Game #76: New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres Open Thread

After a deflating defeat at the hands of their Hudson River rivals last night, the Blueshirts will need so put that game in the rear view mirror and focus on tonight's opponent. Gerard Gallant's squad will be making its final visit upstate to Buffalo of the 2022-23 campaign to square off with the Buffalo Sabres.

The Rangers and Sabres last met on March 11th, a game that saw the Rangers eek out a 2-1 overtime victory on a night where they didn't bring their best but still managed to earn a critical two points. Although last night's defeat against New Jersey put a major dent in the team's hopes of moving up in the divisional standings, the Blueshirts aren't mathematically locked into third place yet, so every point they can pile up is still worth pursuing.

Projected Lines

New York Rangers

Artemiy Panarin – Mika Zibanejad – Vladimir Tarasenko

Chris Kreider – Vincent Trocheck – Patrick Kane

Alexis Lafreniere – Filip Chytil – Kaapo Kakko

Jimmy Vesey – Barclay Goodrow – Tyler Motte

Niko Mikkola – Adam Fox

K'Andre Miller – Jacob Trouba

Ben Harpur – Braden Schneider

Jaroslav Halak

Player to Watch: Patrick Kane

When the Sabres and Rangers played earlier this month, Kane scored the Blueshirts' only regulation goal before they eventually secured an overtime victory. A Buffalo native, look for Kane to put another show in front of his hometown crowd and help the Rangers earn their 99th and 100th standings points of the season with a win tonight.

Enjoy the game!