New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

08/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Madison Square Garden (New York, NY).

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Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Italy	DAZN Italia
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Extra
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
32	21
Shots off target
13	15
Shooting PCT
6.25% (2/32)	23.81% (5/21)
Blocked shots
20	12
Goalkeeper Saves
16	30
Saves PCT
80% (16/20)	93.75% (30/32)
Penalties
2	2
PIM
4	6
Power-play Goals
0	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	1
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)	50% (1/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
50% (1/2)	100% (2/2)
Hits
32	16
Faceoffs Won
32	19
Faceoffs %
62.75	37.25
Giveaways
13	17
Takeaways
5	8
Empty Net Goals
0	1

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 1)
04:07, 0 - 1, Doan J. (G), Samuelsson M. (A),
2nd Period (1 - 2)
06:58, 0 - 2, Tuch A. (G), Byram B. (A),
06:58, Trocheck V. (2 min),
09:34, 1 - 2, Zibanejad M. (G), Panarin A. (A),
11:53, Robertson M. (2 min),
12:34, 1 - 3, Zucker J. (G), Dahlin R. (A), Thompson T. (A2)
18:28, Ostlund N. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 2)
00:51, 2 - 3, Trocheck V. (G), Miller J.T. (A), Panarin A. (A2)
14:24, Krebs P. (2 min),
14:39, 2 - 4, Samuelsson M. (G), McLeod R. (A),
18:30, 2 - 5, McLeod R. (G),

Highlights

Chances of winning

New York Rangers
35.3%

Draw
22.6%

Buffalo Sabres
42.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.9%

21.2%

32.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.8%

21.1%

33%

New York Rangers - Buffalo Sabres Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.66 ↑ (2.06)	4.23 ↓ (4.46)	2.26 ↓ (2.88)	5.4% (5.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

What is the prediction for New York Rangers - Buffalo Sabres?

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. NY Rangers will win (votes: 3 - 21.4%). Buffalo will win (votes: 8 - 57.1%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 21.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Buffalo: 31.2% – 83%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Buffalo Sabres will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:4.

Preview Facts

An outsider and a mid-table team will play in this game (ranked 14 and 9).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, NY Rangers won 3.
Recent form of NY Rangers has been disappointing (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Buffalo is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
Recently, NY Rangers has had a series of away games.
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
There will not play in NY Rangers: Fox A. (Lower-Body Injury) Laba N. (Upper-Body Injury) Sheary C. (Lower-Body Injury) Shesterkin I. (Lower-Body Injury)
There will not play in Buffalo: Danforth J. (Lower-Body Injury) Kesselring M. (Lower-Body Injury) Kulich J. (Health problems) Lyon A. (Lower-Body Injury) Timmins C. (Broken Leg)
There are questionable in NY Rangers: Lafreniere A. (Illness) Miller J.T. (Upper-Body Injury)
There are questionable in Buffalo: Kozak T. (Upper-Body Injury)
We predict that Buffalo will win today's game, with odds of 2.28.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, NY Rangers won 14 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 63:57. (average 3.2:2.9).
Including home matches between the teams, NY Rangers won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 35:34. (average 3.5:3.4).

How many head-to-head matches has New York Rangers won against Buffalo Sabres?

New York Rangers has won 5 of their last 10 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Buffalo Sabres won against New York Rangers?

Buffalo Sabres has won 5 of their last 10 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between New York Rangers - Buffalo Sabres were as follows:

09.10.2025 Buffalo Sabres - New York Rangers 0:4

22.02.2025 Buffalo Sabres - New York Rangers 8:2

11.12.2024 Buffalo Sabres - New York Rangers 2:3

07.11.2024 New York Rangers - Buffalo Sabres 1:6

23.12.2023 New York Rangers - Buffalo Sabres 4:3

Latest results of New York Rangers

05.01.2026 New York Rangers - Utah Mammoth 2:3 ✺

02.01.2026 Florida Panthers - New York Rangers 1:5 ✺

31.12.2025 Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 6:3 ✺

29.12.2025 Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers 3:2 ✺

27.12.2025 New York Islanders - New York Rangers 2:0 ✺

Latest results of Buffalo Sabres

06.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Vancouver Canucks 5:3 ✺

03.01.2026 Columbus Blue Jackets - Buffalo Sabres 5:1 ✺

31.12.2025 Dallas Stars - Buffalo Sabres 1:4 ✺

29.12.2025 St. Louis Blues - Buffalo Sabres 2:4 ✺

27.12.2025 Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins 4:1 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	55	34	3	9	9	212:138	83
2	Minnesota Wild	58	21	13	10	14	196:169	78
3	Dallas Stars	57	28	6	9	14	193:160	77
4	Vegas Golden Knights	57	20	7	14	16	191:179	68
5	Utah Mammoth	57	23	7	4	23	183:157	64
6	Edmonton Oilers	58	21	7	8	22	198:194	64
7	Seattle Kraken	56	21	6	9	20	162:165	63
8	Anaheim Ducks	56	18	12	3	23	185:195	63
9	Los Angeles Kings	56	14	9	14	19	146:161	60
10	Nashville Predators	57	19	7	7	24	169:198	59
11	San Jose Sharks	55	16	11	4	24	171:193	58
12	Chicago Blackhawks	57	17	5	9	26	154:185	53
13	Winnipeg Jets	56	20	2	8	26	160:175	52
14	Calgary Flames	56	19	4	6	27	142:169	52
15	St. Louis Blues	57	19	1	9	28	147:203	49
16	Vancouver Canucks	57	12	6	6	33	149:210	42

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	28	9	4	14	199:140	78
2	Carolina Hurricanes	57	26	10	6	15	197:163	78
3	Montreal Canadiens	57	21	11	8	17	199:187	72
4	Detroit Red Wings	58	23	10	6	19	174:175	72
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	25	4	12	15	192:169	70
6	Buffalo Sabres	57	26	6	6	19	195:176	70
7	Boston Bruins	57	24	8	5	20	195:182	69
8	New York Islanders	58	22	10	5	21	169:162	69
9	Columbus Blue Jackets	56	20	9	7	20	179:177	65
10	Washington Capitals	59	24	5	7	23	189:177	65
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	19	8	9	21	188:194	63
12	Ottawa Senators	57	22	6	7	22	191:184	63
13	Philadelphia Flyers	56	18	7	11	20	167:180	61
14	Florida Panthers	57	23	6	3	25	174:191	61
15	New Jersey Devils	57	18	10	2	27	146:175	58
16	New York Rangers	57	14	8	6	29	151:180	50

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