NHL MATCHUP REPORT

April 8, 2026, 7:00 | Madison Square Garden

Buffalo Sabres (46-22-8) VS New York Rangers (31-36-9)

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SMART CHART

BUF
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NYR
3.51
OFFENSE
2.87
2.95
DEFENSE
3.11
21.43
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
24.48
81.73
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
78.51
28.15
SHOTS FOR
25.27
29.32
SHOTS AGAINST
29.16
0.56
DIFFERENTIAL
-0.24

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Buffalo 46-22-8 $1346 3.47 2.96 24-13 19-14 35-38-3
NY Rangers 31-36-9 $-1541 2.86 3.11 15-15 16-29 33-40-3

TEAM RECORDS

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 46-22-8 24-10-4 22-12-4 24-13-5 19-14-3 35-38-3
Last 10 6-2-2 3-1-1 3-1-1 5-3-2 1-1 4-6
vs Div 15-6-4 8-3-1 7-3-3 3-3-2 11-3-2 14-9-2
vs WEST 20-7-3 10-3-2 10-4-1 14-2-2 6-4-1 12-17-1
vs EAST 26-15-5 14-7-2 12-8-3 10-6-3 13-7-2 23-21-2

New York Rangers

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 31-36-9 12-19-7 19-17-2 15-15-3 16-29-6 33-40-3
Last 10 3-6-1 3-4-1 0-2 2-2-1 1-5 4-6
vs Div 9-13-3 3-7-2 6-6-1 3-3-1 6-10-2 12-12-1
vs WEST 11-15-5 5-6-5 6-9 7-6-2 4-8-3 9-20-2
vs EAST 20-21-4 7-13-2 13-8-2 8-6-1 12-15-3 24-20-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 3.16 18
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.24 9 3.36 27
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 17.72 22 82.26 11
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 2.65 27 3.09 15
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 2.00 32 3.28 19
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 15.87 28 82.67 10

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Buffalo 6-3-1 4-5 3.60 31.10 3.00 12.00 81.25 25.00
NY Rangers 4-4-2 4-5 2.60 29.80 6.00 18.75 88.00 32.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Jan 8, 2026 BUF 5 NYR 2 105 6 O 21 32 1 0 2 3 50 0 100 50
Oct 9, 2025 NYR 4 BUF 0 100 6.5 U 33 37 0 0 3 4 0 0 100 100
Feb 22, 2025 NYR 2 BUF 8 116 6.5 O 28 33 1 1 4 3 25 33.3 66.7 75
Dec 11, 2024 NYR 3 BUF 2 130 6 U 28 31 1 0 4 2 25 0 100 75
Nov 7, 2024 BUF 6 NYR 1 -200 6.5 O 22 26 1 0 4 4 25 0 100 75
Dec 23, 2023 BUF 3 NYR 4 -165 6.5 O 30 33 0 1 1 4 0 25 75 100
Nov 27, 2023 BUF 5 NYR 1 -220 6 P 39 26 0 1 2 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Oct 12, 2023 NYR 5 BUF 1 115 6.5 U 31 25 1 0 4 3 25 0 100 75
Apr 10, 2023 BUF 3 NYR 2 -220 6.5 U 39 28 0 1 2 2 0 50 50 100
Mar 31, 2023 NYR 2 BUF 3 130 6.5 U 33 34 0 0 1 2 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Apr 2, 2026 OTT 1-4 L 100 22 24 0/2 2/2 Linus Ullmark A
Mar 31, 2026 NYI 4-3 W -170 33 28 2/4 2/3 Ilya Sorokin H
Mar 28, 2026 SEA 3-2 W -190 36 34 1/3 4/4 Philipp Grubauer H
Mar 27, 2026 DET 2-5 L -140 30 20 0/3 4/6 John Gibson H
Mar 25, 2026 BOS 3-4 L -210 25 31 2/3 2/2 Joonas Korpisalo H

New York Rangers

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Apr 2, 2026 MON 2-3 L 105 24 25 0/3 2/2 Jacob Fowler H
Mar 31, 2026 NJ 4-1 W 105 23 23 1/3 2/3 Jacob Markstrom H
Mar 29, 2026 FLA 3-1 W -185 22 27 0/1 3/3 Sergei Bobrovsky H
Mar 27, 2026 CHI 6-1 W -175 39 28 1/3 3/3 Arvid Soderblom H
Mar 25, 2026 TOR 3-4 L -130 43 18 2/4 2/2 Joseph Woll A