The Rangers are set to hit the ice for the final time before the Christmas break, and tonight’s matchup will be the rubber match of the season series against their upstate rivals. The Buffalo Sabres are back in town to play the third and final game of the season against the Blueshirts.
The Rangers and Sabres have traded 5-1 road victories in their previous two matchups, with the Blueshirts opening the season in blowout fashion over Buffalo back in October before the Sabres came to Madison Square Garden in November to return the favor. The Sabres appear primed to extend their playoff drought to 13 consecutive seasons, as they enter tonight seven points back of a playoff spot while sitting 14th in the Eastern Conference standings.