The Buffalo Sabres play in the National Hockey League. NHL games run on national windows across ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max — plus regional sports networks for in-market broadcasts. ESPN+ carries every out-of-market regular-season game.
Most in-market Buffalo Sabres games air on MSG/MSG+ (Western New York). Cord-cutters can stream MSG/MSG+ live on Fubo, which carries the network in-market — your home ZIP determines availability and Fubo confirms it at signup.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 21 · 7:00 PM ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Tue, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Thu, Sep 24 · 7:00 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Sat, Sep 26 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
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The Buffalo Sabres open the 2026-27 regular season on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thu, Oct 1.
16 of the 84 Buffalo Sabres regular-season games listed below currently carry a national TV window — TNT (8), truTV (8), Disney+ (3), ESPN+ (3), Hulu (3), MNMT (2), ESPN (2), ABC (1). The rest are RSN / local broadcasts.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 · 7:00 PM ET | at Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Blackhawks | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Minnesota Wild | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Dallas Stars | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Utah Mammoth | RSN / local |
| Mon, Oct 12 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 PM ET | at Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM ET | at Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM ET | at Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Wed, Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Flyers | TNT / truTV |
| Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Capitals | MNMT |
| Tue, Oct 27 · 10:30 PM ET | at San Jose Sharks | ESPN |
| Thu, Oct 29 · 10:00 PM ET | at Anaheim Ducks | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM ET | at Los Angeles Kings | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 8 · 3:30 PM ET | vs Vegas Golden Knights | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | TNT / truTV |
| Thu, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM ET | at Chicago Blackhawks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM ET | at Dallas Stars | RSN / local |
| Tue, Nov 17 · 7:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Capitals | MNMT |
| Sat, Nov 21 · 6:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 22 · 5:00 PM ET | at Tampa Bay Lightning | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Fri, Nov 27 · 8:00 PM ET | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | TNT / truTV |
| Tue, Dec 1 · 8:00 PM ET | at Edmonton Oilers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 3 · 8:00 PM ET | at Calgary Flames | RSN / local |
| Fri, Dec 4 · 9:00 PM ET | at Vancouver Canucks | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 6 · 8:00 PM ET | at Seattle Kraken | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 10 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Edmonton Oilers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Anaheim Ducks | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 14 · 2:00 PM ET | at Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Calgary Flames | RSN / local |
| Fri, Dec 18 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Montreal Canadiens | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Sun, Dec 20 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Los Angeles Kings | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 22 · 7:00 PM ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 26 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 28 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 30 · 7:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 2 · 7:00 PM ET | at Tampa Bay Lightning | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 4 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Winnipeg Jets | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 5 · 7:30 PM ET | at Boston Bruins | TNT / truTV |
| Fri, Jan 8 · 7:00 PM ET | at Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 9 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Carolina Hurricanes | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 12 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 14 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Colorado Avalanche | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 16 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Nashville Predators | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 18 · 2:00 PM ET | vs Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Wed, Jan 20 · 7:00 PM ET | at New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 21 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Seattle Kraken | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 24 · 3:00 PM ET | at Winnipeg Jets | RSN / local |
| Wed, Jan 27 · 9:00 PM ET | at Utah Mammoth | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 28 · 10:00 PM ET | at Vegas Golden Knights | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 30 · 5:00 PM ET | at Colorado Avalanche | RSN / local |
| Wed, Feb 3 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 13 · 7:00 PM ET | at Carolina Hurricanes | RSN / local |
| Mon, Feb 15 · 6:00 PM ET | at New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Carolina Hurricanes | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 20 · 1:30 PM ET | at New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Sun, Feb 21 · 3:30 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | TNT / truTV |
| Wed, Feb 24 · 7:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | TNT / truTV |
| Fri, Feb 26 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 27 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 2 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 4 · 7:00 PM ET | vs St. Louis Blues | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 6 · 3:00 PM ET | vs New York Rangers | ABC |
| Sun, Mar 7 · 3:00 PM ET | at Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 9 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Vancouver Canucks | RSN / local |
| Fri, Mar 12 · 7:00 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Sun, Mar 14 · 7:00 PM ET | at Minnesota Wild | TNT / truTV |
| Mon, Mar 15 · 7:00 PM ET | vs San Jose Sharks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 18 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Washington Capitals | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Sat, Mar 20 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Mar 21 · 3:00 PM ET | at New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 23 · 7:00 PM ET | at Boston Bruins | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Sun, Mar 28 · 8:30 PM ET | at St. Louis Blues | ESPN |
| Tue, Mar 30 · 8:00 PM ET | at Nashville Predators | RSN / local |
| Thu, Apr 1 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Boston Bruins | RSN / local |
| Sat, Apr 3 · 7:00 PM ET | at Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Mon, Apr 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | RSN / local |
| Wed, Apr 7 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Boston Bruins | TNT / truTV |
| Sat, Apr 10 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
RSN / local: carried by the team's regional sports network in its home market. National windows on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT and Max are assigned closer to the date and appear here once set.
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NHL broadcasts run through three primary lanes. National games air on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max under the league's media-rights deals. In-market Buffalo Sabres games are on MSG/MSG+ across Western New York, which Fubo carries in that market. ESPN+ serves as the catch-all for out-of-market viewers — every regular-season game outside your local TV market streams there.
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The Buffalo Sabres open the 2026-27 regular season on Thu, Oct 1 at 7:00 PM ET, at the Columbus Blue Jackets — a RSN / local broadcast. The full schedule, with the TV network for every game the league has assigned one to, is on this page.