DAL +100 o6.5
WAS -110 u6.5
CAL +131 o6.0
MON -145 u6.0
STL -113 o5.5
CHI +102 u5.5
OTT +109 o6.0
UTAH -121 u6.0
SJ +214 o6.5
LA -244 u6.5
Buffalo 4th Atlantic22-15-4-0
New York 7th Metropolitan20-18-6-0

Sabres vs Rangers Game Overview

BUF vs NYRRecords

BUF vs NYRRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Buffalo logo BUF 22-15-4 21-20-0 17-23-1 9-10-2 13-5-2
NY Rangers logo NYR 20-18-6 22-22-0 16-28-0 15-8-2 5-10-4

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
5-5 Even
Over / Under
3-6-1
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Oct 09, '25 BUF  logo 4 - 0 NYR -120 u6.5 37 33 0-4 0-3
Feb 22, '25 BUF  logo 8 - 2 BUF +119 o6.5 33 28 1-3 1-4
Dec 11, '24 BUF  logo 3 - 2 NYR -142 u6.0 31 28 0-2 1-4
Nov 07, '24 NYR  logo 6 - 1 BUF +172 o6.5 26 22 0-4 1-4
Dec 23, '23 NYR  logo 4 - 3 (OT) NYR -157 o6.5 33 30 1-4 0-1
Nov 27, '23 NYR  logo 5 - 1 BUF +195 P6.0 26 39 1-3 0-2
Oct 12, '23 BUF  logo 5 - 1 NYR -134 u6.5 25 31 0-3 1-4
Apr 10, '23 NYR  logo 3 - 2 (SO) BUF +185 u6.5 28 39 1-2 0-2
Mar 31, '23 BUF  logo 3 - 2 (OT) BUF +131 u6.5 34 33 0-2 0-1
Mar 11, '23 BUF  logo 2 - 1 (OT) NYR -145 u6.5 33 26 0-2 1-3

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BUF vs NYRInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
M. Kesselring D Out - Lower Body( Jan 05, '26) Jan 05, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Michael Kesselring on injured reserve on Tuesday (Jan. 6).
A. Lyon G Out - Lower-Body( Jan 05, '26) Jan 05, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed G Alex Lyon on injured reserve on Tuesday (Jan. 6).
T. Kozak C Day To Day - Upper Body( Jan 05, '26) Jan 05, '26
Kozak did not play in Tuesday's (Jan. 6) game against Canucks.
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Kulich C Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25) Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.
J. Danforth RW Out - Lower Body( Oct 17, '25) Oct 17, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Justin Danforth on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Oct. 18).

Buffalo Starters Last Game

New York's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Fox D Out - Lower Body( Jan 05, '26) Jan 05, '26
The New York Rangers placed D Adam Fox on injured reserve on Tuesday (Jan. 6).
I. Shesterkin G Out - Lower Body( Jan 05, '26) Jan 05, '26
The New York Rangers placed G Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve on Tuesday (Jan. 6).
C. Sheary LW Out - Lower-Body( Dec 31, '25) Dec 31, '25
The New York Rangers placed F Conor Sheary on long-term injured reserve on Thursday (Jan. 1).
N. Laba C Out - Upper-Body( Dec 31, '25) Dec 31, '25
The Rangers said on Thursday (Jan. 1) that Laba is week-to-week, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
J. Miller LW Out - Upper-body( Dec 21, '25) Dec 21, '25
The New York Rangers placed F J.T. Miller on injured reserve on Monday (Dec. 22).
A. Edstrom C Out - Lower-Body( Dec 09, '25) Dec 09, '25
The New York Rangers placed F Adam Edstrom on injured reserve on Wednesday (Dec. 10).

New York Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
2.20
Save %
.922
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Jan 6, 2026 BUF 5 - VAN 3 W 3 37 .919 - W -330 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 3, 2026 CLB 5 - BUF 1 L 4 34 .882 - L +164 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Dec 31, 2025 DAL 1 - BUF 4 W 1 29 .966 - W +230 u6.5
A.Lyon Dec 29, 2025 STL 2 - BUF 4 W 2 18 .889 - W -225 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Dec 27, 2025 BUF 4 - BOS 1 W 1 23 .957 - W -128 u6.5
W/L
1-2-2-0
GAA
2.17
Save %
.913
NY Rangers Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
I.Shesterkin Jan 5, 2026 NYR 2 - UTAH 3 (OT) - 0 9 1.00 - L -104 u5.5
J.Quick Jan 5, 2026 NYR 2 - UTAH 3 (OT) - 3 17 .824 - L -104 u5.5
I.Shesterkin Jan 2, 2026 FLA 1 - NYR 5 W 1 37 .973 - W +118 o5.5
J.Quick Dec 31, 2025 WAS 6 - NYR 3 L 5 26 .808 - L +112 o5.5
I.Shesterkin Dec 29, 2025 CAR 3 - NYR 2 (OT) - 3 35 .914 - L -136 u6.5
I.Shesterkin Dec 27, 2025 NYI 2 - NYR 0 L 1 25 .960 - L -114 u5.5

BUF vs NYRStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.17 Total 2.73
0.85 1st Period 0.82
1.22 2nd Period 0.77
0.95 3rd Period 1.00
0.07 OT 0.14

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
28.51 Total 28.50
8.85 1st Period 9.23
10.71 2nd Period 9.18
8.66 3rd Period 9.02
0.29 OT 0.50

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.11 Total 0.90
0.10 1st Period 0.91
0.11 2nd Period 0.92
0.11 3rd Period 0.89
0.25 OT 0.73

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
22 - 123 G/Att vs. GA/Att 25 - 128
17.89 PP % vs. PK % 80.47

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Colten Ellis 228 204 0.895 4-3-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 392 354 0.903 8-6-1
Alex Lyon 577 523 0.906 10-6-3

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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