Briere streaks down the wing at the Amherst Pepsi Center, head up, looking to dish to a trailer after sneaking across the blue line.

After spotting a teammate, a quick flip of Briere’s pink gloves delivers a perfect pass in the slot.

Pink gloves?

That’s right, there’s more than one Briere churning through shifts at the Pepsi Center — Sylvie Briere, the wife of Sabres’ star Daniel Briere, heads a cast of women who take to the feature rink for a weekly pick-up game. What started as a casual skate between some of the wives and girlfriends of the Sabres has become a weekly workout.

The significant others of Briere, Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville and Marty Biron are regulars, and other friends have come along to turn the weekly skate into a full-blown contest. A recent session had 13 players battling for the puck, some in makeshift equipment while others come with top-level hockey gear.

Jackie Seward, a friend of the Brieres, is one of the many adding to the definition of “hockey mom.” Seward has three children — 17, 13 and 11 — all of whom are hockey players, although she’d never given the sport a try until this season.

“We’ve always wanted to do this, but never had the time. We’re at the hockey rink all week long with the kids, so we decided maybe we’d like to see,” Seward said. “I never played hockey growing up. I skated a little, but with figure skates, never with hockey equipment or anything.

“I’m having a blast. We’re learning a lot, learning how to stop and we really have an appreciation for what the kids do.”

Briere grew up in Ottawa, where she met Daniel, and the couple has three sons, Caelan, Carson and Cameron. Although she’s long watched all her boys play hockey, Daniel included, she never pictured herself on the ice.

But even she’d been caught in the spirit of a team that’s off to the fastest start in franchise history — heading into tonight’s home date with Florida (7:30 p.m., MSG, WGR radio), the Sabres are 23-5-2.

“I never, ever played hockey and swore to myself I would never play hockey. Growing up, it wasn’t for girls, it was all about the guys. I never expected I’d do it. And now, realizing how fun it is, it’s surprising,” she said. “We’re still in the beginning phases of this. We’re hoping to eventually get goalies. We’d like to get to the point where we can play full games. But this turned out really well, because some of us didn’t know how to skate from the beginning, so this has given us a chance to get the practice and skills down.”

Both seemed surprised at how the group’s camaraderie has quickly blossomed, even just through a few months.

And Seward, for one, has a new-found appreciation for what her kids do on the ice.

“It looks so much easier than it is. You get here and you have the puck and you don’t know what to do with it. Here the parents are, screaming at their kids at what to do. I was never a screamer to begin with, but I will never again tell my kids what they should be doing out there,” Seward said. “My kids love it, they think it’s great that their mom is out here playing hockey. They haven’t come to watch me yet, but they’re going to. And I’m sure they’ll have some tips for me.”

She’s still borrowing equipment from her kids, but she expects that to change soon.

“I’m probably getting hockey equipment for Christmas,” Seward said.

Briere’s pink gloves, which have her name embroidered near the wrist, are just the start. During the most recent skate, she sported new gear.

“If I’m going to look like a guy, I might as well have something pink to go with it” she said of the gloves. “This is my first day with equipment, so that’s a bit of a challenge.”

So is the day coming when she can brag do her hubby about how many goals she scored?

“No, I’m not there yet,” Briere said. “But I was teasing Jason (Pominville) after he scored (on Wednesday) because his girlfriend likes to wait by the net. I told him, ‘you’re doing it just like she is.’ ”