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Sabres Fall 2-1 Against New York - Game Recap

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 36 of 37 shots fired at him by Buffalo, as the Rangers skated to a 2-1 victory Friday at KeyBank Center.

New York won as a -185 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Alexis Lafreniere, and Mika Zibanejad each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring for New York.

Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 36-save effort for the Rangers.

Buffalo got a goal from Brett Murray in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

New York scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buffalo outshot New York 37-31 in the game.

Next game, New York takes its act home to face Nashville looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Washington.