The Buffalo Sabres have announced their complete schedule for the 2024-25 season, which officially kicks off with a pair of games against the New Jersey Devils in Prague, Czechia as part of the NHL Global Series on Friday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, Oct. 5.
The Sabres first home game at KeyBank Center is Thursday, Oct. 10 against the Los Angeles Kings. It will also be the first game back behind the bench for new coach Lindy Ruff. They will wrap their season at home on Thursday, April 17 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Among the highlights on the schedule, reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will visit Buffalo on Oct. 2, the newly minted Utah Hockey Club will make their first ever trip to the Queen City on Dec. 7 and the Sabres will hit the West Coast with California road trip, Nov. 20-23, and a Western Canada road trip, Jan. 20-25, 2025.
The Sabres are coming off a season in which they finished near the bottom of the Atlantic Division (39-37-6, 84 points), missing the playoffs for a 13th consecutive year.