Buffalo SabresvsNew York Rangers — Apr 7, 2026

Apr 7, 2026

Final

Buffalo Sabres logo

BUF

SOG: 27

5

-

3

New York Rangers logo

NYR

SOG: 20

Last 5 Games

BUF
W
vs SEA (3-2) - 2026-03-28
W
vs NYI (4-3) - 2026-03-31
L
@ OTT (1-4) - 2026-04-02
L
@ WSH (2-6) - 2026-04-04
W
vs TBL (4-2) - 2026-04-06
1.20PPG
NYR
W
vs WSH (8-1) - 2026-04-05
W
vs DET (4-1) - 2026-04-04
L
vs MTL (2-3) - 2026-04-02
W
vs NJD (4-1) - 2026-03-31
W
vs FLA (3-1) - 2026-03-29
1.60PPG

Three Stars

First Star
J. Zucker
BUF logo

J. Zucker

BUF • #17 • L
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 4
Second Star
R. McLeod
BUF logo

R. McLeod

BUF • #71 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 2
Third Star
A. Lafrenière
NYR logo

A. Lafrenière

NYR • #13 • L
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 2

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF2035
NYR1203

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF118827
NYR127120

Goals

1st Period

R. McLeod
BUF

R. McLeod(13th)

4:40(EV)

BUF

Assisted by J. Zucker and C. Timmins

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(11th)

8:58(EV)

BUF

Assisted by R. Dahlin and B. Byram

A. Lafrenière
NYR

A. Lafrenière(23rd)

19:21(PP)

NYR

Power play goal assisted by A. Fox and J. Miller

2nd Period

A. Lafrenière
NYR

A. Lafrenière(24th)

2:57(EV)

NYR

Assisted by D. Fortescue

A. Fox
NYR

A. Fox(9th)

14:44(PP)

NYR

Power play goal assisted by V. Trocheck and M. Zibanejad

3rd Period

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(31st)

5:51(EV)

BUF

Assisted by P. Krebs and T. Thompson

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(24th)

7:14(EV)

BUF

Assisted by R. McLeod

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(12th)

18:45(EV)

BUF

Empty net assisted by J. Doan and J. Norris

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

27

Shots On Goal

20

44.2

Faceoff %

55.8

0-4 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(66.7%) 2-3

6

Penalty Minutes

8

19

Hits

26

19

Blocked Shots

11

17

Giveaways

12

6

Takeaways

4

Box Score

13A. Lafrenière202-201001020.015:07
8J. Miller011-100010030.620:51
16V. Trocheck011-120311100.518:48
93M. Zibanejad011-300111020.418:44
22J. Brodzinski000-100100011.012:03
24T. Kartye000000000010.016:07
38A. Sykora000-100010010.011:16
42N. Laba000-100112010.813:33
43C. Sheary000000002100.012:28
49J. Chmelar000-100100000.011:15
50W. Cuylle000-200812030.015:46
94G. Perreault000-100111100.012:09
23A. Fox112-121101010.023:20
45D. Fortescue011-100100000.013:34
4B. Schneider000-200520130.022:35
17W. Borgen000-120110000.015:24
29M. Robertson000-100111010.015:52
44V. Gavrikov000-120100010.024:41
31I. Shesterkin.8462622418/2244/400/0058:27
32J. Quick-0000/000/000/0000:00

Standings

Full Standings
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
5th
BUF
270233+375-3-2W1102
29th
NYR
229238-95-4-1W275
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

NYRStatBUF
2.87Goals/Game3.45
3.04Goals Against/Game2.93
25.2Shots/Game28.1
24.7%Power Play %19.5%
79.9%Penalty Kill %81.9%
54.5%Faceoff %45.9%

Goaltenders

NYR

1
Igor Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

5 GP

Record

25-19-6

GAA

2.50

EV%

.935

PK%

.941

SV%

.912

2
Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Quick

5 GP

Record

6-17-2

GAA

3.09

EV%

.912

PK%

.857

SV%

.891

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-10-4

GAA

2.77

EV%

.818

PK%

.583

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

.909

PK%

.882

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NYR

1
A. Fox

A. Fox

D | 5GP

G

3

A

7

P

10

PPP

4

PPG

1

P/G

2.00

2
M. Zibanejad

M. Zibanejad

C | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
J. Miller

J. Miller

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

3

PPG

2

P/G

1.00

BUF

1
J. Quinn

J. Quinn

R | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

3
J. Norris

J. Norris

C | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.010.79
1.180.91
1.171.06
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
16.9
NYR
17.8

Power Play %

BUF
16.7%
NYR
13.6%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
86.4%
NYR
83.3%

Face-Off %

BUF
43.3%
NYR
56.7%

Scratches

NYR

1
Taylor Raddysh

Taylor Raddysh

2
Urho Vaakanainen

Urho Vaakanainen

3
Adam Edstrom

Adam Edstrom

4
Dylan Garand

Dylan Garand

5
Vincent Iorio

Vincent Iorio

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

3
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

4
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5
Logan Stanley

Logan Stanley

6
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

7
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

8
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

PIM Leaders (Season)

NYR

1
Will Cuylle

Will Cuylle

L

PIM

65

2
Vincent Trocheck

Vincent Trocheck

C

PIM

64

3
Vladislav Gavrikov

Vladislav Gavrikov

D

PIM

50

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

78

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

76

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

57

Past H2H Results

Jan 8
Final
BUF logo

BUF

5
NYR logo

NYR

2
Oct 9
Final
NYR logo

NYR

4
BUF logo

BUF

0
Feb 22
Final
NYR logo

NYR

2
BUF logo

BUF

8
Dec 11
Final
NYR logo

NYR

3
BUF logo

BUF

2