2016 Training Camp Roster
# GOALTENDER POS HT WT BIRTHPLACE BIRTHDATE 2015-16 TEAM(S) 33 Kasdorf, Jason G 6’4” 200 Winnipeg, Manitoba 5/18/92 R.P.I. (ECAC) / Buffalo (NHL) 40 Lehner, Robin G 6’4” 244 Gothenburg, Sweden 7/24/91 Buffalo (NHL) 60 Muse, John G 5’11” 185 East Falmout, Massachusetts 8/1/88 Texas (AHL) / Charlotte (AHL) 31 Nilsson, Anders G 6’5” 229 Lulea, Sweden 3/19/90 Edmonton/St. Louis (NHL) / Bakersfield (AHL) 35 Ullmark, Linus G 6’4” 212 Lugnvik, Sweden 7/31/93 Rochester (AHL) / Buffalo (NHL)
# DEFENSE POS HT WT BIRTHPLACE BIRTHDATE 2015-16 TEAM(S) 67 Austin, Brady D 6’4” 242 Bobcaygeon, Ontario 6/16/93 Rochester (AHL) 81 Bennett, Mac D 6’0” 190 Narragansett, Rhode Island 3/25/91 St. John’s (AHL) / Brampton (ECHL) 47 Bogosian, Zach D 6’2” 219 Massena, New York 7/15/90 Buffalo (NHL) 79 Budik, Vojtech D 6’1” 198 Holice, Czech Republic 1/29/98 Prince Albert (WHL) 46 Burgdoerfer, Erik D 6’2” 216 Abington, Pennsylvania 12/11/88 Hershey (AHL) 41 Falk, Justin D 6’5” 224 Snowflake, Manitoba 10/11/88 Lake Erie (AHL) / Columbus (NHL) 38 Fedun, Taylor D 6’0” 200 Edmonton, Alberta 6/4/88 Utica (AHL) / Vancouver (NHL) 6 Franson, Cody D 6’5” 236 Sicamous, British Columbia 8/8/87 Buffalo (NHL) 64 Geiger, Paul D 6’3” 207 Stouffville, Ontario 7/28/92 Clarkson (ECAC) / Albany (AHL) 4 Gorges, Josh D 6’1” 201 Kelowna, British Columbia 8/14/84 Buffalo (NHL) 45 Guhle, Brendan D 6’2” 192 Sherwood Park, Alberta 7/29/97 Prince Albert (WHL) / Rochester (AHL) 77 Kulikov, Dmitry D 6’1” 204 Lipetsk, Russia 10/29/90 Florida (NHL) 54 Martin, Brycen D 6’2” 206 Calgary, Alberta 5/9/96 Saskatoon/Everett (WHL) 29 McCabe, Jake D 6’0” 213 Eau Claire, Wisconsin 10/12/93 Buffalo (NHL) / Rochester (AHL) 34 Nelson, Casey D 6’2” 183 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 7/18/92 Minnesota St. (WCHA) / Buffalo (NHL) 51 Osmanski, Austin D 6’4” 202 East Aurora, New York 4/30/98 Mississauga (OHL) 55 Ristolainen, Rasmus D 6’3” 207 Turku, Finland 10/27/94 Buffalo (NHL) 53 Stephens, Devante D 6’2” 184 Surrey, British Columbia 1/2/97 Kelowna (WHL) 24 Strachan, Tyson D 6’3” 209 Melfort, Saskatchewan 10/30/84 Iowa (AHL) / Minnesota (NHL)
# FORWARD POS HT WT BIRTHPLACE BIRTHDATE 2015-16 TEAM(S) 56 Bailey, Justin RW 6’3” 208 Buffalo, New York 7/1/95 Rochester (AHL) / Buffalo (NHL) 73 Baptiste, Nicholas RW 6’1” 206 Ottawa, Ontario 8/4/95 Rochester (AHL) 48 Carrier, William LW 6’2” 212 LaSalle, Quebec 12/20/94 Rochester (AHL) 43 Catenacci, Daniel LW 5’9” 191 Richmond Hill, Ontario 3/9/93 Rochester (AHL) / Buffalo (NHL) 86 Cornel, Eric C 6’2” 192 Peterborough, Ontario 4/11/96 Peterborough (OHL) / (AHL) 44 Deslauriers, Nicolas LW 6’1” 217 LaSalle, Quebec 2//22/91 Buffalo (NHL) 72 Dupuy, Jean LW 6’3” 206 Orleans, Ontario 10/6/94 Rochester (AHL) 15 Eichel, Jack C 6’2” 198 N. Chelmsford, Massachusetts 10/28/96 Buffalo (NHL) 63 Ennis, Tyler C 5’9” 158 Edmonton, Alberta 10/6/89 Buffalo (NHL) 58 Estephan, Giorgio C 6’0” 197 Edmonton, Alberta 2/3/97 Lethbridge (WHL) / Rochester (AHL) 52 Fasching, Hudson RW 6’2” 208 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 7/28/95 U. of Minnesota (Big 10) / Buffalo (NHL) 82 Foligno, Marcus LW 6’3” 227 Buffalo, New York 8/10/91 Buffalo (NHL) 12 Gionta, Brian RW 5’7” 183 Rochester, New York 1/18/79 Buffalo (NHL) 28 Girgensons, Zemgus C 6’2” 199 Riga, Latvia 1/5/94 Buffalo (NHL) 83 Glotov, Vasily C 5’10” 158 Barnaul, Russia 9/4/97 Lvy St. Petersburg 2 (Russia-Jr.) 27 Grant, Derek C 6’3” 202 Abbotsford, British Columbia 4/20/90 Stockton (AHL) / Calgary (NHL) 62 Hagel, Brandon LW 6’1” 157 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8/ 27/98 Red Deer (WHL) / Whitecourt (AJHL) 9 Kane, Evander LW 6’2” 203 Vancouver, British Columbia 8/2/91 Buffalo (NHL) 74 Karabacek, Vaclav RW 6’0” 196 Brandys nad Labem, Czech Republic 5/2/96 Baie-Comeau / Moncton (QMJHL) 42 Kea, Justin C 6’4” 221 Woodville, Ontario 2/7/94 Rochester (AHL) / Elmira (ECHL) 75 Lane, Matthew LW 5’10” 176 Rochester, New York 3/15/94 Boston University (H-East) 22 Larsson, Johan LW 5’10” 199 Lau, Sweden 7/25/92 Buffalo (NHL) 26 Moulson, Matt LW 6’0” 202 North York, Ontario 11/1/83 Buffalo (NHL) 85 Muzito-Bagenda, Daniel LW 6’1” 210 Umea, Sweden 6/16/96 Mississauga (OHL) 70 Nylander, Alexander LW 6’1” 178 Calgary, Alberta 3/2/98 Mississauga (OHL) 21 Okposo, Kyle RW 6’0” 217 St. Paul, Minnesota 4/16/88 New York Islanders (NHL) 19 O’Reilly, Cal C 5’11” 192 Toronto, Ontario 9/30/86 Rochester (AHL) / Buffalo (NHL) 90 O’Reilly, Ryan C 6’1” 213 Clinton, Ontario 2/7/91 Buffalo (NHL) 59 Pu, Cliff RW 6’2” 192 Richmond Hill, Ontario 6/3/98 London (OHL) 23 Reinhart, Sam C 6’0” 195 West Vancouver, British Columbia 11/6/95 Buffalo (NHL) 71 Rodrigues, Evan LW 5’10” 192 Toronto, Ontario 7/28/93 Rochester (AHL) / Buffalo (NHL) 10 Schneider, Cole LW 6’1” 198 Williamsville, New York 8/26/90 Binghamton/Rochester (AHL) / Buffalo (NHL)
2015-16 Buffalo Sabres Stats
# Pos Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 90 C Ryan O'Reilly 71 21 39 60 -16 8 8 1 2 157 13.4 15 C Jack Eichel 81 24 32 56 -16 22 8 0 5 238 10.1 23 C Sam Reinhart 79 23 19 42 -8 8 8 0 3 165 13.9 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 82 9 32 41 -21 33 4 0 1 202 4.5 9 L Evander Kane 65 20 15 35 -14 91 2 1 3 271 7.4 12 R Brian Gionta 79 12 21 33 -5 12 1 0 2 169 7.1 88 L Jamie McGinn 63 14 13 27 -10 10 6 0 3 109 12.8 47 D Zach Bogosian 64 7 17 24 -11 68 3 0 1 121 5.8 82 L Marcus Foligno 75 10 13 23 4 79 0 2 2 81 12.3 26 L Matt Moulson 81 8 13 21 -5 16 2 0 1 111 7.2 28 C Zemgus Girgensons 71 7 11 18 0 20 1 0 1 110 6.4 46 D Cody Franson 59 4 13 17 -5 26 1 0 1 92 4.3 22 L Johan Larsson 74 10 7 17 -4 27 1 0 5 95 10.5 17 C David Legwand 79 5 9 14 -4 14 0 1 0 61 8.2 29 D Jake McCabe 77 4 10 14 6 51 0 0 0 62 6.5 4 D Josh Gorges 77 2 10 12 -7 72 0 0 0 57 3.5 44 L Nicolas Deslauriers 70 6 6 12 -14 59 0 0 1 72 8.3 63 C Tyler Ennis 23 3 8 11 -9 11 2 0 0 57 5.3 3 D Mark Pysyk 55 1 10 11 -1 32 0 0 0 44 2.3 19 C Cal O'Reilly 20 3 4 7 -1 2 1 0 1 10 30.0 25 D Carlo Colaiacovo 36 1 4 5 -11 10 0 0 0 29 3.4 6 D Mike Weber 35 1 4 5 3 32 0 0 0 28 3.6 34 D Casey Nelson 7 0 4 4 1 8 0 0 0 5 0.0 59 C Tim Schaller 17 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 18 5.6 84 C Phil Varone 5 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 50.0 52 R Hudson Fasching 7 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 9 11.1 71 L Evan Rodrigues 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 43 C Daniel Catenacci 11 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 10 L Cole Schneider 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 5 D Chad Ruhwedel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 56 R Justin Bailey 8 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 22 0.0
# Goalie GP GS Min GAA Record SA GA SV% G A PIM 31 Chad Johnson 45 40 2591 2.36 22-16-5 1270 102 .920 0 2 0 40 Robin Lehner 21 21 1164 2.47 5-9-6 634 48 .924 0 1 8 35 Linus Ullmark 20 20 1131 2.60 8-10-2 565 49 .913 0 0 0 33 Jason Kasdorf 1 1 60 4.00 0-1-0 30 4 .867 0 0 0
2015-16 Rochester Americans Stats
# Player Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SHG SOG SH% 95 Justin Bailey RW 70 20 25 45 -7 16 4 0 186 10.8 22 Phil Varone C 44 13 19 32 -23 20 4 1 89 14.6 65 Matt Donovan D 73 8 23 31 -23 61 5 0 119 6.7 28 William Carrier LW 56 13 17 30 14 48 0 0 123 10.6 15 Evan Rodrigues C 72 9 21 30 -15 39 2 0 160 5.6 20 Jason Akeson RW 52 8 22 30 -17 18 3 0 136 5.9 16 Cal O'Reilly C 47 6 23 29 -20 6 3 0 81 7.4 13 Nick Baptiste RW 62 13 15 28 -3 30 1 0 92 14.1 11 Tim Schaller C 37 12 14 26 -8 48 3 0 81 14.8 5 Chad Ruhwedel D 59 10 16 26 -19 26 5 0 144 6.9 43 Dan Catenacci C 50 12 12 24 -20 39 4 0 92 13.0 19 Jerry D'Amigo LW 59 12 12 24 -8 42 1 0 93 12.9 39 Jean Dupuy LW 74 8 13 21 8 63 0 0 80 10.0 47 Colby Robak D 73 5 15 20 -17 50 2 0 95 5.3 34 Jerome Leduc D 54 7 9 16 -20 28 5 0 91 7.7 25 Bobby Sanguinetti D 40 7 8 15 -5 22 2 0 73 9.6 10 Cole Schneider RW 19 4 10 14 -12 21 2 0 64 6.3 37 Matt Ellis LW 58 6 6 12 -12 6 1 0 95 6.3 12 Eric O'Dell C 17 7 4 11 -3 8 0 0 37 18.9 57 Brady Austin D 72 2 9 11 -2 37 0 0 106 1.9 26 Alex Guptill LW 20 3 5 8 3 28 0 0 40 7.5 4 Michael Sdao D 12 0 4 4 -8 30 0 0 16 0.0 3 Joey Mormina D 20 0 3 3 -1 36 0 0 25 0.0 18 Jack Nevins LW 59 4 0 4 -16 101 0 0 40 10.0 45 Brendan Guhle D 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 36 Patrick Kaleta RW 26 1 2 3 -3 33 0 0 16 6.3 27 Spiro Goulakos D 10 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 5 20.0 49 Matt Prapavessis D 25 1 1 2 -1 12 0 0 16 6.3 52 Collin Bowman D 12 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 19 0.0 23 Stu Wilson C 3 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 3 33.3 29 Giorgio Estephan C 6 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 17 5.9 24 Allan McPherson C 16 1 0 1 -6 10 0 0 15 6.7 3 Mark Pysyk D 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0.0 20 Eric Cornel RW 6 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 7 0.0 8 Matt Garbowsky C 16 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 10 0.0 14 Justin Kea C 32 0 1 1 -5 53 0 0 13 0.0 2 Josh Chapman D 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0.0 29 Jake McCabe D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17 Colin Jacobs C 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0.0 7 Cason Hohmann RW 3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 3 0.0
# Goalie GP GS Min GAA Record SA GA SV% PIM 1 Andrey Makarov 22 1210:38 2.82 9-9-2 676 57 .916 2 31 Nathan Lieuwen 28 1589:40 2.91 14-11-2 842 77 .909 2 40 Robin Lehner 3 178:33 3.36 1-2-0 89 10 .888 0 30 Linus Ullmark 28 1581:41 3.41 10-16-0 921 90 .902 0
2015-16 NHL Standings
Eastern Atlantic GP W L OT P ROW GF GA Diff Home Away 1 Florida 82 47 26 9 103 40 239 203 36 25-11-5 22-15-4 2 Tampa Bay 82 46 31 5 97 43 227 201 26 25-13-3 21-18-2 3 Detroit 82 41 30 11 93 39 211 224 -13 22-13-6 19-17-5 4 Boston 82 42 31 9 93 38 240 230 10 17-18-6 25-13-3 5 Ottawa 82 38 35 9 85 32 236 247 -11 21-14-6 17-21-3 6 Montreal 82 38 38 6 82 33 221 236 -15 22-16-3 16-22-3 7 Buffalo 82 35 36 11 81 33 201 222 -21 16-19-6 19-17-5 8 Toronto 82 29 42 11 69 23 198 246 -48 14-18-9 15-24-2
Metropolitan GP W L OT P ROW GF GA Diff Home Away 1 Washington 82 56 18 8 120 52 252 193 59 29-8-4 27-10-4 2 Pittsburgh 82 48 26 8 104 44 245 203 42 26-11-4 22-15-4 3 NY Rangers 82 46 27 9 101 43 236 217 19 27-10-4 19-17-5 4 NY Islanders 82 45 27 10 100 40 232 216 16 25-11-5 20-16-5 5 Philadelphia 82 41 27 14 96 38 214 218 -4 23-10-8 18-17-6 6 Carolina 82 35 31 16 86 33 198 226 -28 19-15-7 16-16-9 7 New Jersey 82 38 36 8 84 36 184 208 -24 19-17-5 19-19-3 8 Columbus 82 34 40 8 76 28 219 252 -33 18-17-6 16-23-2
Western Central GP W L OT P ROW GF GA Diff Home Away 1 Dallas 82 50 23 9 109 48 267 230 37 28-11-2 22-12-7 2 St. Louis 82 49 24 9 107 44 224 201 23 24-13-4 25-11-5 3 Chicago 82 47 26 9 103 46 235 209 26 26-11-4 21-15-5 4 Nashville 82 41 27 14 96 37 228 215 13 23-11-7 18-16-7 5 Minnesota 82 38 33 11 87 35 216 206 10 21-16-4 17-17-7 6 Colorado 82 39 39 4 82 35 216 240 -24 17-20-4 22-19-0 7 Winnipeg 82 35 39 8 78 32 215 239 -24 18-19-4 17-20-4
Pacific GP W L OT P ROW GF GA Diff Home Away 1 Anaheim 82 46 25 11 103 43 218 192 26 25-10-6 21-15-5 2 Los Angeles 82 48 28 6 102 46 225 195 30 26-12-3 22-16-3 3 San Jose 82 46 30 6 98 42 241 210 31 18-20-3 28-10-3 4 Arizona 82 35 39 8 78 34 209 245 -36 22-15-4 13-24-4 5 Calgary 82 35 40 7 77 33 231 260 -29 21-16-4 14-24-3 6 Vancouver 82 31 38 13 75 26 191 243 -52 15-21-5 16-17-8 7 Edmonton 82 31 43 8 70 27 203 245 -42 19-20-2 12-23-6
2016 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE All Times Eastern
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
Columbus (split-squad) at St. Louis (split-squad), 1 p.m. St. Louis (split-squad) at Columbus (split-squad), 7 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 26
Ottawa vs. Toronto, at Halifax, N.S. (Scotiabank Centre), 6 p.m. Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia (split-squad) at New Jersey (split-squad), 7 p.m. Philadelphia (split-squad) at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. Minnesota vs. Buffalo, at State College, Pa. (Pegula Ice Arena, Penn State), 7 p.m. New Jersey (split-squad) at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Calgary (split-squad) at Edmonton (split-squad), 9 p.m. Edmonton (split-squad) at Calgary (split-squad), 9 p.m. Los Angeles (split-squad) at Arizona (split-squad), 10 p.m. Arizona (split-squad) at Los Angeles (split-squad), 10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
Nashville at Florida (split-squad doubleheader), 3:30 and 7 p.m. Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. NY Islanders (split-squad) at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. NY Islanders (split-squad) at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28
Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey vs. Philadelphia, at Allentown, Pa. (PPL Center), 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo vs. Toronto, at St. Catharines, Ont. (Meridian Centre), 7 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30
Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Montreal at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Washington vs. NY Islanders, at Bridgeport, Conn. (Webster Bank Arena), 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 2
Dallas vs. Florida, at London, Ont. (Budweiser Gardens), 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 6 p.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m. Los Angeles (split-squad) at Anaheim, 8 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m. Los Angeles (split-squad) vs. Edmonton, at Vernon, B.C. (Kal Tire Place), 9 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 3
NY Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 4
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. Boston vs. Montreal, at Quebec City, Que. (Centre Vidéotron), 7 p.m. Carolina vs. Buffalo, at Marquette, Mich. (Lakeview Arena), 7 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Toronto vs. Ottawa, at Saskatoon, Sask. (SaskTel Centre), 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Buffalo vs. Carolina, at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. (Essar Centre), 7 p.m. Washington vs. St. Louis, at Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center), 8 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 6
Philadelphia at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 7
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. Detroit vs. Toronto, at Hamilton, Ont. (FirstOntario Centre), 7 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Dallas vs. Los Angeles, at Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena), 10 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 5 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. New Jersey vs. Florida, at West Point, N.Y. (Tate Rink, U.S. Military Academy), 7 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Colorado vs. Los Angeles, at Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena), 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
NY Islanders at Washington, 5 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
All-Time Sabres Preseason Results
2015 (4-3-0) 2008 (2-4-1) Sept 21 Buffalo at Minnesota W 3-2 Sept 22 Buffalo at Toronto L 7-4 Sept 23 Ottawa at Buffalo L 5-2 Sept 23 Buffalo at Montreal Sept 25 Buffalo at Toronto W 6-4 (Roberval, Quebec) L 3-2 Sept 26 Buffalo at Ottawa W 6-4 Sept 27 Toronto at Buffalo W 3-2 Sept 29 Toronto at Buffalo W 4-0 Sept 28 Minnesota at Buffalo L 2-1 SO Oct 1 Buffalo at Minnesota L 6-1 Oct 1 Buffalo at Minnesota L 3-2 Oct 2 Columbus at Buffalo L 6-4 Oct 2 Buffalo at Columbus W 5-2 Oct 5 Buffalo at Detroit L 3-0 2014 (2-3-1) Sept 21 Buffalo at Washington L 1-0 2007 (4-2-0) Sept 23 Carolina at Buffalo W 2-0 Sept 21 Columbus at Buffalo L 4-1 Sept 26 Toronto at Buffalo L 6-4 Sept 23 Buffalo at Columbus W 3-2 (SO) Sept 28 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-2 SO Sept 25 Buffalo at Minnesota L 2-1 Oct 1 Washington at Buffalo W 6-1 (Grand Forks, ND) Oct 3 Buffalo at Carolina L 5-1 Sept 26 Buffalo at Toronto W 7-2 Sept 28 Buffalo at Pittsburgh W 6-5 2013 (4-2-1) Sept 29 Pittsburgh at Buffalo W 4-2 Sept 15 Buffalo at Montreal W 5-4 SO Sept 17 Buffalo at Columbus W 3-1 2006 (5-1-0) Sept 19 Carolina at Buffalo W 5-2 Sept 18 Buffalo at Toronto W 4-0 Sept 21 Toronto at Buffalo L 3-2 SO Sept 19 Buffalo at Columbus L 4-1 Sept 22 Buffalo at Toronto L 5-3 Sept 22 Buffalo at Ottawa W 4-3 Sept 25 Columbus at Buffalo W 1-0 Sept 23 Pittsburgh at Buffalo W 3-2 Sept 27 Buffalo at Carolina L 1-0 (Hamilton, Ont) Sept 29 Buffalo at Pittsburgh W 4-3 2012 No preseason games Sept 30 Pittsburgh at Buffalo W 4-2
2005 (6-2-0) Sept 17 Washington at Buffalo W 3-2 OT Sept 18 Buffalo at Columbus W 3-2 Sept 20 Buffalo at Minnesota L 6-3 Sept 21 Buffalo at Washington W 4-0 Sept 25 Buffalo at Tampa Bay W 3-2 2011 (4-1-1) Sept 27 Buffalo at Toronto W 5-2 Sept 19 Caroina at Buffalo W 3-1 Sept 28 Ottawa at Buffalo L 5-2 Sept 21 Buffalo at Montreal W 3-1 Sept 30 Minnesota at Buffalo W 5-3 Sept 23 Buffalo at Toronto W 2-1 (Rochester, NY) Sept 24 Toronto at Buffalo W 3-2 Sept 25 Buffalo at Columbus L 4-1 2003 (3-4-1) Sept 30 Buffalo at Washington L 4-3 SO Sept 19 Buffalo vs Ottawa L 3-2 OT (Binghamton, NY) 2010 (4-2-0) Sept 21 Buffalo at Toronto W 4-2 Sept 25 Toronto at Buffalo W 3-1 Sept 27 Buffalo at Montreal L 3-1 Sept 27 Buffalo at Toronto L 5-4 Sept 28 Buffalo at Chicago L 5-4 Sept 28 Buffalo at Ottawa W 2-1 Sept 30 Buffalo vs Tampa Bay T 2-2 (Dundas, Ontario) (Kitchener, Ont) Sept 30 Buffalo at Montreal W 5-3 Oct 2 Buffalo vs Chicago L 3-2 OT Oct 1 Buffalo at Philadelphia L 3-1 (Rochester, NY) Oct 3 Philadelphia at Buffalo W 9-3 Oct 4 Columbus at Buffalo W 4-1 Oct 5 Buffalo vs Ottawa W 5-1 2009 (4-1-1) (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept 17 Washington at Buffalo L 4-3 OT Sept 19 Buffalo at Detroit W 3-1 2002 (4-2-1) Sept 21 Buffalo at Washington W 2-1 Sept 20 Buffalo vs Columbus Sept 23 Toronto at Buffalo W 3-2 (Syracuse, NY) L 5-3 Sept 26 Buffalo at Montreal L 3-2 Sept 21 Ottawa at Buffalo W 6-3 Sept 27 Buffalo at Toronto W 7-6 Sept 25 Buffalo at Toronto T 2-2 Sept 27 Toronto at Buffalo W 5-3
Sept 28 Buffalo vs Ottawa W 3-2 Sept 23 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-2 (Halifax, NS) Sept 25 Toronto at Buffalo L 3-2 Oct 3 Buffalo at Detroit W 4-2 Sept 26 Buffalo at Ottawa L 3-2 Oct 6 Columbus at Buffalo L 4-3 Sept 27 Carolina at Buffalo L 3-2
2001 (3-3-0) 1996 (3-4-1) Sept 21 Ottawa at Buffalo L 1-0 Sept 18 Buffalo at Hartford W 2-0 Sept 22 Columbus at Buffalo W 4-3 (Barrie, Ont) Sept 25 Buffalo at Columbus L 3-2 Sept 20 Hartford vs Buffalo L 5-4 Sept 27 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-1 (Kitchner, Ont) Sept 28 Buffalo at Ottawa W 2-1 Sept 21 Toronto at Buffalo W 3-1 Sept 29 Buffalo vs Toronto W 6-3 Sept 22 NY Islanders at Buffalo L 3-2 (Hamilton, Ont) (Peterborough, Ont) Sept 24 Buffalo at Toronto T 1-1 2000 (7-1-0) Sept 27 Washington vs Buffalo W 2-1 Sept 16 Boston at Buffalo W 5-3 (Charlestown, SC) Sept 17 Buffalo at Chicago W 3-1 Sept 28 Buffalo vs Washington L 3-2 Sept 20 Chicago at Buffalo W 2-1 (Richmond, VA) Sept 22 Buffalo vs Columbus W 2-1 Sept 30 St. Louis at Buffalo L 2-1 (Syracuse, NY) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Columbus W 5-0 1995 (4-4-0) (Rochester, NY) Sept 17 St. Louis at Buffalo W 5-4 OT Sept 27 Buffalo at Toronto W 4-2 Sept 20 Buffalo vs Toronto W 3-0 Sept 29 Buffalo vs Washington W 5-1 (Kitchener, Ont) (Erie, PA) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh L 4-3 Sept 30 Buffalo at Boston L 3-1 (Cleveland, OH) Sept 24 Pittsburgh at Buffalo W 6-3 Sept 26 Buffalo vs Washington W 3-1 1999 (2-4-1) (Albany, NY) Sept 11 Buffalo vs Boston T 2-2 Sept 27 Buffalo vs Washington L 5-2 (Rochester, NY) (Charleston, SC) Sept 18 Buffalo vs Tampa Bay L 5-2 Oct 2 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-2 (Cleveland, OH) Oct 3 Buffalo at St. Louis L 5-0 Sept 19 Buffalo vs Tampa Bay W 3-1 (Erie, PA) 1994 (2-4-1) Sept 22 Buffalo at Detroit L 4-1 Sept 11 Buffalo vs NY Islanders W 5-4 Sept 24 Washington at Buffalo L 2-1 (Hamilton, Ont) Sept 25 Buffalo at Boston L 3-1 Sept 14 Buffalo vs Hartford L 3-0 Sept 27 Buffalo vs Toronto W 3-1 (St. Catharines, Ont) (Hamilton, Ont) Sept 16 Buffalo vs NY Islanders L 4-2 (Rochester, NY) 1998 (1-6-0) Sept 17 Buffalo at Toronto L 4-3 OT Sept 18 Buffalo vs Tampa Bay L 3-1 Sept 21 Buffalo vs St. Louis T 3-3 (Innsbruck, Austria) (London, Ont) Sept 20 Toronto at Buffalo L 5-2 Sept 23 Toronto at Buffalo W 8-3 Sept 22 Buffalo vs Ottawa L 3-0 Sept. 24 Buffalo vs Tampa Bay L 7-3 (Kitchener, Ont) (Charleston, SC) Sept 25 Buffalo at Toronto L 6-2 Sept 26 Buffalo vs Washington L 3-2 OT 1993 (1-6-0) (Norfolk, VA) Sept 17 Buffalo vs Washington L 3-2 Oct 3 Buffalo at Ottawa W 2-1 (Norfolk, VA) Oct 6 Florida vs Buffalo L 3-1 Sept 18 Buffalo vs Washington L 6-3 (Binghamton, NY) (Charleston, SC) Sept 22 Buffalo at Vancouver L 6-5 OT 1997 (0-6-2) Sept 23 Buffalo vs San Jose W 3-2 OT Sept 13 Buffalo vs Ottawa T 3-3 (Sacramento, CA) (Hamilton, Ont) Sept 25 Buffalo vs San Jose L 7-2 Sept 18 Buffalo at Carolina T 3-3 (San Francisco, CA) Sept 19 Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh L 1-2 Oct 1 Toronto at Buffalo L 3-2 (Huntsville, AL) Oct 2 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-2 Sept 21 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh L 2-3 (Cleveland, OH)
1992 (5-4-0) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Team Canada W 5-3 Sept 18 Buffalo vs Washington L 8-7 (London, Ont) (Norfolk, VA) Sept 26 Buffalo at Toronto L 5-3 Sept 19 NY Islanders at Buffalo W 7-5 Sept 27 New Jersey at Buffalo W 4-2 Sept 20 Buffalo vs Washington W 5-4 Sept 30 Buffalo vs NY Islanders W 4-2 (Rochester, NY) (Rochester, NY) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Vancouver L 3-2 Oct 1 Buffalo at New Jersey L 6-3 (Hamilton, Ont) Oct 2 Toronto at Buffalo W 5-2 Sept 25 Chicago at Buffalo W 4-1 Sept 26 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 6-4 1986 (4-5-0) Sept 27 Buffalo at Hartford W 5-3 Sept 21 Washington at Buffalo W 7-1 Sept 30 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-2 Sept 22 Buffalo vs Philadelphia W 5-4 Oct 2 Buffalo vs Toronto W 5-2 (Rochester, NY) (Hamilton, Ont) Sept 26 NY Islanders at Buffalo L 4-2 Sept 27 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 2-0 1991 (3-5-1) Sept 28 Buffalo vs New Jersey W 4-3 Sept 14 Buffalo vs Washington L 5-2 (West Point, NY) Richmond, VA) Sept 30 Buffalo at New Jersey W 7-6 Sept 15 Buffalo vs Washington W 3-2 Oct 1 Buffalo vs Philadelphia L 5-4 (Greensboro, NC) (Hershey, PA) Sept 19 Buffalo vs Edmonton L 5-3 Oct 3 Toronto at Buffalo L 6-2 (Ottawa, Ont) Oct 4 Buffalo at Toronto L 2-1 Sept 20 Buffalo vs Chicago W 6-3 (Rochester, NY) Sept 22 Toronto at Buffalo W 4-2 1985 (3-3-2) Sept 24 Buffalo vs US Olympians T 3-3 Sept 24 Buffalo vs Edmonton L 2-1 Sept 27 Buffalo at Washington L 5-2 (Halifax, NS) Sept 28 Buffalo at Toronto L 4-3 Sept 26 Buffalo vs NY Rangers L 7-5 Sept 29 Buffalo at Chicago L 2-0 (Troy, NY) Sept 27 Buffalo vs NY Rangers T 1-1 (Lake Placid, NY) 1989 (4-3-2) Sept 28 Buffalo at NY Islanders W 5-4 Sept 16 Buffalo vs New Jersey W 3-2 Sept 30 NY Islanders at Buffalo L 3-0 (Rochester, NY) Oct 2 Buffalo at Toronto W 3-2 Sept 17 Hartford at Buffalo W 7-4 Oct 4 Buffalo vs Philadelphia W 9-2 Sept 20 Buffalo at Hartford L 2-1 (Rochester, NY) Sept 23 Buffalo at Minnesota W 4-2 Oct 6 Toronto at Buffalo T 5-5 Sept 24 Buffalo at Chicago W 5-3 Sept 27 Chicago at Buffalo L 6-4 1984 (5-2-2) Sept 29 Buffalo vs NY Islanders T 2-2 Sept 22 Buffalo vs Boston W 7-2 (Canton, NY) (Lake Placid, NY) Sept 30 Buffalo at Toronto L 5-4 Sept 23 Buffalo vs Boston W 7-2 Oct 1 Toronto at Buffalo T 5-5 (Rochester, NY) Sept 25 Buffalo at Quebec W 7-5 1988 (7-0-1) Sept 28 NY Islanders at Buffalo T 2-2 Sept 18 Washington at Buffalo W 4-3 Sept 29 Buffalo vs Detroit L 7-3 Sept 19 Buffalo vs New Jersey W 4-3 (Lake Placid, NY) (St.Catharines, Ont) Sept 30 Buffalo vs Detroit W 6-1 Sept 21 Buffalo at Detroit T 5-5 (Glens Falls, NY) Sept 22 Buffalo vs Washington W 2-0 Oct 3 Buffalo at Toronto W 5-4 (Norfolk, VA) Oct 5 Quebec at Buffalo L 3-1 Sept 23 Detroit at Buffalo W 4-2 Oct 7 Buffalo at NY Islanders T 3-3 Sept 29 Buffalo at New Jersey W 11-3 Sept 30 Toronto at Buffalo W 5-4 1983 (2-8-0) Oct 2 Buffalo at Toronto W 5-2 Sept 15 Buffalo at Montreal L 5-2 Sept 16 Quebec at Buffalo W 4-2 1987 (7-2-0) Sept 17 Buffalo vs NY Islanders L 6-4 Sept 18 Washington at Buffalo W 3-1 (Lake Placid, NY) Sept 20 Buffalo vs Washington W 3-2 Sept 18 Boston at Buffalo L 3-1 (Troy, NY) Sept 20 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 8-3 Sept 22 Buffalo vs Team USA W 4-3 Sept 21 Buffalo at Toronto L 6-0 (Rochester, NY) Sept 24 Buffalo at Quebec L 7-5
Sept 25 Toronto at Buffalo L 5-2 Oct 6 Buffalo vs Boston L 5-4 Sept 28 Buffalo vs Boston L 4-3 (Cape Cod, MA) (Rochester, NY) Oct 7 Toronto at Buffalo L 4-2 Sept 30 Montreal at Buffalo W 7-4 1978 (5-6-0) 1982 (5-2-4) Sept 22 Buffalo at Montreal L 6-2 Sept 16 Buffalo at Montreal W 5-3 Sept 24 Montreal at Buffalo L 7-1 Sept 18 Buffalo vs Quebec L 4-1 Sept 26 Buffalo vs Toronto W 6-3 (Lake Placid, NY) (Kitchener, Ont) Sept 19 Boston at Buffalo T 5-5 Sept 28 Boston at Buffalo W 10-4 Sept 22 Buffalo at Edmonton L 7-4 Sept 29 Buffalo vs Boston L 6-3 Sept 24 NY Islanders at Buffalo W 6-3 (Rochester, NY) Sept 25 Buffalo vs Montreal T 5-5 Sept 30 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 5-0 (Lake Placid, NY) Oct 1 NY Islanders at Buffalo W 5-3 Sept 28 Buffalo vs Boston T 1-1 Oct 4 Buffalo at Toronto W 4-2 (Worcester, MA) Oct 5 Toronto at Buffalo L 3-1 Sept 29 Buffalo at Quebec W 7-5 Oct 7 Buffalo at Philadelphia W 4-1 Sept 30 Buffalo at NY Islanders T 3-3 Oct 8 Philadelphia at Buffalo L 2-1 Oct 1 Toronto at Buffalo W 4-3 Oct 2 Buffalo at Toronto W 5-2 1977 (3-3-4) Sept 23 Buffalo at Montreal T 3-3 1981 (2-5-3) Sept 24 Buffalo at Toronto L 2-1 Sept 18 Montreal at Buffalo L 4-2 Sept 25 Montreal at Buffalo W 4-3 Sept 20 Boston vs Buffalo W 5-2 Sept 28 Boston at Buffalo T 2-2 (Lake Placid, NY) Sept 30 Boston vs Buffalo L 5-2 Sept 21 Edmonton at Buffalo W 9-3 (Rochester, NY) Sept 24 Buffalo vs Detroit L 5-1 Oct 1 Buffalo at NY Islanders T 4-4 (Glens Falls, NY) Oct 2 NY Isalnders at Buffalo W 5-0 Sept 26 Buffalo at Toronto T 6-6 Oct 5 Toronto at Buffalo W 3-1 Sept 27 NY Islanders at Buffalo L 2-1 Oct 8 Buffalo at Philadelphia T 1-1 Sept 29 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 6-5 Oct 1 Toronto at Buffalo T 5-5 1976 (4-5-1) Oct 3 Buffalo at Quebec T 4-4 Sept 18 Buffalo at Montreal W 6-4 Oct 4 Buffalo at Montreal L 4-2 Sept 19 Toronto at Buffalo T 2-2 Sept 21 Buffalo at Toronto W 4-2 1980 (4-5-2) Sept 22 Montreal at Buffalo L 4-1 Sept 20 Buffalo vs NY Rangers L 5-1 Sept 25 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 5-3 (Lake Placid, NY) Sept 26 NY Islanders at Buffalo L 4-2 Sept 21 Montreal at Buffalo W 4-2 Sept 29 Boston at Buffalo W 5-2 Sept 22 Buffalo at Montreal T 2-2 Oct 1 Buffalo vs Boston L 4-0 Sept 25 Boston at Buffalo L 6-3 (Providence, RI) Sept 27 Buffalo at NY Islanders W 7-5 Oct 2 Buffalo at Philadelphia L 2-0 Sept 28 NY Islanders at Buffalo T 3-3 Oct 3 Philadelphia at Buffalo W 4-0 Sept 29 Buffalo at Toronto L 10-2 Sept 30 Buffalo at Philadelphia L 3-2 1975 (3-6-0) Oct 2 Toronto at Buffalo W 5-2 Sept 21 Buffalo vs Washington W 4-1 Oct 4 Buffalo vs Boston L 4-1 (St. Catharines, Ont) (Springfield, MA) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Washington L 3-1 Oct 5 Philadelphia at Buffalo W 5-1 (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept 24 Buffalo at Toronto L 3-1 1979 (3-6-2) Sept 25 Buffalo at Pittsburgh W 6-4 Sept 20 Buffalo at Philadelphia T 5-5 Sept 28 Pittsburgh at Buffalo L 4-3 Sept 21 Buffalo at Montreal L 5-2 Oct 1 Toronto at Buffalo L 6-0 Sept 23 Montreal at Buffalo L 5-3 Oct 2 Buffalo vs NY Rangers W 6-4 Sept 25 Buffalo at NY Islanders L 2-1 (Providence, RI) Sept 26 Boston at Buffalo L 2-1 Oct 3 Buffalo at Philadelphia L 4-1 Sept 29 Buffalo at Toronto W 7-3 Oct 5 Philadelphia at Buffalo L 6-3 Sept 30 NY Islanders at Buffalo W 4-2 Oct 1 Buffalo vs Colorado W 4-2 (Rochester, NY) Oct 2 Philadelphia at Buffalo T 3-3
1974 (4-4-0) 1971 (3-1-5) Sept 21 Buffalo at Philadelphia L 4-1 Sept 18 Buffalo vs Philadelphia T 2-2 Sept 22 Buffalo vs Washington W 4-2 (St. Catharines, Ont) (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept 19 Buffalo vs California W 6-2 Sept 25 Buffalo vs Washington W 3-1 (Oshawa, Ont) (London, Ont) Sept 21 Buffalo vs Philadelphia L 9-1 Sept 28 Toronto at Buffalo L 5-4 (Ottawa, Ont) Sept 30 Buffalo at Toronto L 6-2 Sept 22 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 2-2 Oct 2 Philadelphia at Buffalo L 6-4 (Brantford, Ont) Oct 5 Buffalo at St. Louis W 2-1 Sept 25 Buffalo vs California W 4-2 Oct 6 Detroit at Buffalo W 4-2 (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept. 29 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 4-4 1973 (0-6-2) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Atlanta L 4-3 (Sudbury, Ont) (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept 30 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh W 6-2 Sept 25 Buffalo vs Atlanta T 2-2 (North Bay, Ont) (Ottawa, Ont) Oct 2 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 2-2 Sept 29 Buffalo at Philadelphia L 4-3 (St. Catharines Ont) Sept 30 Philadelphia at Buffalo L 5-3 Oct 6 Detroit at Buffalo T 2-2 Oct 3 Chicago at Buffalo L 5-2 Oct 4 Buffalo vs Detroit L 1-0 1970 (1-4-4) (Binghamton, NY) Sept 17 Buffalo vs NY Rangers T 4-4 Oct 6 Buffalo at Pittsburgh T 2-2 (Peterborough, Ont) Oct 7 Pittsburgh at Buffalo L 5-2 Sept 18 Buffalo vs Oakland L 6-0 (Oshawa, Ont) 1972 (4-2-2) Sept 19 Buffalo vs Detroit L 7-2 Sept 21 Buffalo vs California W 3-2 (Port Huron, MI) (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept 22 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 3-3 Sept 22 Buffalo vs NY Islanders L 2-1 (North Bay, Ont) (Peterborough, Ont) Sept 23 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 3-3 Sept 24 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh W 3-1 (Sudbury, Ont) (St. Catharines, Ont) Sept 26 Buffalo vs Oakland L 2-1 Sept 26 Buffalo vs California T 3-3 (Peterborough, Ont) (Oshawa, Ont) Oct 1 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 4-4 Sept 27 Chicago at Buffalo W 1-0 (Winnipeg, Man) Sept 29 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh T 2-2 Oct 3 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh L 2-1 (Brantford, Ont) (Peterborough, Ont) Sept 30 Philadelphia at Buffalo L 1-0 Oct 4 Buffalo vs Pittsburgh W 2-1 Oct 1 Buffalo at Philadelphia W 5-3 (Brantford, Ont)
Buffalo Sabres 2016-17 Regular-Season Schedule
Game Day Date Opponent Time (ET) 1 Thursday October 13 MONTREAL 7 p.m. 2 Sunday October 16 at Edmonton 7 p.m. 3 Tuesday October 18 at Calgary 9 p.m. 4 Thursday October 20 at Vancouver 10 p.m. 5 Tuesday October 25 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. 6 Thursday October 27 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. 7 Saturday October 29 FLORIDA 1 p.m. 8 Sunday October 30 at Winnipeg 3 p.m.
9 Tuesday November 1 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 10 Thursday November 3 TORONTO 7 p.m. 11 Saturday November 5 at Ottawa 7 p.m. 12 Monday November 7 at Boston 7 p.m. 13 Wednesday November 9 OTTAWA 7:30 p.m. 14 Friday November 11 NEW JERSEY 7 p.m. 15 Saturday November 12 at New Jersey 7 p.m. 16 Tuesday November 15 at St. Louis 8 p.m. 17 Thursday November 17 TAMPA BAY 7 p.m. 18 Saturday November 19 PITTSBURGH 7 p.m. 19 Monday November 21 CALGARY 7 p.m. 20 Wednesday November 23 DETROIT 7 p.m. 21 Friday November 25 at Washington 5 p.m. 22 Tuesday November 29 at Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
23 Thursday December 1 NY RANGERS 7 p.m. 24 Saturday December 3 BOSTON 1 p.m. 25 Monday December 5 at Washington 7 p.m. 26 Tuesday December 6 EDMONTON 7 p.m. 27 Friday December 9 WASHINGTON 7 p.m. 28 Tuesday December 13 LOS ANGELES 7 p.m. 29 Friday December 16 NY ISLANDERS 7 p.m. 30 Saturday December 17 at Carolina 7 p.m. 31 Tuesday December 20 at Florida 7:30 p.m. 32 Thursday December 22 CAROLINA 7 p.m. 33 Friday December 23 at NY Islanders 7 p.m. 34 Tuesday December 27 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. 35 Thursday December 29 BOSTON 7 p.m. 36 Saturday December 31 at Boston 1 p.m. 37 Tuesday January 3 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. 38 Thursday January 5 at Chicago 8:30 p.m. 39 Saturday January 7 WINNIPEG 1 p.m. 40 Tuesday January 10 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m. 41 Thursday January 12 at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Game Day Date Opponent Time (ET) 42 Friday January 13 at Carolina 7:30 p.m. 43 Monday January 16 DALLAS 1 p.m. 44 Tuesday January 17 at Toronto 7:30 p.m. 45 Friday January 20 DETROIT 7 p.m. 46 Saturday January 21 at Montreal 7 p.m. 47 Tuesday January 24 at Nashville 8 p.m. 48 Thursday January 26 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. 49 Tuesday January 31 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
50 Thursday February 2 NY RANGERS 7:30 p.m. 51 Saturday February 4 OTTAWA 7 p.m. 52 Monday February 6 at New Jersey 7 p.m. 53 Tuesday February 7 SAN JOSE 7 p.m. 54 Thursday February 9 ANAHEIM 7 p.m. 55 Saturday February 11 at Toronto 7 p.m. 56 Sunday February 12 VANCOUVER 7:30 p.m. 57 Tuesday February 14 at Ottawa 7:30 p.m. 58 Thursday February 16 COLORADO 7:30 p.m. 59 Saturday February 18 ST. LOUIS 1 p.m. 60 Sunday February 19 CHICAGO 6 p.m. 61 Saturday February 25 at Colorado 10 p.m. 62 Sunday February 26 at Arizona 8:30 p.m. 63 Tuesday February 28 NASHVILLE 7 p.m.
64 Thursday March 2 ARIZONA 7 p.m. 65 Saturday March 4 TAMPA BAY 7 p.m. 66 Sunday March 5 at Pittsburgh 5 p.m. 67 Tuesday March 7 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 p.m. 68 Friday March 10 at Columbus 7 p.m. 69 Saturday March 11 COLUMBUS 7 p.m. 70 Tuesday March 14 at San Jose 10:30 p.m. 71 Thursday March 16 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. 72 Friday March 17 at Anaheim 10 p.m. 73 Monday March 20 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. 74 Tuesday March 21 PITTSBURGH 7 p.m. 75 Saturday March 25 TORONTO 7 p.m. 76 Monday March 27 FLORIDA 7 p.m. 77 Tuesday March 28 at Columbus 7 p.m.
78 Sunday April 2 NY ISLANDERS 3 p.m. 79 Monday April 3 TORONTO 7 p.m. 80 Wednesday April 5 MONTREAL 7:30 p.m. 81 Saturday April 8 at Florida 7 p.m. 82 Sunday April 9 at Tampa Bay 5 p.m.
2016 Training Camp Schedule: All times subject to change
Thursday, Sept. 22 Players report for testing and physicals. Closed to public. Media may attend for select player availability, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the press conference room
Friday, Sept. 23 Session one: 9 – 9:45 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink) Scrimmage: 9:50 – 10:35 a.m. (KeyBank Rink) Session two: 10:40 – 11:25 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink) Session three: 12:50 – 2 p.m. (KeyBank Rink)
Saturday, Sept. 24 Session one: 9 – 9:45 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink) Scrimmage: 9:50 – 10:35 a.m. (KeyBank Rink) Session two: 10:40 – 11:25 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink) Session three: 12:50 – 2 p.m. (KeyBank Rink)
Sunday, Sept. 25 Session one: 9 – 9:45 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink) Scrimmage: 9:50 – 10:35 a.m. (KeyBank Rink) Session two: 10:40 – 11:25 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink) Session three: 12:50 – 2 p.m. (KeyBank Rink)
**Training Camp moves to KeyBank Center**
Monday, Sept. 26 Morning skate: 10 – 11 a.m. (KeyBank Center) Buffalo vs. Minnesota: 7 p.m., Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State University)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 Morning skate: 10 – 11 a.m. Practice (Non-game group): 12:30 – 2 p.m. Buffalo vs. Ottawa: 7 p.m., KeyBank Center
Wednesday, Sept. 28 Session one: 9 – 10:30 a.m. Session two: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 29 Morning skate: 10 – 11 a.m. (KeyBank Center) Practice (Non-game group): 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (KeyBank Center) Buffalo at Toronto: 7:30 p.m., Meridian Centre (St. Catharines, Ontario)
Friday, Sept. 30 Morning skate: 10 – 11 a.m. Practice (Non-game group): 12:30 – 2 p.m. Buffalo vs. Toronto: 7 p.m., KeyBank Center
Saturday, Oct. 1 Session one: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session two: 12:45 –2:15 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 2 Off Day
Monday, Oct. 3 Practice: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 4 Morning skate: 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (Lakeview Arena) Buffalo vs. Carolina: 7 p.m., Lakeview Arena (Marquette, Michigan)
Wednesday, Oct. 5 Morning skate: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Lakeview Arena) Buffalo at Carolina: 7 p.m., Essar Centre (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario)
Thursday, Oct. 6 Practice: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 7 Morning skate: 10 – 11 a.m. (KeyBank Center) Buffalo at Ottawa: 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre
Saturday, Oct. 8 Off Day
Sunday, Oct. 9 Practice: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 10 Off Day
2016-17 KEY DATES
September 17 – Oct. 1 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament (Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ont.) 22 Training camps open 22 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game (Philadelphia, Pa.) 25 Preseason schedule begins
October 2 2016 Kraft Hockeyville™ Canada (Kal Tire Place, Vernon, B.C.) Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers 4 2016 Kraft Hockeyville™ USA (Lakeview Arena, Marquette, Mich.) Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres 11 Opening day playing rosters set (5 p.m. ET) 12 Opening night: 2016-17 NHL regular season begins Edmonton Oilers play first NHL game at Rogers Place (vs. Calgary) 13 Pittsburgh Penguins raise Stanley Cup banner Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins 22 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ Alumni Game: Investors Group Field (Winnipeg, Man.) 23 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets Investors Group Field (Winnipeg, Man.) 24 – Nov. 18 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month
November 11 Hockey Hall of Fame Game: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs 14 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Toronto, Ont.) Inductees: Eric Lindros, Sergei Makarov, Rogatien Vachon (Player category); Pat Quinn (Builder category); Sam Rosen, Bob Verdi (Media honorees). 15 NHL General Managers Meeting (Toronto, Ont.) 25 2016 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown™ New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers (1 p.m. ET) 26 NHL Founders Day (1917) 30 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction (Philadelphia, Pa.) Inductees: 1996 World Cup of Hockey championship team, Craig Janney, Bill Belisle Celebration of Lester Patrick (Philadelphia, Pa.) Recipients: TBA
December 1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents (5 p.m. ET) 19-27 Holiday roster freeze in effect: For all players on an NHL active roster, injured reserve, or with non-roster and injured non-roster status as of midnight (local time) Dec. 19, a roster freeze shall apply through midnight (local time) Dec. 27, with respect to waivers, trades and loans, subject to the exceptions provided for in CBA Article 16.5 (d). 24-26 Holiday break (no scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed) 26 – Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship (Montreal, Que. & Toronto, Ont.) 31 2017 NHL Winter Classic ® Alumni Game Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Mo.)
January 1 NHL Centennial Classic™ Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs BMO Field (Toronto, Ont.) 2 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic ® Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Mo.) 10 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Week of 16th NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings release 27-30 NHL All-Star Break (no games played) 27-29 No scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed 28 – 30 AHL All-Star Classic (Allentown, Pa.) 28 NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) 29 2017 NHL All-Star Game STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) 30 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Quebec City, Que.) 31 NHL regular season resumes
February 1 Hockey is for Everyone Month 18 17th Annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada (Host: Kenora, Ont.) 25 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™ Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 19 – 26 Hockey Week Across America (USA Hockey)
March 1 Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET) 6-8 NHL General Managers Meeting (Boca Raton, Fla.)
April 6-8 NCAA Frozen Four (United Center, Chicago, Ill.) 9 Last day of regular season Final regular season game at Joe Louis Arena (5 p.m.) Week of 10th NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings release 12 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin 13-23 IIHF Under-18 World Championship (Poprad & Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia) TBA 2017 NHL Draft Lottery
May 5-21 IIHF World Championship (Cologne, Germany & Paris, France) 18-28 CHL Memorial Cup (Windsor, Ont.) 28-June 3 2017 NHL Combine (Buffalo, N.Y.)
June 14 Last possible day for 2017 Stanley Cup Final 23-24 2017 NHL Draft (United Center, Chicago, Ill.) TBA 2017 NHL Awards
July 1 Free agency begins (12 p.m. ET) 5 Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification (5 p.m. ET) 6 Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification (5 p.m. ET) 20–Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings held
August 6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered