Sabres
Sabres3–3–1
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Maple Leafs3–3–1
Tonight · Oct 15
7:00PM
Puck drop, Eastern
NHL · 2026–27 season
Buffalo Sabres
Level on points with the last wild card. 6th in the Atlantic. 9th in the East. Lost the last game in overtime.
3–3–1
W–L–OT · 7 PTS
- Sat Oct 17 · 7:00 PMat CanadiensNHLN · MSG-BFrom $165
- Wed Oct 21 · 7:30 PMvs FlyersTNT · truTVFrom $31
Last game: Lost 3–4 in a shootout at the Canadiens, Tuesday Oct 13. Recap
Standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +10 |
| 2 | Senators | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +2 |
| 3 | Lightning | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1 |
| 4 | Panthers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −1 |
| 5 | Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +1 |
| 6 | Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 |
| 7 | Canadiens | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −4 |
| 8 | Red Wings | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −6 |
Atlantic Division. The top three in each division make the playoffs, plus two wild cards per conference. P% is points percentage, RW regulation wins, L10 the last ten games.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Bruins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +10 | ||||||
| 2 | Senators | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +2 | ||||||
| 3 | Lightning | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1 | ||||||
| Metropolitan | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Hurricanes | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | +12 | ||||||
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +13 | ||||||
| 3 | Capitals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +2 | ||||||
| Wild card | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Panthers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −1 | ||||||
| 2 | Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +1 | ||||||
| 3 | Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 | ||||||
| 4 | Penguins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +3 | ||||||
| 5 | Canadiens | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −4 | ||||||
| 6 | Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +4 | ||||||
| 7 | Devils | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | ||||||
| 8 | Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −5 | ||||||
| 9 | Red Wings | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −6 | ||||||
| 10 | Flyers | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | −21 | ||||||
Eastern Conference. The dashed line is the playoff cut: two wild cards after the division top threes. P% is points percentage, RW regulation wins, L10 the last ten games.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricanes | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | +12 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +13 |
| 3 | Bruins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +10 |
| 4 | Senators | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +2 |
| 5 | Lightning | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1 |
| 6 | Capitals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +2 |
| 7 | Panthers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −1 |
| 8 | Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +1 |
| 9 | Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 |
| 10 | Penguins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
| 11 | Canadiens | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −4 |
| 12 | Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +4 |
| 13 | Devils | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| 14 | Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −5 |
| 15 | Red Wings | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −6 |
| 16 | Flyers | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | −21 |
Eastern Conference. P% is points percentage, RW regulation wins, L10 the last ten games.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricanes | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | +12 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +13 |
| 3 | Golden Knights | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +10 |
| 4 | Oilers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +11 |
| 5 | Mammoth | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +8 |
| 6 | Bruins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +10 |
| 7 | Kraken | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +10 |
| 8 | Senators | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Jets | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +1 |
| 10 | Avalanche | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +9 |
| 11 | Wild | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +5 |
| 12 | Lightning | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1 |
| 13 | Ducks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +3 |
| 14 | Capitals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | +2 |
| 15 | Panthers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −1 |
| 16 | Blues | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
| 17 | Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +1 |
| 18 | Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −7 |
| 19 | Stars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
| 20 | Penguins | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +3 |
| 21 | Canadiens | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −4 |
| 22 | Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +4 |
| 23 | Predators | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −3 |
| 24 | Devils | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| 25 | Sharks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −7 |
| 26 | Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −5 |
| 27 | Red Wings | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −6 |
| 28 | Blackhawks | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −12 |
| 29 | Canucks | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −12 |
| 30 | Flyers | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | −21 |
| 31 | Kings | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | −10 |
| 32 | Flames | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −17 |
All 32 teams. P% is points percentage, RW regulation wins, L10 the last ten games.
By the numbers
League rank in eachHome3–2–0
Road0–1–1
Last 103–3–1
Goal diff−7
- Goals for2.71 per game22nd of 32
- Goals against3.57 per game23rd of 32
- Power play11.1%30th of 32
- Penalty kill60.9%30th of 32
- Shots for25.7 per game22nd of 32
- Shots against23.9 per game5th of 32
- Faceoff wins47.8%22nd of 32
Leaders
Regular seasonPoints
- Tage ThompsonC · 7 GP74 G · 3 A
- Owen PowerD · 7 GP71 G · 6 A
- Rasmus DahlinD · 6 GP42 G · 2 A
- Jack QuinnR · 7 GP42 G · 2 A
- Noah OstlundC · 7 GP42 G · 2 A
Category leaders
- GoalsT. Thompson4
- AssistsO. Power6
- Plus / minusT. Thompson+5
- Power-play goalsT. Thompson1
- Goalie winsU. Luukkonen2.850 SV%
All skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 |
| Owen Power | D | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +3 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger | D | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Zach Benson | L | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 |
| Jiri Kulich | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 |
| Josh Doan | R | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| Konsta Helenius | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 |
| Dennis Gilbert | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Louis Crevier | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Justin Danforth | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Tyson Kozak | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.46 | .850 |
| Colten Ellis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | .864 |