The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team’s 2016 preseason schedule. The team will play seven games, including two home games at First Niagara Center.

Ticket information and pricing will be announced at a later date.

The Sabres will play four neutral-site contests, including a game at Pegula Ice Arena at Pennsylvania State University on Monday, Sept. 26 that will kick off the team’s preseason schedule.

The Sabres and Wild will become the first two professional teams to face off at Pegula Ice Arena since the arena’s opening on Oct. 11, 2013 as home of Penn State’s NCAA Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The 5,782-seat arena, which was funded as part of a $102 million donation by Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula, was planned in 2010 with the amenities required to host professional exhibition games.

The game at Pegula Ice Arena will mark the first time the Sabres have played a preseason game in a non-NHL arena since a 2011 exhibition game against Adler Mannheim (DEL) at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany.



It will be the team’s first game against an NHL opponent in a non-NHL arena since the Sabres played against the Ottawa Senators in a Kraft HockeyvilleTM preseason matchup at J.L. Grightmire Arena in Dundas, Ontario on Sept. 28, 2010.

Here is the complete 2016 Buffalo Sabres preseason schedule (all times EST):

Sept. 26Buffalo vs. Minnesota7 p.m.Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State University)

Sept. 27Buffalo vs. Ottawa7 p.m.First Niagara Center

Sept. 29Buffalo at Toronto7:30 p.m.Meridian Centre (St. Catharines, Ontario)

Sept. 30Buffalo vs. Toronto7 p.m.First Niagara Center

Oct. 4Buffalo vs. Carolina7 p.m.Lakeview Arena (Marquette, Michigan)

Oct. 5Buffalo at Carolina7 p.m.Essar Center (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario)

Oct. 7Buffalo at Ottawa7 p.m.Canadian Tire Centre