Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	T. ThompsonTage Thompson	N. Ostlund Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Two helpers in loss to Jackets Noah Ostlund Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Two helpers in loss to Jackets	R. McLeodRyan McLeod S. CarrickSam Carrick J. DanforthJustin Danforth
Left Wing	J. NorrisJosh Norris	Z. BensonZach Benson	P. KrebsPeyton Krebs J. KulichJiri Kulich T. KozakTyson Kozak
Right Wing	J. DoanJosh Doan	J. Quinn Sabres' Jack Quinn: Pots goal Thursday Jack Quinn Sabres' Jack Quinn: Pots goal Thursday	K. Helenius Sabres' Konsta Helenius: Scores in season opener Konsta Helenius Sabres' Konsta Helenius: Scores in season opener B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn J. Zucker Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 15 Jason Zucker Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 15
Left Defenseman	M. Samuelsson Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in loss Mattias Samuelsson Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in loss	O. Zellweger Sabres' Olen Zellweger: Cleared to return Olen Zellweger Sabres' Olen Zellweger: Cleared to return	M. GrzelcykMatt Grzelcyk C. Timmins Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17 Conor Timmins Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17 J. Rathbone Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Jack Rathbone Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
Right Defenseman	R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin	O. Power Sabres' Owen Power: Two-point effort in opener Owen Power Sabres' Owen Power: Two-point effort in opener	L. CrevierLouis Crevier Z. MetsaZachary Metsa
Goalie	U. Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: In goal Saturday Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: In goal Saturday	C. EllisColten Ellis	A. Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: On injured reserve Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6 Alex Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: On injured reserve Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6