Buffalo Sabres Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	J. KulichJiri Kulich	R. McLeodRyan McLeod	P. KrebsPeyton Krebs T. KozakTyson Kozak J. Norris Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 18 Josh Norris Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 18
Left Wing	Z. BensonZach Benson	J. Doan Sabres' Josh Doan: Lights lamp twice on power play Josh Doan Sabres' Josh Doan: Lights lamp twice on power play	J. ZuckerJason Zucker J. DunneJosh Dunne M. GeertsenMason Geertsen J. Greenway Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 25 Jordan Greenway Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 25
Right Wing	T. ThompsonTage Thompson	A. TuchAlex Tuch	J. QuinnJack Quinn N. Ostlund Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Recalled from AHL Noah Ostlund Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Recalled from AHL B. Malenstyn Sabres' Beck Malenstyn: Dealing with personal matter Personal: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 22 Beck Malenstyn Sabres' Beck Malenstyn: Dealing with personal matter Personal: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 22 J. Danforth Sabres' Justin Danforth: Placed on injured reserve Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 15 Justin Danforth Sabres' Justin Danforth: Placed on injured reserve Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 15
Left Defenseman	B. ByramBowen Byram	O. Power Sabres' Owen Power: Adds insurance goal Owen Power Sabres' Owen Power: Adds insurance goal	M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson Z. Jones Sabres' Zac Jones: Recalled by Buffalo Zac Jones Sabres' Zac Jones: Recalled by Buffalo
Right Defenseman	R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin	C. TimminsConor Timmins	Z. MetsaZachary Metsa J. Bryson Sabres' Jacob Bryson: In concussion protocol Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Jacob Bryson Sabres' Jacob Bryson: In concussion protocol Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 M. Kesselring Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 1 Michael Kesselring Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 1
Goalie	A. Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: Blanks champs for second win Alex Lyon Sabres' Alex Lyon: Blanks champs for second win	C. EllisColten Ellis	U. Luukkonen Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 25 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 25