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Buffalo Sabres

Franchise history

55 seasons · 1970–71 to 2025–26Season records
Buffalo Sabres season-by-season records
2025–26 Buffalo Sabres 82 50 23 — 9 109 .665 283 240 East · Atlantic Division 7–6
2024–25 Buffalo Sabres 82 36 39 — 7 79 .482 265 287 East · Atlantic Division —
2023–24 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 37 — 6 84 .512 244 243 East · Atlantic Division —
2022–23 Buffalo Sabres 82 42 33 — 7 91 .555 293 297 East · Atlantic Division —
2021–22 Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 — 11 75 .457 229 287 East · Atlantic Division —
2020–21 Buffalo Sabres 56 15 34 — 7 37 .330 134 196 East Division —
2019–20 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 — 8 68 .493 193 215 East · Atlantic Division —
2018–19 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 39 — 10 76 .463 221 268 East · Atlantic Division —
2017–18 Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 — 12 62 .378 198 278 East · Atlantic Division —
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 — 12 78 .476 199 231 East · Atlantic Division —
2015–16 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 — 11 81 .494 199 215 East · Atlantic Division —
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 — 8 54 .329 153 269 East · Atlantic Division —
2013–14 Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 — 10 52 .317 150 243 East · Atlantic Division —
2012–13 Buffalo Sabres 48 21 21 — 6 48 .500 118 139 East · Northeast Division —
2011–12 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 — 11 89 .543 211 223 East · Northeast Division —
2010–11 Buffalo Sabres 82 43 29 — 10 96 .585 240 228 East · Northeast Division 3–4
2009–10 Buffalo Sabres 82 45 27 — 10 100 .610 231 201 East · Northeast Division 2–4
2008–09 Buffalo Sabres 82 41 32 — 9 91 .555 242 229 East · Northeast Division —
2007–08 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 — 12 90 .549 251 233 East · Northeast Division —
2006–07 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 — 7 113 .689 298 238 East · Northeast Division 9–7
2005–06 Buffalo Sabres 82 52 24 — 6 110 .671 276 234 East · Northeast Division 11–7
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 85 .518 220 221 East · Northeast Division —
2002–03 Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 72 .439 190 219 East · Northeast Division —
2001–02 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 35 11 1 82 .500 213 200 East · Northeast Division —
2000–01 Buffalo Sabres 82 46 30 5 1 98 .598 218 184 East · Northeast Division 7–6
1999–00 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 32 11 4 85 .518 213 204 East · Northeast Division 1–4
1998–99 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 28 17 — 91 .555 207 175 Eastern · Northeast 14–7
1997–98 Buffalo Sabres 82 36 29 17 — 89 .543 211 187 Eastern · Northeast 10–5
1996–97 Buffalo Sabres 82 40 30 12 — 92 .561 237 208 Eastern · Northeast 5–7
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 — 73 .445 247 262 Eastern · Northeast 0–0
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres 48 22 19 7 — 51 .531 130 119 Eastern · Northeast 1–4
1993–94 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 — 95 .565 282 218 Eastern · Northeast 3–4
1992–93 Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 — 86 .512 335 297 Prince of Wales · Adams 4–4
1991–92 Buffalo Sabres 80 31 37 12 — 74 .463 289 299 Prince of Wales · Adams 3–4
1990–91 Buffalo Sabres 80 31 30 19 — 81 .506 292 278 Prince of Wales · Adams 2–4
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres 80 45 27 8 — 98 .613 286 248 Prince of Wales · Adams 2–4
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres 80 38 35 7 — 83 .519 291 299 Prince of Wales · Adams 1–4
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres 80 37 32 11 — 85 .531 283 305 Prince of Wales · Adams 2–4
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres 80 28 44 8 — 64 .400 280 308 Prince of Wales · Adams 0–0
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres 80 37 37 6 — 80 .500 296 291 Prince of Wales · Adams 0–0
1984–85 Buffalo Sabres 80 38 28 14 — 90 .563 290 237 Prince of Wales · Adams 2–3
1983–84 Buffalo Sabres 80 48 25 7 — 103 .644 315 257 Prince of Wales · Adams 0–3
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres 80 38 29 13 — 89 .556 318 285 Prince of Wales · Adams 6–4
1981–82 Buffalo Sabres 80 39 26 15 — 93 .581 307 273 Prince of Wales · Adams 1–3
1980–81 Buffalo Sabres 80 39 20 21 — 99 .619 327 250 Prince of Wales · Adams 4–4
1979–80 Buffalo Sabres 80 47 17 16 — 110 .688 318 201 Prince of Wales · Adams 9–5
1978–79 Buffalo Sabres 80 36 28 16 — 88 .550 280 263 Prince of Wales · Adams 1–2
1977–78 Buffalo Sabres 80 44 19 17 — 105 .656 288 215 Prince of Wales · Adams 3–5
1976–77 Buffalo Sabres 80 48 24 8 — 104 .650 301 220 Prince of Wales · Adams 2–4
1975–76 Buffalo Sabres 80 46 21 13 — 105 .656 339 240 Prince of Wales · Adams 4–5
1974–75 Buffalo Sabres 80 49 16 15 — 113 .706 354 240 Prince of Wales · Adams 10–7
1973–74 Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 — 76 .487 242 250 East 0–0
1972–73 Buffalo Sabres 78 37 27 14 — 88 .564 257 219 East 2–4
1971–72 Buffalo Sabres 78 16 43 19 — 51 .327 203 289 East 0–0
1970–71 Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15 — 63 .404 217 291 East 0–0
Sources & coverage

Season links open the original NHL year and team. The canceled 2004–05 season is omitted. Earlier WHA and NHA seasons are outside this NHL record series. PTS% is points divided by twice games played; pre-1999–2000 overtime losses remain within L, and OTL includes shootout losses from 2005–06. Historical names and official franchise assignments are retained. Postseason ties are shown separately; 2020 round-robin OT/SO losses are also shown separately. Early Stanley Cup games against other leagues remain postseason records rather than NHL regular-season games. No Stanley Cup was awarded in 1919. An em dash means a field or postseason record is unavailable in this table.

Official NHL historical team and game statistics

Official NHL historical franchise assignments

Official NHL historical team identities

Jets and NHL: September24,2026 history consolidation

NHL: establishment of separate Utah franchise

ESPN historical group and selected-year identities

Recorded through the 2025–26 season. The current-season link opens live season coverage.