New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, February 21, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	2	43-30-9
at Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	0	2	2
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	10	16	33
Buffalo Sabres	13	12	8	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:50	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (7)	Derek Roy (34), Chris Butler (3)	Even strength	NYR 0, BUF 1
1st	18:40	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera (2)	Derek Roy (35), Jaroslav Spacek (23)	Even strength	NYR 0, BUF 2
2nd	13:42	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (22)	Paul Gaustad (12), Craig Rivet (15)	Power play	NYR 0, BUF 3
3rd	02:22	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund (18)	Scott Gomez (30), Chris Drury (23)	Power play	NYR 1, BUF 3
3rd	11:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (7)	Tim Connolly (15), Henrik Tallinder (6)	Even strength	NYR 1, BUF 4
3rd	15:17	New York Rangers	Nigel Dawes (10)	Nikolay Zherdev (29), Dmitri Kalinin (10)	Even strength	NYR 2, BUF 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes	L	1	0	1	-1	0	7	1	0	0		17:43
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:13
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	25%	08:33
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	6	0	0	33.3%	15:28
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	60%	21:32
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:07
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	4	0	44.4%	21:37
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		18:23
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		14:22
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		04:32
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	50%	11:31
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	1		20:29
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		22:46
Number 4 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	3	0		08:51
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		23:59
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		25:21
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		23:35
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:01

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	33	29	4	.879	58:57	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 9 D. Roy	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	2	1	66.7%	20:54
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:22
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	37.5%	21:32
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		13:17
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0		19:12
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:47
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	0	57.1%	16:12
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	2	0		21:38
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		07:54
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	71.4%	07:06
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		17:14
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0	50%	19:22
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:33
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		22:58
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0		18:44
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:20
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		17:36
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0		18:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	20	20	0	1.000	41:51	Win
Number 40 P. Lalime	13	11	2	.846	18:06

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:00	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Holding	2
2nd	06:10	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Interference	2
2nd	12:42	New York Rangers	Erik Reitz	Tripping	2
2nd	13:53	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Roughing	2
3rd	01:04	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
3rd	05:58	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Roughing	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
New York Rangers scratches: Paul Mara, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Thomas Vanek, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, 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 Saturday, February 21, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 6 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Nashville Predators 1 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Calgary Flames 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 21, 2009