Sabres forward Victor Olofsson chases Rangers forward Julien Gauthier during the first period of an NHL game on Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: AP/Jeffrey T. Barnes
With Vitali Kravtsov finally activated and making his NHL debut Saturday night in Buffalo, and Brett Howden off the COVID-19 list back in New York and waiting to rejoin the team, the Rangers are whole now, and ready to make a run at a playoff spot.
With Boston having won earlier in the day, the Rangers needed to beat the Sabres to keep pace. But Buffalo has been tough on them.