Ray was celebrated on the ice with many of his teammates on hand, along with his wife and two children. Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula also attended.

But too often this season, this edition of the Sabres have been the antithesis of teams from the Rob Ray era. So it was important to see them Sabres get

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Early on in his tenure as the Sabres’ coach, Ted Nolan wanted to make Rob Ray a healthy scratch. Typically, an assistant coach would share that news with a player. But when Nolan asked Don Lever, he tried to pass the task along to Terry Martin. When Nolan asked Martin, he tried to pass it off on Lever.

The gritty power forward who played 889 of his 900 NHL games with the Sabres was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame on Friday at KeyBank Center. He is the 42nd inductee into the team's Hall of Fame and the first to be granted the honor since former forward Dale Hawerchuk and legendary announcer Rick Jeanneret were back in 2012.

It may feel like an overdue honor to some, but tonight Rob “Rayzor” Ray for his years of dedication to the Buffalo Sabres on and off the ice was inducted into the team’s hall of fame.

Bet you didn't know that No. 32 was Rob Ray's number in part because it was a larger jersey designed for a goalie that made it easier to slip out of an opponent's grasp during a scrap?

A lot of people know former Buffalo Sabre Rob Ray as an enforcer. He's remembered mostly for fighting. But many who have met him, know him differently.

The Buffalo Sabres are hoping to build on a 7-2 victory over the Boston Bruins in the second game of a four-game homestand against the Nashville Predators on Friday night, but prior to the game, the focus will be on honoring former Sabres enforcer and current broadcaster Rob Ray will be inducted in the club’s Hall of Fame.

Jiri Kulich scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 2:04 left, and the Buffalo Sabres overcame blowing a two-goal lead in a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators.

On Tuesday, Thompson and Peterka became the first Sabres teammates with hat tricks in the same game since Derek Roy and Drew Stafford on Jan. 18, 2008. They finished the night with plus-six ratings, a feat no Sabres skater had accomplished since Richard Smehlik on Feb. 2, 1998.

Jiri Kulich scored two goals including the winner with 2:04 left in the third period as the Sabres rallied for a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Friday night at KeyBank Center after inducting fan favorite Rob Ray into the team’s Hall of Fame.

Not mentioned on that list was someone every Buffalo sports fan knows: Kim Pegula. The Bills and Sabres co-owner was spotted in a suite at the arena for the first time since a debilitating cardiac arrest in the summer of 2022. "So glad to have Kim here on this special night," the Sabres said on social media.