Sabres vs Rangers Live Stream: Score, Rosters, Stats (8 Apr, 2026)

Sabres vs Rangers Live Score (8 Apr, 2026)

Final

5 : 3

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
BUF	2	0	3	5
NYR	1	2	0	3

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

5–3

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

5–3

3rd Period 19:55

Jack Quinn shot blocked by Braden Schneider

5–3

3rd Period 19:52

Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noah Laba

5–3

3rd Period 19:52

Off-side

5–3

3rd Period 19:43

Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck

5–3

3rd Period 19:43

Icing

5–3

3rd Period 19:38

Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière

5–3

3rd Period 19:10

Mika Zibanejad Slap Shot Hit Left Post

5–3

3rd Period 19:08

Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tyson Kozak

5–3

3rd Period 19:08

Icing

5–3

3rd Period 19:00

Alex Tuch faceoff won against J.T. Miller

5–3

3rd Period 19:00

Puck in Crowd

5–3

3rd Period 18:54

Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5–3

3rd Period 18:45

Noah Laba faceoff won against Tyson Kozak

5–3

3rd Period 18:45

Zach Benson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)

5–3

3rd Period 18:25

J.T. Miller Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4–3

3rd Period 18:05

Tyson Kozak hit Tye Kartye

4–3

3rd Period 17:33

Braden Schneider hit Beck Malenstyn

4–3

3rd Period 17:03

Giveaway by Noah Laba

4–3

3rd Period 15:52

Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin

4–3

3rd Period 15:40

Tage Thompson faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck

4–3

3rd Period 15:40

Icing

4–3

3rd Period 15:24

Takeaway by Owen Power

4–3

Scoring Summary

1st Period

4:40

Ryan McLeod

Assists: Jason Zucker, Conor Timmins

Ryan McLeod Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8)

1 - 0

8:58

Zach Benson

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Bowen Byram

Zach Benson Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31)

2 - 0

19:21

Alexis Lafreniere

Assists: Adam Fox, J.T. Miller

Alexis Lafrenière Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34)

2 - 1

2nd Period

2:57

Alexis Lafreniere

Assists: Drew Fortescue

Alexis Lafrenière Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Drew Fortescue (2)

2 - 2

14:44

Adam Fox

Assists: Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad

Adam Fox Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43)

2 - 3

3rd Period

5:51

Alex Tuch

Assists: Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson

Alex Tuch Goal (31) Deflected, assists: Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41)

3 - 3

7:14

Jason Zucker

Assists: Ryan McLeod

Jason Zucker Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (40)

4 - 3

18:45

Zach Benson

Assists: Josh Doan, Josh Norris

Zach Benson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)

5 - 3

Team Stats

BUF

NYR

19 Blocked Shots 11

19 Hits 26

6 Takeaways 4

17 Giveaways 12

0 Power Play Goals 2

4 Power Play Opportunities 3

27 Total Shots 20

6 Penalty Minutes 8

0.0 Power Play % 66.7

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

23 Faceoffs Won 29

44.2 Faceoff Percent 55.8

3 Penalties 4

Game Leaders

BUF

NYR

Zach Benson#6 · LW

Goals

Alexis Lafreniere#13 · LW

Jason Zucker#17 · LW

Assists

Adam Fox#23 · D

Zach Benson#6 · LW

Points

Alexis Lafreniere#13 · LW

Player Box Score

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson#6 · LW	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
Josh Doan#91 · RW	0	0	1	1	13:08	1:16	0:00	11:52	16	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Tyson Kozak#48 · C	2	3	0	0	10:50	0:00	0:27	10:23	15	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	25.0	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	1	3	0	1	15:04	0:00	0:00	15:04	20	0	11	1	2	0	0	4	0.0	1	1	2
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	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
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	1	0	0	1	17:10	1:08	0:44	15:18	21	1	13	1	2	0	8	5	61.5	1	1	2
Josh Norris#9 · C	2	0	0	2	14:46	4:33	0:00	10:13	17	0	11	1	2	1	2	7	22.2	0	1	2
Tanner Pearson#70 · LW	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
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	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
Tage Thompson#72 · C	1	1	0	1	22:18	4:53	0:00	17:25	22	0	38	1	2	4	5	3	62.5	0	0	0
Alex Tuch#89 · RW	2	0	1	1	19:05	0:55	1:43	16:27	25	1	31	0	1	1	5	3	62.5	0	0	0
Jason Zucker#17 · LW	1	0	0	2	18:14	4:40	0:00	13:34	20	1	24	1	4	1	1	1	50.0	0	0	0

Rangers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Jonny Brodzinski#22 · C	0	1	0	-1	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	15	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Jaroslav Chmelar#49 · RW	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
Will Cuylle#50 · LW	1	8	0	-2	15:46	0:00	0:40	15:06	22	0	20	0	3	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
Tye Kartye#24 · LW	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
Noah Laba#42 · C	1	1	0	-1	13:33	0:00	1:33	12:00	21	0	9	0	1	0	6	2	75.0	2	0	0
Alexis Lafreniere#13 · LW	0	0	0	-2	15:07	2:07	0:00	13:00	19	2	24	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J.T. Miller#8 · LW	1	0	0	-1	20:51	2:11	2:58	15:42	25	0	17	1	3	0	11	7	61.1	0	0	0
Gabe Perreault#94 · RW	1	1	1	-1	12:09	0:00	0:00	12:09	16	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Conor Sheary#43 · LW	0	0	1	0	12:28	0:00	0:00	12:28	16	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Adam Sykora#38 · LW	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
Vincent Trocheck#16 · C	1	3	1	-1	18:48	2:11	1:34	15:03	23	0	16	1	0	0	7	8	46.7	1	1	2
Mika Zibanejad#93 · C	1	1	0	-3	18:44	2:11	2:54	13:39	24	0	33	1	2	3	4	5	44.4	1	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Bowen Byram#4 · D	1	0	0	1	22:07	0:58	0:00	21:09	23	11	1	2	2	0
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	1	0	1	2	24:30	4:50	0:00	19:40	25	18	1	2	2	3
Michael Kesselring#8 · D	0	1	0	1	10:37	0:00	0:00	10:37	15	0	0	3	0	1
Owen Power#25 · D	1	0	1	1	20:09	0:06	0:57	19:06	24	8	0	1	0	2
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	1	3	0	1	20:39	0:00	2:11	18:28	23	13	0	0	1	3
Conor Timmins#21 · D	4	0	0	2	16:26	0:00	1:14	15:12	19	0	1	1	0	2

Rangers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Will Borgen#17 · D	1	1	0	-1	15:24	0:04	1:24	13:56	24	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	2
Drew Fortescue#45 · D	0	1	0	-1	13:34	0:00	0:00	13:34	15	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Fox#23 · D	0	1	0	-1	23:20	2:11	0:49	20:20	27	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	2
Vladislav Gavrikov#44 · D	0	1	0	-1	24:41	0:00	3:11	21:30	27	0	14	0	1	1	0	1	2
Matthew Robertson#29 · D	1	1	0	-1	15:52	0:00	0:39	15:13	22	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0
Braden Schneider#4 · D	2	5	1	-2	22:35	0:00	4:28	18:07	27	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G	3	20	0	0	17	.850	16	0	1	60:00	0	0

Rangers

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Igor Shesterkin#31 · G	4	26	0	0	22	.846	18	4	0	58:27	0	0

Injury Report

Sabres

Justin Danforth

#15 · RW · Array

Jiri Kulich

#20 · C · Array

Noah Ostlund

#86 · C · Array

Rangers

Matt Rempe

#73 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 5 Games

NYR

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 8, 2026

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 9, 2025

▸4

8◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 22, 2025

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 11, 2024

▸3

6◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 7, 2024

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/15/26	vs DAL	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ CHI	W5-1	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	vs CBJ	W5-0	NHL Regular Season
4/6/26	vs TB	W4-2	NHL Regular Season
4/4/26	@ WSH	L2-6	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/15/26	@ TB	W4-2	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ FLA	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ DAL	L0-2	NHL Regular Season
4/5/26	vs WSH	W8-1	NHL Regular Season
4/4/26	vs DET	W4-1	NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2026

Puck Drop Wed, Apr 8, 7:00 PM

Venue Madison Square Garden

Location New York, NY

Broadcast HBO Max

Attendance 18,006

Officials Dan Kelly · Linesman, Matt MacPherson · Linesman, Furman South · Referee, Mike Sullivan · Referee

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Sabres	82	50	23	9	—	109	+47	L1
Lightning	82	50	26	6	—	106	+59	L1
Canadiens	82	48	24	10	—	106	+27	L1
Bruins	82	45	27	10	—	100	+22	W2
Senators	82	44	27	11	—	99	+32	W1
Red Wings	82	41	31	10	—	92	-17	L3
Panthers	82	40	38	4	—	84	-25	W3
Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	—	78	-46	L7

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	—	113	+56	W1
Penguins	82	41	25	16	—	98	+25	L3
Flyers	82	43	27	12	—	98	+7	W3
Capitals	82	43	30	9	—	95	+19	W4
Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	—	92	0	L2
Islanders	82	43	34	5	—	91	-8	L3
Devils	82	42	37	3	—	87	-24	L1
Rangers	82	34	39	9	—	77	-12	W1

Sabres

9th in Eastern Conference

Rangers

9th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

#33

Dylan Garand G 24 6' 1" 185 lbs

#70

Joonas Korpisalo G 32 6' 4" 200 lbs

#47

James Reimer G 38 6' 2" 200 lbs

#31

Igor Shesterkin G 30 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

Sean Durzi D 28 6' 1" 196 lbs

#23

Adam Fox D 28 5' 11" 185 lbs

#44

Vladislav Gavrikov D 30 6' 3" 210 lbs

Vincent Iorio D 23 6' 4" 220 lbs

#60

Scott Morrow D 24 6' 2" 210 lbs

#26

Marcus Pettersson D 30 6' 5" 174 lbs

#29

Matthew Robertson D 25 6' 4" 210 lbs

Braden Schneider D 25 6' 3" 206 lbs

#12

Alberts Smits D 18 6' 3" 209 lbs

#18

Urho Vaakanainen D 27 6' 2" 202 lbs

Left Wings

#50

Will Cuylle LW 24 6' 3" 212 lbs

#24

Tye Kartye LW 25 5' 11" 202 lbs

#13

Alexis Lafreniere LW 25 6' 2" 191 lbs

#10

J.T. Miller LW 33 6' 0" 211 lbs

#38

Adam Sykora LW 22 5' 11" 193 lbs

Centers

#37

Justin Dowling C 36 5' 10" 180 lbs

#43

Luke Glendening C 37 5' 11" 190 lbs

#42

Noah Laba C 23 6' 3" 214 lbs

#71

Juuso Parssinen C 25 6' 3" 212 lbs

#73

Matt Rempe C 24 6' 9" 261 lbs

#75

Aidan Thompson C 24 5' 11" 180 lbs

#90

Joe Veleno C 26 6' 1" 201 lbs

#93

Mika Zibanejad C 33 6' 2" 208 lbs

Right Wings

#28

Oliver Bjorkstrand RW 31 6' 0" 175 lbs

#49

Jaroslav Chmelar RW 23 6' 4" 226 lbs

#16

Pavel Dorofeyev RW 26 6' 1" 194 lbs

#94

Gabe Perreault RW 21 5' 11" 180 lbs

#14

Taylor Raddysh RW 28 6' 2" 201 lbs

#17

Eeli Tolvanen RW 27 5' 10" 182 lbs

Sabres

7th in Atlantic Division

Rangers

3rd in Metropolitan Division

General

Games Played

5375:05

Time On Ice

5671:53

358:20

Time On Ice Per Game

354:29

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

5678

Shifts

6102

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

393

Faceoffs Won

509

476

Faceoffs Lost

430

Game-Winning Goals

123

Points

133

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

417

Shots

405

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

50.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

10.6

Shooting Percentage

11.9

45.2

Faceoff Win Percent

54.2

Defensive

3.33

Goals Against Average

2.94

359

Saves

378

.880

Save Percentage

.902

Goals Against

409

Shots Against

425

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

144

Penalty Minutes

158