2024–25 Buffalo Sabres season

2024–25 Buffalo Sabres
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
2024–25 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Team information
General manager	Kevyn Adams
Coach	Don Granato
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Rasmus Dahlin Zemgus Girgensons
Arena	KeyBank Center
Minor league affiliate(s)	Rochester Americans (AHL) Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Buffalo Sabres season will be the 55th season of play for the Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2024.

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Pittsburgh		Buffalo
2	September 23	Columbus		Buffalo
3	September 24	Buffalo		Pittsburgh
4	September 26	Buffalo		Ottawa
5	September 28	Buffalo		Columbus
6	September 30	Detroit		Buffalo

Roster

Updated July 24, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
96		Nicolas Aube-Kubel	RW	R	28	2024	Slave Lake, Alberta
9		Zach Benson	LW	L	19	2023	Langley, British Columbia
78		Jacob Bryson	D	L	26	2017	London, Ontario
4		Bowen Byram	D	L	23	2024	Cranbrook, British Columbia
38		Kale Clague	D	L	26	2022	Regina, Saskatchewan
75		Connor Clifton	D	R	29	2023	Long Branch, New Jersey
24		Dylan Cozens	C	R	23	2019	Whitehorse, Yukon
26		Rasmus Dahlin (A)	D	L	24	2018	Trollhättan, Sweden
8		Dennis Gilbert	D	L	27	2024	Buffalo, New York
12		Jordan Greenway	LW	L	27	2023	Canton, New York
10		Henri Jokiharju	D	R	25	2019	Oulu, Finland
19		Peyton Krebs (RFA)	C	L	23	2021	Okotoks, Alberta
81		Sam Lafferty	C	R	29	2024	Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
1		Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	G	L	25	2017	Espoo, Finland
29		Beck Malenstyn	LW	L	26	2024	Delta, British Columbia
71		Ryan McLeod	C	L	24	2024	Mississauga, Ontario
77		JJ Peterka	LW	L	22	2020	Munich, Germany
25		Owen Power	D	L	21	2021	Mississauga, Ontario
22		Jack Quinn	RW	R	22	2020	Ottawa, Ontario
47		James Reimer	G	L	36	2024	Morweena, Manitoba
23		Mattias Samuelsson	D	L	24	2018	Voorhees, New Jersey
72		Tage Thompson	C	R	26	2018	Phoenix, Arizona
89		Alex Tuch	RW	R	28	2021	Syracuse, New York
17		Jason Zucker	LW	L	32	2024	Newport Beach, California

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:  †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)	To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2024	To Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	Jeff Skinner			Buyout

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)	Kale Clague	1-year

Draft picks

See also: List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Konsta Helenius	C	Finland	Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga)
2	42	Adam Kleber	D	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
3	71	Brodie Ziemer	RW	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4	108	Luke Osburn	D	United States	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
4	123	Simon-Pier Brunet	D	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6	172	Patrick Geary	D	United States	Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten)
7	204	Vasili Zelenov	RW	Russia	Red Bull Hockey Juniors (AlpsHL)
7	219	Ryerson Leenders	G	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)