Peter Laviolette opted to pull Shesterkin from the game in favor of backup Jonathan Quick with 6:09 left in the second period after Buffalo’s fifth goal of the night.

For the first time this season Igor Shesterkin has been pulled in the middle of a game. In the New York Rangers’ Thursday night game against the Buffalo Sabres, Shesterkin gave up five goals on just 12 shots.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored 26 seconds into the game, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers 6-1 on Thursday night. Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Sam Lafferty had second-period goals as the Sabres won for the second time in six road games.