The Rangers failed to build on the momentum of their pre-break 11-5-2 run that pushed them to within four points of eight place in the Eastern Conference.

Rasmus Dahlin, Henri Jokiharju and Tage Thompson were back in practice after the 4 Nations Face-Off. All three will be in the lineup Saturday when the NHL season resumes.

I’ve seen probably all 483 games that Rasmus Dahlin has played, but Saturday’s win over the New York Rangers was probably the best game I’ve ever seen him play. It wasn’t just the two goals and three points that he had,

The Buffalo Sabres were back at full strength for practice at LECOM Harborcenter on Friday, their final tune-up before returning to game action against the New York Rangers on Saturday evening.

Rasmus Dahlin skated to the front of the New York Rangers’ net as soon as the Sabres defenseman saw his teammate, Jordan Greenway, take his spot on the right side

The Sabres (24-29-6) have lost four of their last six games, and they are 4-13-1 on the road since their three-game California sweep in November. The Canadiens (30-26-5) extended their win streak to five games,