Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
· Madison Square Garden, New York · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
40 |
| New York Rangers |
5 |
10 |
7 |
22 |
Three stars
- H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
- J. Vesey, New York Rangers (2 goals)
- V. Namestnikov, New York Rangers (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
00:41 |
New York Rangers |
Neal Pionk (1) |
Vladislav Namestnikov (3), Mika Zibanejad (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, NYR 1 |
| 2nd |
01:00 |
New York Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey (4) |
Brett Howden (6), Jesper Fast (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, NYR 2 |
| 3rd |
06:07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Sheary (5) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NYR 2 |
| 3rd |
18:09 |
New York Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey (5) |
Brady Skjei (5) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 1, NYR 3 |
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 |
40 |
22 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
8 |
| Hits |
18 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
12 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/56 (50%) |
28/56 (50%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
61.1% |
21:32 |
| Number 10 P. Berglund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
12:41 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
40% |
12:36 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
13:09 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
22:14 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:11 |
| Number 4 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:10 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:13 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
58:06 |
Loss |
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 C. McLeod |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:59 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.9% |
19:50 |
| Number 17 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
14:06 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:02 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:59 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 72 F. Chytil |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
09:53 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 90 V. Namestnikov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
55% |
20:27 |
| Number 95 V. Lettieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:52 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 22 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 42 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 44 N. Pionk |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
24:50 |
| Number 77 T. DeAngelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
22:00 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
40 |
39 |
1 |
.975 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:57 |
New York Rangers |
Brendan Smith |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
16:26 |
New York Rangers |
Vladislav Namestnikov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:44 |
New York Rangers |
Cody McLeod |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:53 |
New York Rangers |
Brendan Smith |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Bogosian |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- New York Rangers head coach
- David Quinn
- Referees
- Brad Watson, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Pierre Racicot, Derek Nansen
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Nathan Beaulieu, Remi Elie, Tage Thompson
- New York Rangers scratches
- Adam McQuaid, Ryan Spooner
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