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Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

NHLApril 8, 2026Madison Square Garden

SabresBuffaloBUFWon48-23-8

Sabres 5, Rangers 3

Final
RangersNew YorkNYR33-37-9
Score by period
Team123T
BUF2035
NYR1203

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:19Giveaway by Conor Sheary
  4. 0:25Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  5. 0:46Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  6. 0:50Mika Zibanejad Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  7. 0:52Puck in Netting
  8. 0:52Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  9. 1:41Giveaway by Michael Kesselring
  10. 1:47Braden Schneider Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  11. 1:49Will Cuylle Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  12. 1:54Vincent Trocheck hit Zach Benson
  13. 1:55Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  14. 2:02Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Josh Norris
  15. 2:04Braden Schneider Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  16. 2:19Will Cuylle hit Conor Timmins
  17. 2:39Tanner Pearson hit Adam Sykora
  18. 3:17Icing
  19. 3:17J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  20. 3:28Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  21. 3:29Tage Thompson Wrap-around Wide Left
  22. 3:43Alex Tuch shot blocked by Will Borgen
  23. 4:40Ryan McLeod Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8)
  24. 4:40Josh Norris faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  25. 4:50Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  26. 4:53Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  27. 4:54Jonny Brodzinski hit Mattias Samuelsson
  28. 5:04Will Cuylle Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  29. 5:11Adam Fox shot blocked by Zach Benson
  30. 5:15Will Cuylle hit Michael Kesselring
  31. 5:22Giveaway by Josh Doan
  32. 5:37Vincent Trocheck hit Tanner Pearson
  33. 6:12Noah Laba Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  34. 6:13Jaroslav Chmelar hit Owen Power
  35. 6:22Tanner Pearson hit Jaroslav Chmelar
  36. 6:40Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  37. 6:42Goalie Stopped
  38. 6:42J.T. Miller faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  39. 6:44Adam Fox shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  40. 6:53Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  41. 7:18Tye Kartye shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  42. 7:31Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  43. 7:37Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  44. 7:47Michael Kesselring hit Conor Sheary
  45. 7:49Giveaway by Conor Sheary
  46. 7:57Takeaway by Gabe Perreault
  47. 8:01Mika Zibanejad Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  48. 8:50Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  49. 8:50Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  50. 8:58Zach Benson Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31)
  51. 8:58Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  52. 9:08Beck Malenstyn hit Matthew Robertson
  53. 9:26Tanner Pearson shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
  54. 9:52Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  55. 10:14Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  56. 10:19Peyton Krebs hit Noah Laba
  57. 10:21Giveaway by Noah Laba
  58. 10:28Michael Kesselring Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  59. 10:30Goalie Stopped
  60. 10:30J.T. Miller faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  61. 10:57Will Borgen shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  62. 10:59Puck in Netting
  63. 10:59Josh Norris faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  64. 11:15Takeaway by Braden Schneider
  65. 11:34Mika Zibanejad Backhand Wide Left
  66. 11:37Braden Schneider shot blocked by Josh Norris
  67. 11:47Icing
  68. 11:47Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Josh Norris
  69. 12:11Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  70. 12:15Will Cuylle hit Tyson Kozak
  71. 12:19Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  72. 12:35Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  73. 12:38Vladislav Gavrikov Tip-In Above Crossbar
  74. 12:41Puck in Netting
  75. 12:41J.T. Miller faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  76. 13:00Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  77. 13:04Tage Thompson Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  78. 13:19Peyton Krebs hit Braden Schneider
  79. 13:38Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Noah Laba
  80. 14:50Mika Zibanejad hit Conor Timmins
  81. 14:52Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  82. 14:58Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  83. 14:59Adam Fox shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  84. 15:26Vincent Trocheck hit Josh Norris
  85. 15:38Gabe Perreault Wrist Shot Wide Left
  86. 15:42Matthew Robertson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  87. 15:44Goalie Stopped
  88. 15:44Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  89. 16:04Will Cuylle hit Rasmus Dahlin
  90. 16:10Tyson Kozak hit Will Borgen
  91. 16:11Beck Malenstyn hit Matthew Robertson
  92. 16:38Off-side
  93. 16:38J.T. Miller faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  94. 16:50Tye Kartye Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  95. 17:11J.T. Miller Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  96. 17:16Takeaway by Conor Sheary
  97. 17:21Tye Kartye Snap Shot Wide Right
  98. 18:07Braden Schneider Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  99. 18:08Noah Laba shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  100. 18:21Braden Schneider hit Ryan McLeod
  101. 18:24Ryan McLeod Tripping against Adam Sykora
  102. 18:24J.T. Miller faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  103. 18:28Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  104. 19:21Alexis Lafrenière Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34)
  105. 19:21Noah Laba faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  106. 19:34Puck Frozen - Goalie
  107. 19:34Alex Tuch faceoff won against Will Cuylle
  108. 19:48Tye Kartye shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  109. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Alex Tuch faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  3. 0:23Adam Fox Tripping against Tage Thompson
  4. 0:23Jason Zucker faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  5. 0:29Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  6. 0:30Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  7. 1:02Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
  8. 1:59Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  9. 2:01Puck in Netting
  10. 2:01Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  11. 2:24Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  12. 2:52Giveaway by Josh Doan
  13. 2:57Alexis Lafrenière Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Drew Fortescue (2)
  14. 2:57Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Noah Laba
  15. 3:04Beck Malenstyn hit Drew Fortescue
  16. 3:18Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  17. 3:23Conor Timmins shot blocked by Adam Sykora
  18. 3:25Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  19. 3:28Puck Frozen - Goalie
  20. 3:28J.T. Miller faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  21. 3:50Michael Kesselring shot blocked by J.T. Miller
  22. 3:58Off-side
  23. 3:58Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  24. 5:00Mika Zibanejad Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  25. 5:19Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right
  26. 5:19Braden Schneider hit Josh Doan
  27. 5:37Drew Fortescue hit Zach Benson
  28. 6:03Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Adam Sykora
  29. 6:04Adam Sykora Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  30. 6:05Jaroslav Chmelar shot blocked by Adam Sykora
  31. 6:18Tanner Pearson hit Will Borgen
  32. 6:21Noah Laba hit Owen Power
  33. 6:24Will Borgen hit Beck Malenstyn
  34. 6:29Beck Malenstyn hit Matthew Robertson
  35. 6:57Peyton Krebs hit Adam Fox
  36. 7:23Icing
  37. 7:23J.T. Miller faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  38. 7:37Braden Schneider hit Ryan McLeod
  39. 7:40Conor Timmins shot blocked by Will Cuylle
  40. 7:45Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  41. 7:52J.T. Miller Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  42. 8:00Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  43. 8:02Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  44. 8:13Drew Fortescue shot blocked by Will Cuylle
  45. 8:41Takeaway by Zach Benson
  46. 8:55Bowen Byram Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  47. 9:04Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  48. 9:06Goalie Stopped
  49. 9:06Alex Tuch faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  50. 9:10Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  51. 9:13Goalie Stopped
  52. 9:13J.T. Miller faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  53. 9:27Adam Fox shot blocked by Tye Kartye
  54. 9:41Off-side
  55. 9:41Noah Laba faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  56. 10:08Giveaway by Matthew Robertson
  57. 10:13Matthew Robertson hit Jason Zucker
  58. 10:28Will Cuylle hit Jason Zucker
  59. 10:51Giveaway by Will Cuylle
  60. 11:10Will Cuylle hit Michael Kesselring
  61. 11:19Giveaway by Owen Power
  62. 11:27Braden Schneider Wrist Shot Wide Right
  63. 11:29Goalie Stopped
  64. 11:29Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Josh Norris
  65. 12:14Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  66. 12:24Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  67. 12:59Mattias Samuelsson hit Tye Kartye
  68. 14:10Jonny Brodzinski Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  69. 14:14Peyton Krebs Hooking against Tye Kartye
  70. 14:14TV Timeout
  71. 14:14J.T. Miller faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  72. 14:44Adam Fox Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43)
  73. 14:44Noah Laba faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  74. 15:20Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
  75. 15:26Vladislav Gavrikov hit Jack Quinn
  76. 15:44Jason Zucker Tip-In Wide Right
  77. 15:48Puck Frozen - Goalie
  78. 15:48Alex Tuch faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  79. 15:57Giveaway by Will Cuylle
  80. 16:10Tage Thompson hit Will Borgen
  81. 16:20Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck
  82. 16:28Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  83. 16:31Vincent Trocheck Slashing against Bowen Byram
  84. 16:31Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Josh Norris
  85. 16:38Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right
  86. 16:57Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  87. 16:58Puck in Netting
  88. 16:58Tage Thompson faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  89. 17:33Tage Thompson Deflected Wide Left
  90. 17:35Vladislav Gavrikov Cross-checking against Jason Zucker
  91. 17:35Timeout - Visitor
  92. 17:35Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Josh Norris
  93. 18:08Jason Zucker Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
  94. 18:11Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
  95. 18:22Josh Norris Snap Shot Wide Left
  96. 18:37Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
  97. 19:00Will Cuylle Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  98. 19:02Goalie Stopped
  99. 19:02Noah Laba faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  100. 19:29Puck Frozen - Goalie
  101. 19:29Ryan McLeod faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  102. 19:38Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  103. 19:57Puck in Crowd
  104. 19:57Tage Thompson faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  105. 19:59Josh Doan shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  106. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Tage Thompson faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  3. 0:48Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  4. 1:30Giveaway by Owen Power
  5. 3:51Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Owen Power
  6. 3:54Puck Frozen - Goalie
  7. 3:54Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  8. 4:33Giveaway by Gabe Perreault
  9. 4:39Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  10. 4:48Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  11. 4:50Goalie Stopped
  12. 4:50Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Josh Norris
  13. 5:02Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  14. 5:41Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  15. 5:51Alex Tuch Goal (31) Deflected, assists: Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41)
  16. 5:51Noah Laba faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  17. 6:48Off-side
  18. 6:48Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  19. 7:10Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  20. 7:14Jason Zucker Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (40)
  21. 7:14Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Josh Norris
  22. 7:25Josh Norris Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  23. 7:35Mattias Samuelsson hit Will Cuylle
  24. 7:40Drew Fortescue Wrist Shot Wide Left
  25. 7:50Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  26. 7:59Will Cuylle hit Rasmus Dahlin
  27. 8:11Alex Tuch Slap Shot Wide Right
  28. 8:13Goalie Stopped
  29. 8:13Tage Thompson faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  30. 8:46Giveaway by Adam Fox
  31. 9:50Beck Malenstyn hit Will Borgen
  32. 10:00Will Borgen Holding the stick against Beck Malenstyn
  33. 10:00Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Josh Norris
  34. 10:20Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck
  35. 10:44Josh Norris Hooking against Tye Kartye
  36. 10:44Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  37. 10:47Adam Fox Wrist Shot Wide Left
  38. 11:38Mattias Samuelsson hit Will Cuylle
  39. 12:12Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  40. 13:00J.T. Miller shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
  41. 13:09Adam Fox hit Josh Norris
  42. 13:14Takeaway by Josh Doan
  43. 13:19Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
  44. 13:34Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Gabe Perreault
  45. 13:39Braden Schneider hit Owen Power
  46. 13:43Will Cuylle hit Peyton Krebs
  47. 13:57Icing
  48. 13:57Jonny Brodzinski faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  49. 14:14Icing
  50. 14:14Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  51. 14:24Tyson Kozak hit Gabe Perreault
  52. 14:39Gabe Perreault hit Zach Benson
  53. 15:24Takeaway by Owen Power
  54. 15:40Icing
  55. 15:40Tage Thompson faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  56. 15:52Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  57. 17:03Giveaway by Noah Laba
  58. 17:33Braden Schneider hit Beck Malenstyn
  59. 18:05Tyson Kozak hit Tye Kartye
  60. 18:25J.T. Miller Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  61. 18:45Zach Benson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)
  62. 18:45Noah Laba faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  63. 18:54Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  64. 19:00Puck in Crowd
  65. 19:00Alex Tuch faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  66. 19:08Icing
  67. 19:08Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  68. 19:10Mika Zibanejad Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  69. 19:38Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière
  70. 19:43Icing
  71. 19:43Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  72. 19:52Off-side
  73. 19:52Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noah Laba
  74. 19:55Jack Quinn shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  75. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  76. 20:00Game End

1st

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

2nd

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

3rd

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

Game leaders

SabresBuffalo

RangersNew York

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Zach Benson LW201001012:590.03000001161211:201:090:30
Alex Tuch RW101002019:0562.51350011253116:270:551:43
Jason Zucker LW112001018:1450.04110010202413:344:400:00
Ryan McLeod C111001217:1061.52581100211315:181:080:44
Beck Malenstyn LW000050010:150.000000101479:180:000:57
Jack Quinn RW002000019:240.01000011211914:514:320:01
Josh Doan RW011000013:080.01002001162311:521:160:00
Josh Norris C012002214:4622.22720110171110:134:330:00
Peyton Krebs C011031215:040.02401100201115:040:000:00
Tage Thompson C011011022:1862.52350040223817:254:530:00
Tanner Pearson LW00003008:520.000000001278:520:000:00
Tyson Kozak C000032010:5025.0062000015210:230:000:27
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Bowen Byram D011001022:0720000200.0231121:090:580:00
Conor Timmins D012004016:2610020000.019015:120:001:14
Mattias Samuelsson D001031020:3900030100.0231318:280:002:11
Michael Kesselring D001010010:3730010000.015010:370:000:00
Owen Power D001001020:0910020010.024819:060:060:57
Rasmus Dahlin D012001024:3020030210.0251819:404:500:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G20317.85060:0000160100

Video

1:19Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers: Game HighlightsESPN video
0:39Zach Benson lights the lamp0:38Zach Benson tallies goal vs. Rangers0:40Ryan McLeod scores goal vs. Rangers0:40Alexis Lafreniere scores power-play goal vs. Sabres
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