New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Friday, February 15, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
29 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
9 |
13 |
33 |
Three stars
- V. Namestnikov, New York Rangers (2 goals, 1 assist)
- P. Buchnevich, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Skinner, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:09 |
New York Rangers |
Boo Nieves (3) |
Brendan Smith (7), Connor Brickley (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
14:03 |
New York Rangers |
Jesper Fast (8) |
Vladislav Namestnikov (13), Tony DeAngelo (12) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
00:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (35) |
Jason Pominville (11) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
01:51 |
New York Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey (13) |
Pavel Buchnevich (10), Kevin Hayes (26) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
16:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner (36) |
Sam Reinhart (37), Rasmus Dahlin (26) |
Power play |
NYR 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
15:59 |
New York Rangers |
Pavel Buchnevich (11) |
Kevin Hayes (27), Kevin Shattenkirk (14) |
Even strength |
NYR 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
16:07 |
New York Rangers |
Vladislav Namestnikov (5) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NYR 5, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
19:02 |
New York Rangers |
Vladislav Namestnikov (6) |
Ryan Strome (9), Mats Zuccarello (26) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NYR 6, BUF 2 |
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 |
29 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 0 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
7 |
| Hits |
11 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/60 (55%) |
27/60 (45%) |
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 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
15:08 |
| Number 16 R. Strome |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:04 |
| Number 17 J. Fast |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 23 C. Brickley |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:23 |
| Number 24 B. Nieves |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
07:21 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:10 |
| Number 90 V. Namestnikov |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:36 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:52 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:28 |
| Number 22 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 42 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 44 N. Pionk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:17 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:51 |
| Number 77 T. DeAngelo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Georgiev |
33 |
31 |
2 |
.939 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
20:15 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:22 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:12 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
10:46 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:29 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:46 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 49 C. Smith |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:42 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
16.7% |
22:26 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
17:59 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 4 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:53 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:07 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 24 L. Pilut |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:54 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:03 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:35 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
57:53 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:55 |
New York Rangers |
Adam McQuaid |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:11 |
New York Rangers |
Boo Nieves |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:09 |
New York Rangers |
Kevin Shattenkirk |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:51 |
New York Rangers |
Tony DeAngelo |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
07:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
16:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:35 |
New York Rangers |
Ryan Strome |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- David Quinn
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Graham Skilliter
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Jesse Marquis
- New York Rangers scratches
- Brett Howden, Filip Chytil
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Hunwick, Nathan Beaulieu, Casey Mittelstadt
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
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|
 New Jersey Devils
5
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Feb 15, 2019
|
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 15, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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