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.

The New York Rangers' Artemi Panarin and the Buffalo Sabres' Tage Thompson are two of the top players to keep an eye on when these squads play on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET, at Madison Square Garden. See below to read more about Sabres vs. Rangers leaders, insights, and a predicted winner.

The Sabres parlayed a dominant period on the road against one of the NHL’s top teams to get their second winning streak of the season rolling. Getting goals from all four lines in the second period surge,

The Buffalo Sabres’ strong week continued on Thursday night in hostile territory. Visiting the New York Rangers, the blue and gold put a hurting on goalie Igor Shesterkin and company to the tune of a 6-1 final.

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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.