Sabres Season Openers

Season
Date
Opponent
Score
1970-71
10/10/70
at PIT
2-1
1971-72
10/10/71
vs. PIT
2-1
1972-73
10/7/72
vs. ATL
5-3
1973-74
10/10/73
at TOR
4-7
1974-75
10/10/74
vs. BOS
9-5
1975-76
10/9/75
vs. DET
4-0
1976-77
10/9/76
at DET
0-4
1977-78
10/13/77
vs. NYI
3-2
1978-79
10/12/78
vs. NYI
2-2
1979-80
10/11/79
vs. WSH
6-3
1980-81
10/9/80
at CHI
3-4
1981-82
10/7/81
vs. WSH
5-3
1982-83
10/6/82
vs. QUE
4-6
1983-84
10/5/83
vs. HFD
5-3
1984-85
10/11/84
vs. MTL
4-3
1985-86
10/10/85
vs. HFD
4-5 
1986-87
10/9/86
at WPG
2-3
1987-88
10/8/87
vs. MTL
3-2

The Sabres are 27-21-6 in opening games (19-12-5) at home and 8-9-0 on the road). The club is 24-22-7 in home openers and 23-28-2 in road openers.

٭Game decided in overtime

٭٭Game decided in shootout

Home and Away Openers

Home

Season
Date
Opponent
Score
1970-71
10/15/70
vs. MTL
0-3
1971-72
10/10/71
vs. PIT
2-1
1972-73
10/8/72
vs. ATL
5-3
1973-74
10/14/73
vs. VAN
3-1
1974-75
10/10/74
vs. BOS
9-5
1975-76
10/9/75
vs. DET
4-0
1976-77
10/10/76
vs. MTL
3-1
1977-78
10/13/77
vs. NYI
3-2
1978-79
10/12/78
vs. NYI
2-2
1979-80
10/11/79
vs. WSH
6-3
1980-81
10/12/80
vs. HFD
3-3
1981-82
10/7/81
vs. WSH
5-3
1982-83
10/6/82
vs. QUE
4-6
1983-84
10/5/83
vs. HFD
5-3
1984-85
10/11/84
vs. MTL
4-3
1985-86
10/10/85
vs. HFD
4-5
1986-87
10/12/86
vs. CGY
2-4
1987-88
10/8/87
vs. MIN
2-2*
1988-89
10/6/88
vs. MTL
3-2
1989-90
10/5/89
vs. QUE
4-3
1990-91
10/4/90
vs. MTL
3-3*
1991-92
10/4/91
vs. PIT
4-5
1992-93
10/8/92
vs. QUE
4-5
1993-94
10/10/93
vs. HFD
2-3
1994-95
1/25/95
vs. NJD
2-1
1995-96
10/13/95
vs. ANA
1-4
1996-97
10/12/96
vs. DET
1-6
1997-98
10/7/97
vs. DAL
2-4
1998-99
10/16/98
vs. FLA
2-2*
1999-00
10/8/99
vs. WSH
2-3
2000-01
10/5/00
vs. CHI
4-2
2001-02
10/4/01
vs. ATL
1-2
2002-03
10/10/02
vs. NYI
5-1
2003-04
10/11/03
vs. NYI
0-6 
2005-06
10/5/05
vs. NYI
6-4
2006-07
10/6/06
vs. MTL 
5-4**
2007-08
10/5/07
vs. NYI
4-6
2008-09
10/10/08
vs. MTL
2-1**
2009-10
10/3/09
vs. MTL
1-2*
2010-11
10/9/10
vs. NYR
3-6
2011-12
10/7/11
vs. ANA
4-1
2012-13
1/20/13
vs. PHI
5-2
2013-14
10/4/13
vs. OTT
0-1
2014-15
10/9/14
vs. CBJ
1-3
2015-16
10/8/15
vs. OTT
1-3
2016-17
10/13/16
vs. MTL
1-4
2017-18
10/5/17
vs. MTL
2-3**
2018-19
10/5/18
vs. BOS
0-4
2019-20
10/5/19
vs. NJD
7-2
2020-21
1/14/21
vs. WSH
4-6
2021-22
10/14/21
vs. MTL
5-1
2022-23
10/13/22
vs. OTT
4-1
2023-24
10/12/23
vs. NYR
1-5
2024-25*
10/04/24
vs. NJD
1-4

Away

Season
Date
Opponent
Score
1970-71
10/10/70
at PIT
2-1
1971-72
10/12/71
at STL
1-4 
1972-73
10/14/72
at ATL
1-1
1973-74
10/10/73
at TOR
4-7
1974-75
10/12/74
at PHI
1-6
1975-76
10/18/75
at STL
5-3
1976-77
10/9/76
at DET
0-4
1977-78
10/15/77
at TOR
5-2
1978-79
10/14/78
at MIN
5-2
1979-80
10/13/79
at NYI
5-2
1980-81
10/9/80
at CHI
3-4
1981-82
10/10/81
at MTL
0-9
1982-83
10/9/82
at QUE
4-6
1983-84
10/8/83
at QUE
2-9
1984-85
10/13/84
at TOR
3-4*
1985-86
10/12/85
at MIN
6-2
1986-87
10/9/86
at WPG
2-3
1987-88
10/10/87
at MTL
3-6
1988-89
10/8/88
at WSH
2-6
1989-90
10/7/89
at MTL
1-5
1990-91
10/6/90
at MTL
5-6
1991-92
10/5/91
at WSH
1-3
1992-93
10/10/92
at HFD
5-2
1993-94
10/7/93
at BOS
5-3
1994-95
1/20/95
at NYR
2-1
1995-96
10/7/95
at OTT
3-1
1996-97
10/4/96
at EDM
3-4
1997-98
10/1/97
at STL
3-1
1998-99
10/10/98
at DAL
1-4
1999-00
10/2/99
at DET
0-2
2000-01
10/13/00
at EDM
2-3
2001-02
10/7/01
at NYR
4-5*
2002-03
10/12/02
at MTL
6-1
2003-04
10/9/03
at PHI
0-2
2005-06
10/8/05
at OTT
0-5
2006-07
10/4/06
at CAR
3-2**
2007-08
10/6/07
at NYI 
2-3
2008-09
10/13/08
at NYI
7-1
2009-10
10/10/09
at NSH
1-0
2010-11
10/8/10
at OTT
2-1
2011-12
10/8/11
at LAK
4-2
2012-13
1/21/13
at TOR
2-1
2013-14
10/2/13
at DET
1-2
2014-15
10/11/14
at CHI
2-6
2015-16
10/15/15
at FLA
2-3
2016-17
10/16/16
at EDM
6-2
2017-18
10/7/17
at NYI
3-6
2018-19
10/13/18
at ARI
3-0
2019-20
10/3/19
at PIT
3-1
2020-21
1/18/21
at PHI
6-1
2021-22
10/23/21
at NJD
1-2*
2022-23
10/18/22
at EDM
4-2
2023-24
10/14/23
at NYI
2-3
2024-25*
 10/5/24
at NJD 
1-3 

٭ Buffalo's first home and away games of the season were played in Prague, Czechia as a part of the 2024 NHL Global Series