Buffalo Sabres schedule 2026-27

All 84 regular-season games — 42 home, 42 away — in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Start times are converted to your timezone, not left in US Eastern.

Opener
Oct 1at Columbus Blue Jackets
Finale
Apr 10vs Detroit Red Wings
Longest homestand
5 games, Oct 3 – Oct 12
Longest road trip
6 games, Nov 12 – Nov 22
Longest break
10 days, Feb 3 – Feb 13
Busiest month
January 2027, 15 games

Full schedule

October 2026 14 games

Date Opponent Time
Oct 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Oct 3 vs Chicago Blackhawks
Oct 6 vs Minnesota Wild
Oct 8 vs Dallas Stars
Oct 10 vs Utah Mammoth
Oct 12 vs Florida Panthers
Oct 13 at Montréal Canadiens
Oct 15 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 17 at Montréal Canadiens
Oct 21 vs Philadelphia Flyers
Oct 24 at Washington Capitals
Oct 27 at San Jose Sharks
Oct 29 at Anaheim Ducks
Oct 31 at Los Angeles Kings

November 2026 12 games

Date Opponent Time
Nov 4 vs Ottawa Senators
Nov 6 vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Nov 8 vs Vegas Golden Knights
Nov 11 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 12 at Chicago Blackhawks
Nov 14 at Dallas Stars
Nov 17 at Philadelphia Flyers
Nov 19 at Washington Capitals
Nov 21 at Florida Panthers
Nov 22 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 25 vs New York Rangers
Nov 27 vs Pittsburgh Penguins

December 2026 14 games

Date Opponent Time
Dec 1 at Edmonton Oilers
Dec 3 at Calgary Flames
Dec 4 at Vancouver Canucks
Dec 6 at Seattle Kraken
Dec 10 vs Edmonton Oilers
Dec 12 vs Anaheim Ducks
Dec 14 at Ottawa Senators
Dec 15 vs Calgary Flames
Dec 18 vs Montréal Canadiens
Dec 20 vs Los Angeles Kings
Dec 22 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 26 vs New Jersey Devils
Dec 28 vs Detroit Red Wings
Dec 30 at Florida Panthers

January 2027 15 games

Date Opponent Time
Jan 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 4 vs Winnipeg Jets
Jan 5 at Boston Bruins
Jan 8 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 9 vs Carolina Hurricanes
Jan 12 vs New Jersey Devils
Jan 14 vs Colorado Avalanche
Jan 16 vs Nashville Predators
Jan 18 vs Montréal Canadiens
Jan 20 at New York Islanders
Jan 21 vs Seattle Kraken
Jan 24 at Winnipeg Jets
Jan 27 at Utah Mammoth
Jan 28 at Vegas Golden Knights
Jan 30 at Colorado Avalanche

February 2027 9 games

Date Opponent Time
Feb 3 vs New York Islanders
Feb 13 at Carolina Hurricanes
Feb 15 at New York Rangers
Feb 18 vs Carolina Hurricanes
Feb 20 at New Jersey Devils
Feb 21 at Detroit Red Wings
Feb 24 at Philadelphia Flyers
Feb 26 vs Ottawa Senators
Feb 27 vs Toronto Maple Leafs

March 2027 15 games

Date Opponent Time
Mar 2 vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 4 vs St. Louis Blues
Mar 6 vs New York Rangers
Mar 7 at Ottawa Senators
Mar 9 vs Vancouver Canucks
Mar 12 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 14 at Minnesota Wild
Mar 15 vs San Jose Sharks
Mar 18 vs Washington Capitals
Mar 20 vs Florida Panthers
Mar 21 at New York Islanders
Mar 23 at Boston Bruins
Mar 25 vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Mar 28 at St. Louis Blues
Mar 30 at Nashville Predators

April 2027 5 games

Date Opponent Time
Apr 1 vs Boston Bruins
Apr 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Apr 5 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 7 vs Boston Bruins
Apr 10 vs Detroit Red Wings

Who they play

How often each opponent appears, and where the games are played. The NHL's schedule formula weights divisional matchups heaviest, so the top of this list is where the rivalries are.

OpponentGamesHomeAway
Boston Bruins422
Detroit Red Wings422
Florida Panthers422
Montréal Canadiens422
Ottawa Senators422
Tampa Bay Lightning422
Toronto Maple Leafs422
Carolina Hurricanes321
Columbus Blue Jackets312
New Jersey Devils321
New York Islanders312
New York Rangers321
Philadelphia Flyers312
Pittsburgh Penguins321
Washington Capitals312
Anaheim Ducks211
Calgary Flames211
Chicago Blackhawks211
Colorado Avalanche211
Dallas Stars211
Edmonton Oilers211
Los Angeles Kings211
Minnesota Wild211
Nashville Predators211
Seattle Kraken211
San Jose Sharks211
St. Louis Blues211
Utah Mammoth211
Vancouver Canucks211
Vegas Golden Knights211
Winnipeg Jets211

About this schedule

This page lists every Buffalo Sabres game of the 2026-27 NHL regular season: 84 games in all, 42 at home and 42 away, running from Oct 1 to Apr 10. Home games are marked vs and road games at, and the score replaces the matchup once a game has been played, so the page is worth checking back on through the season.

Every start time is converted to your own timezone. The NHL publishes its schedule in US Eastern, which is why fans in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe end up doing arithmetic before every game. Here that is done for you: a game that starts late on the league's calendar date but lands after midnight where you are is marked +1, and tapping any game shows the full local date, the arena's own start time, the venue and the broadcaster where one is listed.

To compare the Buffalo Sabres against the rest of the league — who has games in hand, who faces a congested week — the full NHL schedule grid puts all 32 teams on one screen, with the same colour coding and the same timezone handling.

Atlantic Division

Frequently asked questions

When does the Buffalo Sabres 2026-27 season start?

The Buffalo Sabres open the 2026-27 regular season on Oct 1, 2026, at Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Start times on this page are shown in your own timezone.

How many games do the Buffalo Sabres play in 2026-27?

84 regular-season games — 42 at home and 42 on the road. The NHL moved to an 84-game regular season from 2026-27 under the current collective bargaining agreement, up from 82.

What is the longest Buffalo Sabres homestand in 2026-27?

5 straight home games, from Oct 3 to Oct 12. The longest road trip is 6 games, from Nov 12 to Nov 22.

How do I see Buffalo Sabres game times in my own timezone?

They already are. This page detects your timezone and converts every start time to it, and you can override the detection with the "Times in" control. Where a game falls on the following day where you are — common in the UK and Europe — the time carries a +1 mark, and tapping a game shows the full date and the arena's own local time.

Which team do the Buffalo Sabres play most often in 2026-27?

Boston Bruins, 4 times — 2 at home and 2 away. Divisional opponents are met most often under the NHL's schedule formula.

Schedule data from the NHL's public API, rebuilt daily. Times shown in your own timezone; the underlying data is stored in UTC.