‘Goat head’ games: When the Sabres will wear retro jerseys in ’24-25 season

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres will wear their popular black and red uniforms for 15 games this coming season, including each of their Friday night home games.

The retro sweaters with the white bison emblem, colloquially known as the “goat head,” will make their season debut Oct. 26 in a Saturday night game against the Detroit Red Wings as part of a Hockey Halloween promotion. See the full schedule below .

All-Star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has said “we feel evil” when the Sabres are dressed in black on the ice.

More often than not, the Sabres have played with a different energy when sporting the threads that throw back to the club’s color scheme from 1996 through 2006. They have an 18-7-2 record and have scored five or more goals in 14 of those victories over the past two seasons.

• Saturday, Oct. 26 vs. Detroit Red Wings
• Friday, Nov. 1 vs. New York Islanders
• Friday, Nov. 29 vs. Vancouver Canucks
• Thursday, Dec. 5 vs. Winnipeg Jets
• Friday, Dec. 20 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
• Friday, Dec. 27 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
• Monday, Jan. 6 vs. Washington Capitals
• Friday, Jan. 17 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
• Friday, Jan. 31 vs. Nashville Predators
• Tuesday, Feb. 4 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
• Saturday, March 1 vs. Montreal Canadiens
• Monday, March 10 vs. Edmonton Oilers
• Saturday, April 5 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
• Tuesday, April 8 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
• Thursday, April 17 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

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Jonah Bronstein joined the WIVB squad in 2022 as a digital sports reporter. The Buffalonian has covered the Bills, Sabres, Bandits, Bisons, colleges, high schools and other notable sporting events in Western New York since 2005, for publications including The Associated Press, The Buffalo News, and Niagara Gazette. Read more of his work here .