Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers

48-23-8, 23-13-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	2	0	3	5
Rangers NYR	1	2	0	3

New York RangersRangersNYR

33-37-9, 14-20-7 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:59	1:09	0:30	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	13:08	1:16	0:00	11:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	15	10:50	0:00	0:27	10:23	2	6	25.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	20	15:04	0:00	0:00	15:04	0	4	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	14	10:15	0:00	0:57	9:18	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	21	17:10	1:08	0:44	15:18	8	5	61.5
0	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	17	14:46	4:33	0:00	10:13	2	7	22.2
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	8:52	0:00	0:00	8:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	19:24	4:32	0:01	14:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	22:18	4:53	0:00	17:25	5	3	62.5
1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	19:05	0:55	1:43	16:27	5	3	62.5
1	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:14	4:40	0:00	13:34	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:07	0:58	0:00	21:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	25	24:30	4:50	0:00	19:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	10:37	0:00	0:00	10:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	24	20:09	0:06	0:57	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	23	20:39	0:00	2:11	18:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	19	16:26	0:00	1:14	15:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	3	17	.850	16	0	1	0	0	60:00	0

New York Rangers


forwards
Jonny BrodzinskiJ. Brodzinski#22
Jaroslav ChmelarJ. Chmelar#49
Will CuylleW. Cuylle#50
Tye KartyeT. Kartye#24
Noah LabaN. Laba#42
Alexis LafreniereA. Lafreniere#13
J.T. MillerJ.T. Miller#8
Gabe PerreaultG. Perreault#94
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Adam SykoraA. Sykora#38
Vincent TrocheckV. Trocheck#16
Mika ZibanejadM. Zibanejad#93
defensemen
Will BorgenW. Borgen#17
Drew FortescueD. Fortescue#45
Adam FoxA. Fox#23
Vladislav GavrikovV. Gavrikov#44
Matthew RobertsonM. Robertson#29
Braden SchneiderB. Schneider#4

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:15	0:00	0:00	11:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	8	0	2	22	15:46	0:00	0:40	15:06	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:07	0:00	2:06	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	21	13:33	0:00	1:33	12:00	6	2	75.0
2	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:07	2:07	0:00	13:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:51	2:11	2:58	15:42	11	7	61.1
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	16	12:09	0:00	0:00	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	12:28	0:00	0:00	12:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	1	23	18:48	2:11	1:34	15:03	7	8	46.7
0	1	-3	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:44	2:11	2:54	13:39	4	5	44.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	24	15:24	0:04	1:24	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	13:34	0:00	0:00	13:34	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	27	23:20	2:11	0:49	20:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	24:41	0:00	3:11	21:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:52	0:00	0:39	15:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	27	22:35	0:00	4:28	18:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Igor ShesterkinI. Shesterkin#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	4	22	.846	18	4	0	0	0	58:27	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	T
	Sabres	2	0	3	5
	Rangers	1	2	0	3

1st Period		BUF	NYR
4:40	Ryan McLeod (13) Assists: Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8)	1	0
8:58	Zach Benson (11) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31)	2	0
19:21	Alexis Lafreniere (23) (Power Play) Assists: Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34)	2	1

2nd Period			BUF	NYR
2:57		Alexis Lafreniere (24) Assists: Drew Fortescue (2)	2	2
14:44		Adam Fox (9) (Power Play) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43)	2	3

3rd Period		BUF	NYR
5:51	Alex Tuch (31) Assists: Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41)	3	3
7:14	Jason Zucker (24) Assists: Ryan McLeod (40)	4	3
18:45	Zach Benson (12) (Empty Net) Assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)	5	3

Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers: Game Highlights

1:19

Zach Benson lights the lamp

0:39

Alex Tuch tallies goal vs. Rangers

0:44

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-1

Rangers
4
Sabres
0

Game 1

10/10

Sabres
5
Rangers
2

Game 2

9/1

Sabres
5
Rangers
3

Game 3

9/4

Madison Square Garden

12:00 AM, 9 April 2026

New York, NY

Attendance: 18,006

Referees:
Furman South
Mike Sullivan

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	48	23	8	104
Tampa Bay	48	24	6	102
Montreal	46	22	10	102
Boston	43	26	10	96
Ottawa	41	27	10	92
Detroit	40	29	9	89
Florida	37	37	4	78
Toronto	32	32	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	50	22	6	106
Pittsburgh	40	22	16	96
Philadelphia	40	26	12	92
Columbus	39	27	12	90
NY Islanders	42	31	5	89
Washington	40	30	9	89
New Jersey	40	35	3	83
NY Rangers	33	37	9	75

Logan Thompson backstops Capitals to 4-0 victory over Maple Leafs

— Logan Thompson made 21 saves to register his third shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals breathed life into their fading playoff hopes with a 4-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Jason Zucker’s third-period goal lifts the Sabres past the Rangers 5-3

— Jason Zucker scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Wednesday night.

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BUF wins 2-1

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Logan Thompson backstops Capitals to 4-0 victory over Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Jason Zucker’s third-period goal lifts the Sabres past the Rangers 5-3