New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 10/09/25

The New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres hit the ice for a Thursday night showdown in Buffalo. Two nights ago, the Rangers kicked off their season in a rough way, dropping their home opener 3-0 against a beatable Pittsburgh Penguins team. The Rangers will be looking for a bounceback effort, but will they be able to handle an excited Sabres team who is home and desperately looking to end their streak of disappointing season? Here are our Rangers vs. Sabres predictions.

Yes, the Rangers were shut out by a suspect defensive system and an unproven goaltender, but when looking at this team, it is quite clear they have lots to offer. Household names like Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, J.T Miller, and Adam Fox are just some of the highly-talented Rangers that were quiet in their first game. Added hunger after being shutout should spark the Rangers in scoring multiple times against what is expected to be another middling defensive systems. Buffalo will be hungry as well in their first game of the regular season, and for now I need to see more proof of keeping the puck out of Pittsburgh’s net. I see many great scorers on Buffalo as well. This game could be a shootout, with the teams combining for well over 6.5 goals.

Rangers vs. Sabres prediction: Over 6.5 (+110) available at time of publishing. Playable to (-110) at 6.5 goals.

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