Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers 5-3, Apr 8, 2026: Box Score | AskScores

5

New York Rangers

3

Final · Madison Square Garden

Score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	0	3	5
NYR	1	2	0	3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Apr 8, 2026 at Madison Square Garden.

Top performers

Zach Benson
Zach Benson had 2 goals for the Sabres.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves on 20 shots for the Sabres.
Alexis Lafreniere
Alexis Lafreniere had 2 goals for the Rangers.
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Rangers.

Before and after

Sabres · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 6, 2026: TB 2, BUF 4 · Next Apr 9, 2026: CBJ 0, BUF 5
Rangers · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 5, 2026: WSH 1, NYR 8 · Next Apr 11, 2026: NYR 0, DAL 2

Other Sabres vs Rangers games

Other Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers games

Jan 8, 2026	BUF at NYR	5-2	Regular
Oct 9, 2025	NYR at BUF	4-0	Regular
Feb 22, 2025	NYR at BUF	2-8	Regular
Dec 11, 2024	NYR at BUF	3-2	Regular
Nov 7, 2024	BUF at NYR	6-1	Regular
Dec 23, 2023	BUF at NYR	3-4	Regular

Buffalo Sabres box score

Skaters

Buffalo Sabres skaters, Apr 8, 2026

Jason Zucker	1	1	2	2	4	0	18:14
Ryan McLeod	1	1	2	1	2	2	17:10
Zach Benson	2	0	2	1	3	0	12:59
Alex Tuch	1	0	1	1	1	0	19:05
Tage Thompson	0	1	1	1	2	0	22:18
Rasmus Dahlin	0	1	1	2	2	0	24:30
Josh Norris	0	1	1	2	2	2	14:46
Conor Timmins	0	1	1	2	1	0	16:26
Bowen Byram	0	1	1	1	2	0	22:07
Peyton Krebs	0	1	1	1	2	2	15:04
Josh Doan	0	1	1	1	1	0	13:08
Beck Malenstyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:15
Mattias Samuelsson	0	0	0	1	0	0	20:39
Jack Quinn	0	0	0	2	1	0	19:24
Owen Power	0	0	0	1	1	0	20:09
Michael Kesselring	0	0	0	1	3	0	10:37
Tyson Kozak	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:50
Team	5	9	14	20	27	6

What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM

Goalies

Buffalo Sabres goalies, Apr 8, 2026
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	20	17	3	.850	60:00

What the columns mean: SV · GA · SV%

New York Rangers box score

Skaters

New York Rangers skaters, Apr 8, 2026

Adam Fox	1	1	2	-1	1	2	23:20
Alexis Lafreniere	2	0	2	-2	2	0	15:07
Mika Zibanejad	0	1	1	-3	2	0	18:44
J.T. Miller	0	1	1	-1	3	0	20:51
Vincent Trocheck	0	1	1	-1	0	2	18:48
Drew Fortescue	0	1	1	-1	0	0	13:34
Conor Sheary	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:28
Jonny Brodzinski	0	0	0	-1	1	0	12:03
Will Borgen	0	0	0	-1	0	2	15:24
Vladislav Gavrikov	0	0	0	-1	1	2	24:41
Braden Schneider	0	0	0	-2	3	0	22:35
Will Cuylle	0	0	0	-2	3	0	15:46
Tye Kartye	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:07
Matthew Robertson	0	0	0	-1	1	0	15:52
Gabe Perreault	0	0	0	-1	0	0	12:09
Adam Sykora	0	0	0	-1	1	0	11:16
Noah Laba	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:33
Jaroslav Chmelar	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:15
Team	3	5	8	-21	20	8

What the columns mean: G · A · PTS · +/- · PIM

Goalies

New York Rangers goalies, Apr 8, 2026
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Igor Shesterkin	26	22	4	.846	58:27

What the columns mean: SV · GA · SV%