New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 1–0 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
New York Rangers	0	44-33-5
at Buffalo Sabres	1	43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	8	6	9	23
Buffalo Sabres	15	11	9	35

Three stars

J. Enroth, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
T. Connolly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:28	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Marc-Andre Gragnani (1)	Power play	NYR 0, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	New York Rangers	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	23	35
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	4	16
Hits	19	25
Blocked shots	8	14
Giveaways	8	12
Takeaways	1	12
Faceoffs won	33/55 (60%)	22/55 (40%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:07
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		18:44
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:13
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	20:40
Number 19 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:25
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	50%	17:30
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	16:54
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	52.6%	16:41
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		21:13
Number 26 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	75%	08:16
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:38
Number 86 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:43
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		25:15
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		25:40
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:24
Number 28 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:03
Number 38 M. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:15
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:54

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	35	34	1	.971	58:47	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		12:52
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		13:15
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	34.8%	15:34
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:55
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0		16:10
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30%	14:51
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0		15:32
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	60%	19:47
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:34
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	40%	09:43
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		15:38
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		12:33
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		13:52
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0		23:47
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0		14:07
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		22:39
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	12	2	1	1	0		23:55
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		21:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	23	23	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:52	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Elbowing	2
1st	19:52	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Roughing	2
2nd	04:50	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Interference	2
2nd	16:31	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Montador	Slashing	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
New York Rangers scratches: Martin Biron, Matt Gilroy, Mats Zuccarello
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mike Grier, Jochen Hecht, Jordan Leopold, Ryan Miller, Shaone Morrisonn, Patrick Kaleta

2010-2011 season series

Every New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 9, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 11, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 1, 2011
New York Rangers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 30, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Mar 30, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 30, 2011
St. Louis Blues 10 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 30, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 30, 2011

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