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Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 41-32-9
at New York Rangers 5 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 3
New York Rangers 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 12 14 40
New York Rangers 9 10 12 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:01 New York Rangers Markus Naslund (22) Marc Staal (12), Nik Antropov (28) Even strength BUF 0, NYR 1
2nd 02:25 New York Rangers Chris Drury (18) Paul Mara (14), Nik Antropov (29) Power play BUF 0, NYR 2
2nd 02:52 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille (10) Dominic Moore (31), Maxim Afinogenov (14) Even strength BUF 1, NYR 2
2nd 05:25 New York Rangers Ryan Callahan (18) Brandon Dubinsky (27) Even strength BUF 1, NYR 3
2nd 17:26 New York Rangers Nikolay Zherdev (21) Scott Gomez (38), Sean Avery (9) Even strength BUF 1, NYR 4
3rd 00:18 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur (13) Paul Gaustad (16), Patrick Kaleta (4) Even strength BUF 2, NYR 4
3rd 18:39 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman (3) Thomas Vanek (23), Jason Pominville (37) Even strength BUF 3, NYR 4
3rd 19:35 New York Rangers Ryan Callahan (19) Fredrik Sjostrom (4), Dan Girardi (14) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, NYR 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers
Shots on goal 40 31
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 20 24
Hits 26 32
Blocked shots 14 21
Giveaways 6 2
Takeaways 4 13
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 72.7% 17:25
17 D. Moore C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 40% 13:11
19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 41.7% 17:54
20 D. Paille L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 11:37
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 15:07
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 16:27
28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 +1 14 6 1 0 0 35.3% 17:36
29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 1 0 14:21
36 P. Kaleta R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 6 0 0 12:14
41 C. MacArthur L 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 12:17
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 14:13
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 13:57
5 T. Lydman D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 24:45
6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 21:34
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 19:35
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 14:09
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 17:48
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 19:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
32 M. Tellqvist 11 11 0 1.000 18:54
40 P. Lalime 19 15 4 .790 39:54 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
13 N. Zherdev R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 17:35
15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 66.7% 10:45
16 S. Avery L 0 1 1 +1 0 5 4 0 0 15:59
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 1 1 0 12 0 4 0 0 66.7% 13:54
19 S. Gomez C 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 50% 18:13
20 F. Sjostrom L 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 14:34
23 C. Drury C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 4 1 43.8% 17:02
24 R. Callahan R 2 0 2 +1 0 3 2 1 0 14:47
28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 08:00
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 11:21
80 N. Antropov C 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:20
91 M. Naslund L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 12:11
5 D. Girardi D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 4 0 19:46
6 W. Redden D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 20:08
18 M. Staal D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:36
27 P. Mara D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 3 0 19:12
33 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 21:37
53 D. Morris D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 3 0 18:42
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 40 37 3 .925 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:51 New York Rangers Blair Betts Interference 2
1st 05:14 New York Rangers Scott Gomez Hooking 2
1st 18:53 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2
1st 18:53 New York Rangers Derek Morris Roughing 2
2nd 00:54 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:39 New York Rangers Fredrik Sjostrom Hooking 2
2nd 13:18 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Slashing 2
2nd 14:13 New York Rangers Scott Gomez Hooking 2
3rd 02:21 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur Slashing 2
3rd 10:32 New York Rangers Blair Betts Holding 2
3rd 19:42 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Slashing 2
3rd 19:42 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 19:42 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky Slashing 2
3rd 19:42 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Tim Peel, Rob Martell
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Ryan Miller, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth
New York Rangers scratches
Erik Reitz, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 Final Game page

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