2026-27 Buffalo Sabres Strength of Schedule
How tough the Sabres’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Jan 9 – Jan 18
- Jan 9CAR#1
- Jan 12NJ#9
- Jan 14COL#5
- Jan 16NSH#14
- Jan 18MTL#4
Average opponent rank 6.6
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-5
- 25 left · 12 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 3-4
- 21 left · 12 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 4-0
- 21 left · 10 on road
Atlantic division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Panthers22 pts | 31 | 19.6 | tied for 1 | 14.8 |
 Red Wings17 pts | 19 | 17.5 | tied for 1 | 14.8 |
 Maple Leafs18 pts | 11 | 15.7 | 3 | 15.2 |
 Senators24 pts | 26 | 18.5 | 4 | 15.3 |
 Sabres19 pts | 16 | 16.6 | 7 | 15.9 |
 Canadiens26 pts | 24 | 18.2 | 8 | 16.0 |
 Lightning24 pts | 23 | 17.8 | 9 | 16.0 |
 Bruins27 pts | 21 | 17.7 | 12 | 16.2 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank