How To Watch Buffalo Sabres Games

Watching the Buffalo Sabres hockey games has never been easier. In 2019-2020 there are several different cord cutting options available to watch NHL (R) hockey games without cable. In this review, we will cover several different available methods such as Sling TV, fuboTV, ESPN+, NHL.TV, and Hulu + Live TV.

Watch Buffalo Sabres Live Without Cable

Here is the list of channels required to watch Sabres hockey games and the different services that carry them.

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*Information provided for the Buffalo, NY cord-cutters.

Stream Buffalo Sabres NHL Games With fuboTV

Hands down fuboTV is our top choice for streaming Sabres hockey games. You may not have heard of fuboTV before but they are as good if not better than other popular services such as AT&T NOW or YouTube TV. fuboTV does not require a contract nor does it have any installation costs. This live streaming service gives subscribers access to most of the TV networks that carry NHL games such as NESN, MSG, and NBC Sports Network. In fact, fuboTV is the only streaming service that carries MSG.

The Sabres have almost every single game on these channels. NBC SportsNet airs 2 national games every week as well so you can watch even more hockey games live. The service also includes popular channels such as FOX Sports Networks, RSNs, college football networks, FX, USA, NBA TV, and more. fuboTV provides access to every U.S. NHL team with the exceptions of the Las Vegas Golden Knights, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Colorado Avalanche.

fuboTV offers several different packages fubo Standard ($54.99/mo), Family ($59.99/mo), Family Deluxe ($64.99/month), Premium ($74.99/mo), and fubo Latino ($24.99/mo). Unless you want more channels the standard plan should be enough to watch your favorite team.

The fubo Standard package contains 97 channels; Family has 97 channels, 3 screens at once, and 500 hours of cloud DVR; Family Deluxe has 132 channels, 3 screens at once, 500 hours of cloud DVR, and fubo Extra; Premium has 132 channels, 3 screens at once, 500 hours of cloud DVR, and fubo Extra; Premium has 141 channels, 3 screens at once, 500 hours of cloud DVR, 9 Showtime channels on-demand, and fubo Extra.

New customers can get a 7-day free trial by going through our link. Please read our comprehensive fuboTV review for more details.

Stream Buffalo Sabres With NHL.TV And ESPN+

ESPN+ is a direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International group in partnership with ESPN. The service is a great way to watch every Sabres game this season. ESPN+ is the exclusive home to Quest For The Stanley Cup and the nightly NHL highlights and discussion program, In The Crease.

Additionally, ESPN+ offers more than 180 regular-season NHL games as part of its regular subscription which costs $4.99/month or $49.99/annual. Fans will also be able to purchase and watch the entire NHL.TV package as part of ESPN+ for an additional price of $24.99 per month.

NHL.TV is a standalone streaming service that lets you live stream every out-of-market NHL game. One of the major features is it allows you to watch up to four games at once, all season long. Additionally, you can choose not only from extra camera angles (two over-the-goal cameras, a zipline aerial cam, and the first-person ref cam) but also which audio hear: the television broadcast or the play-by-play for the team you’re cheering for. That’s in addition to an on-demand library of previous games and DVR capabilities that allow you to save, pause, and rewind as needed. Plus, it streams in 60 grams per second.

ESPN+ also offers live and on-demand coverage of MLB, MLS, UFC, college football, and several other popular sports. Watch ESPN’s original content such as Peyton’s Places, 30 For 30, E:60 and more. Read our comprehensive ESPN+ review.

How To Stream Buffalo Sabres Out of Market

NHL is one of those sports that has a lot of blackout restrictions, especially for hockey cord-cutters. It is also one of those sports where it is difficult to watch your favorite teams internally or out-of-market. The good news is there is a way around these blackout restrictions for most of the services covered in this guide. The best way to watch NHL games that are not in your home market is to sign up for NHL.TV through ESPN+. You will get every single out-of-market game.

Services like NHL.TV will blackout your local team. However, there is good news and that news is VPNs or Virtual Private Networks. They can also allow you to bypass geo-blocking by setting your IP address to an in-market location. VPNs help protect your streaming data and viewing habits by encrypting it. Today’s VPNs are fast and inexpensive.

A VPN allows you to “mask” your IP address by connecting to a server in another location. If your local hockey team has blackouts then you simply connect to a different region that is able to show your team. You may also use a VPN to access RSNs in different geographical regions.

Our top-rated VPN is ExpressVPN. ExpressVPN is a fast, reliable, and inexpensive option to pair with your favorite streaming service. Plans begin as low as $8.32/month. You can try ExpressVPN free for 30-days. Subscribers that access ExpressVPN through our link will get special pricing too.

Please Note: Using a VPN may be against your streaming service’s user agreement and you should proceed with caution.

Illegal Streams of Buffalo Sabres Games

It is our policy to never recommend any illegal streams of National Hockey League games or anything else. Most illegal “free” streams put you at considerable risk to acquire viruses and dangerous malware. These streams are untrustworthy, blurry, low-quality, and quite frankly just flat out garbage. It is not worth the risk by any means just to save a few bucks.

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