Rangers Vs Sabres Live Stream: Watch Online Free 7:10 ET Thursday New York Looking To Extend Lead For 2nd In Metro Division
Rangers vs Sabres live stream: Watch online free 7:10 Thursday as with two games to go, New York is still trying to secure the second seed in the Metropolitan Division, which would mean home-ice advantage in the first round.
With the Flyers breathing down their neck and with a game in hand, the Rangers (44-31-5) will be home vs the Buffalo Sabres (21-49-9) with a two point lead on Philly. New York will be going for the three-game season sweep against a Buffalo team after winning the first two by a combined score of 5-1. Watch the free live stream online to see if the Rangers can close the gap on clinching the second seed.
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The second place team in each division plays against the third place team in that same division for the new playoff format. Currently, Columbus has 91 points as well as Philly while the Rangers have 93. The Blue Jackets and New York have played 80 games while the Flyers have played 79. The Flyers also play on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
New York has won eight of its last 11 contests coming into Thursday's meeting against a team that will finish with the worst record in the entire NHL.
"We talked before the game that we have been playing good hockey for a long time, and we want to go into the playoffs feeling good about our game," coach Alain Vigneault told ESPN.com.
Henrik Lundqvist, who is 10-4-1 with a 1.86 goals-against average and two shutouts over his last 15 starts, is scheduled to get the start. He has stopped 56 of 57 shots in the two games versus Buffalo this season, according to ESPN.com.
Buffalo comes into this game, losers of its last four and eight of its last nine games.
Injury report, according to NHL.com:
"Sabres goaltenders Enroth (lower body), Neuvirth (lower body) and Lieuwen (concussion) are all out. Defensemen Tyler Myers (upper body), Alexander Sulzer (upper body) and Chad Ruhwedel (concussion) also will not play, nor will forward Zenon Konpoka (back spasms). ... Rangers forward Chris Kreider (hand) and McDonagh (shoulder) are out."