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New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New York Rangers 4 46-27-9
at Buffalo Sabres 2 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 2 1 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 6 16 4 26
Buffalo Sabres 8 9 19 36

Three stars

  1. D. Brassard, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Zuccarello, New York Rangers (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:30 New York Rangers Derick Brassard (24) Mats Zuccarello (28), Keith Yandle (33) Power play NYR 1, BUF 0
2nd 04:38 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello (22) Derek Stepan (20) Even strength NYR 2, BUF 0
2nd 06:05 New York Rangers Jesper Fast (10) Derick Brassard (26), Kevin Klein (8) Even strength NYR 3, BUF 0
2nd 10:12 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (19) Jack Eichel (26), Chad Johnson (1) Even strength NYR 3, BUF 1
2nd 16:10 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson (6) Brian Gionta (16), Zach Bogosian (13) Even strength NYR 3, BUF 2
3rd 19:00 New York Rangers J.T. Miller (18) Mats Zuccarello (29) Even strength, Empty net NYR 4, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 26 36
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 14
Hits 24 13
Blocked shots 11 13
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 5 10
Faceoffs won 26/52 (50%) 26/52 (50%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 66.7% 14:15
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 28.6% 17:28
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:16
15 T. Glass L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12:18
16 D. Brassard C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 1 45.5% 15:56
19 J. Fast R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:59
20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 14:29
21 D. Stepan C 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 0 0 50% 14:27
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15:57
25 V. Stalberg L 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 17:24
28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 73.3% 13:08
36 M. Zuccarello R 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 16:19
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 4 0 20:30
8 K. Klein D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21:26
22 D. Boyle D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:08
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 22:12
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 17:38
93 K. Yandle D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 20:10
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
32 A. Raanta 36 34 2 .944 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 33.3% 22:59
12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 17:42
15 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 45.5% 21:56
17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 22.2% 10:10
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 57.9% 13:57
22 J. Larsson L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 75% 15:37
23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 17:40
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11:06
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 12:54
43 D. Catenacci C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:01
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 12:25
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 10 5 1 0 0 15:19
3 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 15:41
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 20:36
25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 11:37
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 21:22
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +1 2 5 0 1 0 24:41
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 2 6 1 0 0 23:59
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 11 11 0 1.000 32:19
40 R. Lehner 14 11 3 .786 26:05 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:36 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 11:30 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Interference 2
3rd 04:30 New York Rangers Viktor Stalberg Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 15:03 New York Rangers Derek Stepan Interference 2
3rd 19:00 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, David Brisebois
New York Rangers scratches
Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal, Dylan McIlrath
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page

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