Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Saturday, December 15, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Saturday, December 15, 2001 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1
at New York Rangers	4	36-38-4-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	2
New York Rangers	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	4	14	17	35
New York Rangers	7	12	8	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:36	New York Rangers	Mike York (14)	Sandy McCarthy (5), Vladimir Malakhov (10)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYR 1
2nd	10:21	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury (13)	Mark Messier (13), Mike York (21)	Power play	BUF 0, NYR 2
2nd	17:08	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (6)	Mikael Samuelsson (3), Andreas Johansson (3)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYR 3
3rd	13:49	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov (7)	Maxim Afinogenov (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 3
3rd	16:09	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (11)	Alexei Zhitnik (20), Stu Barnes (15)	Power play	BUF 2, NYR 3
3rd	19:59	New York Rangers	Jeff Toms (1)	Brian Leetch (17), Mikael Samuelsson (4)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 2, NYR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	25%	21:23
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		14:29
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	33.3%	18:05
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:22
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		07:19
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0		06:53
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	50%	17:23
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	1	0	31.6%	18:56
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	07:55
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	0	1		21:23
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	61.5%	10:51
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	1	0		21:10
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:18
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		16:10
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:37
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	4	0	0		26:30
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	4	0		18:34
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		16:12

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	21	18	3	.857	45:08	Loss
Number 43 M. Biron	5	5	0	1.000	13:53

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		09:35
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0		12:23
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	63%	21:17
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1	70%	17:41
Number 16 M. York	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	50%	18:23
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		15:26
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:29
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	20:28
Number 32 J. Toms	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	06:20
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0		09:57
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	2	2	+1	0	4	1	0	0		17:18
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	41.2%	17:03
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	4	1	0		26:42
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	1	0		23:30
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		14:38
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		17:57
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		18:02
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3	0		19:13

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	35	33	2	.943	59:37	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:39	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Roughing	2
1st	08:03	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	High sticking	2
2nd	02:05	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Interference	2
2nd	10:09	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
2nd	10:09	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Slashing	2
2nd	10:09	New York Rangers	Manny Malhotra	Roughing	2
2nd	19:55	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Holding	2
3rd	05:08	New York Rangers	Sylvain Lefebvre	Interference	2
3rd	09:28	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
3rd	14:38	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Boarding (major)	5
3rd	14:38	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Kevin Maguire, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Vaughan Rody
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Erik Rasmussen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt
New York Rangers scratches: Eric Lindros, Jason Dawe, Darren Van Impe, Michal Grosek, Dale Purinton, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Tomas Kloucek, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sun, Oct 7, 2001
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 10, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 15, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 15, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Calgary Flames 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Dallas Stars 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 15, 2001