KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center
Formerly	First Niagara Center (2011–2016), HSBC Arena (1999–2011), Marine Midland Arena (1996–1999)
Home Team	Buffalo Sabres — NHL Buffalo Bandits — NLL
Location	Buffalo, NY, USA
Capacity	18,690
Opened	2011

Gallery

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  Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-04-23
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  Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-04-23
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  Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-04-23
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  Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-04
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-14
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  Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-25
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  Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-10-25
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-12
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  Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-18
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  Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-18
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  Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-18
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  Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-18
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  Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-18
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  Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-22
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  Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-22
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  Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-22
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  Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-22
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  Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-22
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-11-29
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 2021-12-10
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  Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, 2022-01-11
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  Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, 2022-01-11
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  Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres, 2022-03-10
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  South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Providence Friars, 2022-03-17
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  South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Providence Friars, 2022-03-17
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  South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Providence Friars, 2022-03-17
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  Richmond Spiders at Iowa Hawkeyes, 2022-03-17
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  Richmond Spiders at Iowa Hawkeyes, 2022-03-17
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  Richmond Spiders at Iowa Hawkeyes, 2022-03-17
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  South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Providence Friars, 2022-03-17
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  New Mexico State Aggies at Connecticut Huskies, 2022-03-17

KeyBank Center has been the home of the Buffalo Sabres since it opened in 1996 as Marine Midland Arena, cycling through the names HSBC Arena and First Niagara Center before adopting its current name in 2016.

Game Log Statistics

Per the Sports Logbook database.

League	Games	SLB Logged Games	Highest-scoring game	Lowest-scoring game
NHL	544	635	Buffalo 8 – Tampa Bay 7 (2026-03-08)	Buffalo 1 – Los Angeles 0 (2014-12-09)
NCAA Basketball (I)	29	56	Buffalo 87 – Canisius 94 (2016-12-17)	Arkansas 53 – New Mexico State 48 (2022-03-19)
AHL	11	16	Portland 6 – Rochester 3 (2009-11-12)	Rochester 1 – Syracuse 2 (2018-02-21)
Ontario Hockey League	1	1	Erie 8 – Niagara 4 (2014-10-22)	Erie 8 – Niagara 4 (2014-10-22)

"SLB Logged Games" is self-reported by Sports Logbook users, separate from the official game log. This section is automatically updated. If you find an error, please email [email protected].

Attendance:

League	Largest Crowd	Smallest Crowd
NHL	19070 – Buffalo vs Columbus (2014-01-18)	9903 – Buffalo vs Columbus (2025-09-23)
NCAA Basketball (I)	19290 – Villanova vs Connecticut (2014-03-22)	5327 – Buffalo vs Canisius (2016-12-17)
AHL	19070 – Rochester vs Lake Erie (2012-12-28)	4230 – Portland vs Rochester (2010-03-07)
Ontario Hockey League	11391 – Erie vs Niagara (2014-10-22)	11391 – Erie vs Niagara (2014-10-22)

This section is automatically updated. If you find an error, please email [email protected].

Games by Year

Year	Total
2009	2	—	—	2	—
2010	1	—	—	1	—
2012	2	—	—	2	—
2014	29	19	7	2	1
2015	45	44	—	1	—
2016	44	42	2	—	—
2017	50	43	6	1	—
2018	38	36	—	2	—
2019	41	41	—	—	—
2020	22	22	—	—	—
2021	50	48	2	—	—
2022	50	44	6	—	—
2023	44	44	—	—	—
2024	45	45	—	—	—
2025	43	43	—	—	—
2026	56	50	6	—	—
2027	23	23	—	—	—

This section is automatically updated. If you find an error, please email [email protected].

Other Teams & Events

AHL

• Rochester Americans — Neutral site venue, 2011–2021

NCAA Basketball (I)

• Arkansas Razorbacks — Neutral site venue, 2022
• Buffalo Bulls — Neutral site venue, 2016
• Canisius Golden Griffins — Neutral site venue, 2021
• Connecticut Huskies — Neutral site venue, 2022
• Georgia Bulldogs — Neutral site venue, 2026
• Iowa Hawkeyes — Neutral site venue, 2022
• Louisville Cardinals — Neutral site venue, 2026
• Michigan State Spartans — Neutral site venue, 2026
• Michigan Wolverines — Neutral site venue, 2026
• Milwaukee Panthers — Neutral site venue, 2014
• Niagara Purple Eagles — Neutral site venue, 2016
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish — Neutral site venue, 2017
• Ohio State Buckeyes — Neutral site venue, 2014
• Providence Friars — Neutral site venue, 2022
• Syracuse Orange — Neutral site venue, 2014
• Villanova Wildcats — Neutral site venue, 2017
• West Virginia Mountaineers — Neutral site venue, 2017
• Wisconsin Badgers — Neutral site venue, 2017

NCAA Hockey (I)

• Canisius Golden Griffins — Neutral site venue, 2001–2015
• Colgate Raiders — Neutral site venue, 1999
• Cornell Big Red — Neutral site venue, 2003
• Denver Pioneers — Former postseason venue, 2019
• Minnesota Golden Gophers — Neutral site venue, 2003
• Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs — Former postseason venue, 2019
• Niagara Purple Eagles — Neutral site venue, 1999–2004
• North Dakota Fighting Hawks — Neutral site venue, 2003
• Ohio State Buckeyes — Neutral site venue, 1999
• Princeton Tigers — Neutral site venue, 2000
• Providence Friars — Former postseason venue, 2019
• UMass Minutemen — Former postseason venue, 2019
• Wayne State Warriors — Neutral site venue, 2000

While known as First Niagara Center

NCAA Basketball (I)

• All — Former postseason venue, 2014
• Niagara Purple Eagles — Neutral site venue, 2014

NHL

• Buffalo Sabres — Former home venue, 2011–2016

NLL

• Fairfield Stags — All-Star venue, 2012
• Findlay Oilers — All-Star venue, 2012

Ontario Hockey League

• Erie Otters — Former home venue, 2012

While known as HSBC Arena

AHL

• Portland Pirates — Former home venue, 2009

Arena Football League

• Buffalo Destroyers — Former home venue, 1999–2003

NCAA Basketball (I)

• All — Former postseason venue, 2000–2010

NCAA Hockey (I)

• Cornell Big Red — Former postseason venue, 2003
• Michigan Wolverines — Former postseason venue, 2003
• Minnesota Golden Gophers — Former postseason venue, 2003
• New Hampshire Wildcats — Former postseason venue, 2003

NHL

• Buffalo Sabres — Former home venue, 1999–2011

While known as Marine Midland Arena

NHL

• Buffalo Sabres — Former home venue, 1996–1999

This section is automatically updated. If you find an error, please email [email protected].