The New York Rangers got blown out 6-1 at Madison Square Garden by the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Going into this matchup, the Rangers hadn’t played until Sunday afternoon, and the rust clearly showed. The Sabres set the tone by scoring less than 30 seconds into the contest.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored 26 seconds into the game, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers 6-1 on Thursday night. Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Sam Lafferty had second-period goals as the Sabres won for the second time in six road games.

Visiting the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, the Buffalo Sabres put a hurting on goalie Igor Shesterkin and company to the tune of a 6-1 final. Kyle Powell has a complete game recap:

Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin off to another big start (6-2-1, 2.22/.933) as he seeks a monster long-term contract extension. He's the league's runaway leader with an eye-popping 16.48 goals saved above expected,

The Buffalo Sabres are coming off one of their best games of the season after losing three straight. On Tuesday they beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1, but they did it by coming out with purpose and directness right off the opening faceoff.