Buffalo Sabres News

The Buffalo Sabres re-signed forward Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5 million deal on Monday, two days before he was set to become a free agent.Malenstyn, 28, was acquired from the Washington Capitals ahead of the 2024-25 season. He has 24 regular-s...

Defenseman Olen Zellweger is a member of the Buffalo Sabres following a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.In exchange, the Ducks receive a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and Anton Wahlberg, a forward prospect.Zellweger, 22, is due to beco...

The Buffalo Sabres signed 21-year-old forward Zach Benson to a seven-year, $52.5 million deal, keeping him from becoming a restricted free agent.Instead, Benson now is under contract through the 2032-33 season, the club announced Wednesday night.In his...

Prolific goal-scorer Alex Tuch will move from the Buffalo Sabres to the Washington Capitals via a sign-and-trade agreement, according to reports by The Athletic and ESPN.Tuch, an unrestricted free agent who scored at least 33 goals for the Sabres in th...

The Chicago Blackhawks made a major move for their blue line on Tuesday, acquiring defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Louis Crevier and two high picks in this week's NHL draft.Buffalo r...

The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Michael Kesselring and the No. 27 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the No. 20 selection.San Jose has eight selections in the upcoming draft on June 26-27 in Buffalo, incl...

The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens are set for a Game 7 showdown to settle their Eastern Conference second-round matchup on Monday night.The Sabres scored seven unanswered goals in an 8-3 win in Game 6 on Saturday night in Montreal, forcing the ...

Rasmus Dahlin scored once in a five-point game and Tage Thompson posted one goal and three assists to pace the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 8-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and force a seventh game in their Eastern Conferenc...

The task facing the Buffalo Sabres is not easy, but it is straightforward.The Sabres must drum up a win when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday or their season is over.The Canadiens lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series ...

Zach Benson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period of a 3-2 win for the visiting Buffalo Sabres against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Tuesday.Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and J...

The Buffalo Sabres know they have not been at the level that helped them get to the top of the Atlantic Division in the regular season.After winning Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, the Sabres fell 5-1...

Cole Caufield broke a five-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking power-play goal as the Montreal Canadiens throttled the visiting Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in Game 3, taking a 2-1 best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series lead on Sunday night.A 51-g...

The Buffalo Sabres know they have to be much better with the puck Sunday night as their second-round series shifts north to Montreal for Game 3, all square at one game apiece with the Canadiens.The Sabres played a heavy game against Montreal in Game 2 ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was named a Norris Trophy finalist for the sixth consecutive season on Thursday.A two-time winner of the award (2021-22, 2024-25), Makar is joined by Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin and Columbus Blue Jacket...

Ryan McLeod and defenseman Bowen Byram each converted on the power play to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second-round series. Buffalo went 2-for-3 with the ...

Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Carrick is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a left arm injury and could return to practice on Tuesday.Carrick, 34, initially was expected to miss the Eastern Conference second-round playoff series against the Montreal C...

The visiting Buffalo Sabres scored two first-period goals and never trailed en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday, clinching their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in Game 6.Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson built a 2-0 lea...

The Boston Bruins have life.After winning in Buffalo for the second time in three tries in their Eastern Conference first-round series, the Bruins look to bottle up their solid road play as the scene shifts back to Boston for the final time.At the same...

David Pastrnak's breakaway goal at 9:14 of overtime lifted the visiting Boston Bruins to a season-saving, 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.Less than two minutes after Bost...

After taking a second straight home loss in "embarrassing" fashion, the Boston Bruins are on the brink of elimination as the scene of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series shifts back to Buffalo.The Sabres will look to land the knockout p...

Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov was hit with a $5,000 fine Monday for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin on Sunday.The incident occurred following a whistle with 16:43 remaining in Boston's 6-1 home loss in Game 4 of the Easter...

The visiting Buffalo Sabres ripped off a four-goal first period and never looked back en route to a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon.Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan, Bowen Byram...

The Boston Bruins said forward Viktor Arvidsson won't return to Game 4 of the team's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.Arvidsson appeared to be hurt after receiving a hard check from Buffalo def...

The Buffalo Sabres take aim at their second straight road win in Boston and full command of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they meet the Bruins in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon.How unlikely would back-to-back road wins be? Well, ...

Alex Tuch scored 4:03 into the third period to propel the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Thursday night.Buffalo's win was the second straight for a road te...

Following a Tuesday road victory, the Boston Bruins have snatched the home-ice advantage away from the Buffalo Sabres in their Eastern Conference first-round series.That means the intense playoff feeling is alive and well as the scene shifts to Boston ...

The visiting Boston Bruins scored three second-period goals and held off a late Buffalo Sabres rally to post a 4-2 win on Tuesday and even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at one victory apiece.Viktor Arvidsson scored in the last tw...

Tage Thompson scored two of the four goals by the Buffalo Sabres in the final eight minutes of the third period in a 4-3 comeback win against the visiting Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday ni...

The Boston Bruins have won 11 Stanley Cup playoff rounds since the last time the Buffalo Sabres made the postseason.That experience seems to have Boston coach Marco Sturm oozing with confidence heading into Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conferenc...

Tage Thompson scored twice and Alex Tuch had a goal and assist as the Buffalo Sabres clinched the Atlantic Division title with a 5-1 victory against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.Buffalo (50-23-8, 108 points) recorded its fourth straight victor...