Sabres vs. Rangers | April 8, 2026

Buffalo Sabres48-23-8

Final5 - 3

New York Rangers33-37-9

1 2 3 T ------------------ BUF 2 0 3 5 NYR 1 2 0 3

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 15:20
Ryan McLeod (BUF) scores on snap shot past Igor Shesterkin, assisted by Jason Zucker and Conor Timmins
1-0
P1 11:02
Zach Benson (BUF) scores on deflection past Igor Shesterkin, assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Bowen Byram
2-0

P1 01:36

Ryan McLeod (BUF) tripping against Adam Sykora (2 minutes)

2-0

P1 00:39
Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) scores power-play goal on tip-in past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Adam Fox and J.T. Miller
2-1

2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 19:37

Adam Fox (NYR) tripping against Tage Thompson (2 minutes)

2-1

P2 17:03
Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) scores on snap shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Drew Fortescue
2-2

P2 05:46

Peyton Krebs (BUF) hooking against Tye Kartye (2 minutes)

2-2

P2 05:16
Adam Fox (NYR) scores power-play goal on wrist shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad
2-3

P2 03:29

Vincent Trocheck (NYR) slashing against Bowen Byram (2 minutes)

2-3

P2 02:25

Vladislav Gavrikov (NYR) cross-checking against Jason Zucker (2 minutes)

2-3

3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 14:09
Alex Tuch (BUF) scores on deflection past Igor Shesterkin, assisted by Peyton Krebs and Tage Thompson
3-3
P3 12:46
Jason Zucker (BUF) scores on wrist shot past Igor Shesterkin, assisted by Ryan McLeod
4-3

P3 10:00

Will Borgen (NYR) holding the stick against Beck Malenstyn (2 minutes)

4-3

P3 09:16

Josh Norris (BUF) hooking against Tye Kartye (2 minutes)

4-3

P3 01:15
Zach Benson (BUF) scores on empty net, assisted by Josh Doan and Josh Norris
5-3

Box Score: Back to Top

Sabres Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zach Benson L

12:59 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0/0

Josh Doan R

13:08 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0/0

Tyson Kozak C

10:50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2/8

Peyton Krebs C

15:04 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0/4

Beck Malenstyn L

10:15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Ryan McLeod C

17:10 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 8/13

Josh Norris C

14:46 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 2/9

Tanner Pearson L

08:52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Jack Quinn R

19:24 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0/0

Tage Thompson C

22:18 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5/8

Alex Tuch R

19:05 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5/8

Jason Zucker L

18:14 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1/2

Sabres Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Bowen Byram D

22:07 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0/0

Rasmus Dahlin D

24:30 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 0/0

Michael Kesselring D

10:37 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0/0

Owen Power D

20:09 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

20:39 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0/0

Conor Timmins D

16:26 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

5 9 27 19 6 6 15 23/52 44.2%

Sabres Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

60:00 3 17/20 16/17 0/2 1/1 0 .850 .941 .000 1.000

Rangers Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Jonny Brodzinski C

12:03 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1/1

Jaroslav Chmelar R

11:15 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Will Cuylle L

15:46 0 0 -2 3 2 0 0 2 0/1

Tye Kartye L

16:07 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Noah Laba C

13:33 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 2 6/8

Alexis Lafrenière L

15:07 2 0 -2 2 0 0 0 1 0/0

J.T. Miller C

20:51 0 1 -1 3 1 0 0 0 11/18

Gabe Perreault R

12:09 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 1 0/0

Conor Sheary L

12:28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0/0

Adam Sykora L

11:16 0 0 -1 1 3 0 0 0 0/0

Vincent Trocheck C

18:48 0 1 -1 0 1 2 1 1 7/15

Mika Zibanejad C

18:44 0 1 -3 2 2 0 0 1 4/9

Rangers Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Will Borgen D

15:24 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 0/0

Drew Fortescue D

13:34 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Adam Fox D

23:20 1 1 -1 1 0 2 0 1 0/0

Vladislav Gavrikov D

24:41 0 0 -1 1 0 2 0 0 0/0

Matthew Robertson D

15:52 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Braden Schneider D

22:35 0 0 -2 3 2 0 1 0 0/0

Rangers Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

3 5 20 16 8 4 12 29/52 55.8%

Rangers Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Igor Shesterkin G

58:27 4 22/26 18/22 4/4 0/0 0 .846 .818 1.000