NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 2/22/2025

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New York Rangers (27-24-4, 58 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (22-27-5, 49 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Saturday, February 22
Time: 5:30 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, MSG-B, MSG
Radio:
New York – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York
Buffalo – 550 WGR

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York
-1.5 ML -122
Buffalo +1.5 ML +102
O/U 6.5

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New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers and Sabres have split the first two meetings with New York winning 3-2 in the last matchup. The Rangers are 13-12-2 on the road this season. New York had won three out of four games entering the break.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres beat the Rangers 6-1 at home earlier this season. Buffalo is 13-12-3 at home. The Sabres have the 19th-ranked penalty kill in the NHL.

New York Rangers Projected Lines

Panarin-JT Miller-Vesey
Cuylle-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Kreider-Zibanejad-Kaliyev
Smith-Carrick-Rempe

Lindgren-Fox
K Miller-Borgen
Vaakanainen-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Peterka-Kulich-Thompson
Zucker-McLeod-Tuch
Greenway-Cozens-Quinn
Benson-Krebs-Lafferty

Byram-Dahlin
Power-Jokiharju
Gilbert-Clifton

Luukkonen
Reimer

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Players To Watch:

New York Rangers

Adam Fox has four goals and 40 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has three goals and seven assists over the last ten games.

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson has scored 26 goals with 22 assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has one goal and ten assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

New York Rangers

LW Adam Edstrom – IR

Buffalo Sabres

D Mattias Samuelsson – Day to day
LW Beck Malenstyn – Day to day

Next Game

New York Rangers – February 23 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres – February 25 vs Anaheim Ducks

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