Rasmus Dahlin scores as the Sabres beat Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers 6-1

By Allan Kreda

Rasmus Dahlin scored 26 seconds into the game, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and the Buffalo Sabres bushed Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers 6-1 connected Thursday night.

Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Sam Lafferty had second-period goals arsenic the Sabres won for the 2nd clip successful six roadworthy games.

Shesterkin was pulled by New York successful the second. He allowed 5 goals connected 12 shots.

Zach Benson scored a power-play extremity for Buffalo successful the 3rd aft Rangers guardant Will Cuylle spoiled Luukkonen’s shutout bid astatine 4:21.

Ryan McLeod had 2 assists arsenic Buffalo scored a season-high six goals.

Shesterkin, who entered with a 6-2-1 record, was replaced by Jonathan Quick aft Lafferty’s extremity astatine 13:51. The 28-year-old Russian goaltender won the Vezina Trophy successful 2022.

Quick made 9 saves successful relief.

The Rangers had won 3 of four.

Takeaways

Sabres: Another bully violative performance. Buffalo was coming disconnected a 5-1 triumph against Ottawa connected Tuesday.

Rangers: Lost successful regularisation for lone the 2nd clip successful 7 location games this season.

Key moment

Luukkonen stopped a point-blank precocious changeable by Mika Zibanejad aboriginal successful the 2nd play connected a Rangers powerfulness play. The 25-year-old Finnish goaltender stopped Chris Kreider from the aforesaid near ellipse astatine 6:31 of the second.

Key stat

Rangers guardant Artemi Panarin assisted connected Cuylle’s goal. Panarin leads the Rangers with 19 points — including 9 goals — and helium has points successful 11 of New York’s 12 games this season.

Up next

The Sabres big the Calgary Flames connected Saturday. The Rangers sojourn the Detroit Red Wings connected Saturday.