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Buffalo Sabres

NHLUnited StatesBuffaloFounded 19704th in NHLLongshot

Rankings Across Categories

raw value · rank · percentile · grade
Performance
ELO Performance
1605
10th LgB
Title odds
2.9%
12th LgC
Attention
Social reach
68.5M
22nd LgD+
Star power
1.8M
21st LgC+
Attention Share
1.4%
21st LgC+
Social momentum
90.0%
6th LgB+
Business
Payroll
$95M
2nd LgA-
Revenue
$175M
32nd LgF
Franchise value
$1.1B
32nd LgF

Ranked within 66 in NHL · 2.2K across all sports

Team Performance

standings, percentile-graded within the league
Record & form
Rank %
84.4%B
Win%
61%B+
Wins
50B+
Losses
32
Last 16
9-7
Efficiency
Point Diff
0.6B
Off
0.4B
Def
0.2B
#248in economics, globalof 2,461#31in NHL economicsof 32

Roster Stats Breakdown

70 tracked · active roster by Q score

No tracked roster yet.

Upcoming games

next on the schedule · rated by projected draw
Oct 24@Washington Capitals6.7
Oct 27@San Jose Sharks6.4
Oct 29@Anaheim Ducks6.5
Oct 31@Los Angeles Kings6.4
Nov 4vsOttawa Senators7.0
Nov 6vsColumbus Blue Jackets6.5

Attention KPIs

reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 months
Reach & audience
Social media views
38.7M
all platforms · year
#31
3.6M
Social followers
all platforms
#31
990.0K
Avid fans
2.5M casual
#31
500.0K
Avg TV / game
audience
#31
15.7K
Avg attendance
per game
Search & share
Wiki searches (year)
484.0K
Wikipedia
Attention share · league
2.6%
of league attention
Momentum & heat
Momentum
90%
percentile
Year over year
+59.7%
vs last year
Week heat rank
#3,887
spike vs expected
Month heat rank
#3,895
spike vs expected
Year heat rank
#297
spike vs expected

Business KPIs

revenue, value, audience, and fan base
Broadcast $49.0M
Commercial $56.0M
Matchday $70.0M
Revenue & value
#31
$175.0M
Revenue
annual
#31
$16.3M
Operating profit
annual
#31
$1.1B
Franchise value
estimated
Costs & attention capital
#2
$95.4M
Payroll
annual

rank = within NHL (32 clubs)

Cap utilization$95M committed · $0M under the cap
Cap
$96M
Range $96M → $96M · thresholds are approximate NHL 2025-26 figures
Attention per $M revenue
2.8K

Buffalo Sabres draws 2.8K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.

Talent vs attention

every league player · this club's roster shown as headshots
10.0K100.0K1.0M0255075100talent percentile →wiki searches (stabilized / yr) →

Attention over time

weekly Wikipedia views
This year · 52 weeks
Since founding · monthly

Championship odds

live market win probabilities · this club highlighted
2.9% to win the title
12th of 32 in the market