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New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

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New York visits Buffalo after Cuylle's 2-goal game

New York Rangers (27-24-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (22-27-5, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST

Rangers -120, Sabres +100; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Buffalo Sabres after Will Cuylle scored two goals in the Rangers' 4-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Buffalo is 13-12-3 at home and 22-27-5 overall. The Sabres have a 7-13-3 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

New York has a 13-12-2 record in road games and a 27-24-4 record overall. The Rangers have gone 21-8-3 when scoring three or more goals.

The teams square off Saturday for the third time this season. The Rangers won 3-2 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tage Thompson has scored 26 goals with 22 assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has one goal and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

Adam Fox has four goals and 40 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 5-5-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.5 assists, 2.9 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Rangers: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Rangers: None listed.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Statistics

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3.06 Goals Against Average 3.41
30.3 Shots Against per Game 29.2
82.2 Penalty Kill Percentage 78.3
29 Power Play Goals Against 35
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.98 Goals For per Game 3.13
29.7 Shots per Game 27.8
29 Power Play Goals 26
20.6 Power Play Percentage 16.7
9 Short Handed Goals 4
470 Penalty Minutes 512
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Samuelsson, D Injured Reserve Feb 18
Jordan Greenway, LW Injured Reserve Feb 18
Felix Sandstrom, G Out Feb 18
Beck Malenstyn, LW Day-To-Day Feb 9
Tyson Kozak, C Injured Reserve Feb 7
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Igor Shesterkin, G Day-To-Day Feb 20
Mika Zibanejad, C Day-To-Day Feb 17
Urho Vaakanainen, D Day-To-Day Feb 8
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Feb 4
Filip Chytil, C Day-To-Day Jan 12

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 36 11 80 8
Carolina 33 19 70 4
New Jersey 31 20 68 6
Columbus 26 22 60 8
NY Rangers 27 24 58 4
NY Islanders 25 23 57 7
Pittsburgh 23 25 55 9
Philadelphia 24 26 55 7

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 34 20 71 3
Toronto 33 20 68 2
Tampa Bay 31 20 66 4
Ottawa 29 23 62 4
Detroit 28 22 61 5
Boston 27 24 60 6
Montreal 25 26 55 5
Buffalo 22 27 49 5
Full Standings
Rangers Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ BOS L 6-3
vs VGK W 4-2
vs BOS W 3-2
vs PIT L 3-2
@ CBJ W 4-3
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs BOS W 7-2
vs NSH W 4-3
vs NJ W 4-3
vs CBJ W 3-2
@ NSH L 6-4