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:

I’ve seen probably all 483 games that Rasmus Dahlin has played, but Saturday’s win over the New York Rangers was probably the best game I’ve ever seen him play. It wasn’t just the two goals and three points that he had,

The Rangers failed to build on the momentum of their pre-break 11-5-2 run that pushed them to within four points of eight place in the Eastern Conference.

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. Ryan McLeod also scored twice while Jack Quinn and defenseman Henri Jokiharju added goals for the Sabres.

Rasmus Dahlin skated to the front of the New York Rangers’ net as soon as the Sabres defenseman saw his teammate, Jordan Greenway, take his spot on the right side

The Sabres (23-27-5) surged to a 5-0 lead in the first period, securing their fifth win in six games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen contributed 26 saves, while Ryan McLeod added two goals and Jason Zucker notched three assists.

Rasmus Dahlin scored twice and had an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres capitalized on a five-goal first period in a 8-2 win over the New York Rangers BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rasmus Dahlin scored twice and ...