Sabres win Atlantic Division, lock up home-ice while awaiting playoff opponent

First, the Buffalo Sabres ended their league-record 14-year playoff drought. Now they have won their division for the first time in 16 years.With a 5-1 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night, the Sabres clinched first place in the Atlantic Division for the first time in its current iteration after having never finished a season higher than fifth. This is the Sabres’ first division title since they won the Northeast Division in the 2009-10 season.Advertisement