The 2024–25 Buffalo Sabres season was the 55th season of play for the Sabres in the

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(NHL). It was the team's first season with

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back as head coach since

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. The Sabres suffered a 13-game winless streak in late November and early December that dropped them to last place in the Eastern Conference for much of the season. Despite this, the Sabres gained a hot streak towards the end of March and early April that kept their faint playoff hopes alive in a tight conference, but it was ultimately in vain as they were finally eliminated on April 8, 2025, when the

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beat the

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. As a result, Buffalo missed the postseason for the 14th consecutive season, continuing the longest playoff drought in NHL history.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Record vs opponents

Notes

: Game decided in overtime : Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2024.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season. Key: Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Buffalo Sabres selections at the

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, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at

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References

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