BUFFALO, N.Y. — All the planning is done. The Buffalo Sabres now know their schedule for the upcoming season.
The Sabres will open the 56-game regular season at home, on Thursday, January 14, against the Washington Capitals. The two teams will meet again in Buffalo the next night.
Buffalo's regular season will end with back-to-back games in Pittsburgh against the Penguins on May 6 and 8.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season will look a little different, with the Sabres being moved to a newly realigned division.
The only teams the Sabres will be playing in their division are Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, New Jersey, the New York Islanders, and the New York Rangers.
On the road, players will not be able to leave their hotels. All meals will be at the hotel, so the only time the players will leave is to go to the arena. Nobody will be allowed in the hotel to visit the players.
- Thursday, January 14, vs. Washington
- Friday, January 15, vs. Washington
- Monday, January 18, at Philadelphia
- Tuesday, January 19, at Philadelphia
- Friday, January 22, at Washington
- Sunday, January 24, at Washington
- Tuesday, January 26, vs. New York Rangers
- Thursday, January 28, vs. New York Rangers
- Saturday, January 30, vs. New Jersey
- Sunday, January 31, vs. New Jersey
- Tuesday, February 2, at New York Islanders
- Thursday, February 4, at New York Islanders
- Saturday, February 6, at Boston
- Monday, February 8, at Boston
- Thursday, February 11, vs. Washington
- Saturday, February 13, vs. Washington
- Monday, February 15, vs. New York Islanders
- Tuesday, February 16, vs. New York Islanders
- Saturday, February 20, at New Jersey
- Monday, February 22, at New Jersey
- Friday, February 26, vs. Philadelphia
- Sunday, February 28, vs. Philadelphia
- Tuesday, March 2, at New York Rangers
- Friday, March 5, at New York Islanders
- Sunday, March 7, at New York Islanders
- Tuesday, March 9, at Philadelphia
- Thursday, March 11, vs. Pittsburgh
- Saturday, March 13, vs. Pittsburgh
- Tuesday, March 16, at New Jersey
- Thursday, March 18, vs. Boston
- Saturday, March 20, vs. Boston
- Monday, March 22, at New York Rangers
- Wednesday, March 24, at Pittsburgh
- Saturday, March 27, at Pittsburgh
- Monday, March 29, vs. Philadelphia
- Tuesday, March 30, vs. Philadelphia
- Thursday, April 1, vs. New York Rangers
- Saturday, April 3, vs. New York Rangers
- Tuesday, April 6, at New Jersey
- Thursday, April 8, vs. New Jersey
- Friday, April 9, vs. New Jersey
- Sunday, April 11, at Philadelphia
- Tuesday, April 13, at Washington
- Thursday, April 15, at Washington
- Saturday, April 17, vs. Pittsburgh
- Tuesday, April 20, vs. Pittsburgh
- Thursday, April 22, vs. Boston
- Friday, April 23, vs. Boston
- Sunday, April 25, at New York Rangers
- Tuesday, April 27, at New York Rangers
- Thursday, April 29, at Boston
- Saturday, May 1, at Boston
- Monday, May 3, vs. New York Islanders
- Tuesday, May 4, vs. New York Islanders
- Thursday, May 6, at Pittsburgh
- Saturday, May 8, at Pittsburgh