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.
Shesterkin was pulled by New York in the second. He allowed five goals on 12 shots.
Zach Benson scored a power-play goal for Buffalo in the third after Rangers forward Will Cuylle spoiled Luukkonen’s shutout bid at 4:21.
Ryan McLeod had two assists as Buffalo scored a season-high six goals.
Shesterkin, who entered with a 6-2-1 record, was replaced by Jonathan Quick after Lafferty’s goal at 13:51. The 28-year-old Russian goaltender won the Vezina Trophy in 2022.
Quick made nine saves in relief.
The Rangers had won three of four.
Takeaways
Sabres: Another good offensive performance. Buffalo was coming off a 5-1 win against Ottawa on Tuesday.
Rangers: Lost in regulation for only the second time in seven home games this season.
Key moment
Luukkonen stopped a point-blank high shot by Mika Zibanejad early in the second period on a Rangers power play. The 25-year-old Finnish goaltender stopped Chris Kreider from the same left circle at 6:31 of the second.
Key stat
Rangers forward Artemi Panarin assisted on Cuylle’s goal. Panarin leads the Rangers with 19 points — including nine goals — and he has points in 11 of New York’s 12 games this season.
Up next
The Sabres host the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The Rangers visit the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
HURRICANES 5, PENGUINS 1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win.
Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin and Eric Robinson also scored for Carolina, and Jalen Chatfield had three assists. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 35 shots.
Blake Lizotte scored for Pittsburgh and Alex Nedeljkovic had 14 saves. The Penguins lost for the eighth time in 10 games (2-6-2).
The Hurricanes needed just 52 seconds to get on the scoreboard with Martinook tipping in a pass by Jordan Staal. Two of Carolina’s first three shots got past Nedeljkovic, who spent his first four NHL seasons with Carolina.
Roslovic scored at 8:47 in the first period and then again at 9:27 in the second to put the Hurricanes up 3-0.
Takeaways
Penguins: It was 5-0 in the third period before the Penguins showed any real signs of scoring life. The power play, which has been a bright spot in a slow start to the season, went 0 for 4. On the bright side, Lizotte’s goal at 5:08 of the third was the fourth-line center’s second in three games.
Hurricanes: After going 4-0-0 on their October road trip, the Hurricanes have won four straight at home. They added four new forwards to their regular lineup and lost two key defensemen (Brett Pesce and Brady Skjei) in free agency but haven’t missed a beat in a 10-2-0 start to the season.
Key moment
Kochetkov allowed four goals on 16 shots in Tuesday’s win over Philadelphia. He was much sharper in his fifth straight start on Thursday, especially on a 4-minute penalty kill after Jesperi Kotkaniemi was called for high-sticking.
Key stat
Roslovic has a team-best nine goals through 12 games. He had nine in 59 games with two different teams last season.
Up Next
The Penguins visit Washington on Friday, and the Hurricanes visit Colorado on Saturday.
