22-15-4 - W1
Buffalo Sabres
20-18-6 - OT1
New York Rangers
New York - Madison Square Garden
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
21G - 17A
(38P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
13G - 21A
(34P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
4G - 24A
(28P)
4
R
Josh Doan
13G - 15A
(28P)
5
C
Ryan McLeod
8G - 15A
(23P)
BUF Injuries
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Jan 10, 2026
Kesselring, Michael
Lower Body
Day to Day
Kesselring (lower body) was put on injured reserve Tuesday, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 12, 2026
Lyon, Alex
Lower Body
Day to Day
Lyon (lower body) is expected to miss about 7-10 days, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Wednesday.
Jan 17, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Week to Week
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Feb 5, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Month to Month
Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Kulich (ear) is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue, Brayton J. Wilson of WBEN reports.
Feb 25, 2026
Trades
Atlantic
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NYR
1
L
Artemi Panarin
16G - 30A
(46P)
2
C
Mika Zibanejad
15G - 22A
(37P)
3
D
Adam Fox
4G - 24A
(28P)
4
C
Vincent Trocheck
10G - 15A
(25P)
5
L
Alexis Lafrenière
9G - 15A
(24P)
NYR Injuries
Edstrom, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Edstrom (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Jan 8, 2026
Lafreniere, Alexis
Illness
Day to Day
Lafreniere will not practice Wednesday due to an illness, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Jan 8, 2026
Laba, Noah
Upper Body
Day to Day
Laba (upper body) is poised to miss the Winter Classic against the Florida Panthers on Friday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.
Jan 10, 2026
Miller, J.T.
Upper Body
Day to Day
Miller (upper body) could return versus Buffalo on Thursday, barring any setbacks, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
Jan 12, 2026
Shesterkin, Igor
Lower Body
Day to Day
Shesterkin (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Tuesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
Jan 14, 2026
Sheary, Conor
Lower Body
Week to Week
Sheary (lower body) is going to be placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Jan 26, 2026
Fox, Adam
Lower Body
Week to Week
Fox (lower body) will be placed on long-term injured reserve, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
BUF
10-6-3
2.82 GAA
90.6% SV
NYR
17-12-4
2.45 GAA
91.3% SV
BUF
8-6-1
2.61 GAA
90.3% SV
NYR
3-6-2
2.23 GAA
91.9% SV
BUF
4-3-0
3.25 GAA
89.5% SV
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Goaltenders
BUF
22-15-4
GAA: 3.15
SV%: 0.893
vs
NYR
20-18-6
GAA: 2.73
SV%: 0.904