Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	T. ThompsonTage Thompson	J. NorrisJosh Norris	N. OstlundNoah Ostlund T. KozakTyson Kozak J. DanforthJustin Danforth
Left Wing	P. KrebsPeyton Krebs	R. McLeodRyan McLeod	Z. BensonZach Benson S. CarrickSam Carrick C. ShearyConor Sheary
Right Wing	J. DoanJosh Doan	K. HeleniusKonsta Helenius	J. QuinnJack Quinn B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn J. Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Won't play Saturday Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 Jiri Kulich Sabres' Jiri Kulich: Won't play Saturday Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 J. Zucker Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Oct 15 Jason Zucker Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Oct 15
Left Defenseman	R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin	O. PowerOwen Power	M. Grzelcyk Sabres' Matt Grzelcyk: Signs one-year contract with Buffalo Matt Grzelcyk Sabres' Matt Grzelcyk: Signs one-year contract with Buffalo O. Zellweger Sabres' Olen Zellweger: Trending in right direction Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 Olen Zellweger Sabres' Olen Zellweger: Trending in right direction Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1
Right Defenseman	L. CrevierLouis Crevier	C. TimminsConor Timmins	Z. MetsaZachary Metsa M. Samuelsson Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Could return earlier than expected Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 Mattias Samuelsson Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Could return earlier than expected Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1
Goalie	U. LuukkonenUkko-Pekka Luukkonen	A. Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: Hurt in Thursday's game Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 Alex Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: Hurt in Thursday's game Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1	C. Ellis Sabres' Colten Ellis: Decent in unplanned relief appearance Colten Ellis Sabres' Colten Ellis: Decent in unplanned relief appearance