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Sport4 April 2026Archive brief

In ice hockey, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres clinch the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2010–11 season, ending their 14-year Stanley Cup playoff drought

In ice hockey, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres clinch the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2010–11 season, ending their 14-year Stanley Cup playoff drought.

By Belfast Herald Sport2 min read

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In ice hockey, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres clinch the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2010–11 season, ending their 14-year Stanley Cup playoff drought.

The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to The Athletic via The New York Times on 4 April 2026.

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