2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
17
Points
.567
Points %
-7
Goal diff
5-5
Last 10
33 GF · 34 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

14 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
14
82
Goals for / game
3.07
3.51
−0.44
Goals against / game
3.50
2.94
+0.56
Expected goals for / game
3.44
3.24
+0.20
Expected goals against / game
3.37
3.16
+0.21
Expected-goals share
50.5%
50.6%
−0.1
Shot-attempt share
50.6%
48.8%
+1.8
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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vs Ottawa Senators7:30 PM ET

Senators at Sabres: a true toss-up

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at Los Angeles KingsW 3–2

Sabres hold off the Kings

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at Anaheim DucksW 7–6

Sabres hold off the Ducks

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at San Jose SharksW 2–0

Sabres shut out the Sharks, 2-0

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at Washington CapitalsL 4–3

Capitals run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Philadelphia Flyers7:30 PM ET

The Sabres are the model's lean over the Flyers — with PDO regression in play

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at Montreal Canadiens7:00 PM ET

Sabres at Canadiens: no daylight between these two

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 5–4

Sabres edge the Maple Leafs in overtime

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at Montreal CanadiensL 4–3

Canadiens run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Florida PanthersW 5–3

Sabres hold off the Panthers

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vs Utah MammothL 4–1

Mammoth run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsL 4–0

Stars shut out the Sabres, 4-0

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vs Minnesota WildW 3–2

Sabres run the Wild off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 4–3

Sabres run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Columbus Blue JacketsL 6–3

Blue Jackets pull away from the Sabres

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsL 3–1

Penguins run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Detroit Red WingsL 3–2

Red Wings edge the Sabres in overtime

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 5–1

Sabres run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 4–1

Penguins run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsL 4–3

Stars steal one from the Sabres against the run of play

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 5–1

Sabres run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 5–0

Sabres shut out the Blue Jackets, 5-0

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at New York RangersW 5–3

Sabres run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Tampa Bay LightningW 4–2

Sabres hold off the Lightning

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at Washington CapitalsL 6–2

Capitals pull away from the Sabres

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 4–1

Senators run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New York IslandersW 4–3

Sabres run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Seattle KrakenW 3–2

Sabres edge the Kraken in a shootout

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vs Detroit Red WingsL 5–2

Red Wings pull away from the Sabres

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vs Boston BruinsL 4–3

Bruins edge the Sabres in overtime

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at Anaheim DucksL 6–5

Ducks run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Los Angeles KingsW 4–1

Sabres pull away from the Kings

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at San Jose SharksW 5–0

Sabres shut out the Sharks, 5-0

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 2–0

Sabres shut out the Golden Knights, 2-0

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 3–2

Sabres run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Washington CapitalsL 2–1

C. Lindgren stands tall as the Capitals edge the Sabres

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vs San Jose SharksW 6–3

Sabres run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Tampa Bay LightningW 8–7

Sabres hold off the Lightning

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Sabres hold off the Predators

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsW 5–1

U. Luukkonen stands tall as the Sabres edge the Penguins

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