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New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, March 6, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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ABC

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday, March 6, 2027, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on ABC.

This is the third of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Rangers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 242027-02-24: no game
  2. 252027-02-25: no game
  3. 262027-02-26: vs WSH
  4. 272027-02-27: no game
  5. 282027-02-28: at PIT
  6. 12027-03-01: no game
  7. 22027-03-02: no game
  8. 32027-03-03: vs BOS
  9. 42027-03-04: no game
  10. 52027-03-05: no game
  11. 62027-03-06: at BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~292 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~292 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 242027-02-24: at PHI
  2. 252027-02-25: no game
  3. 262027-02-26: vs OTT
  4. 272027-02-27: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 282027-02-28: no game
  6. 12027-03-01: no game
  7. 22027-03-02: vs PIT
  8. 32027-03-03: no game
  9. 42027-03-04: vs STL
  10. 52027-03-05: no game
  11. 62027-03-06: vs NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYRBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYR 75% (6th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYR 28% (14th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series