The Buffalo Sabres enter the 2025-26 NHL season with a singular goal: Finally bring a merciful end the franchise's 14-year playoff drought.
Sabres fans have received a jolt of optimism from an unexpected place in recent weeks. The analytics community, which has long been bearish on the team's chances of turning things around, has published a wave of projections putting Buffalo in the Eastern Conference's playoff mix.
Now the question is whether the Vegas bookmakers share that positive outlook as the Sabres attempt to re-energize one of the best hockey fanbases in North America.
Notable takeaways from the NHL odds and betting lines for the Buffalo Sabres' 2025-26 season
Bookmakers aren't buying the Sabres playoff hype
+180 to make the postseason; 86.