Buffalo Sabres top New York Rangers 5-3

# Buffalo Sabres top New York Rangers 5-3

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 — Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 3. Final.

Three stars

- 1. J. Zucker (BUF) (1G, 1A)

- 2. R. McLeod (BUF) (1G, 1A)

- 3. A. Lafrenière (NYR) (2G, 0A)

Goal summary

- 1st 04:40 — R. McLeod, Sabres (J. Zucker, C. Timmins). Score now 1-0.

- 1st 08:58 — Z. Benson, Sabres (R. Dahlin, B. Byram). Score now 2-0.

- 1st 19:21 — A. Lafrenière, Rangers (A. Fox, J. Miller) PPG. Score now 2-1.

- 2nd 02:57 — A. Lafrenière, Rangers (D. Fortescue). Score now 2-2.

- 2nd 14:44 — A. Fox, Rangers (V. Trocheck, M. Zibanejad) PPG. Score now 2-3.

- 3rd 05:51 — A. Tuch, Sabres (P. Krebs, T. Thompson). Score now 3-3.

- 3rd 07:14 — J. Zucker, Sabres (R. McLeod). Score now 4-3.

- 3rd 18:45 — Z. Benson, Sabres (J. Doan, J. Norris) EN. Score now 5-3.

Goalies

- I. Shesterkin (Rangers): 22 SV on 26 SH, 4 GA, 84.6 SV%, 58:27 TOI. Decision: L.

- U. Luukkonen (Sabres): 17 SV on 20 SH, 3 GA, 85 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: Madison Square Garden

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021244)