Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
· Madison Square Garden, New York · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
4 |
6 |
19 |
| New York Rangers |
5 |
15 |
5 |
25 |
Three stars
- S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
- A. Nilsson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (4) |
William Carrier (2), Brian Gionta (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NYR 0 |
| 1st |
19:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane (9) |
Sam Reinhart (15), Kyle Okposo (14) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, NYR 0 |
| 2nd |
01:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Justin Bailey (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 3, NYR 0 |
| 2nd |
15:55 |
New York Rangers |
Nick Holden (8) |
J.T. Miller (15), Oscar Lindberg (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, NYR 1 |
| 3rd |
01:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (8) |
Sam Reinhart (16), Matt Moulson (8) |
Power play |
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 |
19 |
25 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
10 |
| Hits |
18 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/56 (53.6%) |
26/56 (46.4%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Kane |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
20:46 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
43.8% |
19:49 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:49 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
17:19 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:09 |
| Number 27 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
56.3% |
12:09 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
15:31 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:54 |
| Number 48 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:35 |
| Number 56 J. Bailey |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:29 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:46 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 38 T. Fedun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:36 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:08 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:17 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Nilsson |
25 |
24 |
1 |
.960 |
59:55 |
Win |
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
16:30 |
| Number 19 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:46 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
29.4% |
19:56 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
09:51 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:09 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 39 N. Jensen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:27 |
| Number 40 M. Grabner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 46 M. Hrivik |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
10:32 |
| Number 73 B. Pirri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 5 D. Girardi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:56 |
| Number 8 K. Klein |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:25 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
19 |
15 |
4 |
.790 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:27 |
New York Rangers |
Brady Skjei |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:34 |
New York Rangers |
Dan Girardi |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
William Carrier |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:18 |
New York Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:07 |
New York Rangers |
Nick Holden |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:31 |
New York Rangers |
Brady Skjei |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Referees
- Marc Joannette, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Vaughan Rody, David Brisebois
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Gorges, Dmitry Kulikov, Johan Larsson
- New York Rangers scratches
- Rick Nash, Adam Clendening, Matt Puempel
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Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
5
 at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
|
 Edmonton Oilers
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
|
 Winnipeg Jets
6
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Nashville Predators
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 3, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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