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New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–0 on Thursday, October 9, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Rangers 4 34-39-9
at Buffalo Sabres 0 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 0 3 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 16 5 12 33
Buffalo Sabres 11 14 12 37

Three stars

  1. I. Shesterkin, New York Rangers (goaltender)
  2. A. Lafrenière, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Soucy, New York Rangers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:43 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (1) Vincent Trocheck (1), Artemi Panarin (1) Even strength NYR 1, BUF 0
3rd 14:46 New York Rangers Carson Soucy (1) Will Borgen (1), J.T. Miller (1) Even strength NYR 2, BUF 0
3rd 17:11 New York Rangers J.T. Miller (1) Braden Schneider (1), Alexis Lafrenière (1) Even strength NYR 3, BUF 0
3rd 17:25 New York Rangers Adam Fox (1) Sam Carrick (1) Even strength, Empty net NYR 4, BUF 0

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 33 37
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 28 24
Blocked shots 16 12
Giveaways 14 17
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 39/60 (65%) 21/60 (35%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
8 J. Miller C 1 1 2 +3 0 1 4 0 66.7% 19:52
10 A. Panarin L 0 1 1 +3 0 2 0 0 21:10
13 A. Lafrenière L 1 1 2 +2 0 5 1 0 15:54
14 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:50
16 V. Trocheck C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 63.6% 07:48
39 S. Carrick C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 2 50% 12:36
42 N. Laba C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 77.8% 13:21
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15:21
50 W. Cuylle L 0 0 0 +1 4 2 2 2 100% 16:24
73 M. Rempe C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 1 09:30
84 A. Edstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:45
93 M. Zibanejad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 71.4% 18:57
4 B. Schneider D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 6 0 18:49
17 W. Borgen D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 2 1 16:23
18 U. Vaakanainen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 15:00
23 A. Fox D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 4 23:17
24 C. Soucy D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 19:40
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 21:23
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 37 37 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 33.3% 18:51
15 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 50% 09:33
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 2 5 3 0 19:23
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 33.3% 11:55
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 25% 16:42
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17:56
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 08:24
55 M. Geertsen L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 04:26
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 37.5% 18:22
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 0 28.6% 19:34
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 22:32
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 12:21
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 24:46
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 19:38
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 19:26
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 1 25:06
33 R. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 11:16
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 11:58
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 32 29 3 .906 59:51 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:14 Buffalo Sabres Mason Geertsen Tripping 2
2nd 00:28 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Tripping 2
2nd 06:22 New York Rangers Urho Vaakanainen Interference 2
2nd 14:28 New York Rangers Braden Schneider Roughing 2
2nd 14:28 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker Roughing 2
2nd 17:58 New York Rangers Will Borgen Roughing removing opponents helmet 2
3rd 00:04 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson High sticking 2
3rd 06:54 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Tripping 2
3rd 09:24 Buffalo Sabres Justin Danforth Hooking 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Mike Sullivan
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Furman South, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
New York Rangers scratches
Jonny Brodzinski, Matthew Robertson, Juuso Parssinen
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Tyson Kozak, Zach Benson

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 9

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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