Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
· Madison Square Garden, New York · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Friday, February 7, 2020 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 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
28 |
| New York Rangers |
6 |
10 |
23 |
39 |
Three stars
- C. Hutton, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
- M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (1 goal, 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 |
| 1st |
10:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (10) |
Colin Miller (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, NYR 0 |
| 2nd |
15:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart (20) |
Jack Eichel (36), Jimmy Vesey (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, NYR 0 |
| 3rd |
11:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jimmy Vesey (8) |
Jack Eichel (37) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, NYR 0 |
| 3rd |
17:07 |
New York Rangers |
Mika Zibanejad (22) |
Artemi Panarin (45), Marc Staal (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, NYR 1 |
| 3rd |
18:20 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Kreider (20) |
Kaapo Kakko (11), Mika Zibanejad (25) |
Power play |
BUF 3, NYR 2 |
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 |
28 |
39 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
25 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/49 (46.9%) |
26/49 (53.1%) |
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 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
21:29 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:32 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:52 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 27 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
11:45 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 67 M. Frolik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:19 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:44 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
15:15 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:04 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:19 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:55 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
39 |
37 |
2 |
.949 |
60:00 |
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 A. Panarin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 14 G. McKegg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:13 |
| Number 16 R. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64.7% |
20:09 |
| Number 17 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
18:41 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
09:00 |
| Number 24 K. Kakko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 33 P. Di Giuseppe |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 48 B. Lemieux |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:52 |
| Number 72 F. Chytil |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:59 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:47 |
| Number 8 J. Trouba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
| Number 23 A. Fox |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:12 |
| Number 55 R. Lindgren |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 77 T. DeAngelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Georgiev |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
57:57 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
10:21 |
New York Rangers |
Artemi Panarin |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- New York Rangers head coach
- David Quinn
- Referees
- Marc Joannette, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Derek Nansen
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Rasmus Asplund, Lawrence Pilut
- New York Rangers scratches
- Brendan Smith, Micheal Haley, Igor Shesterkin
Other NHL games on Feb 7
Other NHL games on Friday, February 7, 2020
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Anaheim Ducks
4
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Feb 7, 2020
|
 Detroit Red Wings
0
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Feb 7, 2020
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Dallas Stars
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 7, 2020
|
Sources and further reading
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