On Wednesday, we found out that the Sabres will host the Boston Bruins on October 4th to open their season.Â
Today, the NHL released the entire 2018-19 regular season schedule.Â
The Sabres will open with four straight games at KeyBank Center before heading west for a five game road trip. They’ll play the Vegas Golden Knights twice in the first two weeks, and then not again this season, barring a Cup Final matchup of course.
Longest road trip: 5 games (twice)
- Â October 13-21 @ ARI, VGK, SJS, LAK, ANA
- January 14-30 @ EDM, CGY, VAN, CBJ, DAL
Longest homestand: 7 games
- February 1-15 vs. CHI, MIN, CAR, DET, WPG, NYI, NYR
Back-to-backs: 16
Late games: 6 games that start at 9 p.m. or later. There are 6 others that start at 8 or 8:30 p.m. as well.
Afternoon games: 8 games that start at 4 p.m. or earlier.Â
Bills games: The Sabres will play on the same day as the Buffalo Bills three times.
- Sunday, October 21st (Bills vs. Colts @ 1, Sabres vs. Ducks @ 8)
- Sunday, November 4th (Bills vs. Bears @ 1, Sabres vs. Devils @ 7)
- Sunday, December 16th (Bills vs. Lions @ 1, Sabres vs. Bruins @ 5)Â
| Day | Date | H/A | Opponent | Time | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 10/4 | Home |  Bruins | L 4-0 | |
| Saturday | 10/6 | Home |  Rangers | W 3-1 | |
| Monday | 10/8 | Home |  Knights | W 4-2 | |
| Thursday | 10/11 | Home |  Avalanche | L 6-1 | |
| Saturday | 10/13 | Away |  Coyotes | W 3-0 | |
| Tuesday | 10/16 | Away | Knights | L 4-1 | |
| Thursday | 10/18 | Away |  Sharks | L 5-1 | |
| Saturday | 10/20 | Away |  Kings | W 5-1 | |
| Sunday | 10/21 | Away |  Ducks | W 4-2 | |
| Thursday | 10/25 | Home |  Canadiens | W 4-3 | |
| Saturday | 10/27 | Away |  Blue Jackets | L 5-4 (OT) | |
| Tuesday | 10/30 | Home |  Flames | L 2-1 (OT) | |
| Thursday | 11/1 | Away |  Senators | L 4-2 | |
| Saturday | 11/3 | Home | Senators | W 9-2 | |
| Sunday | 11/4 | Away | Rangers | L 3-1 | |
| Thursday | 11/8 | Away | Canadiens | W 6-5 (OT) | |
| Saturday | 11/10 | Home |  Canucks | W 4-3 (SO) | |
| Tuesday | 11/13 | Home |  Lightning | W 2-1 | NBCSN |
| Friday | 11/16 | Away |  Jets | W 2-1 (SO) | |
| Saturday | 11/17 | Away |  Wild | W 3-2 | |
| Monday | 11/19 | Away |  Penguins | W 5-4 (OT) | |
| Wednesday | 11/21 | Home |  Flyers | W 5-2 | NBCSN |
| Friday | 11/23 | Home | Canadiens | W 3-2 (OT) | |
| Saturday | 11/24 | Away |  Red Wings | W 3-2 (SO) | |
| Tuesday | 11/27 | Home | Sharks | W 3-2 (OT) | |
| Thursday | 11/29 | Away | Lightning | L 5-4 | |
| Friday | 11/30 | Away |  Panthers | L 3-2 (OT) | |
| Monday | 12/3 | Away |  Predators | L 2-1 | |
| Tuesday | 12/4 | Home |  Maple Leafs | L 4-3 (OT) | NBCSN |
| Saturday | 12/8 | Home | Flyers | L 6-2 | |
| Tuesday | 12/11 | Home | Kings | W 4-3 (OT) | |
| Thursday | 12/13 | Home | Coyotes | W 3-1 | |
| Saturday | 12/15 | Away |  Capitals | L 4-3 (SO) | |
| Sunday | 12/16 | Away | Bruins | W 4-2 | |
| Tuesday | 12/18 | Home | Panthers | L 5-2 | |
| Friday | 12/21 | Away | Capitals | L 2-1 | NBCSN |
| Saturday | 12/22 | Home | Ducks | W 3-0 | |
| Thursday | 12/27 | Away |  Blues | L 4-1 | |
| Saturday | 12/29 | Home | Bruins | L 3-2 (OT) | |
| Monday | 12/31 | Home |  Islanders | L 3-1 | |
| Thursday | 1/3 | Home | Panthers | W 4-3 | |
| Saturday | 1/5 | Away | Bruins | L 2-1 | |
| Tuesday | 1/8 | Home |  Devils | W 5-1 | |
| Friday | 1/11 | Away |  Hurricanes | L 4-3 | |
| Saturday | 1/12 | Home | Lightning | L 5-3 | |
| Monday | 1/14 | Away |  Oilers | L 7-2 | |
| Wednesday | 1/16 | Away | Flames | W 4-3 (OT) | |
| Friday | 1/18 | Away | Canucks | L 4-3 | |
| Tuesday | 1/29 | Away | Blue Jackets | W 5-4 | |
| Wednesday | 1/30 | Away |  Stars | L 1-0 | |
| Friday | 2/1 | Home |  Blackhawks | L 7-3 | |
| Tuesday | 2/5 | Home | Wild | W 5-4 (SO) | |
| Thursday | 2/7 | Home | Hurricanes | L 6-5 (OT) | |
| Saturday | 2/9 | Home | Red Wings | W 3-1 | |
| Sunday | 2/10 | Home | Jets | L 3-1 | |
| Tuesday | 2/12 | Home | Islanders | W 3-1 | |
| Friday | 2/15 | Home | Rangers | L 6-2 | |
| Sunday | 2/17 | Away | Devils | L 4-1 | |
| Tuesday | 2/19 | Away | Panthers | L 4-2 | |
| Thursday | 2/21 | Away | Lightning | L 2-1 (SO) | |
| Saturday | 2/23 | Home | Capitals | W 5-2 | |
| Monday | 2/25 | Away | Maple Leafs | L 5-3 | |
| Tuesday | 2/26 | Away | Flyers | L 5-2 | NBCSN |
| Friday | 3/1 | Home | Penguins | W 4-3 (OT) | |
| Saturday | 3/2 | Away | Maple Leafs | L 5-2 | |
| Monday | 3/4 | Home | Oilers | L 4-3 | |
| Thursday | 3/7 | Away | Blackhawks | L 5-4 (SO) | |
| Saturday | 3/9 | Away | Avalanche | L 3-0 | |
| Tuesday | 3/12 | Home | Stars | L 2-0 | |
| Thursday | 3/14 | Home | Penguins | L 5-0 | |
| Saturday | 3/16 | Away | Hurricanes | L 4-2 | |
| Tuesday | 3/17 | Home | Blues | W 4-3 (SO) | |
| Thursday | 3/20 | Home | Maple Leafs | L 4-2 | |
| Saturday | 3/23 | Away | Canadiens | L 7-4 | |
| Monday | 3/25 | Away | Devils | L 3-1 | |
| Tuesday | 3/26 | Away | Senators | L 4-0 | |
| Thursday | 3/28 | Home | Red Wings | L 5-4 (OT) | |
| Saturday | 3/30 | Away | Islanders | L 5-1 | |
| Sunday | 3/31 | Home | Blue Jackets | L 4-0 | |
| Tuesday | 4/2 | Home | Predators | L 3-2 | |
| Thursday | 4/4 | Home | Senators | W 5-2 | |
| Saturday | 4/6 | Away | Red Wings | W 7-1 |