Buffalo Sabres
National Hockey League franchise in Buffalo
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| 2025 | Buffalo Bandits won their seventh National Lacrosse League championship. |
| 2025 | Buffalo Stallions soccer team founded in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). |
| April 8 2025 | The Sabres were eliminated from postseason potential for the 14th consecutive time. |
| 2024 | Buffalo Pro Soccer team founded in the USL Championship. |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bandits win their sixth National Lacrosse League (NLL) championship and Buffalo Pro Soccer team established in the USL Championship. |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bandits win their sixth NLL championship |
| April 22 2024 | Lindy Ruff was named as the new head coach, returning for a second tenure with the team after being fired in 2013. |
| April 16 2024 | Head coach Don Granato was fired after being the seventh coach during the Sabres' playoff drought. |
| 2023 | Buffalo eXtreme basketball team established in the ABA. |
| 2023 | Buffalo Beauts (Premier Hockey Federation) team discontinued. |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bandits win their fifth NLL championship |
| August 17 2023 | Longtime play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret passed away. |
| 2022 | The Sabres missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year, setting an NHL record. |
| August 17 2022 | Longtime play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret passed away. |
| April 22 2022 | Lindy Ruff was named head coach, returning for a second tenure with the team. |
| April 16 2022 | Don Granato was fired one day after playing the final game of the season, marking the seventh coach of the Sabres since their playoff drought began. |
| April 1 2022 | A banner honoring longtime play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret was raised at KeyBank Center. |
| 2021 | Jonas Johansson traded from Buffalo Sabres to Colorado Avalanche, Sabres receiving a 6th-round pick |
| 2021 | Brandon Montour traded from Buffalo Sabres to Florida Panthers, receiving a 3rd-round pick |
| 2021 | Eric Staal traded from Buffalo Sabres to Montreal Canadiens, receiving 3rd and 5th-round picks |
| 2021 | The Sabres finished the season with an 18-game losing streak (0-15-3), started the first 34 games with a 6-23-5 record for 17 points, and concluded their final 22 games with a 9-11-2 record. They ultimately finished with a 15-34-7 record for 37 points, marking the fourth time in eight seasons they had the worst record in the NHL. |
| 2021 | FC Buffalo Women, a women's soccer team in the UWS league, was established and began playing at Coyer Field. |
| 2021 | Buffalo Blaze joins the Pro Basketball Association, representing the most recent addition to Buffalo's long-standing basketball team history |
| 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays continue to play home games at Sahlen Field due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 8 2021 | The Sabres' final game of the 2020-21 season resulted in a 0-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, concluding their challenging season with a record of 15-34-7. |
| May 3 2021 | The Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 4-2, with goaltender Andrew Houser recording the win. |
| April 17 2021 | The Sabres were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, extending their playoff drought to ten seasons and tying an NHL record. |
| April 3 2021 | Buffalo secured a 3-2 shootout victory against the New York Rangers, with only 302 fans in attendance. |
| March 31 2021 | The Sabres won convincingly against the Philadelphia Flyers 1-6, improving their record and scoring 19 total points for the season. |
| March 29 2021 | The Sabres equalled the NHL record for the longest losing streak in a season with their 18th consecutive loss, tying the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins' record. In this game, they blew a 3-0 lead and lost 4-3 in overtime. |
| March 17 2021 | Head coach Ralph Krueger was fired during a twelve-game losing streak, with Don Granato named interim head coach. |
| February 2021 | Multiple games were postponed due to COVID-19 protocol, affecting the team's schedule and disrupting their regular season play. |
| January 31 2021 | The Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-3, bringing their record to 4-4-2 for the month of January. |
| January 14 2021 | Buffalo Sabres played their first game of the season, losing 6-4 to the Washington Capitals, with goaltender Carter Hutton in net. |
| 2020 | Eric Staal traded to Buffalo Sabres from Minnesota Wild |
| 2020 | Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar traded from Buffalo Sabres to Boston Bruins, Sabres receiving Anders Bjork and a 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
| 2020 | Marcus Johansson traded from Buffalo Sabres to Minnesota Wild |
| 2020 | Experienced a challenging season with only 15 wins in 56 games, finishing 8th in the East Division and missing playoffs. |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays temporarily play home games at Sahlen Field due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 23 2020 | The Buffalo Sabres' regular season schedule was published, outlining their game plan for the 2020-21 season. |
| December 20 2020 | The NHL temporarily realigned into four divisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Buffalo Sabres placed in the East Division and restricted to playing only teams within that division during the regular season. |
| November 16 2020 | The NHL introduced Adidas 'Reverse Retro' jerseys, with the Sabres featuring a modern update to their first third jersey from 2000, adapted in current team colors on a white template. |
| October 7 2020 | Buffalo Sabres trade with San Jose Sharks, exchanging draft picks (second and fourth-round picks for a second-round pick). |
| October 6 2020 | NHL Entry Draft held virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. |
| August 11 2020 | The Sabres unveiled new uniforms similar to those worn in the early days of the franchise. |
| June 16 2020 | Jason Botterill was fired as general manager of the Sabres and replaced by Kevyn Adams. |
| March 25 2020 | NHL Entry Draft originally scheduled for June 26-27 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | NCAA Frozen Four was hosted in Buffalo |
| May 2019 | Ralph Krueger was named the Sabres head coach. |
| March 21 2019 | The Sabres announced they would play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2019 NHL Global Series at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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