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Sabres vs Rangers

Final · Wed Apr 8 · 7:00 PM ET · Madison Square Garden

Buffalo SabresSabres48-23-8
5
FinalApr 8, 2026
New York RangersRangers33-37-9
3
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF−135
NYR+114
Puck line
BUF −1.5+180
NYR +1.5−218
Total O/U
Over 6.5−102
Under 6.5−118
  • Puck line: Sabres −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-3 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Apr 8, 2026 to move to 48-23-8.

The go-ahead score came with 7:14 left in the third period: Jason Zucker Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (40). They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers, score by period
Team123T
BUF2035
NYR1203

W: Luukkonen · L: Shesterkin

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 4:40Ryan McLeod Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8)1-0
  2. BUFGoal · 8:58Zach Benson Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31)2-0
  3. NYRGoal · 19:21Alexis Lafrenière Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34)2-1

Second Period

  1. NYRGoal · 2:57Alexis Lafrenière Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Drew Fortescue (2)2-2
  2. NYRGoal · 14:44Adam Fox Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43)2-3

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 5:51Alex Tuch Goal (31) Deflected, assists: Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41)3-3
  2. BUFGoal · 7:14Jason Zucker Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (40)4-3
  3. BUFGoal · 18:45Zach Benson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)5-3

Team stats

BUFNYR
Shots
27
20
Power Play Goals
0
2
Faceoff Win Percent
44.2
55.8
Hits
19
26
Blocked Shots
19
11
Penalty Minutes
6
8

Top performers

Buffalo SabresNew York Rangers

Goals

Zach Benson2
Alexis Lafreniere2

Assists

Jason Zucker1
Adam Fox1

Points

Zach Benson2
Alexis Lafreniere2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW101112:5920300.00
Josh Doan RW001113:0801100.00
Tyson Kozak C230010:50000025.00
Peyton Krebs C130115:0401200.02
Beck Malenstyn LW050010:1500000.00
Ryan McLeod C100117:10112061.52
Josh Norris C200214:46012022.22
Tanner Pearson LW03008:5200000.00
Jack Quinn RW001219:2400100.00
Tage Thompson C110122:18012062.50
Alex Tuch RW201119:05101062.50
Jason Zucker LW100218:14114050.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D100122:0701200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D101224:3001200.00
Michael Kesselring D010110:3700300.00
Owen Power D101120:0900100.00
Mattias Samuelsson D130120:3900000.00
Conor Timmins D400216:2601100.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G32017.85060:000

Rangers · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jonny Brodzinski C010-112:030010100.00
Jaroslav Chmelar RW010-111:1500000.00
Will Cuylle LW180-215:4600300.00
Tye Kartye LW000016:0700100.00
Noah Laba C110-113:33001075.00
Alexis Lafreniere LW000-215:0720200.00
J.T. Miller LW100-120:51013061.10
Gabe Perreault RW111-112:0900000.00
Conor Sheary LW001012:2800000.00
Adam Sykora LW100-111:1600100.00
Vincent Trocheck C131-118:48010046.72
Mika Zibanejad C110-318:44012044.40

Rangers · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Will Borgen D110-115:2400000.02
Drew Fortescue D010-113:3401000.00
Adam Fox D010-123:2011100.02
Vladislav Gavrikov D010-124:4100100.02
Matthew Robertson D110-115:5200100.00
Braden Schneider D251-222:3500300.00

Rangers · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Igor Shesterkin G42622.84658:270

Three stars

  1. Jason Zucker (BUF)
  2. Ryan McLeod (BUF)
  3. Alexis Lafreniere (NYR)

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