Sabres announce return of black and red Goathead jersey

BY Brian Campbell City of Buffalo

PUBLISHED 11:24 AM ET Aug. 31, 2022 PUBLISHED 11:24 AM EDT Aug. 31, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have announced the return of the black and red Goathead design as their alternate third jersey this season.

The team will debut the updated black and red alternate jersey at their November 23 home game against the St. Louis Blues. The team is scheduled to wear the alternate jerseys for 12 games this upcoming season.

Get out your goathead swag...

This schedule will take up some permanent brain space. 😉
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 31, 2022

The Sabres went 345-279-114 in 738 regular-season games and won 48 playoff games in the black and red era, earning a 54.5 points percentage in regular-season games and winning 57.4 percent of their playoff games.

Black and red is BACK. 😤

Our third jersey drops this November.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 31, 2022

In the original black and red era (1996-2006), Miroslav Satan recorded the most goals (224), assists (232) and points (456) of any Sabres skater in the regular season.