Buffalo Sabres — Franchise History
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Points % by Season
│ Cup year
Contending
(2026)
Avg Pts% 0.665
Avg age 26.5
Realistic Cup threat — Finals appearance or dominant regular season.
Contending
Competitive
Developing
Rebuilding
No Direction
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Goal Diff / Game
Top Scorer Points
Power Play %
Team Save %
Avg Roster Age
Picks & Trades
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1st-Round Picks on Roster
Avg Player Tenure (yrs)
Season Outlook — 2025-26
82 GP · vs. 2025-26 playoff benchmarks
Full season
Last 20G
Playoff bar
Last-20 bar
Contender bar
Pts %
0.665
· L20: 0.725
playoff 0.610 / L20 0.625 · contender 0.670
GD/GP
+0.57
· L20: +0.85
playoff +0.34 / L20 +0.38 · contender +0.51
PP %
19.9%
· L20: 20.4%
playoff 23.8% / L20 24.6% · contender 24.7%
PK %
81.2%
· L20: 74.5%
playoff 78.2% / L20 77.9% · contender 80.2%
| Season | Record | PTS | Pts% | Playoffs | Top Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50-23-9 | 109 | 0.665 | R2 | #4 |
| 2025 | 36-39-7 | 79 | 0.482 | — | #9 |
| 2024 | 40-37-6 | 86 | 0.518 | — | #14 |
| 2023 | 42-33-7 | 91 | 0.555 | — | #13 |
| 2022 | 32-39-11 | 75 | 0.457 | — | #9 |
| 2021 | 15-34-7 | 37 | 0.33 | — | #1 |
| 2020 | 30-31-8 | 68 | 0.493 | — | #8 |
| 2019 | 33-39-10 | 76 | 0.463 | — | #7 |
| 2018 | 25-45-12 | 62 | 0.378 | — | #1 |
| 2017 | 33-37-12 | 78 | 0.476 | — | #8 |
| 2016 | 35-36-11 | 81 | 0.494 | — | #8 |
| 2015 | 23-51-8 | 54 | 0.329 | — | #2 |
| 2014 | 21-51-10 | 52 | 0.317 | — | #2 |
| 2013 | 21-21-6 | 48 | 0.5 | — | #8 |
| 2012 | 39-32-11 | 89 | 0.543 | — | #12 |
| 2011 | 43-29-10 | 96 | 0.585 | R1 | #16 |
| 2010 | 45-27-10 | 100 | 0.61 | R1 | #23 |
| 2009 | 41-32-9 | 91 | 0.555 | — | #13 |
| 2008 | 39-31-12 | 90 | 0.549 | — | #12 |
| 2007 | 53-22-7 | 113 | 0.689 | CF | #31 |
| 2006 | 52-24-6 | 110 | 0.671 | CF | #24 |