The Buffalo Sabres have Tweeted out their roster for tonight’s exhibition game between the Sabres and Detroit Red Wings (7 PM EDT start on Detroit SportsNet/950 WWJ):
The Buffalo Sabres have released the team's roster for tonight's game at Detroit. pic.twitter.com/8p2779c5BY
— Buffalo Sabres PR (@SabresPR) September 24, 2026
The #Sabres roster tonight for a preseason game at Detroit. The forwards are a mix of NHL/AHLers, including Konsta Helenius, Jiri Kulich and Noah Ostlund. ⬇️ https://t.co/mVI4KDY3B6
— Rachel Lenzi 💁🏻♀️😎💥 (@rachelmlenzi) September 24, 2026
Two of Buffalo’s defensemen, Mattias Samuelsson and Olen Zellweger, are out with a lower-body injury and a concussion, respectively.
BuffaloSabres.com’s Jourdon LaBarber posted a set of storylines for tonight’s game, which airs on MSG-B and WGR 550 in New York:
Konsta Helenius and Noah Ostlund will be in the lineup for the Buffalo Sabres’ preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.
Helenius, Ostlund and Jiri Kulich are the only three skaters on Thursday’s roster who played in Tuesday’s home game, which the Sabres used as a dress rehearsal for their full NHL lineup.
The NHL’s new collective bargaining agreement restricts players with 100 or more career games played to a maximum of two preseason games. Helenius, Ostlund and Kulich all fall under that 100-game threshold, meaning they can play in Detroit and still play again in Saturday’s preseason finale.
The rest of Buffalo’s lineup features a mix of depth players and prospects, similar to the roster that played the preseason opener in Pittsburgh on Monday.
