The New York Rangers will head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres Saturday evening.
It’s the first game in two weeks as the league has been on a break for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston. Six Rangers were on rosters for the tournament: J.T. Miller, Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox for USA, Urho Vaakanainen for Finland and Mika Zibanejad for Sweden.
The Rangers’ most recent game on Feb. 8 added another win to their belt as they bested the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3, bringing the team to 27-24-4 on the season so far. The Sabres are 22-27-5 and lost to the Nashville Predators on Feb. 8, 6-4.
Here’s how to watch the Rangers game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres game on today? Time, TV schedule
Cable/Network TV: MSG Network, NHL Network (nationally, outside NYC market)
Start time: 5:30 p.m.
Where to watch Rangers vs Sabres on livestream
You can stream the game on The Gotham Sports App.
Gotham Sports App is available with a cable or satellite login and also has options for non-cable subscribers and for individual games.
TV streaming: You can also stream if you have subscriptions to Spectrum, Optimum, Verizon Fios, DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. Nationally televised games may be available on ESPN+ (if broadcast on ABC, ESPN or carried by ESPN+), Hulu (ESPN+ broadcasts) or MAX (TNT/TBS/TruTV broadcasts).
MSG, Altice contract dispute darkens games for Optimum customers
Altice USA has blacked out MSG Networks channels for its Optimum customers, leaving many New Yorkers without access to New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils games.
According to MSG Networks, the companies’ contract expired on Dec. 31, 2024 and neither have come to an agreement on a new one. If you’re an Optimum customer, you have lost access to MSG Network, MSG Sportsnet and MSG+ live streaming service within the Gotham Sports app, MSG Networks says.
Optimum has a partnership with Fubo which offers a free trial of the streaming service to its customers as well as 30% off the first two months, according to the company’s website. Some of the games will also be available on other networks, the company says, such as ABC, ESPN, TBS, TNT, NHL Network, NBA TV, ESPN+ and Hulu.
MSG Networks is providing a zip code finder to help sports fans locate other providers in their area at msgnetworks.com/keepmsgn/.
New York Rangers remaining February 2025 scheduleSaturday, Feb. 22 at Buffalo Sabres, 5:30 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 23 at Pittsburgh Penguins, 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 25 at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Feb. 28 vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.
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