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

Result
2:5
08/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
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  • Where to Watch on TV:
brazilBrazilDisney+
chileChileDisney+
denmarkDenmarkViaplay
finlandFinlandViaplay
germanyGermanyNHL.tv
icelandIcelandViaplay
italyItalyDAZN Italia
mexicoMexicoSky Sport
norwayNorwayViaplay
spainSpainDAZN Espana
swedenSwedenViaplay, V Sport Extra
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDAZN
uruguayUruguayDisney+
usaUsaESPN+
venezuelaVenezuelaDisney+
worldWorldNHL.tv

Match Stats

Shots on Goal
3221
Shots off target
1315
Shooting PCT
6.25% (2/32)23.81% (5/21)
Blocked shots
2012
Goalkeeper Saves
1630
Saves PCT
80% (16/20)93.75% (30/32)
Penalties
22
PIM
46
Power-play Goals
01
Shorthanded Goals
01
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)50% (1/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
50% (1/2)100% (2/2)
Hits
3216
Faceoffs Won
3219
Faceoffs %
62.7537.25
Giveaways
1317
Takeaways
58
Empty Net Goals
01

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%.
  • 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).
    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
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