Buffalo SabresvsNew York Rangers — Jan 8, 2026

Jan 8, 2026

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 21

Final

NYRNew York Rangers

SOG: 32

Last 5 Games

BUF

vs BOS (4-1) - 2025-12-27

@ STL (4-2) - 2025-12-29

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

1.60PPG

Last 5 Games

NYR

PPG0.80

vs UTA (2-3) - 2026-01-05

@ FLA (5-1) - 2026-01-02

@ WSH (3-6) - 2025-12-31

@ CAR (2-3) - 2025-12-29

@ NYI (0-2) - 2025-12-27

0.80PPG

NYR

Three Stars

First Star

J. Zucker

BUF • #17 • L

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3

Second Star

M. Samuelsson

BUF • #23 • D

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1

Third Star

C. Ellis

BUF • #92 • G

SV% .938PPSA 7/7

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	1	2	2	5
NYR	0	1	1	2

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	4	14	3	21
NYR	7	11	14	32

Goals

1st Period

J. Doan(14th)

4:07(EV)

BUF

Assisted by M. Samuelsson and J. Zucker

2nd Period

A. Tuch(14th)

6:58(EV)

BUF

Assisted by B. Byram and J. Norris

M. Zibanejad(16th)

9:34(EV)

NYR

Assisted by A. Panarin

J. Zucker(10th)

12:34(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by R. Dahlin and T. Thompson

3rd Period

V. Trocheck(11th)

0:51(EV)

NYR

Assisted by J. Miller and A. Panarin

M. Samuelsson(7th)

14:38(SH)

BUF

Short-handed goal assisted by R. McLeod

R. McLeod(9th)

18:30(EV)

BUF

Empty net (unassisted)

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

39.2

Faceoff %

60.8

1-2 (50.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


10	A. Panarin	0	2	2	-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	20:53
8	J. Miller	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.7	20:24
16	V. Trocheck	1	0	1	0	2	4	1	2	0	3	0.7	19:47
93	M. Zibanejad	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	1	1	3	0.6	19:33
13	A. Lafrenière	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	14:38
14	T. Raddysh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	16:30
22	J. Brodzinski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.4	14:12
25	A. Blidh	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	07:35
39	S. Carrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.7	10:08
50	W. Cuylle	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	3	0.0	16:34
73	M. Rempe	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0.0	09:43
94	G. Perreault	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1.0	15:11


4	B. Schneider	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	21:19
17	W. Borgen	-1	0	1	3	2	0	0	18:08
24	C. Soucy	+1	0	2	3	2	1	0	14:30
29	M. Robertson	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	18:21
44	V. Gavrikov	-3	0	2	1	2	0	4	24:37
60	S. Morrow	+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16:51


32	J. Quick			.800	20	16	4	11/13	2	5/6	1	0/1	1	58:25
41	S. Martin			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
11th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	135	131	+4	9-1-0	W2	50
22nd	NYRNew York Rangers	118	125	-7	4-4-2	L1	46

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

NYR

Igor Shesterkin

5 GP

Record

17-12-4

GAA

2.45

EV%

.977

PK%

.812

SV%

.913

Jonathan Quick

5 GP

Record

3-7-2

GAA

2.39

EV%

.820

PK%

.833

SV%

.911

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

8-6-1

GAA

2.61

EV%

.922

PK%

.933

SV%

.903

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NYR

M. Zibanejad

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.60

A. Panarin

L | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.60

V. Trocheck

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

BUF

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

B. Byram

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

M. Samuelsson

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.860.69

1.240.78

0.980.91

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

NYR

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (6)NYR (4)

Goals / Game

BUF

3.60

NYR

2.60

Goals Against / Game

BUF

2.60

NYR

3.60

Shots / Game

BUF

14.4

NYR

14.7

Power Play %

BUF

20.0%

NYR

11.1%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

88.9%

NYR

80.0%

Face-Off %

BUF

44.7%

NYR

55.3%

Scratches

NYR

Justin Dowling

Urho Vaakanainen

Noah Laba

BUF

Zac Jones

Josh Dunne

Tyson Kozak

PIM Leaders (Season)

NYR

Sam Carrick

PIM

Will Cuylle

PIM

Will Borgen

PIM

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

Buffalo SabresvsNew York Rangers — Jan 8, 2026

Jan 8, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

J. Zucker

M. Samuelsson

C. Ellis

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Oct 9

Final

NYR

BUF

Feb 22

Final

NYR

BUF

Dec 11

Final

NYR

BUF

Nov 7

Final

BUF

NYR