Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 3: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres 5 to New York Rangers 3, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLWednesday, April 8, 2026
DateApr 8, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York, NY
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance18,006
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| New York Rangers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresNew York Rangers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
48-23-8Record33-37-9
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding3rd in Metropolitan Division
4-4Road record / home record8-2
LWLWWLast 5LWWWL
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresNew York Rangers
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveNew York Rangers
Alberts Smits D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveSean Durzi D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveIgor Shesterkin G · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveJoe Veleno C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAidan Thompson C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:59 | 1:09 | 0:30 | 11:20 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:08 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 11:52 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 10:23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:04 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 9:18 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 | 1:08 | 0:44 | 15:18 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:46 | 4:33 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tanner Pearson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:24 | 4:32 | 0:01 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:18 | 4:53 | 0:00 | 17:25 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:05 | 0:55 | 1:43 | 16:27 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:14 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:07 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 21:09 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24:30 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 19:40 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:09 | 0:06 | 0:57 | 19:06 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:39 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 18:28 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 15:12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .850 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Brodzinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Cuylle | 1 | 8 | 0 | -2 | 15:46 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 15:06 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Kartye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 14:01 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Laba | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 12:00 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:07 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 13:00 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:51 | 2:11 | 2:58 | 15:42 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Perreault | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:09 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:28 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Sykora | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 18:48 | 2:11 | 1:34 | 15:03 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 18:44 | 2:11 | 2:54 | 13:39 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Borgen | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:24 | 0:04 | 1:24 | 13:56 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew Fortescue | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fox | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:20 | 2:11 | 0:49 | 20:20 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:41 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 21:30 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 15:13 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider | 2 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 22:35 | 0:00 | 4:28 | 18:07 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .846 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 58:27 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
BUF wins series 2-1
Apr 8, 2026BUF 5, NYR 3
Jan 8, 2026BUF 5, NYR 2
Oct 9, 2025NYR 4, BUF 0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers?
Buffalo Sabres won, 5-3, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers?
Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 3.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Zach Benson (2 goals). New York Rangers: Alexis Lafreniere (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers played?
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
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