Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
· Madison Square Garden, New York · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5–3 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
8 |
8 |
27 |
| New York Rangers |
12 |
7 |
1 |
20 |
Three stars
- J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. McLeod, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Lafrenière, New York Rangers (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod (13) |
Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NYR 0 |
| 1st |
08:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (11) |
Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, NYR 0 |
| 1st |
19:21 |
New York Rangers |
Alexis Lafrenière (23) |
Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34) |
Power play |
BUF 2, NYR 1 |
| 2nd |
02:57 |
New York Rangers |
Alexis Lafrenière (24) |
Drew Fortescue (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, NYR 2 |
| 2nd |
14:44 |
New York Rangers |
Adam Fox (9) |
Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43) |
Power play |
BUF 2, NYR 3 |
| 3rd |
05:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (31) |
Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, NYR 3 |
| 3rd |
07:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (24) |
Ryan McLeod (40) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, NYR 3 |
| 3rd |
18:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (12) |
Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 5, NYR 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
New York Rangers |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
20 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
19 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/52 (44.2%) |
29/52 (55.8%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:46 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:14 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:15 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
25% |
10:50 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:52 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:10 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
22:18 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
62.5% |
19:05 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:07 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:37 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:09 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:30 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
60:00 |
Win |
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
20:51 |
| Number 13 A. Lafrenière |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 16 V. Trocheck |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
18:48 |
| Number 22 J. Brodzinski |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:03 |
| Number 24 T. Kartye |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:07 |
| Number 38 A. Sykora |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:16 |
| Number 42 N. Laba |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
13:33 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:28 |
| Number 49 J. Chmelar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:15 |
| Number 50 W. Cuylle |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
18:44 |
| Number 94 G. Perreault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:09 |
| Number 4 B. Schneider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:35 |
| Number 17 W. Borgen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 23 A. Fox |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:20 |
| Number 29 M. Robertson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 44 V. Gavrikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:41 |
| Number 45 D. Fortescue |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 I. Shesterkin |
26 |
22 |
4 |
.846 |
58:27 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:23 |
New York Rangers |
Adam Fox |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:31 |
New York Rangers |
Vincent Trocheck |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:35 |
New York Rangers |
Vladislav Gavrikov |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:00 |
New York Rangers |
Will Borgen |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- New York Rangers head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Furman South, Mike Sullivan
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Dan Kelly
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Jordan Greenway, Alex Lyon, Logan Stanley, Josh Dunne, Noah Ostlund, Zach Metsa
- New York Rangers scratches
- Taylor Raddysh, Urho Vaakanainen, Adam Edstrom, Dylan Garand, Vincent Iorio
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