Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	P. Krebs Sabres' Peyton Krebs: Finally lights lamp Peyton Krebs Sabres' Peyton Krebs: Finally lights lamp	N. OstlundNoah Ostlund	J. NorrisJosh Norris T. KozakTyson Kozak J. Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Available Wednesday Jiri Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Available Wednesday
Left Wing	Z. Benson Sabres' Zach Benson: Available to play Wednesday Zach Benson Sabres' Zach Benson: Available to play Wednesday	J. DoanJosh Doan	R. McLeodRyan McLeod B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn K. Helenius Sabres' Konsta Helenius: Considered week-to-week Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 17 Konsta Helenius Sabres' Konsta Helenius: Considered week-to-week Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 17
Right Wing	T. ThompsonTage Thompson	J. QuinnJack Quinn	J. ZuckerJason Zucker S. CarrickSam Carrick J. Danforth Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 8 Justin Danforth Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 8
Left Defenseman	R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin	O. PowerOwen Power	Z. MetsaZachary Metsa M. Grzelcyk Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 8 Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 8 J. Rathbone Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 8 Jack Rathbone Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 8
Right Defenseman	M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson	O. ZellwegerOlen Zellweger	L. CrevierLouis Crevier C. Timmins Sabres' Conor Timmins: Available to return Conor Timmins Sabres' Conor Timmins: Available to return
Goalie	U. LuukkonenUkko-Pekka Luukkonen	C. Ellis Sabres' Colten Ellis: Wins slips away late Wednesday Colten Ellis Sabres' Colten Ellis: Wins slips away late Wednesday	A. Lyon Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 22 Alex Lyon Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 22