Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Tuesday, January 24, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	52-24-6
at New York Rangers	1	44-26-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	9	6	26
New York Rangers	7	7	10	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:57	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (13)	Ales Kotalik (17), Teppo Numminen (26)	Power play	BUF 1, NYR 0
2nd	06:55	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr (30)	Fedor Tyutin (13), Martin Rucinsky (24)	Power play	BUF 1, NYR 1
3rd	01:53	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (19)	Jason Pominville (7)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 1

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 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	36.4%	17:43
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:15
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		08:16
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	13:56
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	10:51
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	58.3%	16:04
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	1	0		13:53
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		14:32
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	0	0	50%	14:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:00
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	25%	18:34
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		17:54
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:04
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		21:53
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0		18:41
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0		18:43
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		18:04
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:52

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	23	1	.958	59:57	Win

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 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		13:01
Number 14 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:25
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	17:23
Number 18 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	83.3%	11:32
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	11:53
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	50%	09:13
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		15:38
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0		10:28
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:20
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	0	1		24:49
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	44.4%	22:17
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	62.5%	11:53
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		16:27
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	0		18:33
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	4	0		20:56
Number 16 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		20:46
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0		12:42
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0		26:34

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	26	24	2	.923	59:30	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:00	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier	Hooking	2
1st	11:13	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	High sticking	2
1st	13:43	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:43	New York Rangers	Jason Strudwick	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:30	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
1st	17:30	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander	Diving	2
2nd	02:41	New York Rangers	Jason Strudwick	High sticking	2
2nd	06:10	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Interference	2
2nd	08:03	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha	Hooking	2
2nd	16:43	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
2nd	16:43	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer	Roughing	2
2nd	18:50	New York Rangers	Jason Strudwick	Hooking	2
2nd	19:19	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Roughing	2
3rd	08:41	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Interference	2
3rd	12:16	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier	Interference	2
3rd	15:28	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Tripping	2
3rd	18:17	New York Rangers	Ville Nieminen	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch
New York Rangers scratches: Blair Betts, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Marcel Hossa, Chad Wiseman, Colton Orr, Bryce Lampman, Maxim Kondratiev, Thomas Pock, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
New York Rangers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 22, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 27, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Nashville Predators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Calgary Flames 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 24, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 24, 2006