N.Y. Rangers 5, Buffalo 1
| N.Y. Rangers | 1 | – | 5 |
| Buffalo | 1 | – | 1 |
First Period_1, N.Y. Rangers, Lafreniere 1 (Panarin, Chytil), 3:47. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 1 (Zibanejad, Fox), 12:22 (pp).
Second Period_3, N.Y. Rangers, Panarin 1, 12:49. 4, Buffalo, Peterka 1 (Jokiharju, Power), 18:30.
Third Period_5, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 2 (Miller, Zibanejad), 11:34 (sh). 6, N.Y. Rangers, Trouba 1 (Zibanejad, Kreider), 18:31 (en).
Shots on Goal_N.Y. Rangers 12-9-9_30. Buffalo 7-5-12_24.
Power-play opportunities_N.Y. Rangers 1 of 4; Buffalo 0 of 3.
Goalies_N.Y. Rangers, Shesterkin 0-0-0 (24 shots-23 saves). Buffalo, Levi 0-0-0 (29-25).
A_0 (19,070). T_2:26.
Referees_Francis Charron, Furman South. Linesmen_Travis Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis.