	11	Conference QF loss

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#14	Konsta Helenius (F)	11/05/2006	Ylöjärvi, FIN	181 cm	86 kg
2	#42	Adam Kleber (D)	24/03/2006	Chaska, MN, USA	198 cm	97 kg
3	#71	Brodie Ziemer (F)	22/02/2006	Chaska, MN, USA	180 cm	86 kg
4	#108	Luke Osburn (D)	09/09/2006	Plymouth, MI, USA	185 cm	84 kg
4	#123	Simon-Pier Brunet (D)	24/10/2005	Gatineau, QC, CAN	188 cm	89 kg
6	#172	Patrick Geary (D)	18/02/2004	Hamburg, NY, USA	185 cm	87 kg
7	#204	Vasily Zelenov (F)	02/02/2006	Moskva, RUS	182 cm	87 kg
7	#219	Ryerson Leenders (G)	01/06/2006	Nanticoke, ON, CAN	188 cm	81 kg
2023
1	#13	Zach Benson (F)	12/05/2005	Langley, BC, CAN	178 cm	77 kg
2	#39	Anton Wahlberg (F)	04/07/2005	Malmö, SWE	191 cm	88 kg
2	#45	Maxim Strbak (D)	13/04/2005	Kosice, SVK	189 cm	92 kg
3	#86	Gavin McCarthy (D)	02/06/2005	Clarence Center, NY, USA	188 cm	84 kg
4	#109	Ethan Miedema (F)	22/03/2005	Fort St. John, BC, CAN	193 cm	96 kg
5	#141	Scott Ratzlaff (G)	09/03/2005	Irma, AB, CAN	185 cm	81 kg
6	#173	Sean Keohane (D)	04/11/2004	Boston, MA, USA	193 cm	83 kg
7	#205	Norwin Panocha (D)	24/02/2005	Bayreuth, GER	187 cm	87 kg
2022
1	#9	Matthew Savoie (F)	01/01/2004	St. Albert, AB, CAN	175 cm	81 kg
1	#16	Noah Östlund (F)	11/03/2004	Nykvarn, SWE	181 cm	79 kg
1	#28	Jiří Kulich (F)	14/04/2004	Kadan, CZE	185 cm	84 kg
2	#41	Topias Leinonen (G)	25/01/2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	195 cm	106 kg
3	#74	Viktor Neuchev (F)	25/10/2003	Chelyabinsk, RUS	187 cm	75 kg
4	#106	Mats Lindgren (D)	26/08/2004	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	183 cm	83 kg
5	#134	Vsevolod Komarov (D)	11/01/2004	Chelyabinsk, RUS	188 cm	83 kg
6	#170	Jake Richard (F)	15/08/2004	Jacksonville, FL, USA	186 cm	88 kg
6	#187	Gustav Karlsson (F)	31/10/2003	Guldsmedshyttan, SWE	186 cm	75 kg
7	#202	Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson (F)	18/10/2003	Kungälv, SWE	184 cm	81 kg
7	#211	Linus Sjödin (F)	02/10/2002	Ängelholm, SWE	182 cm	76 kg

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