Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rookie center Konsta Helenius scored 10:42 into overtime, giving Finland a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday in the tournament final at the men's ice hockey world championship in Zurich, the nation's fifth title and first since 2022.

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast expectations for 2026-27.

Who could be next season's Trevor Zegras or Kirby Dach? Here are 12 candidates from around the league.

From All-Stars and award winners down to diamonds in the rough, here's who will be available this summer.

Could there be big changes in Toronto? What's going on in Minnesota with Quinn Hughes? We check in on all the latest buzz around the NHL with the postseason winding down.

Midway through the conference finals, here's what has stuck out in the analytics.

The Buffalo Sabres have rewarded coach Lindy Ruff with a two-year contract extension after the 66-year old led Buffalo back to the NHL playoffs, ending a league-leading 14-year postseason appearance drought.

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Buffalo forward Alex Tuch, 30, a huge disappointment in the Sabres' second-round series loss to the Montreal Canadiens, will hit free agency this summer, and his agent, Scott Bartlett, told ESPN on Tuesday that his struggles will not affect his market.

Though their renaissance season ended with an emotional 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7, the Buffalo Sabres skated off the ice Monday to a standing ovation after a historic campaign that saw the end of a 14-season playoff drought.