NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10/9/2025 | Inside The Rink
HomeNHLNHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10/9/2025
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New York Rangers (0-1-0) at Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Thursday, October 9
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: MSG, MSG-B, ESPN+
Radio: 880 AM ESPN, 550 AM WGR
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
New York Rangers News & Notes:
The Rangers are coming off a 3-0 shutout loss at home to the Pittsburgh Penguins in their home opener. New York was shut out four times all of last season.
Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres open the season at home after finishing seventh in the Atlantic Division last season with 79 points. Buffalo began last season in the NHL Global Series and lost a pair of games to New Jersey.
New York Rangers Projected Lines
Cuylle-Miller-Zibanejad
Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Sheary-Laba-Raddysh
Edstrom-Carrick-Rempe
Gavrikov-Fox
Soucy-Borgen
Vaakanainen-Schneider
Shesterkin
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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Benson-Norris-Thompson
Zucker-Kulich-Tuch
Quinn-McLeod-Doan
Malenstyn-Krebs-Danforth
Dahlin-Byram
Power-Bryson
Samuelsson-Timmins
Lyon
Georgiev
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Players To Watch:
New York Rangers
Mika Zibanejad led the team with seven shots in the opener. Alexis Lafreniere was second with six.
Buffalo Sabres
Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals with 44 and points with 72 last season. Rasmus Dahlin had 68 points as a defenseman.
Injury Report:
New York Rangers
None
Buffalo Sabres
LW Jordan Greenway – IR
G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen – IR
D Michael Kesselring – IR
Next Game:
New York Rangers – October 11 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres – October 11 at Boston Bruins
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