NY Rangers at Buffalo Sabres 1/26/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Rangers look to snap a three-game losing streak when visiting the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. New York dropped to 1-3-1 with three points following its 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Scoring in the loss for the Rangers was Colin Blackwell and Ryan Strome. The Rangers led 2-1 entering the third period but gave up two unanswered goals to lose by the minimum.

Artemi Panarin is leading New York and goal, assists and points with two goals, four assists and six points. In goal, Igor Shesterkin is 0-2-1 with a goals-against average of 2.98 and save percentage of .886. New York is scoring an average of 2.60 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.80 goals per game. The Rangers are scoring 17.4% of the time on the power play and the penalty kill is effective 75.0% of the time. 

Buffalo looks for its second consecutive victory on Tuesday when hosting the New York Rangers. The Sabres improved to 2-3-1 with five points following a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in a shootout. Scoring in regulation for Buffalo was Colin Miller, Victor Olofsson and Eric Staal, while the winning goal in the shootout was scored by Jack Eichel.

Victor Olofsson is the leading goal scorer for Buffalo with three, while Jack Eichel is the leader in assists with seven and in points with seven. In goal, Linus Ullmark is 1-1-1 with a goals against average of 2.55 and a save percentage of .904. Buffalo is scoring an average of 2.90 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.00 goals per game. The Sabres are scoring 27.3% of the time on the power play and the penalty kill is effective 66.7% of the time.