BUF @ NYI Gameday Thread
BUF @ NYI
Venue: UBS Arena
Puck drop: Sat Jan 24, 2026 1:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
BUF
- Record 7-2-1
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.2 · 2.9
- Power play 6/25 (24%)
- Last game W vs MTL (4–2)
NYI
- Record 5-4-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 3
- Power play 4/25 (16%)
- Last game L vs SEA (1–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-20 NYI 2 @ BUF 3 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
BUF
- Tage Thompson 8 pts · 4 G · 17 SOG
- Noah Ostlund 5 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
- Jason Zucker 5 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Peyton Krebs 4 pts · 3 G · 5 SOG
NYI
- Anthony Duclair 5 pts · 5 G · 11 SOG
- Matthew Schaefer 5 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
- Mathew Barzal 5 pts · 0 G · 7 SOG
- Calum Ritchie 4 pts · 0 G · 7 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: BUF 3.66 · NYI 3.22 · Win odds: BUF 57.2% · NYI 42.8% · OT/SO chance: 15.7%
- 4-3 33.9%
- 3-3 33.1%
- 3-2 33%
Box Score
BUF 5
Final
NYI 0
2026-01-24
| Stat | BUF | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 0 |
| Shots | 21 | 26 |
| Power Play | 0/2 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 8 | 6 |
| Faceoffs | 13 / 37 | 37 / 13 |
| Blocks | 11 | 13 |
| Saves | 26 | 16 |
| BUF Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jason Zucker | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Kesselring | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NYI Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| No scorers. | |||