Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	53-22-7
at New York Rangers	2	42-30-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	9	11	30
New York Rangers	10	14	4	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:45	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr (4)	Michael Nylander (7), Michal Rozsival (3)	Power play	BUF 0, NYR 1
3rd	08:31	New York Rangers	Brendan Shanahan (5)	Matt Cullen (3)	Power play	BUF 0, NYR 2
3rd	09:04	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (2)	Tim Connolly (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	30	28
Power play	0 of 4	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	10
Hits	32	39
Blocked shots	14	21
Giveaways	12	4
Takeaways	11	11
Faceoffs won	25/56 (44.6%)	31/56 (55.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	0	0	2	0	0	37.5%	18:31
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	4	1	0		13:44
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0		18:21
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	19:04
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		04:52
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		08:58
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		05:26
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	43.5%	20:03
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:38
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		16:42
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	+1	4	7	0	0	0	77.8%	22:56
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		16:42
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	0		21:09
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		12:48
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		21:51
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:13
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		18:44
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1	0		20:40

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	26	2	.929	58:43	Loss

New York Rangers

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 5 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	50%	15:39
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	100%	17:55
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		08:55
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	61.5%	20:32
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	69.2%	11:24
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:21
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		09:10
Number 43 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0		09:14
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	1		19:24
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		15:37
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:30
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	46.7%	18:11
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	2	0		23:37
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		18:13
Number 23 K. Rachunek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		17:19
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0		21:58
Number 46 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		16:48
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	3	0		16:34

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	30	29	1	.967	59:38	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:24	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Hooking	2
1st	14:34	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Tripping	2
1st	19:38	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
2nd	09:14	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
2nd	09:14	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Roughing	2
2nd	11:25	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Holding	2
2nd	13:52	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Roughing	2
2nd	17:18	New York Rangers	Marcel Hossa	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:00	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Holding	2
3rd	06:47	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Holding	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Scott Driscoll
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Paul Gaustad
New York Rangers scratches: Colton Orr, Ryan Hollweg, Thomas Pock, Nigel Dawes

2006-2007 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 14, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sun, Nov 5, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sun, Nov 26, 2006
New York Rangers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 1, 2006
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 25, 2007
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 27, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 29, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Tue, May 1, 2007
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, May 4, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sun, May 6, 2007

Other NHL games on May 1

Other NHL games on Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, May 1, 2007

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