The Rangers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Boo Nieves and Jesper Fast and never looked back, en route to a 6-2 win over the Sabres.

Vladislav Namestnikov had two goals, including going back-to-back with Pavel Buchnevich within eight seconds of each other to put the game out of Buffalo's reach in the third period. >> Box score

First period:

4:09 NYR Boo Nieves; Assists: Brendan Smith
14:03 NYR Jesper Fast; Assists: Vladislav Namestnikov, Tony DeAngelo

Second period:

0:53 BUF Jeff Skinner; Assists: Jason Pominville
1:51 NYR Jimmy Vesey; Assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Kevin Hayes
16:56 BUF Jeff Skinner (Power Play); Assists: Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Dahlin

Third period:

15:59 NYR Pavel Buchnevich; Assists: KevinHayes, Kevin Shattenkirk
16:07 NYR Vladislav Namestnikov
19:02 NYR Vladislav Namestnikov (ENG)

Highlights

What's next:

The Rangers continue their road trip when they head to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

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