Buffalo Sabres: Hockey Fights Cancer Night

The Buffalo Sabres and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are partnering once again to host Hockey Fights Cancer Night during the team’s game against the Washington Capitals on Saturday, November 1st. Annually one of the most special nights on the Sabres’ calendar, the game is part of an NHL-wide initiative to raise money and awareness toward cancer research while giving fans, players, and other members of the Sabres family the opportunity to represent their loved ones who have battled the disease. Tickets are still available.

This year’s Hockey Fights Cancer honoree is Megan Woodward, a Western New York native who was diagnosed in 2024 with a rare and aggressive variant of thyroid cancer while pregnant with her second child. She credits her care at Roswell Park with saving her life as well as the life of her newborn daughter. Megan’s story will be shared on the videoboard prior to the game, and she will be welcomed onto the ice for a ceremonial puck drop.

Every seat in KeyBank Center will be adorned with a commemorative Hockey Fights Cancer scarf, featuring the Sabres logo in lavender. Hockey Fights Cancer placards will be placed on every seat inside KeyBank Center and be available at stations throughout the concourse with a space for fans to write the name of a loved one who has battled cancer. A special moment will be held during the game for fans to raise their placards into the air and share who they’re fighting for.

Hockey Fights Cancer hats featuring the Sabres’ “goathead” will be available for purchase online and in the arena, with proceeds benefiting Roswell Park. Each hat will include an autograph from a surprise Sabres player. Hats cost $35 in-arena or $40 online during the game while supplies last. The 50/50 raffle for Friday’s game will have a guaranteed jackpot of at least $50,000 with all proceeds benefitting Roswell Park. Fans who are not attending the game can still buy 50/50 tickets online at Sabres.com/5050. There will be special Hockey Fights Cancer photo backdrops and face painting on the 100-Level concourse.