2023–24 Buffalo Sabres season

National Hockey League season

2023–24 Buffalo Sabres
Division6th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
2023–24 record39–37–6
Home record21–19–1
Road record18–18–5
Goals for246
Goals against244
Team information
General managerKevyn Adams
CoachDon Granato
CaptainKyle Okposo (Oct. 12 – Mar. 8)
Vacant (Mar. 8 – Apr. 15)
Alternate captainsRasmus Dahlin
Zemgus Girgensons
Rotating (Mar. 8 – Apr. 15)
ArenaKeyBank Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Rochester Americans (AHL)
Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTage Thompson (29)
AssistsRasmus Dahlin (39)
PointsRasmus Dahlin
Alex Tuch (59)
Penalty minutesConnor Clifton (88)
Plus/minusHenri Jokiharju (+14)
WinsUkko-Pekka Luukkonen (27)
Goals against averageUkko-Pekka Luukkonen (2.57)

The 2023–24 Buffalo Sabres season was the 54th season of play for the Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Sabres failed to improve on a strong 2022–23 season (42–33–7; 91 points). After the 2022 Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2001 and the 2022–23 Sacramento Kings of National Basketball Association (NBA) clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2006, the Sabres and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) are tied for the longest active playoff drought in American sports, missing them for 12 consecutive years. They attempted to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 (the current longest, and the longest playoff drought in NHL history and professional sports only behind the New York Jets who also missed the playoffs), but were eliminated from playoff contention for the 13th consecutive season after a 3–2 loss to the Dallas Stars on April 9, 2024.[1][2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
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GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Florida Panthers 82 52 24 6 42 268 200 +68 110
2 x – Boston Bruins 82 47 20 15 36 267 224 +43 109
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 46 26 10 33 303 263 +40 102
4 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 45 29 8 37 291 268 +23 98
5 e – Detroit Red Wings 82 41 32 9 27 278 274 +4 91
6 e – Buffalo Sabres 82 39 37 6 33 246 244 +2 84
7 e – Ottawa Senators 82 37 41 4 25 255 281 −26 78
8 e – Montreal Canadiens 82 30 36 16 20 236 289 −53 76
Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
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GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 45 29 8 37 291 268 +23 98
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 40 31 11 32 220 257 −37 91
3 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 41 32 9 27 278 274 +4 91
4 ME e – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 32 12 32 255 251 +4 88
5 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 38 33 11 30 235 261 −26 87
6 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 39 37 6 33 246 244 +2 84
7 ME e – New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 33 264 283 −19 81
8 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 37 41 4 25 255 281 −26 78
9 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 30 36 16 20 236 289 −53 76
10 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 27 43 12 21 237 300 −63 66
Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 21, 2023.[5]

2023 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 24 Buffalo 4–3 Washington SO Tokarski 12,638 1–0–0 [6]
2 September 26 Boston 1–4 Buffalo Levi 11,153 2–0–0 [7]
3 September 27 Buffalo 2–5 Toronto Luukkonen 3,000 2–1–0 [8]
4 September 28 Buffalo 1–3 Pittsburgh Comrie 13,939 2–2–0 [9]
5 September 30 Columbus 3–4 Buffalo Levi 12,209 3–2–0 [10]
6 October 4 Buffalo 3–5 Columbus Luukkonen 10,169 3–3–0 [11]
7 October 6 Pittsburgh 7–4 Buffalo Levi 14,875 3–4–0 [12]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.[13]

2023–24 game log
October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 12 NY Rangers 5–1 Buffalo Levi 19,070 0–1–0 0 [14]
2 October 14 Buffalo 2–3 NY Islanders Levi 17,255 0–2–0 0 [15]
3 October 17 Tampa Bay 2–3 Buffalo OT Levi 12,598 1–2–0 2 [16]
4 October 19 Calgary 4–3 Buffalo Levi 13,025 1–3–0 2 [17]
5 October 21 NY Islanders 1–3 Buffalo Comrie 16,179 2–3–0 4 [18]
6 October 23 Montreal 3–1 Buffalo Comrie 13,507 2–4–0 4 [19]
7 October 24 Buffalo 6–4 Ottawa Luukkonen 14,278 3–4–0 6 [20]
8 October 27 Buffalo 4–5 New Jersey Luukkonen 16,514 3–5–0 6 [21]
9 October 29 Colorado 0–4 Buffalo Luukkonen 15,717 4–5–0 8 [22]
November: 6–6–2 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Buffalo 5–2 Philadelphia Luukkonen 17,279 5–5–0 10 [23]
11 November 3 Philadelphia 5–1 Buffalo Luukkonen 16,612 5–6–0 10 [24]
12 November 4 Buffalo 6–4 Toronto Levi 18,902 6–6–0 12 [25]
13 November 7 Buffalo 2–3 Carolina OT Luukkonen 18,700 6–6–1 13 [26]
14 November 10 Minnesota 2–3 Buffalo Levi 17,031 7–6–1 15 [27]
15 November 11 Buffalo 0–4 Pittsburgh Luukkonen 18,429 7–7–1 15 [28]
16 November 14 Boston 5–2 Buffalo Levi 14,840 7–8–1 15 [29]
17 November 17 Buffalo 2–3 Winnipeg Comrie 11,340 7–9–1 15 [30]
18 November 19 Buffalo 3–2 Chicago Luukkonen 19,027 8–9–1 17 [31]
19 November 22 Buffalo 3–4 Washington OT Levi 18,573 8–9–2 18 [32]
20 November 24 Pittsburgh 2–3 Buffalo Luukkonen 19,070 9–9–2 20 [33]
21 November 25 Buffalo 2–7 New Jersey Comrie 16,514 9–10–2 20 [34]
22 November 27 Buffalo 5–1 NY Rangers Luukkonen 18,006 10–10–2 22 [35]
23 November 30 Buffalo 4–6 St. Louis Luukkonen 18,096 10–11–2 22 [36]
December: 5–7–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 2 Buffalo 2–6 Carolina Comrie 18,797 10–12–2 22 [37]
25 December 3 Nashville 2–1 Buffalo Luukkonen 14,644 10–13–2 22 [38]
26 December 5 Detroit 5–3 Buffalo Comrie 14,800 10–14–2 22 [39]
27 December 7 Buffalo 3–1 Boston Levi 17,850 11–14–2 24 [40]
28 December 9 Montreal 3–2 Buffalo SO Levi 17,123 11–14–3 25 [41]
29 December 11 Arizona 2–5 Buffalo Levi 14,083 12–14–3 27 [42]
30 December 13 Buffalo 1–5 Colorado Luukkonen 18,034 12–15–3 27 [43]
31 December 15 Buffalo 5–2 Vegas Levi 18,008 13–15–3 29 [44]
32 December 16 Buffalo 0–2 Arizona Luukkonen 4,600 13–16–3 29 [45]
33 December 19 Columbus 9–4 Buffalo Luukkonen 14,888 13–17–3 29 [46]
34 December 21 Toronto 3–9 Buffalo Levi 19,070 14–17–3 31 [47]
35 December 23 Buffalo 3–4 NY Rangers OT Luukkonen 18,006 14–17–4 32 [48]
36 December 27 Boston 4–1 Buffalo Levi 19,070 14–18–4 32 [49]
37 December 30 Columbus 2–3 Buffalo OT Luukkonen 19,070 15–18–4 34 [50]
38 December 31 Buffalo 1–5 Ottawa Levi 19,421 15–19–4 34 [51]
January: 7–4–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 4 Buffalo 6–1 Montreal Levi 21,105 16–19–4 36 [52]
40 January 6 Buffalo 3–1 Pittsburgh Luukkonen 18,256 17–19–4 38 [53]
41 January 9 Seattle 5–2 Buffalo Levi 14,628 17–20–4 38 [54]
42 January 11 Ottawa 3–5 Buffalo Luukkonen 16,083 18–20–4 40 [55]
43 January 13 Vancouver 1–0 Buffalo Luukkonen 17,662 18–21–4 40 [56]
44 January 15 San Jose 0–3 Buffalo Luukkonen 16,186 19–21–4 42 [57]
— January 17 Chicago — Buffalo Postponed due to travel restrictions in Buffalo; moved to January 18. The game was flexed out of TNT's first game and was replaced with Red Wings-Panthers. The game aired on MSG Western New York on the rescheduled date.[58]
45 January 18 Chicago 0–3 Buffalo Luukkonen 15,465 20–21–4 44 [59]
46 January 20 Tampa Bay 3–1 Buffalo Luukkonen 18,246 20–22–4 44 [60]
47 January 23 Buffalo 2–4 Anaheim Luukkonen 16,302 20–23–4 44 [61]
48 January 24 Buffalo 5–3 Los Angeles Levi 18,145 21–23–4 46 [62]
49 January 27 Buffalo 5–2 San Jose Luukkonen 17,435 22–23–4 48 [63]
February: 6–5–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
50 February 6 Dallas 2–1 Buffalo Luukkonen 13,221 22–24–4 48 [64]
51 February 10 St. Louis 3–1 Buffalo Luukkonen 16,726 22–25–4 48 [65]
52 February 13 Los Angeles 0–7 Buffalo Luukkonen 13,292 23–25–4 50 [66]
53 February 15 Florida 4–0 Buffalo Comrie 14,277 23–26–4 50 [67]
54 February 17 Buffalo 3–2 Minnesota OT Luukkonen 19,276 24–26–4 52 [68]
55 February 19 Anaheim 4–3 Buffalo Luukkonen 17,229 24–27–4 52 [69]
56 February 21 Buffalo 3–2 Montreal Luukkonen 21,105 25–27–4 54 [70]
57 February 23 Buffalo 2–1 Columbus Luukkonen 18,943 26–27–4 56 [71]
58 February 25 Carolina 2–3 Buffalo SO Luukkonen 15,690 27–27–4 58 [72]
59 February 27 Buffalo 2–3 Florida Luukkonen 18,243 27–28–4 58 [73]
60 February 29 Buffalo 3–2 Tampa Bay OT Luukkonen 19,092 28–28–4 60 [74]
March: 7–7–1 (home: 5–3–0; road: 2–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 2 Vegas 2–7 Buffalo Luukkonen 16,693 29–28–4 62 [75]
62 March 3 Winnipeg 5–2 Buffalo Luukkonen 14,171 29–29–4 62 [76]
63 March 6 Buffalo 1–2 Toronto OT Luukkonen 18,624 29–29–5 63 [77]
64 March 7 Buffalo 2–4 Nashville Comrie 17,159 29–30–5 63 [78]
65 March 9 Edmonton 2–3 Buffalo SO Luukkonen 19,070 30–30–5 65 [79]
66 March 12 Detroit 3–7 Buffalo Luukkonen 15,529 31–30–5 67 [80]
67 March 14 NY Islanders 0–4 Buffalo Luukkonen 15,637 32–30–5 69 [81]
68 March 16 Buffalo 1–4 Detroit Luukkonen 19,515 32–31–5 69 [82]
69 March 18 Buffalo 6–2 Seattle Luukkonen 17,151 33–31–5 71 [83]
70 March 19 Buffalo 2–3 Vancouver Levi 18,733 33–32–5 71 [84]
71 March 21 Buffalo 3–8 Edmonton Luukkonen 18,347 33–33–5 71 [85]
72 March 24 Buffalo 4–1 Calgary Luukkonen 16,497 34–33–5 73 [86]
73 March 27 Ottawa 6–2 Buffalo Luukkonen 14,583 34–34–5 73 [87]
74 March 29 New Jersey 2–5 Buffalo Levi 15,721 35–34–5 75 [88]
75 March 30 Toronto 3–0 Buffalo Luukkonen 19,070 35–35–5 75 [89]
April: 4–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
76 April 2 Washington 2–6 Buffalo Luukkonen 14,390 36–35–5 77 [90]
77 April 5 Philadelphia 2–4 Buffalo Luukkonen 15,783 37–35–5 79 [91]
78 April 7 Buffalo 1–3 Detroit Luukkonen 19,515 37–36–5 79 [92]
79 April 9 Buffalo 2–3 Dallas Luukkonen 18,532 37–37–5 79 [93]
80 April 11 Washington 2–4 Buffalo Luukkonen 15,454 38–37–5 81 [94]
81 April 13 Buffalo 2–3 Florida OT Luukkonen 19,319 38–37–6 82 [95]
82 April 15 Buffalo 4–2 Tampa Bay Comrie 19,092 39–37–6 84 [96]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[97]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Alex Tuch 75 22 37 59 +9 54
Rasmus Dahlin 81 20 39 59 −3 66
Tage Thompson 71 29 27 56 −1 43
JJ Peterka 82 28 22 50 +10 28
Dylan Cozens 79 18 29 47 −4 42
Casey Mittelstadt‡ 62 14 33 47 +12 28
Jeff Skinner 74 24 22 46 −2 34
Owen Power 76 6 27 33 +8 28
Zach Benson 71 11 19 30 −3 36
Jordan Greenway 67 10 18 28 +11 64
Kyle Okposo‡ 61 12 10 22 +1 32
Henri Jokiharju 74 3 17 20 +14 24
Jack Quinn 27 9 10 19 −1 8
Connor Clifton 79 4 14 18 +12 88
Peyton Krebs 80 4 13 17 +2 67
Victor Olofsson 51 7 8 15 −1 4
Zemgus Girgensons 63 8 6 14 −1 21
Bowen Byram† 18 3 6 9 −1 13
Eric Robinson† 40 2 7 9 0 19
Jacob Bryson 36 1 7 8 +5 8
Mattias Samuelsson 41 1 6 7 +4 26
Ryan Johnson 41 0 7 7 +3 12
Tyson Jost 43 3 3 6 −11 10
Erik Johnson‡ 50 3 0 3 −5 24
Brandon Biro 5 2 0 2 0 0
Lukas Rousek 15 0 2 2 −1 0
Kale Clague 3 0 1 1 0 2
Jiri Kulich 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Matthew Savoie 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Murray 2 0 0 0 −1 2
Isak Rosen 7 0 0 0 −3 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[98]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 54 51 3,081:14 27 22 4 132 2.57 1,470 .910 5 0 1 8
Devon Levi 23 21 1,294:54 10 8 2 67 3.10 666 .899 0 0 0 0
Eric Comrie 10 10 519:54 2 7 0 32 3.69 254 .874 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.

Roster

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Updated April 16, 2024[99][100]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
9 Canada Zach Benson LW L 18 2023 Langley, British Columbia
78 Canada Jacob Bryson D L 26 2017 London, Ontario
4 Canada Bowen Byram D L 22 2024 Cranbrook, British Columbia
38 Canada Kale Clague D L 25 2022 Regina, Saskatchewan
75 United States Connor Clifton D R 28 2023 Long Branch, New Jersey
31 Canada Eric Comrie G L 28 2022 Edmonton, Alberta
24 Canada Dylan Cozens C R 23 2019 Whitehorse, Yukon
26 Sweden Rasmus Dahlin (A) D L 24 2018 Trollhättan, Sweden
28 Latvia Zemgus Girgensons (A) C L 30 2012 Riga, Latvia
12 United States Jordan Greenway LW L 27 2023 Canton, New York
10 Finland Henri Jokiharju D R 24 2019 Oulu, Finland
17 Canada Tyson Jost C L 26 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
19 Canada Peyton Krebs C L 23 2021 Okotoks, Alberta
1 Finland Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G L 25 2017 Espoo, Finland
71 Sweden Victor Olofsson LW L 28 2014 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
77 Germany JJ Peterka LW L 22 2020 Munich, Germany
25 Canada Owen Power D L 21 2021 Mississauga, Ontario
22 Canada Jack Quinn RW R 22 2020 Ottawa, Ontario
50 United States Eric Robinson LW L 28 2023 Bellmawr, New Jersey
23 United States Mattias Samuelsson Injured Reserve D L 24 2018 Voorhees, New Jersey
53 Canada Jeff Skinner LW L 31 2018 Markham, Ontario
72 United States Tage Thompson C R 26 2018 Phoenix, Arizona
89 United States Alex Tuch RW R 27 2021 Syracuse, New York


Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18) To Anaheim Ducks
Ilya Lyubushkin 		To Buffalo Sabres
4th-round pick in the 2025 		[101]
December 6, 2023 (2023-12-06) To Columbus Blue Jackets
conditional NSH 7th-round pick in 2025 		To Buffalo Sabres
Eric Robinson 		[102]
January 11, 2024 (2024-01-11) To Montreal Canadiens
Filip Cederqvist 		To Buffalo Sabres
Future considerations 		[103]
March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) To Colorado Avalanche
Casey Mittelstadt 		To Buffalo Sabres
Bowen Byram 		[104]
March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) To Florida Panthers
Kyle Okposo 		To Buffalo Sabres
Calle Sjalin
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2024* 		[105]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Erik Johnson 		To Buffalo Sabres
4th-round pick in 2024 		[106]
To San Jose Sharks
Devin Cooley 		To Buffalo Sabres
WSH 7th-round pick in 2025 		[107]

Notes:

  • The pick will become a 5th-round pick if Florida wins the Stanley Cup.

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Connor Clifton Boston Bruins 3-year Free agency [108]
Devin Cooley Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [109]
Erik Johnson Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [110]
Justin Richards Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [109]
Dustin Tokarski Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [111]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Malcolm Subban St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [112]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) Vinnie Hinostroza Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [113]
Michael Houser Rochester Americans (AHL) 1-year Free agency [114]
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18) Austin Strand Chicago Wolves (AHL) 1-year Free agency [115]
August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02) Sean Malone SCL Tigers (NL) 2-year Free agency [116]
August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07) Matej Pekar Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 1-year Free agency [117]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Tyson Jost 1-year [118]
July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) Kale Clague 1-year [119]
July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14) Brett Murray 1-year [120]
Anton Wahlberg 3-year† [121]
July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) Linus Weissbach 1-year [122]
July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28) Zach Benson 3-year† [123]
October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09) Rasmus Dahlin 8-year‡ [124]
October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11) Owen Power 7-year‡ [125]

Draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. With their first selection, the Sabres selected Zach Benson from the Winnipeg Ice of the WHL.[126]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 13 Zach Benson LW  Canada Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
2 39 Anton Wahlberg C  Sweden Malmö Redhawks (SHL)
2 45 Maxim Strbak D  Slovakia Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
3 86 Gavin McCarthy D  United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4 109 Ethan Miedema LW  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 141 Scott Ratzlaff G  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 173 Sean Keohane D  United States Dexter Dex (USHS-MA)
7 205 Norwin Panocha D  Germany Eisbären Berlin (DNL U20)

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