BOXSCORE
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden
3 FINAL 5
April 8, 2026
Buffalo Sabres
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Ryan McLeod (13)
Jason Zucker (19), Conor Timmins (8)
1-0 BUF
Score
04:40
Time
Zach Benson (11)
Rasmus Dahlin (53), Bowen Byram (31)
2-0 BUF
Score
08:58
Time
Alexis Lafrenière (23) (pp)
Adam Fox (43), J.T. Miller (34)
2-1 BUF
Score
19:21
Time
2nd Period
Alexis Lafrenière (24)
Drew Fortescue (2)
2-2 Tied
Score
02:57
Time
Adam Fox (9) (pp)
Vincent Trocheck (37), Mika Zibanejad (43)
3-2 NYR
Score
14:44
Time
3rd Period
Alex Tuch (31)
Peyton Krebs (27), Tage Thompson (41)
3-3 Tied
Score
05:51
Time
Jason Zucker (24)
Ryan McLeod (40)
4-3 BUF
Score
07:14
Time
Zach Benson (12)
Josh Doan (26), Josh Norris (19)
5-3 BUF
Score
18:45
Time
Penalties
1st Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 18:24 | Ryan McLeod – tripping (2 min) |
2nd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 00:23 | Adam Fox – tripping (2 min) |
| 14:14 | Peyton Krebs – hooking (2 min) |
| 16:31 | Vincent Trocheck – slashing (2 min) |
| 17:35 | Vladislav Gavrikov – cross-checking (2 min) |
3rd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Will Borgen – holding-the-stick (2 min) |
| 10:44 | Josh Norris – hooking (2 min) |
| Skaters | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HITS | PPG | S | FO% | TOI | BLK | SHIFT | GV | TK |
| 4 | B. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 22:35 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61.00% | 20:51 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | A. Lafrenière | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00% | 15:07 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47.00% | 18:48 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | W. Borgen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 15:24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | J. Brodzinski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.00% | 12:03 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | A. Fox | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | 23:20 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | T. Kartye | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 16:07 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | M. Robertson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 15:52 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | A. Sykora | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 11:16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | N. Laba | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 13:33 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | C. Sheary | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 12:28 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | V. Gavrikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 24:41 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | D. Fortescue | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 13:34 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | J. Chmelar | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 11:15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | W. Cuylle | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 15:46 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | M. Zibanejad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44.00% | 18:44 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | G. Perreault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 12:09 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Goalies | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | SV | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | SV% | GAA | TOI | ||
| 31 | I. Shesterkin | x | L | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4/18/22 | 0/4/4 | 0/0/0 | 0.846 | 4.11 | 58:27 |
| 32 | J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 00:00 | ||
| Skaters | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HITS | PPG | S | FO% | TOI | BLK | SHIFT | GV | TK |
| 4 | B. Byram | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 22:07 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Z. Benson | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 12:59 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | M. Kesselring | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 10:37 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | J. Norris | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.00% | 14:46 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | J. Zucker | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.00% | 18:14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 15:04 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | C. Timmins | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 16:26 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | J. Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 19:24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 20:39 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 20:09 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 24:30 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | B. Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 10:15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | T. Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00% | 10:50 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | T. Pearson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 08:52 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | R. McLeod | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62.00% | 17:10 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63.00% | 22:18 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | A. Tuch | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.00% | 19:05 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | J. Doan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 13:08 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Goalies | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | SV | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | SV% | GAA | TOI | ||
| 1 | U. Luukkonen | x | W | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1/16/17 | 2/0/2 | 0/1/1 | 0.850 | 3.00 | 60:00 |
| 92 | C. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 00:00 | ||
NYR
VS
BUF
Game Stats
| 3 | Goals | 5 |
| 20 | Shots | 27 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
| 26 | Hits | 19 |
| 11 | Blocks | 19 |
| 12 | Give Aways | 15 |
| 4 | Take Aways | 6 |
Goals by Period
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Season Series: 1-2-0
As of April 8, 2026
All-Time vs BUF
Overall: 91-83-25-9
At NYR: 50-34-15-5
Last 10 vs BUF
Overall: 4-5-1
At NYR: 5-4-1