Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	T. Thompson Sabres' Tage Thompson: Two points in win Tage Thompson Sabres' Tage Thompson: Two points in win	N. OstlundNoah Ostlund	R. McLeodRyan McLeod S. CarrickSam Carrick J. DanforthJustin Danforth
Left Wing	J. NorrisJosh Norris	Z. BensonZach Benson	P. KrebsPeyton Krebs J. Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: First goal in 11 months Jiri Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: First goal in 11 months T. KozakTyson Kozak
Right Wing	J. DoanJosh Doan	J. Quinn Sabres' Jack Quinn: Head coach singing praises for play Jack Quinn Sabres' Jack Quinn: Head coach singing praises for play	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	Z. MetsaZachary Metsa 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. Dahlin Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Among NHL's best defenders Rasmus Dahlin Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Among NHL's best defenders	O. PowerOwen Power	L. CrevierLouis Crevier
Goalie	U. Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Gets first win Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Gets first win	C. EllisColten Ellis	A. Lyon Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6 Alex Lyon Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6