Buffalo Sabres
2025–26 Buffalo Sabres season
Conference	Eastern
Division	Atlantic
Founded	1970
History	Buffalo Sabres 1970–present
Home arena	KeyBank Center
City	Buffalo, New York
Team colors	Royal blue, gold, white[1][2][3]
Media	MSG Western New York WGR 550 Sabres Hockey Network
Owner	Terry Pegula
General manager	Jarmo Kekalainen
Head coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Rasmus Dahlin
Minor league affiliates	Rochester Americans (AHL) Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Stanley Cups	0
Conference championships	3 (1974–75, 1979–80, 1998–99)
Presidents' Trophies	1 (2006–07)
Division championships	6 (1974–75, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2009–10)
Official website	nhl.com/sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along with the Vancouver Canucks, when the league expanded to 14 teams. The Sabres have played their home games at KeyBank Center since 1996, having previously played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium since their inception. The Sabres are owned by Terry Pegula, who purchased the club in 2011 from Tom Golisano.

The team has twice advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975 and to the Dallas Stars in 1999. The Sabres, along with the Canucks, are the oldest active NHL franchises to have never won the Stanley Cup.^[4] The Sabres have the longest active playoff drought in the NHL at 14 seasons, which stands as an NHL record, and are tied with the New York Jets for the longest active playoff drought across the "Big 4" North American sports leagues.^[5]