Players who played for the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils
29 players
29 players have played for both the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils. Dave Andreychuk spent the most seasons with the two: 11 with the Buffalo Sabres and 4 with the New Jersey Devils. On a roster now: Taylor Hall, Eric Comrie, Mason Geertsen, John Hayden, and Dmitry Kulikov. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | BUF | NJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | LW | 1982–2001 · 11 seasons | 1995–1999 · 4 seasons |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 2001–2014 · 9 seasons | 2010–2013 · 3 seasons |
| Drew Stafford | RW | 2006–2015 · 9 seasons | 2017–2019 · 2 seasons |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 2014–2017 · 3 seasons | 2001–2009 · 7 seasons |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 1992–2002 · 9 seasons | 2002–2003 · 1 season |
| Dainius Zubrus | C | 2006–2007 · 1 season | 2007–2015 · 8 seasons |
| Alexander Mogilny | RW | 1989–1995 · 6 seasons | 1999–2006 · 3 seasons |
| Phil Housley | D | 1982–1990 · 8 seasons | 1995–1996 · 1 season |
| Jacob Josefson | C | 2017–2018 · 1 season | 2010–2017 · 7 seasons |
| Adam Mair | C | 2002–2010 · 7 seasons | 2010–2011 · 1 season |
| Erik Rasmussen | C | 1997–2002 · 5 seasons | 2003–2007 · 3 seasons |
| Ken Sutton | D | 1990–1994 · 4 seasons | 1997–2001 · 4 seasons |
| Doug Bodger | D | 1989–1996 · 7 seasons | 1997–1998 · 1 season |
| Andrew Peters | LW | 2003–2009 · 5 seasons | 2009–2010 · 1 season |
| Taylor Hall | LW | 2020–2021 · 1 season | 2016–2020 · 4 seasons |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | D | 2007–2012 · 4 seasons | 2015–2016 · 1 season |
| Steve Bernier | RW | 2007–2008 · 1 season | 2011–2015 · 4 seasons |
| Eric Boulton | LW | 2000–2004 · 4 seasons | 2011–2012 · 1 season |
| Bob Corkum | C | 1989–2002 · 4 seasons | 2000–2001 · 1 season |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 1999–2001 · 2 seasons | 1996–1998 · 2 seasons |
| Eric Comrie | G | 2022–2024 · 2 seasons | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| Marcus Johansson | LW | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2017–2019 · 2 seasons |
| Mason Geertsen | LW | 2025–2026 · 1 season | 2021–2022 · 1 season |
| Aaron Dell | G | 2021–2022 · 1 season | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| John Hayden | C | 2021–2022 · 1 season | 2019–2020 · 1 season |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 2016–2017 · 1 season | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| Wayne Simmonds | RW | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2019–2020 · 1 season |
| Matt D'Agostini | RW | 2013–2014 · 1 season | 2012–2013 · 1 season |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 2010–2011 · 1 season | 2009–2010 · 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.