After an 8-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers should only consider selling off players at the trade deadline.

It’s a battle of two New York teams Saturday night when the Buffalo Sabres host the New York Rangers. Puck drop is set for 5:30 p.m. ET at the KeyBank Center. How to watch: Sabres vs. Rangers airs locally on MSG,

Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist each as the host Buffalo Sabres crushed the New York Rangers 8-2 on Saturday.

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 and Henri Jokiharju were back on the ice after both defensemen played three games at the 4 Nations Face-Off – as was Tage Thompson,

The Blueshirts’ first game back against the Sabres on Saturday night got off to a disastrous start when star goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled just 18:21 into the game after giving up five goals on 16 shots. That was five Sabres goals compared to the Rangers’ zero.

The Buffalo Sabres host the Anaheim Ducks after Rasmus Dahlin's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Sabres' 8-2 win.

The Buffalo Sabres scored early and often in their return to action on Saturday, as they dominated the visiting New York Rangers, 8-2, at KeyBank Center. A complete game recap from WGR:

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