BUFFALO – Coach Lindy Ruff said the Sabres hope to have injured rookie Noah Ostlund back for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “Getting better,” Ruff said following Saturday’s practice in LECOM Harborcenter.
Riding high after a 5-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, things could not be better for the Buffalo Sabres. Surprising goaltender Colten Ellis lodged his first career shutout.
In a dog fight for the top spot in the Atlantic Division, the Buffalo Sabres entered Thursday riding high after a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers. Coming back home and facing a tough test in the Columbus Blue Jackets – who had already beaten the Sabres twice this season – would be just as important.
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BUFFALO – When the Sabres claimed rookie goalie Colten Ellis off waivers six months ago, it felt like his first trip to the NHL might be fleeting. After all, they grabbed Ellis to provide insurance after Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen suffered another injury late in the preseason.
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Colten Ellis made 37 saves for his first career shutout in the host Buffalo Sabres' 5-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Josh Doan
BUFFALO – Injured Sabres goalie Alex Lyon could be sidelined for the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, coach Lindy Ruff said prior to Thursday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon will miss at least the next week with a lower-body injury, the club announced Thursday afternoon. Lyon, 33, has a 20-10-4 record, three shutouts, and a .907 save percentage in 36 games with the Sabres this season.
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon strained a lower-body muscle during yesterday’s morning skate and will be re-evaluated in a week, head coach Lindy Ruff announced today.
The Buffalo Sabres, coming off an electric 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, don’t appear to be resting on the fact that they will be a postseason participant for the first time in 15 years.
The story of the 2025-26 Buffalo Sabres will be one talked about in the same tones as the 2005-06 team. The biggest thing is that this group broke the ugly drought that had become the talking point about the franchise for the last few seasons.
After getting back to their game and snapping a mini-skid, the Buffalo Sabres hope to stay on track and keep pace atop the Atlantic Division when they visit the New York Rangers on Wednesday.
Here is the latest news and updates around the Buffalo Sabres and their schedule for the week of April 5 – April 12, 2026. The Sabres have broken the longest playoff drought in sports and have officially clinched a playoff spot.
Though they have finally ended the drought, clinching a long-overdue playoff position, the work is not over for the Buffalo Sabres. They enter the stretch run in a dog fight for the top of the Atlantic Division in what has been an open Eastern Conference.
The Buffalo Sabres have done it. After 14 consecutive seasons, the team put an end to its playoff drought. It all started in the 2010-11 season when the Buffalo Sabres’ playoff appearances had come to an end.
Jason Zucker broke a tie in the second period and added an assist as the host Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night. Alex Tuch, Josh Norris and Jack Quinn also scored for the Sabres (47-23-8, 102 points), who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into a tie with the Lightning atop the Atlantic Division.
Jason Zucker broke a tie in the second period and added an assist as the host Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night. Alex Tuch, Josh Norris and Jack Quinn also scored for the Sabres (47-23-8, 102 points), who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into a tie with the Lightning atop the Atlantic Division.
The Buffalo Sabres made it official over the weekend, clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season. While simply
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After a 15-season drought — the longest active in the NHL — Buffalo has clinched a playoff berth in the 2025-26 season. As of Saturday, they sit at 46-22-8 (100 points), currently 2nd in the Atlantic Division (tied in points with Tampa Bay Lightning but with one more game played), and in a strong position in the Eastern Conference.
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The Buffalo Sabres will be without forward Sam Carrick for the immediate future after head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed Thursday that the veteran center is week-to-week with a left arm injury, but hasn’t been ruled out for the playoffs, with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season.
The Buffalo Sabres enter Thursday night aiming at something much bigger than simply winning a game on a random weekday. With fewer than 10 games remaining on the schedule of all teams across the NHL, playoff positioning remains unsettled for the most part.
The Buffalo Sabres have more grit with making a playoff push, and these four guys are key to accelerating the journey. The Buffalo Sabres made three trades before the deadline concluded.
As expected, the Buffalo Sabres have recalled defenseman Zach Metsa from the AHL’s Rochester Americans, according to a team announcement. Metsa was reassigned just a few days ago due to the activation of fellow defenseman Conor Timmins.
The Buffalo Sabres are back, and they proved it again on Sunday in an 8-7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning that put them into sole possession of first-place in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
Replay review in sports is supposed to fix things. It is not supposed to make things more difficult or even embarrass the league. But the NHL's attempt to legislate goaltender interference is proving to be a major problem for the league, and everybody is getting tired of it.
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