New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, October 22, 2005, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Rangers	1	44-26-12
at Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	4	9	10	23
Buffalo Sabres	8	14	9	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:04	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander (2)	Jaromir Jagr (5), Darius Kasparaitis (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, BUF 0
2nd	00:44	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (7)	Dmitri Kalinin (3), Teppo Numminen (4)	Power play	NYR 1, BUF 1
2nd	08:48	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick (2)	Thomas Vanek (7), Maxim Afinogenov (2)	Even strength	NYR 1, BUF 2
3rd	16:28	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (3)	Teppo Numminen (5), Paul Gaustad (3)	Power play	NYR 1, BUF 3

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	+1	6	1	0	0		07:21
Number 14 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	13:02
Number 18 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	36.4%	13:47
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	60%	09:23
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	47.1%	20:11
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:08
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	100%	22:42
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		10:01
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	0		19:38
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:18
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:08
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	21.4%	20:29
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	5		23:44
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	0		15:16
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		22:32
Number 24 M. Kondratiev	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		13:08
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:23
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		19:14

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	31	28	3	.903	58:30	Loss

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 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1		13:14
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:09
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	45.5%	13:35
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		04:49
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	84.2%	20:37
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		08:41
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		13:53
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:29
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	12:13
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	46.2%	18:26
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		18:44
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0		17:39
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		21:59
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:10
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		17:09
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:31
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		21:58
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		13:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	23	22	1	.957	59:55	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:20	New York Rangers	Ville Nieminen	Hooking	2
1st	06:39	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Holding	2
1st	10:14	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Delaying game	2
1st	13:53	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Diving	2
1st	19:48	New York Rangers	Ville Nieminen	Holding the stick	2
2nd	06:37	New York Rangers	Maxim Kondratiev	Kneeing	2
2nd	10:52	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Hooking	2
3rd	02:19	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Tripping	2
3rd	05:26	New York Rangers	Ville Nieminen	Hooking	2
3rd	11:50	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier	Hooking	2
3rd	13:04	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
3rd	15:00	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Tripping	2
3rd	15:20	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Stephane Auger, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
New York Rangers scratches: Tom Poti, Jamie Lundmark, Alexandre Giroux, Chad Wiseman, Bryce Lampman, Ryan Hollweg, Thomas Pock, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Brian Campbell, Andrew Peters, Jiri Novotny, Derek Roy, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres 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

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 22, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Minnesota Wild 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
San Jose Sharks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Calgary Flames 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 22, 2005