NEW YORK RANGERS AT BUFFALO SABRES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 - 7:00 PM • KEYBANK CENTER TV: MSG NETWORK • RADIO: ESPN 880 AM

The Rangers’ season-opening 3-0 clunker of a loss at home on Tuesday didn’t exactly inspire belief for the rest of the 2025-26 season.

The New York Rangers came up empty in coach Mike Sullivan's first game against the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this week. They'll get a second crack at it when Sullivan returns to Pittsburgh for the first time with his new squad Saturday.

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby reacted to the moment Aaron Judge's home run was shown on the Jumbotron Tuesday night.

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The Sabres went 0-for-4 on the power play in the loss. The Buffalo Sabres fell 4-0 in their season opener against the New York Rangers at KeyBank Center on Thursday. Buffalo outshot New York 37-32 but went 0-for-4 on the power play in the loss, trailing 1-0 for most of the contest following an Alexis Lafreniere goal midway through the first period.

Sidney Crosby was meant to be focused on his Penguins opening the NHL season against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden when his eye wandered toward the Yankees.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, who takes charge of the Scottish Premiership club for the 150th time on Saturday, said he remains as focussed as ever on rebuilding the team and pushing them towards success.

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