If you go back to the start of the 2025/26 NHL Season, you would find few people who would beleive you if you told them this is where the Buffalo Sabres would be today. With an epic win in Montreal in Game 6, the hometown team has the chance to head to the Eastern Conference Finals with a victory in this series-deciding game seven against the Canadiens.

In case you haven't noticed yet, the Sabrehood is in full swing with room for tons more people who want to hop on the bandwagon.

The buzz surrounding the team and the playoffs has been incredible, which should be expected since this is the first time the team has made the playoffs in 14 seasons, with it being close to two decades since the team has gotten this far into postseason play.

Everywhere you turn, there is Sabres merch flying off the shelves. It doesn't matter if it's blue and gold or black and red team-associated stuff is hard and popular to come by.

And with Game Seven on the horizon, the famed Beer Sabre is also making a comeback for the playoffs.

The super-popular drinking receptacle will be on sale before puck drop on Monday, May 18, 2026, inside the KeyBank Center.

The Sabre will be available on all three levels of the arena, with multiple spots selling them while supplies last near sections 102, 119, 112, 105, 110, 212, 200, 202, 317, and 308.

Thanks to the Sabres ' partnership with Labatt USA, the Beer Sabre has quickly become a prized possession of many fans.

It's without a doubt that this game seven is big for Buffalo, now it's a little larger with the Beer Sabre!

Let's Go, Buffalo!

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Pics From Party In The Plaza and Sabrehood Block Party

Cold temperatures and rain showers could stop more than 20,000 people from defending on Buffalo’s Canalside neighborhood to cheer on the Sabres as they host their first playoff game at the KeyBank Center in 14 seasons, as the Boston Bruins come to town for Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs. To help celebrate Buffalo’s achievement this season, the team hosted a pregame Party In The Plaza at Buffalo’s Ticketmaster Alumni Plaza and a Sabrehood Block Party at Canalside. 

Gallery Credit: Ed Nice

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