US EditionColten Ellis Makes 30 Saves as Sabres Outclass Rangers
Buffalo Sabres secured their 12th win in 13 games with strong goaltending and penalty killing, moving into the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot.
- On January 9, 2026, the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 in New York City, with Josh Doan scoring early on a tap-in set up by Mattias Samuelsson.
- Buffalo's 12-win surge extended to 12 wins in 13 games, pushing the team to its 43rd win and into the second Eastern Conference wild-card slot.
- Goaltender Colten Ellis made 30 saves, stopping the final 12 shots after Vincent Trocheck's goal, in his first game in a month.
- A late double-minor to Peyton Krebs for high-sticking led to Mattias Samuelsson's first-career short-handed goal, and Ryan McLeod's empty-net goal sealed the 5-2 win.
- By historical measures, this streak matches the Sabres' run from Nov. 23 to Dec. 19, 2005, while Buffalo still holds the NHL's longest playoff drought since 2011 and the Rangers struggle without Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox.
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Sabres and Rangers in role reversal as Buffalo chases rare playoff appearance
NEW YORK — Typically, a matchup between the New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres around the midpoint of the season features a team firmly in the playoff race against one plummeting deeper into better odds at the Draft lottery. This year is no different. But which team is in which role is. The hottest team in the National Hockey League, the Sabres used third-string goaltender Colten Ellis and still walked away with a 5-2 win over the floundering B…
Sabres stay white-hot with 5-2 win at Rangers
In a place where the lights are brightest, the Sabres gleamed on Thursday. Visiting the Rangers, the blue and gold put their hard hats on, and made the best of a bad situation late in the third to put a huge bow on a 12th win in the last 13 games.
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Sabres beat the Rangers 5-2 to win for the 12th time in 13 games
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Rangers pay big price for not doing little things in loss to Sabres
The New York Rangers believe they did a lot of good things against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately for the Blueshirts and the sellout crowd of 18,006 on “Fan Favorites Night,” winning wasn’t one of them. The Rangers spent the night chasing the game and never did catch up in a 5-2 loss that left them at 20-19-6, four points behind the Sabres for the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference. The…
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