Buffalo Sabres
Season record and player statistics.
Buffalo Sabres 2026–27 season summary
Playoffs not started
League24
East12
Atlantic6
GP2
W1
L1
OT0
PTS2
GF–GA7–9
Contract responsibilities
Cap commitments
This table shows how much each player counts against the team’s salary cap by season, along with retained salary and buyout costs.
Core
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Norris
|
C | 27.4 | 1 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
 Zach Benson
|
LW,C | 21.4 | 1 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | — | — | — |
|
Tage Thompson
|
C,RW | 28.9 | 1 | $7,142,857 | $7,142,857 | $7,142,857 | $7,142,857 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Josh Doan
|
RW,C | 24.7 | 2 | $6,950,000 | $6,950,000 | $6,950,000 | $6,950,000 | $6,950,000 | $6,950,000 | $6,950,000 | — | — | — |
|
Ryan McLeod
|
C | 27.0 | 2 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jason Zucker
|
LW,RW | 34.7 | 2 | $4,750,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Peyton Krebs
|
C,LW | 25.7 | 1 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jack Quinn
|
RW,LW | 25.0 | 1 | $3,375,000 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Beck Malenstyn
|
LW,RW | 28.7 | 5 | $2,916,667 | $2,916,667 | $2,916,667 | $2,916,667 | $2,916,667 | $2,916,667 | — | — | — | — |
|
Justin Danforth
|
RW,C | 33.6 | U | $1,800,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Sam Carrick
|
C,RW | 34.7 | 5 | $1,000,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Conor Sheary
|
LW,RW | 34.3 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
 Rasmus Dahlin
|
LD,RD | 26.5 | 1 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | UFA | — | — | — |
|
Owen Power
|
LD,RD | 23.9 | 1 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — |
|
Mattias Samuelsson
|
LD,RD | 26.6 | 2 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,715 | $4,285,715 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Olen Zellweger
|
LD | 23.1 | 2 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Conor Timmins
|
RD | 28.0 | 2 | $2,200,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Louis Crevier
|
RD,LD | 25.4 | 7 | $900,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
|
G | 27.6 | 2 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Alex Lyon
|
G | 33.8 | U | $1,500,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dead Cap Hit
| Player | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jeff Skinner
|
LW | 34.4 | 1 | $6,444,444 | $2,444,444 | $2,444,444 | $2,444,444 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rotation
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jake Richard
|
RW | 22.1 | 6 | $1,013,750 | $1,013,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Konsta Helenius
|
C,RW | 20.4 | 1 | $953,750 | $953,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Riley Fiddler-Schultz
|
C | 24.4 | U | $940,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Zac Funk
|
RW,LW | 23.2 | U | $905,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Jiri Kulich
|
C,LW | 22.5 | 1 | $886,666 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Noah Ostlund
|
C,LW | 22.6 | 1 | $886,666 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 | — |
|
Trevor Kuntar
|
C,LW | 25.3 | 3 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Tyson Kozak
|
C,LW | 23.8 | 7 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Aidan McDonough
|
LW | 26.9 | 7 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Carson Meyer
|
RW,LW | 29.1 | 6 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jason Polin
|
RW | 27.3 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mason Geertsen
|
LW,D | 31.5 | 4 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
 Maxim Strbak
|
D | 21.5 | 2 | $1,028,333 | $1,028,333 | $1,028,333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Gavin McCarthy
|
D | 21.3 | 3 | $1,007,500 | $1,007,500 | $1,007,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Radim Mrtka
|
D | 19.3 | 1 | $974,167 | $974,167 | $974,167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vsevolod Komarov
|
RD | 22.7 | 5 | $910,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Ryan Johnson
|
LD | 25.2 | 1 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Dennis Gilbert
|
LD | 29.9 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jack Rathbone
|
D | 27.4 | 4 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Matt Grzelcyk
|
LD | 32.8 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Zach Metsa
|
RD,LD | 28.0 | U | $850,000 | $900,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Topias Leinonen
|
G | 22.7 | 2 | $961,667 | $961,667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Scott Ratzlaff
|
G | 21.6 | 5 | $935,000 | $935,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Colten Ellis
|
G | 26.0 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Matt Villalta
|
G | 27.3 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Schedule and results
Season form
Home1–0–0
Away0–1–0
Last 101–1–0
StreakW1
GF / game3.50
GA / game4.50
Shot diff.+8.0
Power play0.0%
3+ goal record1–1–0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | SOG | Opp SOG | PP | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 |  at CBJ |
L | 3–6 | 26 | 23 | 0/5 | Boxscore |
| Oct 3 |  vs CHI |
W | 4–3 | 28 | 15 | 0/3 | Boxscore |
| Oct 6 |  vs MIN |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 8 |  vs DAL |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 10 |  vs UTA |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 12 |  vs FLA |
— | 5:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 13 |  at MTL |
— | 10:30 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 15 |  at TOR |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 17 | at MTL |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 21 |  vs PHI |
— | 11:30 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
Regular season
Skaters
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||||
|
Jack Quinn
| RW,LW | 25.0 | $3,375,000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 9 | 19:57 |
|
Tage Thompson
| C,RW | 28.9 | $7,142,857 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 8 | 19:44 |
|
Noah Ostlund
| C,LW | 22.6 | $886,666 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 17:03 |
|
Jiri Kulich
| C,LW | 22.5 | $886,666 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 2 | 11:08 |
|
Konsta Helenius
| C,RW | 20.4 | $953,750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 5 | 14:54 |
|
Josh Norris
| C | 27.4 | $7,950,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 |
|
Peyton Krebs
| C,LW | 25.7 | $4,500,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:20 |
|
Ryan McLeod
| C | 27.0 | $5,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 14:22 |
|
Zach Benson
| LW,C | 21.4 | $7,500,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 | 2 | 19:04 |
|
Beck Malenstyn
| LW,RW | 28.7 | $2,916,667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 8:21 |
|
Josh Doan
| RW,C | 24.7 | $6,950,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 18:36 |
|
Sam Carrick
| C,RW | 34.7 | $1,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 7:32 |
| Defense | |||||||||||
|
Owen Power
| LD,RD | 23.9 | $8,350,000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0 | 1 | 25:12 |
|
Mattias Samuelsson
| LD,RD | 26.6 | $4,285,714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 21:16 |
|
Rasmus Dahlin
| LD,RD | 26.5 | $11,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 7 | 25:41 |
|
Louis Crevier
| RD,LD | 25.4 | $900,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 |
|
Zach Metsa
| RD,LD | 28.0 | $850,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 10:48 |
|
Matt Grzelcyk
| LD | 32.8 | $850,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
|
Olen Zellweger
| LD | 23.1 | $3,100,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 1 | 15:30 |
Goalies
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | GS | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
| G | 27.6 | $4,750,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 0.784 | 0 |
Card checklist
Buffalo Sabres 2026–27 cards
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
Core
Forwards
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Not collected
Zach Benson LW,C
BUF · 2026–27
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Not collected
Noah Ostlund C,LW
BUF · 2026–27
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Not collected
Jack Quinn RW,LW
BUF · 2026–27
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Not collected
Josh Norris C
BUF · 2026–27
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Not collected
Tage Thompson C,RW
BUF · 2026–27
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Not collected
Josh Doan RW,C
BUF · 2026–27