nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Buffalo 5-4 - Recap
The Sabres came up short Sunday against the Rangers, falling 5-4.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as -235 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
New York got goals from Ryan Lindgren, K'Andre Miller, Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko, and Chris Kreider in the victory. Kreider opened the scoring at 19:37 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 4-save effort for the Rangers.
Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Rasmus Asplund, and Rasmus Dahlin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Buffalo got a 31-stop effort from Aaron Dell in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-1, while the Sabres were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Buffalo 36-22 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Islanders. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.