Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	39-32-11
at New York Rangers	3	51-24-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	6	8	0	20
New York Rangers	14	6	6	2	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:29	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (1)	Tyler Ennis (1), Andrej Sekera (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 0
2nd	07:38	New York Rangers	Carl Hagelin (1)	Marc Staal (1), Brad Richards (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 1
3rd	00:44	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (2)	Thomas Vanek (1), Derek Roy (1)	Power play	BUF 2, NYR 1
3rd	05:32	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (1)	Michael Del Zotto (1), Carl Hagelin (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 2
OT	02:59	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (1)	Ryan McDonagh (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 3

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

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	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	4	0	47.4%	23:06
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	2	0	2	+1	0	4	2	1	1	50%	20:00
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	16:48
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0		18:45
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-2	5	0	2	1	0	75%	14:43
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	22:16
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-3	4	1	1	1	0		16:10
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	80%	06:16
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:34
Number 54 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:17
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0	20%	16:37
Number 78 C. Tropp	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:34
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		22:18
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		18:13
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		19:22
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	0		20:02
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	4	0		22:07
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		21:48

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	25	3	.893	62:59	OT loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	100%	12:20
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2		23:05
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	+1	2	4	3	0	100%	16:28
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1	43.8%	21:57
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	33.3%	17:30
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	61.1%	15:13
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	5	0		22:25
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:51
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	33.3%	07:39
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	33.3%	16:21
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	0		18:26
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100%	06:53
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1		17:41
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		25:24
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		22:36
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		24:59
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		19:49
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		12:04

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	20	18	2	.900	62:54	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:08	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:08	New York Rangers	Brandon Prust	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:54	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky	Slashing	2
1st	12:49	New York Rangers	Stu Bickel	Roughing	2
1st	12:49	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
1st	18:51	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
2nd	19:24	New York Rangers	Artem Anisimov	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:35	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Interference	2

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers 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 Saturday, February 25, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
St. Louis Blues 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Boston Bruins 5 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 25, 2012