Sabres Bounce Back with 5-1 Win Over Rangers
Alex Tuch Scores Twice in Victory, Rangers' Kaapo Kakko Injured
- Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-1, with Alex Tuch scoring twice and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopping 25 shots.
- Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and two assists, J.J. Peterka and Kyle Okposo also scored for the Sabres.
- The Sabres' win was a bounce back from a 7-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils two nights earlier.
- Rangers' Kaapo Kakko left the game with a serious injury to his left leg after an awkward fall.
- The Rangers have been dealing with a series of injuries, with Adam Fox and Filip Chytil out since Nov. 2.