Players who played for the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings
23 players
23 players have played for both the Buffalo Sabres and the Detroit Red Wings. Mike Ramsey spent the most seasons with the two: 13 with the Buffalo Sabres and 3 with the Detroit Red Wings. On a roster now: Alex Lyon, Eric Comrie, and Jacob Bernard-Docker. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | BUF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ramsey | D | 1979–1992 · 13 seasons | 1994–1997 · 3 seasons |
| Dominik Hasek | G | 1992–2001 · 9 seasons | 2001–2008 · 4 seasons |
| Thomas Vanek | LW | 2005–2014 · 9 seasons | 2016–2019 · 2 seasons |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 2001–2002 · 1 season | 1991–2001 · 10 seasons |
| Mike Foligno | RW | 1982–1990 · 8 seasons | 1979–1981 · 2 seasons |
| Riley Sheahan | C | 2020–2023 · 2 seasons | 2011–2018 · 7 seasons |
| Matt Ellis | LW | 2008–2015 · 7 seasons | 2006–2008 · 2 seasons |
| Jason Woolley | D | 1997–2003 · 6 seasons | 2002–2006 · 3 seasons |
| Doug Houda | D | 1994–2003 · 4 seasons | 1985–1999 · 5 seasons |
| Brad May | LW | 1991–1998 · 7 seasons | 2009–2010 · 1 season |
| Ray Sheppard | RW | 1987–1990 · 3 seasons | 1991–1996 · 5 seasons |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 1986–1991 · 5 seasons | 1998–2002 · 2 seasons |
| Ville Leino | LW | 2011–2014 · 3 seasons | 2008–2010 · 2 seasons |
| Doug Janik | D | 2002–2004 · 2 seasons | 2009–2012 · 3 seasons |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 1985–1989 · 4 seasons | 1993–1994 · 1 season |
| Alex Lyon | G | 2025–2026 · 1 season | 2023–2025 · 2 seasons |
| Eric Comrie | G | 2022–2024 · 2 seasons | 2019–2020 · 1 season |
| Steve Ott | C | 2012–2014 · 2 seasons | 2016–2017 · 1 season |
| Ty Conklin | G | 2006–2007 · 1 season | 2008–2012 · 2 seasons |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | 2024–2025 · 1 season | 2025–2026 · 1 season |
| James Reimer | G | 2024–2025 · 1 season | 2023–2024 · 1 season |
| Carlo Colaiacovo | D | 2015–2016 · 1 season | 2012–2013 · 1 season |
| David Legwand | C | 2015–2016 · 1 season | 2013–2014 · 1 season |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.