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Sabres Host Bowen Byram's Blackhawks In Home Opener

The Buffalo Sabres will not have to waste any time hosting one of their prominent former players, as the NHL's release of the 32 club home openers on Wednesday revealed that the club will begin the 2026-27 regular season against Bowen Byram and the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, October 3rd.

Byram, 25, who was heading into the final year of a two-year bridge deal, indicated to the Sabres that he would not re-sign with the club and wanted to go someplace where he could be a #1 defenseman. Before the NHL Draft last month, GM Jarmo Kekalainen shipped the blueliner to the Hawks for the #4 overall selection (Daxon Rudolph), defenseman Louis Crevier, and a 2026 second round pick, which was later flipped to Anaheim for blueliner Olen Zellweger.

Our 2026-27 home opener is set for October 3rd!

The countdown to October is ON ⏳

Details → https://t.co/zhoxZTYhgS #LetsGoBuffalo | @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/0ievd2lzZb
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) July 15, 2026

The Hawks will be without young star Connor Bedard to start the season, as the center suffered a shoulder injury in a summer pickup game and had surgery last week that will keep him out a minimum of four months.

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Buffalo will start the schedule on the road in Columbus on Thursday, October 1st against the Blue Jackets.

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Sabres Host Bowen Byram's Blackhawks In Home Opener

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