New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 9, 2009, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 2–1 in a shootout on Friday, January 9, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	1	43-30-9
at Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Rangers	14	14	12	4	0	44
Buffalo Sabres	7	6	16	4	0	33

Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:23	New York Rangers	Paul Mara (4)	Fredrik Sjostrom (3), Colton Orr (3)	Even strength	NYR 1, BUF 0
2nd	16:36	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (15)	Drew Stafford (15), Thomas Vanek (11)	Even strength	NYR 1, BUF 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Goal
1	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Saved
3	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	Saved

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes	L	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0		18:41
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		15:43
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	42.9%	10:50
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	57.1%	15:54
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	43.8%	19:33
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	1	1	+1	3	1	1		11:26
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	53.3%	18:55
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	3	5	0		18:34
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0		17:23
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0		11:24
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:17
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:20
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2		18:34
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		24:39
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	1		23:19
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1		23:29
Number 27 P. Mara	D	1	0	1	+1	4	0	4		21:48
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3		18:11

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Valiquette	33	32	1	.970	65:00	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	66.7%	19:44
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	33.3%	13:56
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	60%	15:37
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:53
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0		15:32
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	66.7%	13:24
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		18:13
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	66.7%	14:48
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		18:44
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		12:19
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		14:01
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	17:44
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		27:46
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		22:27
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		13:54
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		16:15
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1		26:00
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		23:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	44	43	1	.977	65:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:23	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	12:18	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Tripping	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Tim Peel, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Jean Morin
New York Rangers scratches: Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber

Every New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 15, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 9, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 21, 2009

Other NHL games on Friday, January 9, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 9, 2009
San Jose Sharks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Jan 9, 2009
St. Louis Blues 6 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 9, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 9, 2009