The New York Rangers are back home to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight. They return from a four-game road trip that started in Chicago and ended in Anaheim. The Rangers went 2-2-0 on the trip, with both wins coming in a shootout. Their 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks marked their first road win of the season. The 5-7-1 Rangers are up to 11 points, but are still trying to claw their way up from the bottom of the Metropolitan Division.
Their opponents, the Sabres, are 7-5-2 with 16 points.