The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres are competing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the NHL. The team has played its home games at KeyBank Center since 1996. The Sabres ended a 14-year playoff drought — the longest in NHL history — in 2025-26, finishing first in the Atlantic Division and beating Boston in the first round before losing a Game 7 in overtime to Montreal.
The Sabres were founded in 1970 and joined the NHL along with the Vancouver Canucks as part of the league’s expansion to 14 teams. The Sabres have yet to win a Stanley Cup, losing in two Finals (1975 and 1999). Alongside the Canucks, the Sabres are the oldest franchise to never win the Cup.
| Arena | KeyBank Center, 19,070 |
|---|---|
| Conference | Eastern, Atlantic Division |
| Stanley Cups | None; lost the 1975 and 1999 Finals |
| 2025-26 | 50-23-9, first in the Atlantic; lost in round two |
| Head coach | Lindy Ruff |
| Captain | Rasmus Dahlin |
| General manager | Jarmo Kekäläinen, from December 2025 |
| Still true | With Vancouver, the oldest franchise never to win the Cup |
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