The New York Rangers go on the road to play the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Here's our prediction for who will secure the victory in Thursday's game.

Our computer model for this game expects a final result of Sabres 4, Rangers 3.

The Rangers finished 4-7-11 in overtime matchups last season on their way to an overall record of 39-36-7.
In the 30 games New York played that were decided by one goal, it had a 13-10-7 record (good for 33 points).
In the 12 games last season the Rangers registered only one goal, they lost every time.
New York took 12 points from the 15 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (5-8-2 record).
The Rangers scored more than two goals 50 times, and went 33-12-5 in those games (to register 71 points).
In the 25 games when New York scored a lone power-play goal, it registered 26 points by finishing 11-10-4.
In the 34 games last season when it outshot its opponent, New York was 17-15-2 (36 points).
The Rangers were outshot by their opponent in 43 games, going 19-19-5 to register 43 points.

The Sabres (36-39-7 overall) posted a record of 7-7-14 in contests that needed OT last season.
Buffalo picked up 29 points (12-8-5) in its 25 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Sabres scored only one goal in nine games, and they picked up two points (1-8-0).
Buffalo accumulated six points (2-15-2) when scoring two goals last season.
The Sabres picked up 71 points in their 50 games when they scored more than two goals.
Buffalo scored a lone power-play goal in 31 games last season and registered 25 points.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Buffalo posted a record of 15-15-2 (32 points).
The Sabres were outshot by their opponents in 49 games last season, going 21-23-5 to record 47 points.

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