The breakout season the Buffalo Sabres were meant to have in 2023-24 hasn't slipped through their fingers yet, but the team is in worse shape today than it was a month ago.
Buffalo's .469 points percentage ranks 22nd in the NHL, and the club is already tied for seventh in the eight-team Atlantic Division despite playing one more game than each of its top-four squads. MoneyPuck.com's playoff odds give the Sabres a 14.9% chance of reaching the postseason with only seven teams carrying a lower percentage.