I The Buffalo Sabres lost to Boston Bruins in the last game with a 3-1 final score. With this, they extended their winning streak to 13 games and are tied at the bottom of the NHL standings with the Chicago Blackhawks.
view the the first article to see embedded media.
With this loss, the Sabers officially have their third losing streak in 13 games since the start of the postseason. This brutal number puts them in a unique spot: According to Big Head Hockey, no other NHL team has trailed more than one in 13 games since the cap season began.
Most 13-game losing streak in cap era:
3 – Buffalo Sabres
No one else has more than 1. pic.twitter.com/4zseTx6iaO
— Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) December 22, 2024
The Sabers have lost 18 games in a row in 2020-21, which spans the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins. They also lost 14 straight games during the 2014-15 campaign, which the Sabers will aim to avoid when they face the New York Islanders tonight (Dec. 23).
© Winslow Townson-Imagn Images
This is a jaw-dropping number for the Sabres, especially considering that no other team has lost more than 13 games in the salary cap. It will be interesting to see if they can get away with this big funk soon.
Related: Inside Report May Show Sabers Trade After Freeze
Related: Sabers Defender Featured as Chief Trade Representative
