Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots and Alex Lafreniere’s first-period goal stood up as the winner in the New York Rangers’ 4-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo’s season-opener.

Vincent Trocheck exited the New York Rangers’ Thursday night game against the Buffalo Sabres and ultimately did not return.

Buffalo Sabres star Josh Norris suffered a worrying injury in the first game of the season, with head coach Lindy Ruff giving a cryptic update.

NHL season at home without goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen as they host the New York Rangers (0-1-0) at KeyBank Center on Thursday night.

- The Rangers put this one away for good late in the third -- first Carson Soucy ripped a wrister past Lyon from the left circle, then the captain J.T. Miller deflected home a Braden Schneider shot from the point, and finally Adam Fox finished things off with the empty-netter.

New York’s roster is headlined by former Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin, who stopped 28 of 29 shots in the opener before Pittsburgh tacked on a pair of empty-net goals. Artemi Panarin is the team’s leading returning scorer, having scored 37 goals and 89 points last season.

The Buffalo Sabres opened the season with a gut-wrenching loss against the New York Rangers, with the latter handing the former a 4-0 beatdown in the ongoing NHL regular season, at KeyBank Center, moments earlier.

The adversity Sabres winger Tage Thompson endured on his way to becoming one of the NHL’s most dynamic threats makes each goal he scores feel a little sweeter and every win he celebrates alongside his teammates more satisfying.

The Buffalo Sabres’ broadcast on MSG outlined some of the adjustments they’re trying to make to modernize the content and presentation of the broadcast.

The Buffalo Sabres have yet to play their first game of the 2025-26 season, but already, they have injuries to two key players -- defenseman Michael Kesselring and starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen -- who will be on the sidelines as the season begins.