Sabres Set Hockey Fights Cancer Night for Nov. 6 vs. Blue Jackets

The Buffalo Sabres and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will host Hockey Fights Cancer Night on Friday, Nov. 6, when Buffalo plays the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center.

The club's guest of honour, a young Sabres fan being treated at Roswell Park, will be featured in a pregame video and welcomed to centre ice for a ceremonial puck drop.

The game is part of an NHL-wide initiative to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

What fans can expect

• Every fan will find a commemorative Hockey Fights Cancer scarf on their seat. It carries the Sabres and Roswell Park logos in lavender.
• Placards will be on every seat and at concourse stations, with room to write the name of a loved one who has battled cancer. Fans will hold them up together during a moment in the game. They can also be printed at Sabres.com/HFC.
• Commemorative hats, each signed by a surprise Sabres player, cost $40 in the arena or $50 online while supplies last. All proceeds go to Roswell Park.
• The 50/50 raffle has a guaranteed jackpot of at least $100,000, with proceeds going to Roswell Park. Second-chance prizes include team-signed merchandise. Fans not at the game can buy tickets at Sabres.com/5050.
• An online auction opens at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Sabres.com/Auctions. It features autographed items, sticks used in warmups and other memorabilia, and runs until 9 p.m. on Nov. 15. Proceeds benefit Roswell Park.
• Blue, gold and lavender hair extensions will be available in the concourse, styled by HairDo.