The Buffalo Sabres may have found some peace by avoiding salary arbitration with defenseman Bowen Byram, but the rocky times are continuing in Northern ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have been eliminated from the playoffs, extending their NHL-record playoff drought to 14 seasons. They are now tied with the New York Jets for the longest ...

The Buffalo Sabres will miss the postseason for the 14th straight season, extending their NHL-leading playoff drought. Despite winning over the Carolina Hurricanes, a Montreal Canadiens victory ...

The Buffalo Sabres will miss the postseason for the 14th straight season, extending their NHL-leading playoff drought. Despite winning over the Carolina Hurricanes, a Montreal Canadiens victory ...

In 2022-23, when the Sabres missed the playoffs by a point, Tage Thompson had 47 goals, Alex Tuch had 36, Skinner 35, Dylan Cozens 31 and Victor Olofsson 28. All those numbers dropped last season.

The Sabres went 16-9-3 over the final months, a full third of the season pacing for a playoff-caliber 103 points. They averaged 3.2 goals and converted on 25% of power plays in those games.

The Canadiens’ win left the Sabres too far behind to catch them with five games left, as Buffalo holds a 35-36-6 record and has 76 points to the Habs’ 39-30-9 record and 87 points.

During this playoff drought, the Sabres have made 10 top-10 draft picks. They’ve picked first twice and second twice. Eichel and Reinhart have both won the Stanley Cup with other franchises.

In 2022-23, the Sabres finished with a 42-33-7 record and missed the playoffs by a point. 2023-24 they went 39-37-6, and missed the postseason by a handful of points, but they were in the race for ...

The high aspirations the Sabres enjoyed in opening the season with GM Kevyn Adams declaring the window of contention being open are a faint glimmer with Buffalo tumbling out of contention.

Buffalo’s 14-year playoff drought is the longest in NHL history. With a 35-36-6 record and five games left on the schedule, the Sabres can finish with no more than 86 points in the standings.

They’ve gone 8-3-1 since and closed to within three points of the Islanders and Detroit Red Wings in the race for the conference’s final wild-card spot.