The Buffalo Sabres capped off a seven-game homestand with a Friday night tilt with the New York Rangers. As the team prepared to hit the road for seven of the next ten games, the matchup had a playoff feel, despite the fact that the Rangers’ hopes for a postseason are all-but dashed.
Still, the Rangers had a matching 5-4-1 record in the last ten, and one can never predict when Rangers goaltending will steal a game. It was important for the Sabres to take two points in their final home game of the stand to keep pace in the wild card race.