The NHL has announced each team’s home opener for the 2014-15 season, and the Sabres will start their year in the friendly confines of the First Niagara Center, against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
JUST IN: #Sabres‘ home opener will be on Thurs., Oct. 9 vs. @BlueJacketsNHL. Full schedule to be released tomorrow at 4pm ET.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 21, 2014
The Sabres will then travel to Chicago to be a part of the Blackhawks home opener on Saturday, Oct. 11. The full NHL schedule will be released tomorrow at 4pm, so expect plenty more information and analysis in 24 hours.