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“Terry Pegula tasked us with getting the best possible schedule for our players, regardless of whether it meant sacrificing prime home weekend dates,” said Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black. “As such, our schedule-making requests and decisions this year were driven by a 'Hockey First' philosophy that sought to reduce back-to-back situations and maximize the amount of recovery time between games.”
Buffalo will open the season at home on Saturday, Oct. 13 vs. Pittsburgh and will wrap up their schedule at home as well, with Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday, Apr. 13 vs. Boston. The variable pricing designations and box office pricing for individual games will be released at a later date.
The Sabres will play only five Friday night games at First Niagara Center in 2012-13. This total is six fewer than last year’s 11 and seven fewer than the 12 Friday night home games the team has averaged since 2005-06. Also changing from previous years is the team’s preferred start time for home games, which will now be 7 p.m. on all weekdays, including Friday.
The team will also play more Sunday games than usual this season, with nine Sunday dates on the schedule, including four at First Niagara Center, after playing a 2011-12 schedule that included only one Sunday game.
The Sunday home schedule includes a “Tailgate and Hockey” game on the Sunday of the Buffalo Bills’ bye week (Oct. 28 vs. Philadelphia, 5 p.m.), a home game on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 3 vs. St. Louis, 3:30 p.m.) and a Feb. 10 matchup with the Ottawa Senators at 5 p.m. The team will round out their Sunday home games by participating in “Hockey Day in America” once again, with a home game on Sunday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m.
Here is the entire schedule:
Day Date Opponent Time (E.S.T.)
Saturday October 13 PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday October 16 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Friday October 19 NY RANGERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday October 20 @ NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday October 24 NEW JERSEY 7:30 p.m.
Friday October 26 @ New Jersey 7:00 p.m.
Sunday October 28 PHILADELPHIA 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday October 30 @ Boston 7:00 p.m.
Thursday November 1 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Saturday November 3 CAROLINA 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday November 6 @ Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Thursday November 8 @ San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Saturday November 10 @ Phoenix 8:00 p.m.
Sunday November 11 @ Anaheim 8:00 p.m.
Friday November 16 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday November 17 @ Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday November 21 COLUMBUS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday November 24 @ NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday November 27 WINNIPEG 7:00 p.m.
Thursday November 29 VANCOUVER 7:00 p.m.
Saturday December 1 @ Boston 7:00 p.m.
Monday December 3 @ Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday December 4 SAN JOSE 7:00 p.m.
Thursday December 6 MONTREAL 7:00 p.m.
Saturday December 8 @ Montreal 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday December 11 OTTAWA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday December 13 CHICAGO 7:00 p.m.
Saturday December 15 MONTREAL 7:00 p.m.
Monday December 17 @ Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Thursday December 20 @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m.
Saturday December 22 @ Calgary 10:00 p.m.
Sunday December 23 @ Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday December 26 WASHINGTON 7:30 p.m.
Friday December 28 @ Minnesota 8:00 p.m.
Saturday December 29 @ Winnipeg 7:00 p.m.
Monday December 31 OTTAWA 5:00 p.m.
Thursday January 3 FLORIDA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday January 5 TAMPA BAY 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 8 @ NY Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday January 9 BOSTON 7:30 p.m.
Friday January 11 @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Sunday January 13 @ Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 15 @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Thursday January 17 NY ISLANDERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday January 19 CAROLINA 7:00 p.m.
Monday January 21 TAMPA BAY 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 29 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday January 31 @ Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Sunday February 3 ST. LOUIS 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday February 5 LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday February 6 @ Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday February 8 BOSTON 7:00 p.m.
Sunday February 10 OTTAWA 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday February 12 @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Friday February 15 MONTREAL 7:00 p.m.
Sunday February 17 PITTSBURGH 7:30 p.m.
Monday February 18 @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m.
Thursday February 21 @ Washington 7:00 p.m.
Saturday February 23 NY ISLANDERS 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday February 26 @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Thursday February 28 @ Florida 7:30 p.m.
Saturday March 2 NASHVILLE 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 5 @ Carolina 7:00 p.m.
Thursday March 7 @ New Jersey 7:00 p.m.
Sunday March 10 @ Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 12 FLORIDA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday March 14 @ Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Saturday March 16 @ Pittsburgh 1:00 p.m.
Sunday March 17 @ Washington 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 19 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday March 21 WINNIPEG 7:00 p.m.
Saturday March 23 @ Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 26 @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m.
Thursday March 28 @ Florida 7:30 p.m.
Saturday March 30 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday April 2 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday April 4 NEW JERSEY 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 6 @ Montreal 7:00 p.m.
Monday April 8 @ Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday April 9 @ Winnipeg 8:00 p.m.
Thursday April 11 NY RANGERS 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 13 BOSTON 7:30 p.m
