A great night in Buffalo!
by Fran on 3/18/24KeyBank Center - BuffaloThe venue has a lot to offer and knows how to entertain a crowd! I had a great time and the Sabres did great that night winning 4-0 against the Islanders!
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Amerant Bank Arena
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Buffalo Sabres History
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. Leading the way were "The French Connection" line of Hall of Fame center Gilbert Perreault, left-wing Rick Martin, and right-wing René Robert. The Quebec-born trio was together in Buffalo from 1972 through 1979. 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.
In the following 10 seasons, all of which resulted in playoff berths, the Sabres captured two division titles. Fueled by defenseman (and former U.S. Olympic star) Mike Ramsey, the Sabres made nine playoff appearances between the 1981–1982 and 1991–1992 seasons. Later, during goaltender Dominik Hasek's nine seasons, the Sabres continued to be a consistent playoff team. 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.
In 2006 and 2007 the Sabres made it as far as the conference finals before succumbing to the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators, respectively. To date, the Sabres have been in the playoffs 29 times, winning six divisional championships and three conference titles.
Buffalo Sabres Team Info
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Year Founded: 1970
Team Colors: Royal Blue, Gold, White
Team Rivals: Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center
Located on Buffalo’s waterfront, KeyBank Center has been home to the Buffalo Sabres since 1996. With a capacity of 19,070, it's the largest indoor arena in Western New York. Since the arena opened its doors on September 21, 1996, it has welcomed more than 11 million people for a variety of events.
The Buffalo Sabres’ 2023–24 regular season kicks off in October at home as the Sabres face off against the New York Rangers. The Sabres play their final game of the regular season at AMALIE Arena against Atlantic Division rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here’s a list of key games to keep an eye on:
Tickets for the 2023–24 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Buffalo Sabres.
A printable schedule can be found here.
The Sabres have made two appearances in the Stanley Cup Final (in 1975 and 1999), but have never won the Stanley Cup.
The seating map for KeyBank Center can be viewed here.
The venue has a lot to offer and knows how to entertain a crowd! I had a great time and the Sabres did great that night winning 4-0 against the Islanders!
Ticketmaster made this a headache free experience. Great seats and easy upload of the tickets, for even a non-techie guy like me.
Everything from parking, to the game play, intermission events and food was amazing. Its great to see the fans being energetic.
Great game, great experience. Music a bit too loud. Band was great. Entry was quick. Lots of variety of food. 12:30 Sat game a nice change.
You would think that the food and drinks would be better priced. 2 bottles of pop and 1 soft pretzel and it cost almost 20 dollars! I know you have to make a profit but that’s gouging! I would think if you lowered your prices the more product you will sell. Over 6 dollars for a bottle of soda. Just greedy!
Was a great time at the game as we had some free time. Enjoyed seeing the Oilers play, beers… Way to expensive though.
As an avid and experienced sports fan, I don’t think I’ve ever been to a game and left thinking wow, that was underwhelming. And it had nothing to do with the play on the ice. Overall, from the gates opening and waiting to head in, you would think the arena would bring a great atmosphere. But warm-up featured live music that had an opportunity to bring excitement but lacked entertainment. Once the puck dropped, if you were there for fan experience or off-puck excitement, you’d have to wait for an intermission tired roll competition that ends just as quickly as it started. Thank goodness the game was somewhat thrilling at the end, or I’d be disappointed to have driven so far. Outside of the arena is cool, and the concourse seemed neat. I probably won’t make my way back to Buffalo again.
We had a great time- didn’t have any issues at all having a great time supporting the other team. Food was ridiculously overpriced- but it’s like that everywhere.
This was my first time coming to a Sabers game. It was very straightforward on how to enter the arena and get around. The bathrooms were clean and there were a lot of food options. The seats were great too. I can't wait to go back.
Once I selected seats, the ordering and obtaining tickets was a breeze. Only issue was if seat selection order process was not completed in a short allotted time, you loose the seats and they are no longer available. It happened a few times. I doubt the seats were taken each time the ordering system timed me out. Be sure you have all info needed like CC info, password, etc. b4 seat selection,.