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47-23-8 - W1
Buffalo Sabres
33-36-9 - W2
New York Rangers
New York - Madison Square Garden
April 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
38G - 40A
(78P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
18G - 52A
(70P)
3
R
Alex Tuch
30G - 32A
(62P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
12G - 39A
(51P)
5
R
Jack Quinn
19G - 31A
(50P)
BUF Injuries
Östlund, Noah
Upper Body
Day to Day
Ostlund (upper body) isn't an option for Monday's home contest versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.
Apr 8, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Apr 13, 2026
Carrick, Sam
Arm
Day to Day
Carrick (arm) has been ruled out for Thursday's clash in Ottawa, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Apr 17, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn (50% retained) from the Winnipeg Jets for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosén, a 2027 2nd round pick and a conditional 2026 4th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Atlantic
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NYR
1
C
Mika Zibanejad
33G - 42A
(75P)
2
L
Alexis Lafrenière
22G - 31A
(53P)
3
C
Vincent Trocheck
16G - 36A
(52P)
4
C
J.T. Miller
17G - 33A
(50P)
5
D
Adam Fox
8G - 42A
(50P)
NYR Injuries
Vaakanainen, Urho
Upper Body
Day to Day
Vaakanainen (upper body) was practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Apr 11, 2026
Rempe, Matt
Thumb
Season
Rempe (thumb) probably won't be ready to return before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic on Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Calgary Flames acquire Brennan Othmann from the New York Rangers for Jacob Battaglia.
Mar 6 2026
The Chicago Blackhawks acquire Derrick Pouliot from the New York Rangers for Aidan Thompson.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
BUF
20-10-4
2.77 GAA
90.7% SV
NYR
25-17-6
2.50 GAA
91.2% SV
BUF
20-9-3
2.55 GAA
91.1% SV
NYR
6-16-2
3.09 GAA
89.3% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.13 GAA
89.5% SV
NYR
1-3-0
4.13 GAA
86.4% SV
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NYR
1-0-1
1.44 GAA
95.4% SV
Goaltenders
BUF
47-23-8
GAA: 2.99
SV%: 0.899
vs
NYR
33-36-9
GAA: 3.04
SV%: 0.896