Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5–4 on Sunday, May 6, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 53-22-7
at New York Rangers 4 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 4 1 5
New York Rangers 1 1 2 4

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 11 11 7 29
New York Rangers 8 15 13 36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:10 New York Rangers Michael Nylander (5) Paul Mara (2), Martin Straka (6) Even strength BUF 0, NYR 1
2nd 01:29 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin (2) Ales Kotalik (2), Daniel Brière (7) Even strength BUF 1, NYR 1
2nd 02:53 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (4) Adam Mair (4), Paul Gaustad (1) Even strength BUF 2, NYR 1
2nd 04:40 New York Rangers Paul Mara (2) Karel Rachunek (3) Power play BUF 2, NYR 2
2nd 07:41 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht (1) Chris Drury (3), Dainius Zubrus (7) Even strength BUF 3, NYR 2
2nd 11:15 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury (7) Daniel Brière (8), Dainius Zubrus (8) Power play BUF 4, NYR 2
3rd 05:08 New York Rangers Jaromir Jagr (5) Martin Straka (7), Karel Rachunek (4) Power play BUF 4, NYR 3
3rd 14:50 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht (2) Daniel Brière (9) Even strength BUF 5, NYR 3
3rd 17:09 New York Rangers Michael Nylander (6) Martin Straka (8), Michal Rozsival (4) Power play BUF 5, NYR 4

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 29 36
Power play 1 of 4 3 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 20 28
Blocked shots 25 19
Giveaways 2 10
Takeaways 3 10
Faceoffs won 30/65 (46.2%) 35/65 (53.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 53.8% 16:52
Number 12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 13:54
Number 15 D. Zubrus C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 4 2 0 20:45
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16.7% 17:51
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 05:36
Number 23 C. Drury C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 2 1 50% 20:31
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:02
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 54.5% 09:19
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 13:07
Number 48 D. Brière C 0 3 3 +1 2 1 0 0 0 14:13
Number 55 J. Hecht C 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 20:48
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:27
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 3 3 0 23:36
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:29
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0 24:43
Number 27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 4 0 19:02
Number 45 D. Kalinin D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 2 0 19:50
Number 51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 15:13
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 36 32 4 .889 60:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 5 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 52.9% 15:25
Number 10 N. Dawes L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 09:02
Number 14 B. Shanahan L 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 0 0 16:08
Number 16 S. Avery L 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 1 0 54.5% 19:13
Number 19 B. Betts C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 54.5% 10:42
Number 25 P. Prucha R 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 11:05
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 05:29
Number 43 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 12:57
Number 68 J. Jagr R 1 0 1 0 4 6 1 0 1 22:52
Number 81 M. Hossa L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:56
Number 82 M. Straka C 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 22:04
Number 92 M. Nylander C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 54.2% 21:58
Number 3 M. Rozsival D 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 4 0 26:42
Number 8 M. Malik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:08
Number 23 K. Rachunek D 0 2 2 -1 0 2 3 3 0 18:41
Number 27 P. Mara D 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 2 1 17:35
Number 46 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 15:26
Number 51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 4 0 16:08
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 29 24 5 .828 59:04 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:43 New York Rangers Brendan Shanahan Hooking 2
1st 06:46 New York Rangers Matt Cullen Roughing 2
2nd 04:09 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Tripping 2
2nd 09:57 New York Rangers Ryan Callahan Holding 2
3rd 04:02 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Hooking 2
3rd 07:44 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Tripping 2
3rd 08:25 New York Rangers Jaromir Jagr Tripping 2
3rd 12:16 Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller Diving 2
3rd 12:16 New York Rangers Jaromir Jagr Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 16:00 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Referees
Rob Shick, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Daniel Paille, Drew Stafford
New York Rangers scratches
Brad Isbister, Colton Orr, Ryan Hollweg, Thomas Pock

2006-2007 season series

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