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The Buffalo Sabres today announced their 2010 preseason schedule. The team will play six games, including two at HSBC Arena. Start times and ticket information for each home game will be announced at a later date.

The Sabres will begin their preseason slate at home on Saturday, September 25 when their cross-border rivals from Toronto visit HSBC Arena. The same teams will also square off two days later at the Air Canada Centre on September 27. For the second time in three years, Buffalo was selected to participate in the NHL’s Kraft Hockeyville game. This year, the contest against the Ottawa Senators will be held in Dundas, Ontario on Tuesday, September 28. The Sabres will then travel to Montreal to play the Canadiens on September 30, before concluding with a pair of games against the Philadelphia Flyers -- October 1 at Philadelphia, and October 3 in Buffalo.

The Sabres will begin their 40th anniversary campaign on the road when they travel to Ottawa to open the 2010-2011 regular season against the Senators on Friday, October 8.

Below is the 2010 preseason schedule:

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION
Saturday, September 25	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	7 p.m.	HSBC Arena
Monday, September 27	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	7 p.m.	Air Canada Centre
Tuesday, September 28	@ Ottawa Senators	TBD	Dundas, Ontario
Thursday, September 30	@ Montreal Canadiens	7:30 p.m.	Bell Centre
Friday, October 1	@ Philadelphia Flyers	7 p.m.	Wachovia Center
Sunday, October 3	vs Philadelphia Flyers	6 p.m.	HSBC Arena