New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:30 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 1–0 in a shootout on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
New York Rangers	1	51-24-7
at Buffalo Sabres	0	39-32-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Rangers	9	10	6	4	0	29
Buffalo Sabres	11	8	12	3	0	34

Three stars

H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
R. Callahan, New York Rangers

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Saved
1	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik	Goal
2	Buffalo Sabres	Brad Boyes	Saved
2	New York Rangers	John Mitchell	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Goal
3	New York Rangers	Brad Richards	Saved
4	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Saved
4	New York Rangers	Derek Stepan	Saved
5	Buffalo Sabres	Ville Leino	Saved
5	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	New York Rangers	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	29	34
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	6
Hits	28	14
Blocked shots	16	11
Giveaways	9	11
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	24/62 (38.7%)	38/62 (61.3%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:54
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		17:41
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25%	08:37
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	43.8%	20:09
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	33.3%	19:40
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	50%	19:36
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	4	5	0		23:02
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:48
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	07:35
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:25
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		13:56
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		06:03
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		24:49
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	3		30:43
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:13
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	3		26:33
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	3		15:45
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	2		06:31

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	34	34	1.000	65:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:26
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	73.7%	19:34
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	50%	17:56
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:06
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	64.3%	16:48
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20%	20:28
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		14:00
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	10:13
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:36
Number 54 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	100%	15:11
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	53.8%	18:32
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:10
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:14
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		17:45
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	0	6	1	2		26:40
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		21:34
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		16:41
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		25:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	29	1.000	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:38	New York Rangers	Mike Rupp	Hooking	2
1st	12:57	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	Tripping	2
1st	20:00	New York Rangers	Brian Boyle	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
2nd	14:51	New York Rangers	Stu Bickel	Hooking	2
3rd	06:00	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	High sticking	2
3rd	14:49	New York Rangers	Anton Stralman	Hooking	2
3rd	18:22	New York Rangers	Michael Del Zotto	Delaying game puck over glass	2
OT	00:47	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Boarding	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
New York Rangers scratches: Erik Christensen, Wojtek Wolski
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Thomas Vanek, Drew Stafford, Marc-Andre Gragnani

2011-2012 season series

Every New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 10, 2011
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 23, 2012

Other NHL games on Feb 1

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Dallas Stars 6 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Feb 1, 2012

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