New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4–3 on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
11 |
9 |
5 |
25 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
14 |
12 |
34 |
Three stars
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- B. Gionta, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson (4) |
Jake McCabe (4), Brian Gionta (5) |
Even strength |
NYR 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
16:15 |
New York Rangers |
Ryan McDonagh (1) |
Derek Stepan (11) |
Power play |
NYR 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
08:15 |
New York Rangers |
Rick Nash (11) |
Jimmy Vesey (7), Adam Clendening (3) |
Power play |
NYR 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
09:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta (5) |
Marcus Foligno (3) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
11:42 |
New York Rangers |
Marc Staal (2) |
Jesper Fast (9), Chris Kreider (10) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
12:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (2) |
Kyle Okposo (9), Rasmus Ristolainen (12) |
Power play |
NYR 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
14:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (3) |
Sam Reinhart (8), Evander Kane (4) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, BUF 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
New York Rangers |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
34 |
| Power play |
2 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
17 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/52 (46.2%) |
28/52 (53.8%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:42 |
| Number 12 M. Puempel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:47 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
47.6% |
18:55 |
| Number 19 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
46.7% |
16:25 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:57 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 40 M. Grabner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 73 B. Pirri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
14:50 |
| Number 4 A. Clendening |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 5 D. Girardi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:29 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
25:00 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
34 |
30 |
4 |
.882 |
59:11 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
18:10 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:08 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
19:57 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:13 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:48 |
| Number 27 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
06:41 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:40 |
| Number 48 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:58 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:45 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.9% |
20:23 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:12 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
24:04 |
| Number 38 T. Fedun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:33 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:26 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:32 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Nilsson |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Franson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:31 |
New York Rangers |
Brandon Pirri |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:21 |
New York Rangers |
Adam Clendening |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Chris Lee, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
- New York Rangers scratches
- Kevin Klein, Josh Jooris
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Dmitry Kulikov, Robin Lehner
Other NHL games on Dec 1
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Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 New York Islanders
3
 at Washington Capitals
0
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at St. Louis Blues
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Edmonton Oilers
6
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Chicago Blackhawks
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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