Buffalo Sabres head coaches

20 head coaches · Head coach now: Don Granato

Who has coached the Sabres?

The Buffalo Sabres have had 20 head coaches since 1970-71. Lindy Ruff won the most games, 657. The head coach now is Don Granato, since 2020-21.

Buffalo Sabres: every head coach, first to last
CoachSeasonsW-L-T/OTLPctPlayoffsTitles
Punch Imlach1970-71 to 1971-7232-62-25.340—
Joe Crozier1971-72 to 1973-7477-80-35.4902-4
Floyd Smith1971-72 to 1976-77143-62-36.69816-16
Marcel Pronovost1977-78 to 1978-7952-29-23.6423-5
Billy Inglis1978-7928-18-10.6091-2
Scotty Bowman1979-80 to 1986-87210-134-60.61018-18
Roger Neilson1980-8139-20-21.6614-4
Jim Roberts1981-8221-16-8.568—
Jim Schoenfeld1985-8619-19-5.500—
Craig Ramsay1986-874-15-2.211—
Ted Sator1986-87 to 1988-8996-89-22.5193-8
Rick Dudley1989-90 to 1991-9285-72-31.5414-8
John Muckler1991-92 to 1994-95125-109-34.53411-16
Ted Nolan1995-96 to 2014-15113-159-36.4155-7
Lindy Ruff1997-98 to 2025-26657-494-178.57164-50
Ron Rolston2012-13 to 2013-1419-26-6.422—
Dan Bylsma2015-16 to 2016-1768-73-23.482—
Phil Housley2017-18 to 2018-1958-84-22.408—
Ralph Krueger2019-20 to 2020-2136-49-12.424—
Don Granato2020-21 to 2023-24122-125-27.494—

From the NHL's records: ties and overtime losses share a column; playoff records are games. A coach with two stints has a row for each.