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With a capacity of 19,070, it's the largest indoor arena in Western New York. Located on Buffalo's waterfront, KeyBank Center has been home to the Buffalo Sabres since 1996. Team Rivals: Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens To date, the Sabres have been in the playoffs 29 times, winning six divisional championships and three conference titles. In 20 the Sabres made it as far as the conference finals before succumbing to the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators, respectively. In 1999, they dispatched the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs in the playoffs to again reach the Stanley Cup Finals, where they fell to the Dallas Stars in six games. Later, during goaltender Dominik Hasek's nine seasons, the Sabres continued to be a consistent playoff team. Olympic star) Mike Ramsey, the Sabres made nine playoff appearances between the 92 seasons. In the following 10 seasons, all of which resulted in playoff berths, the Sabres captured two division titles. Aided by Craig Ramsay, the Sabres and their French Connection advanced to the 1975 Stanley Cup Final in their fifth season, though they fell in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Quebec-born trio was together in Buffalo from 1972 through 1979. Leading the way were "The French Connection" line of Hall of Fame center Gilbert Perreault, left-wing Rick Martin, and right-wing René Robert. Friday, October 6: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo at KeyBank Center (7 p.m.The Sabres joined the NHL in the 1970 expansion, and just two years later embarked on a streak that saw them reach the playoffs in 12 of the next 13 seasons.Wednesday, October 4: Buffalo at Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena (7 p.m.).

Toronto Maple Leafs at Joe Thornton Community Centre (TBA - Kraft Hockeyville game) Tuesday, September 26: Boston Bruins at Buffalo at KeyBank Center (7 p.m.).Sunday, September 24: Buffalo at Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena (2 p.m.).Last season, Buffalo went 4-2-0 in six preseason games, including a 3-0-0 record at home.īelow is the complete preseason schedule (home games are in bold): To close out the exhibition slate, the Sabres will play a pair of home-and-home series against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins, concluding with a home matchup with the Penguins on October 6. The Sabres will then travel to Ontario on September 27 to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Joe Thornton Community Centre as part of Kraft Hockeyville celebrations. The team will open up its preseason schedule in Washington on September 24 before returning home to host the Boston Bruins on September 26.