Sabres 5, Rangers 2 — Jan 8, 2026 Recap

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 5-2 on Jan 8, 2026.

Game FAQ — score, spread, and total

Who won Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers on Jan 8, 2026?

Buffalo Sabres won 5-2 on Jan 8, 2026.

See methodology for grading rules and ROI calculation.

NHLTHU, JAN 8, 20266:00 PM CT
Spread
Sabres covered
Rangers +1.5
Total
Over
7 / 6.5
Moneyline
Sabres
-125
Loading probability
NYR
Rest advantage
+33 days off
BUF
56 games / 7d
Sabres in a stretch
NYR
40 games / 7d
Rangers in a stretch
Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Rangers0.7PTS3g
Mattias Samuelsson
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Rangers0.7PTS3g
Bowen Byram
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Rangers0.7PTS3g
Owen Power
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Rangers0PTS2g
Tage Thompson
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Rangers0.7PTS3g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA
Rangers
Vladislav Gavrikov
0.4PTS
0.2G0.3A23mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS3g
Adam Fox
Adam FoxHot57g
1PTSL5 1.2
0.2G0.8A23mTOI
vs Sabres1.5PTS2g
Artemi Panarin
1.1PTS
0.4G0.7A20mTOI
vs Sabres1.5PTS2g
Mika Zibanejad
1PTSL5 1.2
0.4G0.5A20mTOI
vs Sabres0.7PTS3g
Vincent Trocheck
0.8PTSL5 0.6
0.2G0.6A20mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS3g
Goalie
Igor Shesterkin
.912SV%2.52GAA
GPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
Sabres
3.5
2.9
+0.5
Rangers
2.9
3.0
-0.1
Edge
Sabres +0.6
Sabres +0.1
Sabres +0.6
Last 10 · Trend
Sabres
3.4avg
Rangers
3.6avg
Straight-Up
Sabres
5-550%
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
Rangers
6-460%
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
Against the Spread
Sabres
5-550%
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
Rangers
7-370%
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Sabres
Overall
60%57-38
57%54-41
48%46-49
Rangers
Overall
41%34-48
51%42-40
45%37-45
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Sabres
On Road
62%29-18
68%32-15
47%22-25
Rangers
At Home
34%14-27
44%18-23
34%14-27
Artemi Panarin
Artemi PanarinNew York Rangers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
2
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4
GoalsO 0.5
0
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
0
Mika Zibanejad
Mika ZibanejadNew York Rangers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
1
Vincent Trocheck
Vincent TrocheckNew York Rangers
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
J.T. Miller
J.T. MillerNew York Rangers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
0
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
4 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
GoalsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 3.5
2
Alex Tuch
Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
1
GoalsO 0.5
1
Josh Norris
Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
GoalsO 0.5
0
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
AssistsO 0.5
1
Jason Zucker
Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
1
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2
GoalsO 0.5
1
Alexis Lafrenière
Alexis LafrenièreNew York Rangers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1
GoalsO 0.5
0
Owen Power
Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
AssistsO 0.5
0
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
AssistsO 0.5
1
Will Cuylle
Will CuylleNew York Rangers
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
GoalsO 0.5
0
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3
Zach Benson
Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1