Rangers Beat Sabres After Ludqvist’s 27 Saves

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

Rick Nash, Brad Richards and Mats Zuccarello scored for New York, which bounced back from a 5-2 loss to Winnipeg on Monday.

Tyler Ennis scored and Ryan Miller made 28 saves in a loss that drops the Sabres to 3-12-1 at the First Niagara Center.

Lundqvist, playing his first game since signing a seven-year, $59.5 million contract, was hardly troubled through 40 minutes, but was outstanding in the third period.

He made four quick saves in under a minute early in the period, including close range stops on Mark Pysyk and Steve Ott.

He then stopped two breakaways in as many minutes.