The Sabres have been a different team since the first week of the season. Here are some things to take note of in the early going.

Mrtka was selected by the Sabres with the ninth-overall pick of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The young blueliner has the potential to become a key part of the Sabres' roster later down the road, so all eyes should be on him while he plays this season with the Thunderbirds.

The Red Wings tote a 5-game win streak into this contest. In its most recent game Sunday, +121 Detroit topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 (push 6.0). That game was at home; the Wings' trip to Buffalo marks the club's second road game of the season.

Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a five-game skid against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs with a 5-3 victory Friday night

Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson delivered a message to his team and fanbase as they work through an early resurgence.

Rob Couch searches the fantasy hockey waiver wire for the top forward streamers to add in Week 4 of the NHL season.

John Tavares scored his 499th NHL goal on a breakaway at 1:28 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak

Gibson had made 17 saves when the Sabres broke thorugh at 11:37 of the seocnd period on an odd-man rush, which ended with Jason Zucker flicking the puck into Detroit's net. Tyson Kozak made it 2-1 at 16:28 when he outmuscled Axel Sandin Pellikka in the slot. That was the Sabres' 25 shot on net; the Wings had 14.

The Detroit Red Wings didn't play nearly well enough against the Buffalo Sabres in the first leg of their first multi-game trip.