Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers

14-17-4, 7-9-3 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	1	0	3
Rangers NYR	2	1	0	1	4

New York RangersRangersNYR

23-8-1, 11-4-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:37	0:17	0:00	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:59	0:22	3:46	11:51	8	11	42.1
0	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	25	18:58	0:00	4:39	14:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:44	0:00	1:02	9:42	2	2	50.0
1	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	22	17:33	1:20	0:00	16:13	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:30	0:00	1:27	11:03	4	1	80.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	10:11	0:00	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	13:50	0:33	0:00	13:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:10	0:00	1:14	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	2	12	0	0	0	17	13:05	1:37	0:00	11:28	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:48	1:04	0:00	17:44	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	19:00	1:15	0:55	16:50	3	1	75.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	4	0	0	28	24:12	0:00	4:38	19:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	5	1	3	1	2	3	0	2	35	27:08	1:37	1:50	23:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	1	0	0	11	7:10	0:00	1:17	5:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:42	0:00	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	29	22:14	0:00	1:05	21:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	2	0	1	35	28:35	0:00	4:57	23:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	4	29	.879	21	8	0	0	0	62:05	0

New York Rangers


forwards
Nick BoninoN. Bonino#12
Jonny BrodzinskiJ. Brodzinski#22
Will CuylleW. Cuylle#50
Barclay GoodrowB. Goodrow#21
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#20
Alexis LafreniereA. Lafreniere#13
Artemi PanarinA. Panarin#10
Tyler PitlickT. Pitlick#71
Vincent TrocheckV. Trocheck#16
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#26
Blake WheelerB. Wheeler#17
Mika ZibanejadM. Zibanejad#93
defensemen
Adam FoxA. Fox#23
Ryan LindgrenR. Lindgren#55
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#79
Braden SchneiderB. Schneider#4
Jacob TroubaJ. Trouba#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:03	0:00	0:43	9:20	4	3	57.1
0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	10:49	0:54	0:00	9:55	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	14	10:41	0:00	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	14:25	0:28	0:00	13:57	3	2	60.0
1	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	21:04	5:37	0:54	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	16:30	1:13	0:00	15:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19:45	5:41	0:00	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:04	0:00	0:00	11:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	21:19	4:39	0:40	16:00	14	8	63.6
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	15:10	1:20	0:00	13:50	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:57	1:13	0:00	14:44	1	4	20.0
1	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	23:25	5:41	0:57	16:47	7	7	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	26:04	5:41	0:25	19:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	21:17	0:00	1:12	20:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	28	23:55	0:04	0:34	23:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	15	10:59	0:00	0:00	10:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	26	21:35	0:00	1:03	20:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Igor ShesterkinI. Shesterkin#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	26	0	1	0	0	62:24	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Sabres	1	1	1	0	3
	Rangers	2	1	0	1	4

1st Period		BUF	NYR
7:19	Ryan Lindgren (2) Assists: Jonny Brodzinski (7), Nick Bonino (4)	0	1
15:35	Artemi Panarin (18) (Power Play) Assists: Mika Zibanejad (19)	0	2
16:37	Rasmus Dahlin (10) Assists: Jordan Greenway (6)	1	2

2nd Period			BUF	NYR
1:42		Jack Quinn (2) Assists: Dylan Cozens (13), JJ Peterka (13)	2	2
7:13		Mika Zibanejad (13) Assists: Chris Kreider (13), Blake Wheeler (8)	2	3

3rd Period			BUF	NYR
6:50		Casey Mittelstadt (9) Assists: Jordan Greenway (7)	3	3

OT Summary			BUF	NYR
2:28		Chris Kreider (17) Assists: Mika Zibanejad (20), Adam Fox (19)	3	4

Regular Season Series

NYR win 2-1

Rangers
5
Sabres
1

Game 1

13/10

Sabres
5
Rangers
1

Game 2

28/11

Sabres
3
Rangers
4

Game 3

24/12

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 24 December 2023

New York, NY

Attendance: 18,006

Referees:
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	14	3	47
Tampa Bay	21	13	3	45
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	5	39

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	13	4	46
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

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Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers

Regular Season Series

NYR win 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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