40% of Buffalo Sabres picks were born in Canada, against 42% for the whole league.
| Country | Picks | Share of picks | vs NHL | 1st round | Made NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 84 |
|
-2 | 17 | 50 (60%) |
| United States | 54 |
|
+2 | 7 | 27 (50%) |
| Sweden | 25 |
|
+2 | 4 | 10 (40%) |
| Russia | 14 |
|
even | 4 | 5 (36%) |
| Czechia | 10 |
|
+1 | 3 | 5 (50%) |
| Finland | 9 |
|
-2 | 4 | 5 (56%) |
| Germany | 3 |
|
even | — | 1 (33%) |
| Slovakia | 3 |
|
-1 | — | 2 (67%) |
| Latvia | 2 |
|
+1 | 1 | 1 (50%) |
| Austria | 1 |
|
even | 1 | 1 (100%) |
| Belarus | 1 |
|
-1 | — | 0 (0%) |
| Hungary | 1 |
|
even | — | 0 (0%) |
| Italy | 1 |
|
even | — | 0 (0%) |
| Draft | Picks | 1st Rd | Made NHL | Top Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 0/5 0% | #4 Daxon Rudolph |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 0/9 0% | #9 Radim Mrtka |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 1/8 12% | #14 Konsta Helenius C |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 1/8 12% | #13 Zach Benson L |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | 3/11 27% | #9 Matt Savoie C |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 3/11 27% | #1 Owen Power D |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 2/5 40% | #8 Jack Quinn R |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 4/6 67% | #7 Dylan Cozens C |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 2/6 33% | #1 Rasmus Dahlin D |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #8 Casey Mittelstadt C |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 5/10 50% | #8 Alex Nylander L |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #2 Jack Eichel C |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 5/9 56% | #2 Sam Reinhart C |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | 7/11 64% | #8 Rasmus Ristolainen D |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 5/8 62% | #12 Mikhail Grigorenko C |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #16 Joel Armia R |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 1/9 11% | #23 Mark Pysyk D |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 67% | #13 Zack Kassian R |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 3/8 38% | #12 Tyler Myers D |
| 2007 | 8 | — | 3/8 38% | #31 TJ Brennan D |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #24 Dennis Persson |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 6/6 100% | #13 Drew Stafford R |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #5 Thomas Vanek L |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 3/3 100% | #11 Keith Ballard D |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #22 Jiri Novotny C |
| 2000 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #220 Paul Gaustad C |
| 1999 | 3 | — | 3/3 100% | #35 Milan Bartovic R |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 5/5 100% | #18 Dmitri Kalinin D |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #21 Mika Noronen G |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #7 Erik Rasmussen C |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 100% | #14 Jay McKee D |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 100% | #17 Wayne Primeau C |
| 1993 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #272 Scott Nichol C |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 100% | #13 Philippe Boucher D |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 100% | #14 Brad May L |
| 1988 | 3 | — | 3/3 100% | #76 Keith Carney D |
| 1981 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #80 Jeff Eatough R |
“Made NHL” counts picks who have played at least one NHL game. Recent classes are still developing, so their conversion rises as prospects debut.