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The 2024–25 Buffalo Sabres season is the 55th season of play for the Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sabres will attempt to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 and end the longest playoff drought in NHL history.
2024–25 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | Atlantic |
Conference | Eastern |
2024–25 record | 7–8–1 |
Home record | 5–5–0 |
Road record | 2–3–1 |
Goals for | 55 |
Goals against | 53 |
Team information | |
General manager | Kevyn Adams |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Rasmus Dahlin |
Alternate captains | Dylan Cozens Mattias Samuelsson Tage Thompson Alex Tuch |
Arena | KeyBank Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Rochester Americans (AHL) Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tage Thompson (11) |
Assists | Rasmus Dahlin Alex Tuch (10) |
Points | Tage Thompson (18) |
Penalty minutes | Jason Zucker (21) |
Plus/minus | Bowen Byram Tage Thompson Alex Tuch (+7) |
Wins | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (6) |
Goals against average | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2.83) |
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Florida Panthers | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 23 |
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 22 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 18 |
4 | Ottawa Senators | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 16 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 15 |
6 | Detroit Red Wings | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 15 |
7 | Buffalo Sabres | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 15 |
8 | Montreal Canadiens | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 12 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | New York Rangers | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 19 |
2 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 16 |
3 | ME | New York Islanders | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 16 |
4 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 15 |
5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 15 |
6 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 15 |
7 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 15 |
8 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 14 |
9 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 12 |
10 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 12 |
The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2024.[3]
2024 preseason game log: 6–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Pittsburgh | 3–7 | Buffalo | Luukkonen | 12,013 | 1–0–0 | [4] | |
2 | September 23 | Columbus | 1–6 | Buffalo | Levi | 9,924 | 2–0–0 | [5] | |
3 | September 24 | Buffalo | 3–2 | Pittsburgh | Houser | 11,588 | 3–0–0 | [6] | |
4 | September 26 | Buffalo | 3–2 | Ottawa | OT | Sandstrom | 13,411 | 4–0–0 | [7] |
5[a] | September 27 | Buffalo | 5–0 | EHC Red Bull München | Luukkonen | 10,796 | 5–0–0 | [8] | |
6 | September 28 | Buffalo | 3–6 | Columbus | Sandstrom | 12,305 | 5–1–0 | [9] | |
7 | September 30 | Detroit | 3–4 | Buffalo | OT | Sandstrom | 11,245 | 6–1–0 | [10] |
Notes: |
The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.
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Legend:
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
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As of November 11, 2024
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Tage Thompson | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | +7 | 4 |
JJ Peterka | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +5 | 6 |
Alex Tuch | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +7 | 11 |
Rasmus Dahlin | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +4 | 10 |
Owen Power | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −2 | 4 |
Jason Zucker | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +2 | 21 |
Bowen Byram | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 8 |
Ryan McLeod | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 2 |
Dylan Cozens | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 16 |
Jordan Greenway | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
Peyton Krebs | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 13 |
Jack Quinn | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 4 |
Zach Benson | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 12 |
Henri Jokiharju | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 2 |
Beck Malenstyn | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Connor Clifton | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 8 |
Sam Lafferty | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 10 |
Mattias Samuelsson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
Jiri Kulich | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jacob Bryson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
Dennis Gilbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 12 | 12 | 699:16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2.83 | 341 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Devon Levi | 5 | 4 | 249:02 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4.10 | 127 | .866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Updated November 13, 2024[29][30]
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2024 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
To Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn |
[31] |
July 5, 2024 | To Edmonton Oilers Matthew Savoie |
To Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Tyler Tullio |
[32] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [33] |
Josh Dunne | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2-year | Free agency | [34] | |
Dennis Gilbert | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [35] | |
Sam Lafferty | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency | [36] | |
Jack Rathbone | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [34] | |
Felix Sandstrom | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency | [34] | |
Jason Zucker | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [37] | |
July 2, 2024 | Colton Poolman | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [38] |
James Reimer | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [39] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 30, 2024 | Jeff Skinner | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Buyout | [40][41] |
July 1, 2024 | Brandon Biro | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency | [42] |
Joseph Cecconi | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency | [43] | |
Eric Comrie | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency | [44] | |
Jeremy Davies | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | [45] | |
Zemgus Girgensons | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-year | Free agency | [46] | |
Tyson Jost | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [47] | |
Eric Robinson | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [48] | |
July 2, 2024 | Victor Olofsson | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency | [49] |
July 3, 2024 | Riley Stillman | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [50] |
October 7, 2024 | James Reimer | Anaheim Ducks | Waivers | [51] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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June 28, 2024 | Kale Clague | 1-year | [52] |
July 1, 2024 | Jacob Bryson | 1-year | [53] |
Mason Jobst | 1-year | [54] | |
Brett Murray | 1-year | [54] | |
July 5, 2024 | Henri Jokiharju | 1-year | [55] |
July 8, 2024 | Konsta Helenius | 3-year† | [56] |
July 23, 2024 | Beck Malenstyn | 2-year | [57] |
July 24, 2024 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 5-year | [58] |
September 17, 2024 | Peyton Krebs | 2-year | [59] |
October 19, 2024 | Scott Ratzlaff | 3-year† | [60] |
Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Konsta Helenius | C | Finland | Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga) |
2 | 42 | Adam Kleber | D | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
3 | 71 | Brodie Ziemer | RW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
4 | 108 | Luke Osburn | D | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
4 | 123 | Simon-Pier Brunet | D | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
6 | 172 | Patrick Geary | D | United States | Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten) |
7 | 204 | Vasili Zelenov | RW | Russia | Red Bull Hockey Juniors (AlpsHL) |
7 | 219 | Ryerson Leenders | G | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
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