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4 takeaways as the Buffalo Sabres come up empty against the NY Rangers

The Buffalo Sabres were not able to get the win to open the 2025-26 season in a 4-0 loss to the Rangers.

New York Rangers v Buffalo Sabres | Joe Hrycych/GettyImages

The Buffalo Sabres began the 2025-26 season on Thursday night against the New York Rangers and unfortunately were not able to come away with the win. It would be the Rangers who got the scoring started with Alexis Lafreniere cleaning up a rebound for the first goal of the game.

The score would remain 1-0 for a majority of the game until the Rangers scored three goals late in the third period to secure the 4-0 win.