Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers — April 8, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Rangers 5-3 on April 8, 2026. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 48.8% Corsi and generated 2.01 expected goals compared to 1.70 from the New York Rangers at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The New York Rangers created 9 high-danger scoring chances compared to 8 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Zach Benson scored 2 goals. Alexis Lafrenière scored 2 goals. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the New York Rangers 27-20 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers progressed on Apr 8, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

BUF5 - 3NYR

Apr 8, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
NYR	P1	31	17	64.6	17	14	54.8	12	11	52.2	24	9	72.7	5	3	62.5	1.48	1.05	58.4	1	2	33.3
	P2	15	24	38.5	8	18	30.8	7	8	46.7	13	17	43.3	5	6	45.5	0.74	1.36	35.1	2	0	100.0
	P3	7	11	38.9	4	9	30.8	1	8	11.1	4	7	36.4	1	4	20.0	0.22	0.79	21.8	0	3	0.0
	Total	53	52	50.5	29	41	41.4	20	27	42.6	41	33	55.4	11	13	45.8	2.44	3.21	43.2	3	5	37.5
BUF	P1	17	31	35.4	14	17	45.2	11	12	47.8	9	24	27.3	3	5	37.5	1.05	1.48	41.6	2	1	66.7
	P2	24	15	61.5	18	8	69.2	8	7	53.3	17	13	56.7	6	5	54.5	1.36	0.74	64.9	0	2	0.0
	P3	11	7	61.1	9	4	69.2	8	1	88.9	7	4	63.6	4	1	80.0	0.79	0.22	78.2	3	0	100.0
	Total	52	53	49.5	41	29	58.6	27	20	57.4	33	41	44.6	13	11	54.2	3.21	2.44	56.8	5	3	62.5

Win Probability

NYR Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

NYR

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

NYR Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootNYR Shoot

Goal

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Hit Taken

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NYR) performed against every skater on the away team (BUF) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = NYR players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the NYR player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

NYR ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	Krebs	McLeod	Norris	Kozak	Zucker	Benson	Malenstyn	Pearson	Tuch	Quinn	Doan	Dahlin	Samuelsson	Byram	Power	Timmins	Kesselring
Miller	36	50	43	0	100	25	100	100	—	53	25	0	41	58	50	45	75	20
Trocheck	50	100	56	50	71	40	63	75	71	83	44	55	33	65	45	83	83	82
Zibanejad	25	100	55	21	50	35	38	75	50	80	35	29	24	70	29	69	67	50
Brodzinski	100	100	57	56	67	57	56	67	67	100	57	56	13	60	29	100	77	81
Laba	30	29	67	33	60	50	100	60	56	38	50	100	55	38	78	75	57	17
Cuylle	75	100	50	50	71	50	55	67	67	67	57	48	30	59	33	75	75	80
Kartye	50	56	33	0	100	20	100	—	—	56	20	—	54	56	60	50	100	0
Sheary	50	50	33	—	—	33	—	—	—	50	33	—	56	50	50	44	100	0
Lafrenière	100	100	67	38	67	56	50	100	100	100	63	40	60	60	40	80	67	50
Sykora	17	0	67	—	56	60	100	60	60	29	60	100	57	29	75	71	57	17
Perreault	100	100	57	50	50	50	50	100	100	100	50	50	33	50	38	75	67	50
Chmelar	17	0	67	—	56	60	100	60	60	29	60	100	57	29	75	71	57	17
Gavrikov	46	56	20	33	83	23	50	83	83	55	23	33	45	55	67	55	75	35
Fox	63	57	55	50	60	50	60	64	60	61	50	56	70	52	90	82	50	44
Schneider	27	75	47	36	50	35	53	67	50	57	36	42	28	50	21	75	82	78
Robertson	14	17	40	29	67	40	33	67	67	14	40	29	29	67	31	42	50	67
Borgen	29	20	60	29	67	40	43	67	67	20	40	43	33	67	40	45	50	67
Fortescue	25	25	75	53	29	63	56	33	33	25	71	53	25	33	20	86	72	75