BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
23-15-4 · W2 · L10: 9-1-0
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final
5—2
2026-01-08 · Madison Square Garden
NYR
NYR
New York Rangers
20-19-6 · L1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
W
L
OT
L
W
L
W
W
L
BUF dominated expected goals 4.0 to 2.7 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
4.01
ACTUAL
5 — 2
NYR xG
2.74

Scoring Timeline

0.18
HIGH xG
BUF1P 04:07Even Strength
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(14)
R · BUF · #91
Mattias Samuelsson (15), Jason Zucker (10)
BUF 1 - 0 NYR
0.07
MED xG
BUF2P 06:58Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(14)
R · BUF · #89
Bowen Byram (14), Josh Norris (10)
BUF 2 - 0 NYR
0.09
MED xG
NYR2P 09:34Even Strength
Mika Zibanejad
93
Mika Zibanejad(16)
C · NYR · #93
Artemi Panarin (31)
BUF 2 - 1 NYR
0.30
HIGH xG
BUF2P 12:34Power Play
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker(10)
L · BUF · #17
Rasmus Dahlin (25), Tage Thompson (18)
BUF 3 - 1 NYR
0.04
LOW xG
NYR3P 00:51Even Strength
Vincent Trocheck
16
Vincent Trocheck(11)
C · NYR · #16
J.T. Miller (13), Artemi Panarin (32)
BUF 3 - 2 NYR
0.02
LOW xG
BUF3P 14:38Power Play
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson(7)
D · BUF · #23
Ryan McLeod (16)
BUF 4 - 2 NYR
0.86
HIGH xG
BUF3P 18:30Power PlayEN
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod(9)
C · BUF · #71
BUF 5 - 2 NYR

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Colten Ellis
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
30/32 saves, .937 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
Jonathan Quick
32
Jonathan Quick
G · NYR · #32
16/20 saves, .800 SV%, -1.1 GSAx
★3
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson
D · BUF · #23
1G, 1A, 1 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

BUFNYR
21Shots32
4.01xGF2.75
40CF%60
39.2FO%60.8
1/2PP0/3
16Hits32
20Blocks12
17Giveaways13
9Takeaways5
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGNYR SOGBUF xGNYR xG
1st370.810.43
2nd12101.971.14
3rd1131.241.17
Total16304.022.74

Penalties

4 TOTAL
2P 06:58
NYR
Vincent Trocheckabuse-of-officials (2 min)
2P 11:53
NYR
Matthew Robertsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
2P 18:28
BUF
Noah Ostlundtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Artemi Panarin
3P 14:24
BUF
Peyton Krebshigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Vincent Trocheck