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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 5
- G
- 1
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 2
- +/-
- +2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 1
- TOI/G
- 9:55
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | @ANA | W 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @WSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | @TOR | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 10:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 15 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | @NJD | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 19 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 18 | @WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:36 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 15 | vs SJS | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 4 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 17 | vs CAR | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:00 | 4 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | vs CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:36 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 8 | vs NYR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | @CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 25 | vs ANA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 22 | vs NYR | W 8-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:54 | 3 | 3 |
| Feb 8 | @NSH | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 4 | vs CBJ | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 2 | vs NJD | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | @CGY | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7:18 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 21 | @VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | vs SEA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 9 | @OTT | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | @VGK | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | vs TOR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 8:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 17 | @MTL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 15 | @TOR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | @WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 11:36 | 5 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs UTA | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:12 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | @PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs STL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | @NYR | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:24 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 5 | vs OTT | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:48 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-24 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 6 | vs EDM | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | @TBL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:12 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | vs CHI | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | vs STL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:12 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 20 | vs EDM | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | @NSH | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 2 | @MIN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 27 | vs SEA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | @LAK | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:12 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 21 | @ANA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | vs FLA | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 16 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | @MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:12 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 12 | @VGK | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | @COL | L 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 20:24 | 4 | 4 |
| Dec 9 | vs NJD | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 7 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs DAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | vs VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | @COL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:06 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | @DAL | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:18 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | @NSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | @EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs STL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:42 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | @DET | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | @CBJ | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | @BUF | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 11:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | @WSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | @PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 season | ||||||||||
| Mar 31 | @VAN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | vs LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs SJS | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 4 | 3 |
| Mar 23 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | @ANA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:36 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 2 | vs TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:18 | 5 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | @COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | @VGK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 5 | 2 |
| Feb 22 | @ARI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:42 | 6 | 3 |
| Feb 20 | vs PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 13 | @OTT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 11 | @BUF | W 7-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 11:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 9 | @DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 27 | @SEA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:12 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 18 | @SJS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | @WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:00 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | @PIT | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | @PHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 3 | 4 |
| Nov 19 | @FLA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | @TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:42 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | @NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:30 | 1 | 0 |
Latest news
Gilbert was loaned to AHL Rochester on Sunday.
Gilbert has been a healthy scratch in three of Buffalo's last five games. In five NHL appearances this season, he has one goal, two points, one shot on net, two blocked shots and seven hits.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
Gilbert scored a goal, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.
Gilbert tallied in the third period, cutting Toronto's lead to 4-3 at the time. The 29-year-old defenseman has a goal, an assist and a plus-3 rating over two contests this season. He's filling in while the Sabres are missing Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) and Conor Timmins (lower body) from the blue line. Gilbert is rarely a source of offense, so his hot start to the season should not be expected to continue for long.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
Gilbert was promoted from the minors ahead of Tuesday's clash with Montreal, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Gilbert should be expected to immediately jump into the lineup Tuesday thanks to injuries to Rasmus Dahlin (upper body) and Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed). In eight regular-season games for the Senators last year, the 29-year-old Gilbert notched one assist, two shots and 10 hits while averaging 12:41 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 13
Gilbert was loaned to AHL Rochester on Friday.
Gilbert joined the NHL club for Thursday's Opening Night matchup in Columbus to provide additional depth, but he didn't see any playing time in the 6-3 loss. He'll head back to the minors a day later and will likely spend most of his time in the AHL this year.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 2
Gilbert was recalled from AHL Rochester on Thursday.
Gilbert's promotion comes as Olen Zellweger (concussion) was placed on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Whether the 29-year-old Gilbert suits up in the regular-season opener against Columbus on Thursday will likely depend on the availability of teammate Mattias Samuelsson (lower body).
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 1
Gilbert was put on waivers by Buffalo on Friday.
Gilbert had 13 assists and 33 PIM in 37 regular-season AHL outings between Lehigh Valley and Belleville in 2025-26. He also recorded an assist in eight regular-season appearances with Ottawa last campaign. Gilbert shifted to Buffalo's organization by inking a one-year, $850,000 contract over the summer. Despite getting a one-way deal, it seems he probably won't be part of the Sabres' Opening Night roster.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 25