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Injured Reserve · expected back around Nov 8
Danforth's move to IR allowed the Sabres to activate Sam Carrick (middle body) ahead of Thursday's game versus the Ducks. Danforth remains without a clear timeline to return to action. He will miss his fourth straight game Thursday and will be eligible to return whenever ready, as long as he doesn't later end up on long-term injured reserve.
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CBJ· Fri Nov 6Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- PTS
- 0
- +/-
- +1
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 1
- TOI/G
- 9:09
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | @TOR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs DAL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Oct 15 | vs OTT | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs COL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:36 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 17 | vs NYI | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | @PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | @WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs WSH | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | vs BUF | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 8 | vs OTT | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | @OTT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:00 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | @TOR | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:00 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 3 | vs COL | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | vs NSH | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs VAN | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 21 | @PIT | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | vs FLA | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 4 | 1 |
| Mar 17 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | vs NYR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | vs VGK | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | @NJD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 9 | @NYR | W 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | @FLA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | @TBL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 1 | vs DET | W 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 14:24 | 6 | 1 |
| Feb 27 | @DET | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | vs DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 22 | vs CHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 8 | vs NYR | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 6 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | @BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:00 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | @DAL | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:12 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | @UTA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | @VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | vs LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:48 | 4 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | @CAR | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | @TOR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | @NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:24 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 10 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | @WPG | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 6 | @VAN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | @EDM | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | @CGY | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 1 | @CHI | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:36 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs CAR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs TBL | W 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 15:18 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | @BOS | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:30 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | @MTL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs PIT | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 18:54 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 12 | @SEA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | @ANA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | @LAK | L 2-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | @SJS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 17:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | @WSH | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:48 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs WPG | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 15:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs NYI | W 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs EDM | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | @NSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs TOR | W 6-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs MIN | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs BUF | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:36 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023-24 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 16 | vs CAR | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 15:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | @NSH | L 4-6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 13:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @FLA | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 15:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | @TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | @CAR | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | vs PHI | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | vs COL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 7 | vs EDM | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 10:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | @PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | vs VGK | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | @CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 29 | vs CAR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | @NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | vs NYR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:18 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 21 | @ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 9:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 20 | @LAK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 10:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 17 | @SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13 | @OTT | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 10 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | @STL | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | @SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | @VAN | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | @EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:54 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | vs NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 12:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | vs SEA | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 13:30 | 3 | 0 |
Latest news
Danforth (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.
Danforth's move to IR allowed the Sabres to activate Sam Carrick (middle body) ahead of Thursday's game versus the Ducks. Danforth remains without a clear timeline to return to action. He will miss his fourth consecutive game Thursday and will be eligible to return whenever he's ready, as long as he doesn't later end up on long-term injured reserve.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Danforth (upper body) won't play versus the Sharks on Tuesday, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
Danforth will miss his third straight game due to the injury. It's not clear if he'll be available at any point during the Sabres' road trip. His next chance to play is Thursday in Anaheim.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 28
Danforth (upper body) is set to miss Saturday's game against Washington.
Danforth also missed Wednesday's game against Philadelphia. He has no points, a plus-1 rating, three hits and two blocks in six outings in 2026-27.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Danforth (upper body) isn't expected to play Wednesday versus Philadelphia, per Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report.
Danforth is day-to-day, so he still might be an option for Saturday's game in Washington. The 33-year-old has two PIM, three hits and two blocks in six outings this campaign. Danforth's exit from the lineup coincides with Jason Zucker's expected season debut after Zucker missed Buffalo's opening nine games due to sports hernia surgery.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 21
Danforth (upper body) missed Monday's practice, according to Justin Alpert and Jourdon LaBarber of the Sabres' official site.
Danforth still has some time to recover before Wednesday's matchup against Philadelphia. He hasn't earned a point in six appearances this season, but he has chipped in three hits and two blocked shots.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 19
Danforth should be ready for the start of training camp after undergoing a minor procedure in his knee, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Wednesday.
There were apparently some doubts originally about whether Danforth would be ready for the start of camp, but it seems he is good to go. In his four regular-season games with the Sabres last year, the 33-year-old winger failed to get on the scoresheet. Still, Danforth has been a 20-point producer in the past and could offer low-end fantasy value in deeper formats if he can rediscover that form.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 16