BREAKING NEWS: Buffalo Sabres Accidentally Win Stanley Cup After Mistaking It for Preseason Scrimmage……..READ MORE

In what analysts are calling “the most Buffalo thing ever,” the Buffalo Sabres have shockingly won the **2025 Stanley Cup**—completely by accident.

According to team sources, the Sabres believed they were participating in a preseason scrimmage against the Colorado Avalanche when, in reality, they were playing **Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final**. The team, which had been so used to early playoff exits (or missing the playoffs entirely), was reportedly unaware they had even qualified for the postseason.

### “We Thought It Was a Charity Game”

“We thought it was just one of those community engagement games,” said Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin, still wearing a foam finger and a T-shirt reading “Scrimmage Champs 2025.” “Coach kept saying ‘play loose’ and ‘don’t overthink it,’ so we did. Next thing you know, we’re lifting the Cup and there’s confetti everywhere.”

When asked how the mix-up occurred, head coach Don Granato explained: “We’ve been trying a new ‘one-game-at-a-time’ philosophy this season, and I guess we took that a little too literally. Honestly, I thought we were still in round one.”

### Goalie Scores… Twice

In a further twist, Sabres goalie Devon Levi scored **two empty-net goals** in the final game, thinking it was “just for fun.” These goals ultimately sealed the team’s 4-1 victory over the stunned Avalanche, whose coach Jared Bednar could only say: “We thought it was a prank. They were so relaxed we assumed they were filming a commercial.”

### NHL Responds

Commissioner Gary Bettman held an emergency press conference, visibly confused but confirming the legitimacy of the outcome.

“Yes, Buffalo are the official 2025 Stanley Cup champions,” Bettman said, before pausing and adding, “…somehow.”

He declined to comment on whether the league would investigate how an entire team remained unaware they were in the Final. “Frankly, it’s Buffalo. We’re just happy for them.”

### Parade Plans Confused

The City of Buffalo, caught equally off-guard, is currently scrambling to organize a victory parade. Reports say the original parade route was mistakenly approved for a local high school marching band.

“We didn’t think we’d ever need it,” said Mayor Byron Brown. “But hey—Stanley Cup’s a Stanley Cup.”

The Sabres are expected to receive their rings sometime next year, once they stop referring to them as “those cool giveaways.”