Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Friday, March 23, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	39-32-11
at New York Rangers	1	51-24-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	13	5	26
New York Rangers	6	8	13	27

Three stars

D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:14	Buffalo Sabres	Travis Turnbull (1)	Brad Boyes (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 0
2nd	09:32	New York Rangers	Brian Boyle (1)	Artem Anisimov (1), Tim Erixon (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 1
2nd	13:43	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (1)	Tyler Ennis (1), Marcus Foligno (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 1
3rd	14:00	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Marcus Foligno (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, NYR 1
3rd	16:09	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (2)	Tyler Ennis (2)	Even strength	BUF 4, NYR 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	26	27
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	22	27
Blocked shots	15	17
Giveaways	1	5
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	23/44 (52.3%)	21/44 (47.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:43
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	64.3%	23:11
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	52.4%	18:30
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	2	1	3	+3	0	5	2	1		16:50
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	06:13
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:20
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:49
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		21:30
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	1	2	3	+3	2	1	0	1	33.3%	15:02
Number 65 T. Turnbull	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2		03:27
Number 78 C. Tropp	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		16:04
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	2	2	+3	0	1	2	0		15:04
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		21:03
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3		23:04
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1		15:55
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2		18:24
Number 52 A. Sulzer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		19:25
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0		20:38

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	27	26	1	.963	59:48	Win

New York Rangers

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	+1	0	1	0	2		13:23
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0		18:37
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	16.7%	24:07
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	55.6%	19:14
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	57.1%	21:18
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	56.3%	15:09
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	3		23:37
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	50%	04:32
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		02:08
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		16:38
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		16:46
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	100%	05:04
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1		22:19
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	3		23:30
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1		19:07
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		22:36
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:38
Number 53 T. Erixon	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		15:17

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:08	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	Holding	2
2nd	10:33	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Ennis	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	02:42	Buffalo Sabres	Christian Ehrhoff	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
New York Rangers scratches: Ruslan Fedotenko, Jeff Woywitka, Steve Eminger, Chad Kolarik, Anton Stralman, John Scott

2011-2012 season series

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 Mar 23

Other NHL games on Friday, March 23, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Mar 23, 2012

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