Seasons

Verified data · source: List of Buffalo Sabres seasons · auto-audited weekly.

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NHL season	Sabres season	Conference	Division	Regular season[9][10] Finish	GP	W	L	T	OT
1970–71	1970–71	—	East	5th	78	24	39	15	—
1971–72	1971–72	—	East	6th	78	16	43	19	—
1972–73	1972–73	—	East	4th	78	37	27	14	—
1973–74	1973–74	—	East	5th	78	32	34	12	—
1974–75	1974–75	Wales‡[a]	Adams↑	1st	80	49	16	15	—
1975–76	1975–76	Wales	Adams	2nd	80	46	21	13	—
1976–77	1976–77	Wales	Adams	2nd	80	48	24	8	—
1977–78	1977–78	Wales	Adams	2nd	80	44	19	17	—
1978–79	1978–79	Wales	Adams	2nd	80	36	28	16	—
1979–80	1979–80	Wales‡	Adams↑	1st	80	47	17	16	—
1980–81	1980–81	Wales	Adams↑	1st	80	39	20	21	—
1981–82	1981–82	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	39	26	15	—
1982–83	1982–83	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	38	29	13	—
1983–84	1983–84	Wales	Adams	2nd	80	48	25	7	—
1984–85	1984–85	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	38	28	14	—
1985–86	1985–86	Wales	Adams	5th	80	37	37	6	—
1986–87	1986–87	Wales	Adams	5th	80	28	44	8	—
1987–88	1987–88	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	37	32	11	—
1988–89	1988–89	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	38	35	7	—
1989–90	1989–90	Wales	Adams	2nd	80	45	27	8	—
1990–91	1990–91	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	31	30	19	—
1991–92	1991–92	Wales	Adams	3rd	80	31	37	12	—
1992–93	1992–93	Wales	Adams	4th	84	38	36	10	—
1993–94	1993–94	Eastern[b]	Northeast	4th	84	43	32	9	—
1994–95[c]	1994–95	Eastern	Northeast	4th	48	22	19	7	—
1995–96	1995–96	Eastern	Northeast	5th	82	33	42	7	—
1996–97	1996–97	Eastern	Northeast↑	1st	82	40	30	12	—
1997–98	1997–98	Eastern	Northeast	3rd	82	36	29	17	—
1998–99	1998–99	Eastern‡	Northeast	4th	82	37	28	17	—
1999–2000	1999–2000	Eastern	Northeast	3rd	82	35	32	11	4[d]
2000–01	2000–01	Eastern	Northeast	2nd	82	46	30	5	1
2001–02	2001–02	Eastern	Northeast	5th	82	35	35	11	1
2002–03	2002–03	Eastern	Northeast	5th	82	27	37	10	8
2003–04	2003–04	Eastern	Northeast	5th	82	37	34	7	4
2004–05[e]	2004–05	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	2005–06	Eastern	Northeast	2nd	82	52	24	—[f]	6
2006–07	2006–07	Eastern	Northeast↑	1st	82	53	22	—	7
2007–08	2007–08	Eastern	Northeast	4th	82	39	31	—	12
2008–09	2008–09	Eastern	Northeast	3rd	82	41	32	—	9
2009–10	2009–10	Eastern	Northeast↑	1st	82	45	27	—	10
2010–11	2010–11	Eastern	Northeast	3rd	82	43	29	—	10
2011–12	2011–12	Eastern	Northeast	3rd	82	39	32	—	11
2012–13[g]	2012–13	Eastern	Northeast	5th	48	21	21	—	6
2013–14	2013–14	Eastern	Atlantic[h]	8th	82	21	51	—	10
2014–15	2014–15	Eastern	Atlantic	8th	82	23	51	—	8
2015–16	2015–16	Eastern	Atlantic	7th	82	35	36	—	11
2016–17	2016–17	Eastern	Atlantic	8th	82	33	37	—	12
2017–18	2017–18	Eastern	Atlantic	8th	82	25	45	—	12
2018–19	2018–19	Eastern	Atlantic	6th	82	33	39	—	10
2019–20[i]	2019–20	Eastern	Atlantic	6th	69	30	31	—	8
2020–21[j]	2020–21	—	East	8th	56	15	34	—	7
2021–22	2021–22	Eastern	Atlantic	5th	82	32	39	—	11
2022–23	2022–23	Eastern	Atlantic	5th	82	42	33	—	7
2023–24	2023–24	Eastern	Atlantic	6th	82	39	37	—	6
2024–25	2024–25	Eastern	Atlantic	7th	82	36	39	—	7
2025–26	2025–26	Eastern	Atlantic↑	1st	82	50	23	—	9
Totals[k]					4,355	2,004	1,735	409	207