RACHEL LENZI

News Sports Reporter

The Buff alo Sabres can count the number of soclose chances they had against one of the NHL's elite goaltenders.

Jason Zucker had a few net-front chances against New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, including a chance to tie the game late in the second period. Ryan McLeod had one late in the first. Even Justin Danforth, the Sabres' fourth-line spark plug, wasn't about to throw away his shot against Shesterkin early in the third.

The problem was, Shesterkin was unbeatable, particularly on those close-range, high-percentage scoring shots, and stonewalled the Sabres in a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers in the season opener Thursday at KeyBank Center.

"Hopefully, they'll just move out of the way, one of those times," Zucker said, tongue firmly in che

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