Season simulation · 2 Nov 2026
Who will win the Stanley Cup?
1%Buffalo Sabres' chance
From 20,000 simulated seasons, updated daily. The frozen, scored forecast names the leading sides only.
Buffalo Sabres
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Founded 1971 · Metro area Buffalo · KeyBank Center
No Stanley Cup wins
2 Stanley Cup Final apps (2 lost)6 Conference / SF apps1 Presidents' Trophy / Best Reg Record7 Division titles30 Playoff apps
Title chances
This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.
Full odds: NHL · every title race
The Heartbreak Index23.6 · #44
The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1971
The Heartbreak Index23.6 · #44
The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1971
23.6
Heartbreak
#44
of 1,138 clubs
#6
in NHL
23.6
agony
The clocks
- First NHL title since 197113.6
- NHL final appearance since 19992.3
- NHL deep run since 20070.7
Heaviest wounds
lost the final, 1999 · fell one round short, 2007 · fell one round short, 2006 · fell one round short, 1998
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Who controls the club
The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.
How this is measured
Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.
The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.
Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.
Who controls the clubTerry and Kim Pegula
Terry and Kim Pegulafamily· 100%
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026
Pegula Sports & Entertainment also holds the Buffalo Bills.
Also controls
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views gained since 23 Oct 2026
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subscribers gained since 23 Oct 2026
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Major trophies
Player + coach awards earned while with the franchise. Sortable by trophy. Spelling normalized for historic typos (Conn Smythe, Jack Adams).
Hart
2- Dominik Hasek1998
- Dominik Hasek1997
Vezina
10- Ryan Miller2010
- Dominik Hasek2001
- Dominik Hasek1999
- Dominik Hasek1998
- Dominik Hasek1997
- Dominik Hasek1995
- Dominik Hasek1994
- Tom Barrasso1984
- Don Edwards1980
- Bob Sauve1980
Calder
3- Tyler Myers2010
- Tom Barrasso1984
- Gilbert Perreault1971
Adams
2- Lindy Ruff2006
- Ted Nolan1997
Selke
2- Michael Peca1997
- Craig Ramsay1985
Presidents' Trophy & Best Regular-Season Record seasons
Workbook flags every season where this franchise had the league's top regular-season record. The formal Presidents' Trophy was introduced for the 1985-86 season; pre-1986 rows are best-record honors across the pre-trophy era.
- 2006-07 · 113 pts
Season-by-season
Reverse chronological. Ties column visible through the 2004-05 lockout; OTL absorbs shootout losses post-2005 (workbook convention; the public NHL site keeps them separate).
2026-27
In progress · ESPN · As of Nov 2, 2026
NHL
14 GP
14 GP
W
7
L
4
OTL
3
Pts
17
Pts%
.607
GF
43
GA
49
2025-26
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
50
L
23
T
0
OTL
9
Pts
109
Pts%
.665
GF
286
GA
240
Place
1
2024-25
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
36
L
39
T
0
OTL
7
Pts
79
Pts%
.482
GF
269
GA
289
Place
7
2023-24
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
39
L
37
T
0
OTL
6
Pts
84
Pts%
.512
GF
246
GA
244
Place
6
2022-23
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
42
L
33
T
0
OTL
7
Pts
91
Pts%
.555
GF
296
GA
300
Place
5
2021-22
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
32
L
39
T
0
OTL
11
Pts
75
Pts%
.457
GF
232
GA
290
Place
5
2020-21
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
15
L
34
T
0
OTL
7
Pts
37
Pts%
.330
GF
138
GA
199
Place
8
2019-20
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
30
L
31
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
68
Pts%
.493
GF
195
GA
217
Place
6
2018-19
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
33
L
39
T
0
OTL
10
Pts
76
Pts%
.463
GF
226
GA
271
Place
6
2017-18
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
25
L
45
T
0
OTL
12
Pts
62
Pts%
.378
GF
199
GA
280
Place
8
2016-17
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
33
L
37
T
0
OTL
12
Pts
78
Pts%
.476
GF
201
GA
237
Place
8
2015-16
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
35
L
36
T
0
OTL
11
Pts
81
Pts%
.494
GF
201
GA
222
Place
7
2014-15
NHL · Buffalo Sabres
W
23
L
51
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
54
Pts%
.329
GF
161
GA
274
Place
8
Arena history
Reverse chronological. Era-correct workbook name with current canonical name in parentheses when renamed.
Source: methodology. Workbook canonical key: Sabres. Live standings refresh from ESPN every hour. The static build refreshes daily at 08:00 UTC.