Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	T. ThompsonTage Thompson	N. OstlundNoah Ostlund	J. NorrisJosh Norris S. CarrickSam Carrick J. DanforthJustin Danforth
Left Wing	P. KrebsPeyton Krebs	Z. BensonZach Benson	R. McLeodRyan McLeod T. KozakTyson Kozak
Right Wing	J. DoanJosh Doan	J. QuinnJack Quinn	K. HeleniusKonsta Helenius B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn J. Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Back at practice Saturday Jiri Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Back at practice Saturday J. Zucker Sabres' Jason Zucker: Placed on injured reserve Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 15 Jason Zucker Sabres' Jason Zucker: Placed on injured reserve Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 15
Left Defenseman	R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin	O. PowerOwen Power	O. Zellweger Concussion: Day-to-Day Olen Zellweger Concussion: Day-to-Day C. Timmins Sabres' Conor Timmins: No timeline for return Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17 Conor Timmins Sabres' Conor Timmins: No timeline for return Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17 J. Rathbone Sabres' Jack Rathbone: Placed on non-roster injured reserve Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 3 Jack Rathbone Sabres' Jack Rathbone: Placed on non-roster injured reserve Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 3
Right Defenseman	L. CrevierLouis Crevier	Z. MetsaZachary Metsa	M. GrzelcykMatt Grzelcyk M. Samuelsson Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Could be nearing return Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6 Mattias Samuelsson Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Could be nearing return Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 6
Goalie	U. Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Sustains undisclosed injury Lower Body: Day-to-Day Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Sustains undisclosed injury Lower Body: Day-to-Day	A. Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: Likely to miss a couple days Upper Body: Day-to-Day Alex Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: Likely to miss a couple days Upper Body: Day-to-Day	C. Ellis Sabres' Colten Ellis: Opportunity could be knocking Colten Ellis Sabres' Colten Ellis: Opportunity could be knocking