Plan the season

Buffalo Sabres Schedule Quick Facts

Start with the key dates, then use the complete schedule below for every opponent, puck-drop time, TV listing and venue.

Season opener

October 1, 2026

at Columbus Blue Jackets · 7:00 PM ET

Home opener

October 3, 2026

vs Chicago Blackhawks · 7:00 PM ET

Regular-season finale

April 10, 2027

vs Detroit Red Wings · 6:00 PM ET

Primary home arena

KeyBank Center

Listed venue for most Buffalo Sabres home games.

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September 29, 2026 – April 10, 2027

2026-27 Buffalo Sabres Schedule: All 84 Games

Use the opponent, home/away and month filters to find a game. Start times can be converted to your local time, with Eastern Time kept underneath for reference.

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Date	Matchup	Your time	TV	Venue
Thu, Oct 1	Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Nationwide Arena
Sat, Oct 3	Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Oct 6	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Thu, Oct 8	Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Oct 10	Utah Mammoth at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Mon, Oct 12	Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Oct 13	Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game details →	6:30 PM ET 6:30 PM ET	TBA	Centre Bell
Thu, Oct 15	Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Scotiabank Arena
Sat, Oct 17	Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Centre Bell
Wed, Oct 21	Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Oct 24	Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Capital One Arena
Tue, Oct 27	Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks Game details →	10:30 PM ET 10:30 PM ET	TBA	SAP Center at San Jose
Thu, Oct 29	Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	TBA	Honda Center
Sat, Oct 31	Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings Game details →	4:00 PM ET 4:00 PM ET	TBA	Crypto.com Arena
Wed, Nov 4	Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Fri, Nov 6	Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sun, Nov 8	Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	3:30 PM ET 3:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Wed, Nov 11	Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Thu, Nov 12	Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	United Center
Sat, Nov 14	Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	American Airlines Center
Tue, Nov 17	Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Xfinity Mobile Arena
Thu, Nov 19	Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Capital One Arena
Sat, Nov 21	Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	TBA	Amerant Bank Arena
Sun, Nov 22	Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	TBA	Benchmark International Arena
Wed, Nov 25	New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Fri, Nov 27	Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Dec 1	Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	Rogers Place
Thu, Dec 3	Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	Scotiabank Saddledome
Fri, Dec 4	Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	TBA	Rogers Arena
Sun, Dec 6	Buffalo Sabres at Seattle Kraken Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	Climate Pledge Arena
Thu, Dec 10	Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Dec 12	Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Mon, Dec 14	Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators Game details →	2:00 PM ET 2:00 PM ET	TBA	Canadian Tire Centre
Tue, Dec 15	Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Fri, Dec 18	Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sun, Dec 20	Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Dec 22	Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	PPG Paints Arena
Sat, Dec 26	New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Mon, Dec 28	Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Wed, Dec 30	Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Amerant Bank Arena
Sat, Jan 2	Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Benchmark International Arena
Mon, Jan 4	Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Jan 5	Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	TD Garden
Fri, Jan 8	Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Nationwide Arena
Sat, Jan 9	Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Jan 12	New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Thu, Jan 14	Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Jan 16	Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Mon, Jan 18	Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Wed, Jan 20	Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	UBS Arena
Thu, Jan 21	Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sun, Jan 24	Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets Game details →	3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET	TBA	Canada Life Centre
Wed, Jan 27	Buffalo Sabres at Utah Mammoth Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	TBA	Delta Center
Thu, Jan 28	Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	TBA	T-Mobile Arena
Sat, Jan 30	Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	TBA	Ball Arena
Wed, Feb 3	New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Feb 13	Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Lenovo Center
Mon, Feb 15	Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers Game details →	3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET	TBA	Madison Square Garden
Thu, Feb 18	Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Feb 20	Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils Game details →	3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET	TBA	Prudential Center
Sun, Feb 21	Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings Game details →	3:30 PM ET 3:30 PM ET	TBA	Little Caesars Arena
Wed, Feb 24	Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Xfinity Mobile Arena
Fri, Feb 26	Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Feb 27	Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Tue, Mar 2	Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Thu, Mar 4	St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Mar 6	New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sun, Mar 7	Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	TBA	Canadian Tire Centre
Tue, Mar 9	Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Fri, Mar 12	Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Little Caesars Arena
Sun, Mar 14	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Grand Casino Arena
Mon, Mar 15	San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Thu, Mar 18	Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Mar 20	Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sun, Mar 21	Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET	TBA	UBS Arena
Tue, Mar 23	Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	TD Garden
Thu, Mar 25	Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sun, Mar 28	Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	TBA	Enterprise Center
Tue, Mar 30	Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TBA	Bridgestone Arena
Thu, Apr 1	Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Apr 3	Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	Scotiabank Arena
Mon, Apr 5	Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Wed, Apr 7	Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center
Sat, Apr 10	Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	TBA	KeyBank Center

84 games

Season planning

2026-27 Buffalo Sabres Schedule Highlights

These totals are calculated from the complete 84-game schedule above, so you can quickly spot long home stretches, road trips and the busiest parts of the season.

Longest Buffalo Sabres Homestand

5 consecutive home games from Oct 3–12, 2026.

Longest Buffalo Sabres Road Trip

6 consecutive road games from Nov 12–22, 2026.

Busiest Month: January

Buffalo Sabres play 15 games in January, the largest monthly total on this schedule.

Busiest Day: Saturday

Buffalo Sabres have 20 games scheduled on Saturdays.

Weekend Home Games

There are 12 listed home games on Saturdays or Sundays.

Atlantic Division Games

The 2026-27 format gives Buffalo Sabres four games against each division rival: two home and two away.

The NHL’s official format is 84 games per club: 28 within the division, 24 against the rest of the conference and 32 against the other conference. Review the official 2026-27 schedule facts.

Month by month

Buffalo Sabres Schedule by Month

Choose a month to filter the full game table. Each card shows the number of home and road games before you open that month.

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in October 2026

14 games · 6 home · 8 road

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in November 2026

12 games · 6 home · 6 road

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in December 2026

14 games · 7 home · 7 road

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in January 2027

15 games · 7 home · 8 road

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in February 2027

9 games · 4 home · 5 road

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in March 2027

15 games · 8 home · 7 road

Buffalo Sabres Schedule in April 2027

5 games · 4 home · 1 road

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How to Use the Buffalo Sabres Schedule

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Show Buffalo Sabres Games in Your Time Zone

Use My Local Time or choose Eastern, Central, Mountain, Arizona, Pacific, Alaska or Hawaii. Eastern Time remains under every converted start.

Print or Add All 84 Games

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Broadcast guide

How to Watch Buffalo Sabres Games in 2026-27

Start with the TV column beside each matchup. Availability can differ by game, country, region and subscription package.

National and Regional TV Listings

Each row shows the national or regional networks currently included in the schedule data. Search a network name to find matching games.

What “TBA” Means in the TV Column

TBA means a confirmed channel is not yet included for that game. Broadcast assignments often arrive or change after the schedule is released.

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Fast answers

Buffalo Sabres Schedule 2026-27 FAQ

How many games do the Buffalo Sabres play in 2026-27?

The Buffalo Sabres play 84 regular-season games: 42 at home and 42 on the road.

When does the Buffalo Sabres season start?

The season opener is October 1, 2026, at Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET.

When is the next Buffalo Sabres game?

The next listed game is October 1, 2026, at Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET.

Are Buffalo Sabres game times shown in my time zone?

Yes. The Your Time column uses the zone selected above. Eastern Time remains directly below each converted time for reference.

Where can I find the Buffalo Sabres TV schedule?

Use the TV column in the complete schedule. Search by a network name, and treat TBA as an unconfirmed or not-yet-included listing.

Can I print or download the Buffalo Sabres schedule?

Yes. Use the buttons above to open the one-page printable schedule, subscribe to the team calendar or download a free ICS file.

Division rivals

Atlantic Division Team Schedules

Compare the Buffalo Sabres schedule with every other Atlantic Division team. Division opponents meet four times in 2026-27.

More Buffalo Sabres Schedule Tools

Use the same 84-game schedule in print, calendar or full-league format.

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