Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	J. Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Notches helper in return Jiri Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Notches helper in return	N. OstlundNoah Ostlund	J. Norris Sabres' Josh Norris: Scores in OT loss Saturday Josh Norris Sabres' Josh Norris: Scores in OT loss Saturday R. McLeodRyan McLeod S. CarrickSam Carrick
Left Wing	T. Thompson Sabres' Tage Thompson: Scores vs. Montreal Tage Thompson Sabres' Tage Thompson: Scores vs. Montreal	Z. BensonZach Benson	J. Zucker Sabres' Jason Zucker: On track to play Wednesday Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 21 Jason Zucker Sabres' Jason Zucker: On track to play Wednesday Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 21 P. KrebsPeyton Krebs T. KozakTyson Kozak
Right Wing	J. DoanJosh Doan	J. Quinn Sabres' Jack Quinn: Finds twine Saturday Jack Quinn Sabres' Jack Quinn: Finds twine Saturday	K. HeleniusKonsta Helenius B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn J. Danforth Sabres' Justin Danforth: Dealing with injury Upper Body: Day-to-Day Justin Danforth Sabres' Justin Danforth: Dealing with injury Upper Body: Day-to-Day
Left Defenseman	R. Dahlin Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Targeting Wednesday return Upper Body: Day-to-Day Rasmus Dahlin Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Targeting Wednesday return Upper Body: Day-to-Day	O. ZellwegerOlen Zellweger	Z. MetsaZachary Metsa D. GilbertDennis Gilbert M. Grzelcyk Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 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	M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson	O. PowerOwen Power	L. CrevierLouis Crevier C. Timmins Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Conor Timmins Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
Goalie	U. Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Beaten four times in OT loss Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Beaten four times in OT loss	C. EllisColten Ellis	A. Lyon Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Alex Lyon Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24